Anderton
There are four CA-X Series bass amps included with Artist, Professional, and Platinum. Might as well start with those, they're free and pretty much "plug and play."
 
However you're giving me an idea for some more pedalboards, similar to the ones for guitar in Dorchester 

I'm using Bass Rig 2 from the FX Chain with a Pbass. Sounds great!

AT
UA LA-610 channel strip.  everything you need to make good bass.
 
Warm Audio WA-76 - nigh on perfect comp.

+10 - really good if you record real bass guitar
 
line6 pod x3 pro (now discontinued but there are some on ebay) has some really good bass amp models ...
 
if you look for a library then NI Rickenbacker was a nice surprise for me
 
 

Overload Mark Studio. 100 bucks right now which is a great price for what it does.  I no longer use any EQ on bass and get the sound entirely from Mark Studio using the amp tone controls, different mic and cabinets to get a tone that sits in the mix. I do use Waves Bass Rider which helps even things out. If you're after a great bass tone, Mark Studio is awesome.

dlesaux
Overload Mark Studio. 100 bucks right now which is a great price for what it does.  I no longer use any EQ on bass and get the sound entirely from Mark Studio using the amp tone controls, different mic and cabinets to get a tone that sits in the mix. I do use Waves Bass Rider which helps even things out. If you're after a great bass tone, Mark Studio is awesome.

 
http://www.overloud.com/store/store_guitar.php
 
Just took a look. That's actually the upgrade price for TH2 full owners (which is a decent discount). Not sure what price TH2 Sonar/Producer owners would get. Perhaps the same (which would be nice for those who don't have the full version but kind of disappointing for those of us that did upgrade).
 
For the full version (non upgrade) it seems to be $129 right now. Not bad considering it's usually $150. Not an insane deal but from what I've heard and based on my experience with TH2 certainly worth it.
 
Unfortunately still not in a position to snag the discounted upgrade myself right now but it's good to see it going for a manageable price.
 
Cheers.

Beepster

dlesaux
Overload Mark Studio. 100 bucks right now which is a great price for what it does.  I no longer use any EQ on bass and get the sound entirely from Mark Studio using the amp tone controls, different mic and cabinets to get a tone that sits in the mix. I do use Waves Bass Rider which helps even things out. If you're after a great bass tone, Mark Studio is awesome.

 
http://www.overloud.com/store/store_guitar.php
 
Just took a look. That's actually the upgrade price for TH2 full owners (which is a decent discount). Not sure what price TH2 Sonar/Producer owners would get. Perhaps the same (which would be nice for those who don't have the full version but kind of disappointing for those of us that did upgrade).
 
For the full version (non upgrade) it seems to be $129 right now. Not bad considering it's usually $150. Not an insane deal but from what I've heard and based on my experience with TH2 certainly worth it.
 
Unfortunately still not in a position to snag the discounted upgrade myself right now but it's good to see it going for a manageable price.
 
Cheers.

Hey Beepster,
 
I was referring to Mark Studio, not TH2.  the Cakewalk store is selling it for 99 bucks right now.  That's not an upgrade price.  I think it's a good value if you can swing it! 
 
Daniel

So was I. If you look at the Overloud link their upgrade sale price for MarkII is $99 for TH2 owners.
 
However I did just look in the Cake store and it does indeed seem to be offering the same price for the full version (with no mention of an upgrade). I can't be certain because it's giving me the price in Canadian dollars ($127) but I think that is about right for the currrent exchange rate.
 
So yeah... looks like Cake is selling it cheaper than Overloud is. Good find.
 
Cheers.
 
Edit: Now with linkety goodness...
 
https://shop.cakewalk.com/1244/catalog/product.152115/language.en/currency.CAD/?id=pdRoClMOL8
 

Don't forget Audiffex GK Amplification Pro!!! That was my goto for many years and I still use it on occasion. Great price and EVERYTHING for the Gallien-Krueger buffs.

Cerberus, Very nice . . . $49
http://www.kuassa.com/products/cerberus-bass-amplifikation/
 
Mark2, GK2, Studio Devil are also very good, you may also like to try Ignite Amps SHB-1 (which is free) and couple it with some of Rosen Digitals Bass Cab impulses ($8 each) which will give you some very decent sounds.
 
http://www.igniteamps.com/en/audio-plug-ins
http://www.rosen.digital/
(scroll down for Bass Cabs)
 
 
 

revnice1
I'm looking for a tool dedicated to EQ, tone, compression, etc for bass guitar, anyone know of such a thing?
 
Thanks - rev

All these things are included in Sonar. Did you try them out? If you did try them out, why don't you like the sound you got. Most times its because you started out with a lousy bass sound or you are not using the tools you have correctly. Buying more of the same is a waste of money and it wont solve your issue
 
CJ

I do hard rock and metal, so I got Audio Assault Bass Grinder. It's pretty good for metal bass. There's also Cerberus from Kuassa which seems great for anything. For free, there is TSE's B.O.D., which is a Sansamp clone. One thing I STRONGLY recommend is Studio Devil's Virtual Bass Amp, or Virtual Bass Amp Pro. I have Pro and LOVE it. Extremely flexible.
 
I just recently broke down and bought a Darkglass B7K as I'm getting more into hardware. I was broke for a bit after that, too. lololol