You know, gigged last night again, and the STM is great. However, the set up I have been happiest with in my bass playing life to date has been:
SR4
Sansamp BDDI (for grit where necessary)
Markbass Std 104
I have none of the above equipment any more.....the reason for this folly is that I play guitar and drums also, and moved over to drums for a couple of years, so sold alot of my bass stuff to fund kit upgrades. Music is my profession, so I need to keep up 3 pr spec rigs (guitar, bass and drums) - but I don'e have the funds to do this to my ultimate satisfaction.
I wonder how much of my sound was due to the SR4 ( see my other thread) or whether it is all 3 things in tandem. I could get a crystal clear sound, but when things get rocky/indie (Killers, Specials, Clash etc) I could be really gnarly and aggressive with the BDDI (used carefully to avoid the scoop).
I'm a bit depressed by this state of affairs lol.