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Using equalizer for shaping the tone of your bass is not that useful. You will often end up having different levels for different strings. If you want a fatter sound and you decrease treble, the higher strings will sound weaker. Equalization is most useful to cut harmonics above the range you are playing or compensate for the characteristics of the amp, speaker or room. At least I want my strings to sound evenly.

Better than equalization is to use your fingers. You can change a good deal by playing with your fingertips or with your fingerpads. Also the angle with which you hit the string affects the sound.

Something I have explored lately and found very useful is to play with my thumb only and at the same time dampen the strings slightly at the bridge. This gives you a fat tone with short sustain, almost like an upright bass. G-string needs less dampening than the thicker strings so you will have to move your hand towards the bridge as you move to a higher string. Some songs that we play just begs to be played this way.