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The bass is a transposing instrument, and is written an octave higher than it sounds. Point being it is not just an octave lower than the guitar as the above graphic shows.

'Best' for me is a combination of factors, including weight. The PJB M-500 was hands down the best sounding solid state amp I've owned (as long as it wasn't going through PJB speakers), but my TechAmp Puma 500 does the job and is a lot lighter and quieter. My favourite however, is the 100w amp in my Peavey Vypyr VIP3, which contains Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Acoustic guitar amp models, and is actually loud enough to do a large pub sized gig on bass.

Mission accomplished! 😁

playable 18 string basses do exist. https://guitars101.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/18-string-bass-guitar/

Doh! my bad Trippe, not Tripe. https://www.loudersound.com/features/matthew-trippe-nikki-sixx-the-imitation-game

Any bass for sale, advertised as previously owned by a well known bassist. If it's no longer good enough for them, why should it be good enough for me?

Little and Large, or it may have been Cannon and Ball. Summer season in Blackpool many years ago at the end of one of the piers. Billed along the lines of 'An Evening with...' they only came on at the end and did a bit.

The Damned. IIRC, but I probably don't, it was a gig in Birmingham. Something was thrown from the crowd, causing them to walk off after a couple of songs.

In a similar vein, Nikki Sixx. Replaced by Matthew Tripe for an album and a tour, then reinstated when he 'got well'. Allegedly.

Paul Gray. Back in The Damned after playing with them in the 80's.

Billy Sheehan. Briefly fired from Mr Big in 2001, but quickly reinstated.

Hugh McDonald. Played on Jon Bon Jovi's demos in 1982, played bass in Bon Jovi from 1994, became an official member in 2016.

Which preset would be a starting point?

It should be pointed out that good customer service isn't just getting things for free.

And this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7vNdAb5e4

Clean keyboard bass. No dirt or squelch, and no midi. For bass such as in this:

maybe it's because it's something we originally never had? There are still bassists today (you know who you are!) that think the ideal bass sound is a dull thud, because that was the sound of the bass during their formative years.

That is a monster 🥰

http://www.putneyamps.co.uk/

I already have more music than I could ever listened to.

Members of the James Last Orchestra were extremely talented, but I don't want to hear them play any Led Zeppelin 😉

If it's not good enough for Alan, it's not good enough for me.

Absolute pitch is just another name for Perfect pitch.