Well, I’ll mess around with the TH2 some more tonight. I have a nice bass amp with a direct line out. I also have some nice outboard gear. In the past I’ve also tracked D/I with a little Beheringer V Bass preamp pedal to an ART DIO and into my trusty 1880. From there I could shape to my heart’s content, but the tracks always came through nicely. So, worst case scenario, I’ve got that as my go-to. My old Johnson J Station has some decent bass presets too, and I’ve had success with that in the past. It would be nice, however, to never have to leave the box….then again, outboard gear can be fun too.
 
Chris

Overloud Mark Bass VST is pretty sweet. Pod Farm (now 2.5) was my go to sim for years, but I find myself reaching for the Mark sim more now.

I use the Audiffex GK Amplification PRO plug. There is a free version that is very powerful. If you can't make some serious noise with this one I don't know what to say. I liked it so much I bought the full version. It's a full blown model of three of the most popular Gallien Krueger heads with all the cabs simulated as well so you can custom build your own rigs from the ground up. Also, a large library of mics to choose from. Very useable as well as affordable. The free version will probably win you over.

Studio Devil VBA Pro! Actually! Hands down, and I've tried them all! Their guitar amp sims are kinda meh IMO, but that bass plug totally rocks. Very useful built-in compressor and graphic EQ as well.


Underrated!

Mark Bass is excellent, it does wonders for synth bass sounds as well. 

SvenArne


Studio Devil VBA Pro! Actually! Hands down, and I've tried them all! Their guitar amp sims are kinda meh IMO, but that bass plug totally rocks. Very useful built-in compressor and graphic EQ as well.


Underrated!

Looks great and convenient. 
$99.....do you happen to know when they have a holiday sale?

TSE B.O.D. v2
$0.00
http://www.theserinaexperiment.net/software.html



Or SVX as Bapu mentioned

I've gotten some nice results from the Eden amp/cab in Pod Farm. But lately I've been running my Jazz Bass through an Xotic RC Booster direct into X2 and using Pro Channel EQ and compression. I set the RC at unity gain and tweak the EQ on the pedal to taste. The RC is an amazing pedal that works with just about everything. It is kind of a 'more' pedal, it takes what you plug into it and enhances the natural tone of the instrument. 
For a grungy bass tone I've run the SVT amp/cab in Pod Farm in parallel with my direct tone. I wrote an interesting Bass patch in Guitar Rig 4 using the HiWatt guitar head into one of the 8x10 bass cabs. But overall I get the best tones going the DI route.
I just downloaded the TSE plug. Thanks for the tip Jeff. I look forward to checking it out.

I use some of the bass sims in Amplitube 3, but mix them with a parallel compressed DI version, and sometimes push iit through the Studer tape emulation from the UAD collection. 

Sidroe


I use the Audiffex GK Amplification PRO plug. There is a free version that is very powerful. If you can't make some serious noise with this one I don't know what to say. I liked it so much I bought the full version. It's a full blown model of three of the most popular Gallien Krueger heads with all the cabs simulated as well so you can custom build your own rigs from the ground up. Also, a large library of mics to choose from. Very useable as well as affordable. The free version will probably win you over.

Hey Sidroe:  Where did you find the free version of the GK plug?  


I happen to like the tone of the GK products a lot.  I visit the audiffex GK site often hoping for a sale, but never see it.  Their GK amplification line (pro and standard) sounds really nice for a vst.  I have a real GK 210 combo that I use with a Trace Elliot 115 bottom that sounds great--clear, tight, crisp, punch, but big full bottom.  I like the GK vst better demo than the Mark Studio one, but that is just my opinion==not right, just what works best for me.  However, I am just fooling around with GK demo; I have not seen a free vst from them.  

Can you point us in the direction of their free GK vst?