This has helped some. And i quarter-turned the practice amplifiers. They were directly facing my playing position. While i have them on pads so they don’t directly contact the concrete floor, They still reflect some-and that definitely adds to the issue.
(There is currently a fabrication project to get them on raised wheeled stands with a 15° back tilt)
But you are right, letting the amplifier eq stay flat on the treble side and adjusting with the preamp helps.
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If you build a riser you may not want or need the tilt.
Here’s what I made for mine. Easy, doubles as a carry-all for stuff and cables (if I ever go anywhere) with power on the back.
What flatwounds have you tried? What do you not like about them? I get what you’re saying about traditional flats like LaBellas and Fenders, but modern flats like Rotosound 77, Tomastik-Infeld Jazz, or to a lesser extent D’Addario Chrome flats all have a more balanced sound and brightness.
For a warmer tone in a round try DR Pure Blues
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Wooten sure gets brightness out of his Pure Blues, though. But, then again, he can apparently do anything he wants with his Fodera. 
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He’s a Wizard. But you can handle brightness with an EQ, hard to add in warmth that’s not there to start. My 2 bits
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I’ve not tried those. I had a set of labella flats. I didn’t like the feel of them.
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LaBellla Deep Talking Flats have a hex core, and are very stiff, and high tension. Roto, TI, D’Addario, and even LaBella Lower Tension flats all have round cores, and are all flexible, they don’t feel like cables. TIs are one of the best strings, are super flexible, and cost a bundle. Many people balk at the cost (but you don’t change flats often).
I also really like the Rotosound 77. And the DR Pure Blues rounds. I too like warmer tones.
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TI flats are in a class all their own. The TI Jazz Rounds are awesome as well. They are super pliant and will generally need a good set-up. But they sound full and warm and are so easy on the fingers.
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TIs are great strings, I put them on my new 54 bass.
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100%. I can make rounds sound like flats but the reverse is much more difficult.
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Do they even have their own brand of strings?
The Ibanez basses I looked at either came with Elixir strings or D’Addario strings.
DR Pure Blues are rounds. You might like them a lot. And they’re not expensive.
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I actually have some in my cart 
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Yep, no Idea why their basses/guitars come with better strings already on, but they have quite a few…
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Yamaha is the same, usually either D’Addario EXL’s, or Elixirs. Perfect out of the box.
I’m quite sure the strings on my Ibanez were d’addario from the factory. The colored balls kinda give it away
I just got my TI Jazz Rounds 101-43 and DR Pure Blues 105-45 in the mail.
Time for fun to ensue.
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These two are my favorite strings so far; only I use the 40-100 Pure Blues 
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I have a set of DR Blues for my Jazz when the Nordstrand 51J4S pickups get here
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Hey @autumnsdad1990, the linked topic below may interest you, as I had the exact same problem as you: I found my stock string too bright but wasn’t ready to try flatwounds, so I replaced them with a set of pure nickel roundwounds (as recommended by a few fellows here) and I’m now quite satisfied with my tone.
I uploaded two soundclips in my last post if you want to hear the difference!
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