I usually play bass on my demos before a proper bass player does the job but I'm never too thrilled with the sound I get.
The instrument (Fender Jaguar) is well set up and I've tried flatwound and roundwound strings over the years.
The genre I most write in is pop/indie so I'm after a well rounded bass sound with no distortion and not too woody.
When I'm equing I either push or cut a bit of 160hz as that seems to be one of the problem frequencies for me.
If I turn up 100hz to get the low end I always seem to make thinks flabby and muddy.
Any expert advice from you proper bass players?
PS I really like the bass sound on this:
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