looks like everything's been mentioned. OHM anybody?
On a slight tangent, I would say that when jamming in the studio /playing live the amps always delivered IMHO .
However , I think that the bass is much more defined now , over the last say 25 years on cd/ record etc.
Having said that, I remember as a kid , loads of singles being played on an old dansett e and the bass was meaty and most dominant. (valves ?)
Also some band members can't get their head around a tele bass. "too. wooly" etc. it is bass after all,,,