Don't laugh, but I've got a V-amp Bass rack and it works fine.  It seems if you have a good bass sound, and you record the good bass sound, the resultant recording of the good-sounding bass sounds good.  Odd. 
 
EQ carving the bass and kick sometimes helps them work more cooperatively.  Other times side-chaining compression on the bass to damp it a bit when the kick kicks.  You can also try the clone the bass and saturate as suggested by "5 Minutes to a Better Mix" video on YouTube:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDbDeTNHQiQ