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What gauges for the other strings would you recommend?

I want a relatively inexpensive, yet good quality tuner that can read frequencies below 20Hz good. Does anyone know where to buy one? (Sorry if I put this in the wrong forum, I'm new to talkbass.)

I like lighter gauges because I play with a pick and they're easier to press down on the fingerboard. And where can I get a new nut?

Yes that's the bass I play, and I think I would have to modify my nut as well, since it already has slots the width of the strings.

My bass is an Ibanez GSR206.

It's a 34 inch scale length and think it's a saddle bridge.

I have a six string bass and want to tune it to match the tuning of an eight string guitar. The tuning I want is Eb0, Ab0, Db1, Gb1, B1, E2. I currently have five strings (135, 105, 85, 70, and 50) tuned to Ab, but the strings sound too floppy. I saw at Conklin's website they have a 165 gauge...