A: well, it's kind of hard to say specifically, as I cannot see inside the project, but if that's a reverb I see on your bass, you probably start by removing that. Remove the LPF temporarily bc you're going to create 2 basses. Start in the mid/low frequency area, like between 80 and 550 Hz. Use a curve EQ to check your sound. Make a sound you like, and then clone it. and put a curve EQ on each bass...
Lastly, thanks for sharing. I hope my advice can be helpful.
P.S. Try making the basses slap without any effects. Get it as good as you think it can be, then add distortion to the high bass. No reverbs on basses. It causes phase cancellation issues within your mix. The room your song plays in will provide all the boominess you need. :)
Q: do you know any vocalists who could do somehtin on this beat?
A: I do not.
Other suggestions about making it better.
Well, this is super newbie stuff here and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just kind of hard to tell you what to do, because there's so much to be learned at this point and it's all kind of really exciting and fun but I am not really the best one to be explaining it. I can definitely refer you to some helpful videos that I have used to learn new things
Q: would pitching down the cowbell make it sound better?
A: I don't hear what sounds to me like a cowbell. If you're talking about that tonal melody that is repeating throughout, then that's a loaded question tbh.
If you like the sound, pitch it down an octave but only after 4 bars of the high pitch. That's usually a pretty simple pattern. 4 high 4 low. but when you go low, I don't know what sound you're looking for, so you might run into problems feeling like it's sounding right