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When I was trying to find the right pick for me, I picked up a ton of variety packs and some that people swear by. One that I found I really enjoy the most are the Snarling Dogs, by Brain Picks. I use the .88 and the 1.0 the most. What drew me to them is the insane amount of grip on them. My second pick (pun intended) are the Max Grip Jazz III, by Dunlop. They're a bit chunkier at 1.38, but they're really comfy and that grip!

If you're looking for a new reverb pedal, I can't recommend the Hall of Fame 2 enough! Silent and a whole lot of innovation packed into a relatively small pedal. My only qualm with it is the activation switch has no clickiness to it. Other than that, TonePrint is pretty awesome, and one of the main reason I keep getting TC Electronic pedals.

To check if it's the truss rod, press the E string down at the first fret with your left hand and hold it. Then, press the E string down at the last fret with your right hand. This should open up a gap between the strings and the 7th and 12th frets (about the thickness of a credit card). If the curvature of your bass neck is not correct, you need to adjust the truss rod.

To adjust the action, turn the screw in the truss rod to change the curvature of the neck. If the gap is too large, insert the Allen wrench or Phillips screwdriver into the screw (located either on the headstock or at the other end of the neck) and then tighten the truss rod by turning the screw clockwise. If your strings buzz when you play on the first four frets (near the headstock), you need to loosen the truss rod by turning the wrench or screwdriver counterclockwise.

Your bridge may also be too low. Measure the string height at the 12th fret from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string. For a middle-of-the road action, set the bass side of a 4-string (the E string in standard tuning) to 7/64″ and then set the treble side (G string in standard tuning) to 5/64.

Lastly, if you are dropping you are down-tuned to something like Drop-C, but with lighter gauge strings, you'll want to get some that are a bit beefier. (They'll also maintain their intonation better.)

I hope this information helps!