Plankbadger

Thanks for the information everyone, I think I should checkout the Behringer BDI 21 Bass Amp Modeller initially. It is super cheap and doubles as a DI to get things to line level - quite handy.

I am a newish bass player. The bass is a four string Ibanez BTB 550 with Bartolini pickups and I use a Little Mark 250 head going into two Ashdown cabs; an ABM 115 Compact II and an ABM 210T Compact. To my ears, the rig sounds killer for cleaner styles of music but it is a rather too polite for heavier ones. I am considering buying/using one of more pedals to rock it up... Behringer BDI 21 Bass Amp Modeller Electro Harmonic OpAmp BigMuff Harley Benton American Harley Benton Ultimate Drive Harley Benton Vintage Overdrive TC Nether octaver. Would one or more of those pedals do a good job or is there another pedal that is a better option? Also, for recording and not live, would a Marshall JMP-1 preamp or Marshall JCM 900 SLX or even a studio compressor (1176 clone) give authentic sounds? Hoping to hear how you guys achieve good rock tone live and studio wise.

Hello there, I am a newish bass player coming to it from the direction of having played guitar for several centuries. The kinds of music I like are rock/indie/punk/alternative/metal etc. and I use a mixture of playing with a pick and a bizarre finger picking style. I am sure that this is not the done thing but I am trying to improve my right hand technique. Recently, I have really got into working out bass lines to my songs, and recording them on my home studio. Hopefully, I can post clips when I get something sounding good. I have assembled a bass rig from second hand besides the amp. It's a four string Ibanez BTB 550 with Bartolini pickups, going through a Little Mark 250 head into two Ashdown cabs; an ABM 115 Compact II and ABM 210T Compact. Looking forward to all things bass.