I don't play in bands but from my experience when I play bass on it's own it tends to sound just the way i like it. Particularly through headphones.
However, when I record it and start adding guitars and drums it seems to disappear. This is when eq and compression comes in. You don't want your bass to sound same frequencies as other instruments.
Tried adding a little overdrive?
They will be. So tempted to start assembling them. The white one is sprayed with nitrocellulose paint and lacquer and it's advisable to cure it three weeks. I used a car specialist paint (not Halfords) and 2 k lacquer which can be mechanically polished after 16 hours.
I wait a week before assembling and maybe void sanding and polishing, but then who knows.
Do I sand the red one with wet #400, #800, #1200,#2000 to get the dust particles out the use compound and buff/polish?
Or do I go straight to compound and polish. I think I prefer the latter as I might get carried away with sanding.
Both guitars finished with lacquer. 2k on red and nitrocellulose on white. Minor imperfection. I'll leave them to cure for three weeks.
I like how the white turned out. The wood grain is visible.