Matchng strings to effects

[sydthebasskid]

Ok, so I'm looking for some vintage Cliff Burton/ Lemmy from Motorhead sound from my crappy pawnshop bass. I've looked in to pedals that give me enough bottom end to sound good and enough distortion to sound metal, and I've come to the Big Muff Bass (pi)

The strings I'm using are a super slinky ernie ball set. I hate them. They sound... bleh... Very elementary-school concert band. They were a christmas gift from someone who had no idea that guage meant anything. So I was thinking about getting some power slinky strings to give my pawnshop find a better tone, but I want to be sure that before I buy new strings (and replace strings I haven't even broken) and a new pedal that 1: they are both good quality and 2: they will go together. So does anyone else have the same pairing? Or use one or the other and can give me some info?

[bongomania]

What kind of amp are you using? I'll bet you almost anything that the tone you want will come from a bigger/better amp, not any pedal--and maybe not even new strings.

[sydthebasskid]

Originally Posted by bongomania

What kind of amp are you using? I'll bet you almost anything that the tone you want will come from a bigger/better amp, not any pedal--and maybe not even new strings.

My amp is some kind of Peavy thing. It's just practice sized until I get a job and get a real stack. I'd be perfectly content with it if I wanted a simple, clean tone. But I don't. and I'm not really in any position to by anything else.