jwar wrote:I always had a 5 just to play Type O Negative covers.
I thought that was why everyone had one?
Pete used a 5 in carnivore but I always thought a 4 for all the type O stuff..Really though a low B should be like all your other strings just a 4th lower. Here is a test, play on the string above the 5th fret, it should sound relatively the same compared to you open E string as playing the A on your E string to your open A. If it doesn't your issues could be: your string set is unbalanced and you might want to try a different string [bigger, smaller, different material etc] you pickups, low to medium out put pickups [without a preamp] don't always work well on lower tuned strings, your bass has a structural issue [lose bridge saddle, improperly fit nut, screw need to be tightened], you amp need to be something other or something
all my bass with B strings and F# strings for that matter all sound fine through my 18 watt fender baseman 20 [tube 1x15 combo] 
