Is it the amp or something else?

[uk_lefty]

I have an irrational desire for a Markbass amp. I've got a Fender Bassman, Ash down ABM 600 rig and two separate multi effects pedals with good quality amp Sims. Yet when I hear someone playing through a Markbass rig there's a quality to the sound I am struggling to replicate: the punch. Is this baked in to Markbass amps? Or, is this something I can recreate with EQ and compression or something else?  Unfortunately my multis (Headrush MX5 and Boss ME-90B) do not have a Markbass SIM.

 

If I bought a third amp, would I even use it? I've gone in-ears now and my amps are becoming less and less used for gigs.

[chris_b]

IMO Markbass amps do sound good.

 

IMO if you are hesitating and haven't a clear answer in your head, then you don't need it.