Reply To: Dealing with a not so good bass tone

[Arthur LabusModerator]

Bingo !
You are with Reaper on Windows 😀

Jason said almost everything. Great points.
I would recommend to try some (free) plugins. I think "just" DI is not enough.

Bass Grinder Free: http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=2082
Don't be afraid of "metal" roots - it sounds awesome, mostly even with default setting.

TSE B.O.D. :http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=1321
Sans Amp clone

my favourite:
Bass Professor: http://sonic.supermaailma.net/plugins
Look for the Bass Professor, not Bass Professor Mk II. Lot of nice plugins around by the way.
Works on almost everything.

I even try to use them together.

Hope it helps.