Stu Cook of Creedence Cleawater Revival and Jackdawg talked recently about his Sadowsky bass. The natural next line of questioning is what does he plug that five string coral colored bass into? And the answer is an Aguilar DB 750.

"I've played all the other brands, and the Aguilar DB 750 is clearly in a class by itself," he says. "Pure, easy to use tone controls, more power than I can ever use and solid construction make it a no-brainer for me."

Compared to other amps he has played, he says the DB 750 is very smooth and basic. He does have one caveat for the bassist looking for a rig.

"It does require a decent sounding instrument because the preamp is not going to fix those kind of problems," says Cook. "I play with a Dunlop 1.14 Gator pick and run the bass at 2 - 3 o'clock, and the mid and treble 11:00-1:00 depending on the room, age of the strings, etc. No bass boost, no treble boost. I send the EQ to the DI, which is one of the cleanest I've ever heard, then to FOH."

So forget about that bass you bought at a yard sale. It won't magically sound good when you plug it into the Aguilar.

He says he has never had a single problem with the amp.

He also notes that his bass works well with the DB 750.

"(It works) Perfectly, but Aguilar and Sadowsky have a long relationship, so it could be more than coincidence." he says.

In addition to his work with Creedence Clearwater, Cook, in the late 80s and early 90s, worked with, Clover / Doobie Brothers guitarist, John McFee and the late Doobie Brothers drummer Keith Knudson -- a project called Jackdawg. Music from these sessions have just been released on Sonic Past Music.