MATObass

Because you don't want your cab sim coming through your actual cab. It usually sounds like hot garbage.

I downloaded several of Dr Tone's patches tonight. Some sounded good, others really didn't. I figured that most of the presets were designed to be run directly into a mixing board or FoH and bypassing the cab simulator dramatically alters the tone. So all hope isn't lost!

The guitarist in my band has owned a Helix Rack for about a year and absolutely loves it. He finally convinced me to buy an LT for my bass rig. So far I'm not loving it. All of the bass presets sound horrible. I'm running it into a power amp with a 4x10 Ampeg cab. I thought maybe the cab simulator might have been the reason, but bypassing it doesn't seem to help. I haven't tried any custom patches yet, but can't even seem to dial in a half way decent tone right now. Perhaps my gear is the limiting factor, but it's all pretty standard stuff: Ibanez SR305 bass, Stewart World 2.0 amp, Ampeg 4x10. What am I missing here? TIA