Skybone

Was just going to suggest playing between the base of the neck and the pickup.

Sixty Eight Guns - The Alarm

Forever My Queen - Pentagram

More of that Jazz - Queen

Big fan of the Mono GS1 Betty straps. Comfy, grippy enough for me, and also don't have any leather in them.

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The Family That Slays Together Stays Together - Abominable Iron Sloth

Depends on how much money is being asked. IIRC, it's somewhat outdated these days, probably better off with the Zoom B1 Four X.

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Baby Gotterdammerung - Monster Magnet

Nice, even with the "77" on the back of the headstock.

Sharks in the Gene Pool - Jello Biafra & No Means No

Message in a Bottle - The Police

I Thank You - ZZ Top

Last in Line - Dio

When you say "the pickups are notoriously weak", what are you talking about here? Weak as in relative to the music you're playing? Or weak as in a low impedance figure (under 7-8k ohms)? Definitely lower impedance than the Nordstrand's? I would say that many players have made big noises with low output pickups, and maybe you just need to EQ your non-Nordstrand loaded basses differently to the Nordstrand loaded one.

Already done, she's always at a loss as to what to get me for Christmas, told which one I wanted.

Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin or Ben E King

Have the same issue with one of my cases. Used some Febreeze which worked for a few weeks, but it's gone back to being somewhat smelly. The case does have some damage to it, so I'm going to replace it.

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

Always wanted an Overwater, loved the "Original". Hope it's not too long before you can enjoy you can enjoy your new bass.

Instead of spending on pickups, why not try "rethinking" your EQ? The styles of music you describe tend to have a tendency to use the mid "scoop" style EQ, loads of bass, no mids, and loads of treble (which without the mids, tends to get lost, especially when combined with downtuned guitars using the same EQ). Your issue is more that the guitars are EQ'd in a similar fashion, and you're all "competing" for sonic space. The addition of distortion and/or fuzz will also be robbing you of bottom end clout. Try having a mid-heavy EQ, as this will enable your sound to cut through the wall of guitars. Try using less gain and more volume on your amp, and also turn the distortion / fuzz control down. If your distortion / fuzz pedal has a "mix" control, enabling you to mix your "wet" & "dry" signals, turn it so that you get more "dry" signal through. What will be more effective in the mix is a mildly overdriven sound, rather than a full on distortion.

Love Like Blood - Killing Joke

I always loved the sweep on the Small Stone, especially at lower settings. My old one was basically set just above zero, and had a really wide sweep. You can't do that with a Phase 90.