The bass was probably the most annoying part of mixing as the performance was at times, subpar. However, I did my best to try and make it work within the context of the three songs I mixed. The process for mixing the bass was fairly simple for me, I just EQ’ed the frequencies that were just not needed, most of the high end was cut off with a low-pass filter so that the lead guitar would have more space to work in. I also cut out some of the lower frequencies that the kick drum was situated in so that they both came through in the mix.
The bass levels were often brought up when i gave rough mixes to the band and it it took a few mixes for me to get the level right within the mix, however after a few attempts I believe that it sits well within the song without being too obtrusive.
I just had a multitude of references for the bass guitar, I mainly focussed on bands that the band had said were inspirations for them and they included:
Arctic Monkeys – When The Sun Goes Down
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Any song of theirs – very bass heavy.
I chose these songs as the bass is fairly prevalent in the song (especially in the RHCP songs), they don’t seem very processed which is a sound i like in the bass and it sits well in the song.
http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mixing-bass