Recording From BASS Amp Not Sounding Good

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I have a Behringer BXL 1800 180 watt bass amp. im trying to record from a DP 02 8 track recorder. its not sounding right at all it sounds like alot of gain and treble. what comes out of my amp is not at all whats recorded. now i think im doing this right: got the chord from bass connected to input on amp... then i got chord running from bass line out to the input of my recorder. so i start recording i play some lines they sound perfect out of the amp speaker but when i listen back to recordings they sound terrible like too much distortion and im not even using distortion. what am i doing wrong? what can i do? when i hook my bass directly to recorder it sounds fine but i wanna use my amp.
 
then i got chord running from bass line out to the input of my recorder
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looking at the specs for the Tascam DP 02 8 track recorder, there are 2 inputs you could be plugging into. Input A or B. Input A has a selector switch for Instrument or Line level. If you are plugging into input A, and using a line signal from the amp, make sure to set the Inst / Line selector switch to Line. That switch is on the back of the unit near the input.

On the top of the unit there is Level knob, one for input A and another for input B. This knob will increase the incoming signal level. turn it down to a point where the incoming signal level is not clipping.
 
problem solved. thank you! big help ive been working on this problem all f'n night.
 
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