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Sheldon has managed to dial in a recipe for lots of growl with his basses - not an easy thing to do consistently as any Fender player will attest. The basses I tried at the last LBGS were far from dry sounding but its also worth bearing in mind that many new basses can take a while to relax and settle in. I know this was definitely the case with my Shuker.

With any pitch shifted signal, the "flutey" sound comes with the territory. However if you eq out some of the flutey treble frequencies, it sounds much more convincing.

Are you aware of the Akai Unibass? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVby-BPyrnE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=xVby-BPyrnE[/url]

Rivera era Fender valve guitar amps are pretty amazing for rhythm work - mainly due to the sag and fendery chime. I still have a hankering for a Concert or Princeton combo.

This caught my attention: [i]"[color=#000000][font=Georgia,]they adjusted the nut, bridge and action in order to make the bass as playable as possible"[/font][/color][/i] Definitely try before you buy from the sounds of it.

Check out the classifieds *cough*

Yes, and I've been saying so on here for the last 8 years. Some combinations that sound very articulate in my experience include: Musicman Stingray through almost anything valve powered e.g. Mesa Boogie Bass 400 or Trace Elliot V8 and 2x12" cabs Musicman Stingray through Warwick amps (e.g. CL150 combo and WA600 head) and 2x12 cabs Modulus Quantum SS through SWR SM400 (the SWR tamed brittle highs and added lots of warmth to a fairly sterile sounding bass - could be a good combination for Status Empathy users too) Fender Jazz through SWR SM400 Fender Jazz through Eden WT500 Fender Jazz through Mark Bass CMD121 combo Smith and Spector basses through GK RB700 or Trace Elliot AH300 4x10 combo or Ashdown MK sig head and 4x10 or EBS HD350 and 410 Jaydee Mark King Sig/Status Series 2000 and Trace Elliot (Mk V or earlier though with matching 410 cabinet, Series 6 AH250 I used with SWR Triad was a bit gutless) Fender Precision with flatwounds through Ampeg SVT Classic + 810 fridge Alembic Series basses and any PA system (!) Smiths/Spectors through Genz Benz Shuttle Combinations that haven't worked are usually due to clashes between the coloured characters of the backline and instruments include: Anything, apart from a Fender with flats, through an Ampeg SVT Classic and 810 (poorly defined highs) Smith through SWR SM400, SWR Basic350 and Eden WT800 (poorly defined mids) Smith through Mark Bass CMD121 combo, Ampeg SVTClassic (poorly defined highs and lows) Status Empathy or Musicman Stingray through GK RB700 or EBS HD350 (ear bleedingly brittle sounding unless using tweeterless cabs) Surprises with non Fender basses: Ampeg SVT6Pro - very warm and clean (even through a tweeterless cab). Matched my Smith very well. Eden WT500 - very articulate in the mids but not brittle - again, good for any basses lacking midrange definition

Guitar Rig Kontrol will do what you ask easily. Not sure if a software based solution is what you are after though.

Erm...I know you had reasons for not selling up but were you aware there was a Basic model which fitted your requirements almost precisely? http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/basic-series-top/basic-kt

These kinds of nuggets are why I keep coming back here...

Labella Flatwounds I believe.

I had to learn a 36.5 bar bass solo for this song, cycling through three different key signatures and two time signatures which I forgot to transcribe or record. EDIT: Apparently that was just the bridge in Cuddly Toy. No wonder it didn't sound right.