I used to use a boss OC3 (the brown octave pedal) with either a Big Muff or a Boss Bass overdrive (yellow one). I prefer the Muff with the octave, though most of the band I was in liked the Boss OD. The Boss had a little more definition to the notes but lacked the kind of low end tone I wanted. The Muff didn't have as much note definition. I also suggest trying a MuTron (just the filter, cut the attack to 0) with a Big Muff. The sound is hard to explain but reminds me of the beginning of the Beasties "Sabotage" bass riff.
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