He might not have sounded like that on the night - sounds daft but often mobile phone recordings make the bass sound better than it it actually did. I'm guessing they don't pick up all the subs? Also in a live venue our ears are being thoroughly battered which can make it hard to clearly pick out what all the instruments are doing.
I don't record gigs myself but my brother always insists on filming a few songs. A couple of years ago we saw Steve Hackett at Hammersmith and the sound was overall pretty good but the bass was the expected gut-churning rumble. Very little definition.
On the mobile phone footage, crystal clear Rickenbacker goodness.