Tecamp M212 if you can find one. I've been using one for years and it's great. Lightweight, easy to move and has a versatile range of tweeter settings if you need them - the tweeter can be turned off too.
I’ve never had an issue with them and a wee pick up tweak could help if you were to find them lacking but honestly I’ve had many brands of flats over the years but always snap up the TI’s to have on a bass when I can.
I kinda flit between rounds and flats and at the minute I’ve got Fender flats (which I quite like and that’s a bonus as they’re quite reasonable), GHS flats (I had the Lakland JO flats and really liked them too - heard that GHS made them and figured their own brand flats wouldn’t be a million miles off) and a LaBella 5 string set from my old P5. My go to are the TI’s and the Fenders!
A couple of TC Spectracomps would give you a lot of options as to how each were configured at the front and end of the signal chain and you’d nab both for under £100 used - not an expensive experiment plus they tend to have decent resale appeal! Or combine one with a more fancy comp such as a Cali CB or one of the many many comps available!
Flats can do wonders to the tone and feel of a bass. Folks often overlook how important a string change can be to get a different sound. I love TI flats and have Reid a few different brands but keep coming back to them. The feel, tension and tone all work for me. The Fender flats aren’t bad either but that statement could elicit some objections!
There’s one going local to me for £130. Great sounding amps the old SWR. A rehearsal room here used to have a 220w head and it sounded great! Can’t recall the model name.
It’s difference in the manufacturing of the pick ups as the materials changed during the switch over to CBS ownership- I’ve alluded to it earlier in the thread.
I’m gonna be doing a double reverse P all passive possibly with a four way rotary switch with bridge, both series, both parallel and neck. It’ll be passive with a simple tone and likely in a CV Precision. Not unlike this but a 4 string
One of the nicest 5 string profiles I’ve played.
The Dingwall Super p does a really authentic p bass sound. Maybe a tad modern due to the neodymium mags but don’t worry no one is really listening that closely. It was very easy to make it work in a band.
Hey Brian. Sorry about the delay was on 7 nightshift finishing on the 30th then a late Xmas party and nye gig. I’ll get some posted within the hour when I get back home
Was that in the Glasgow or Edinburgh store? I’m planning on a wee trip to play some basses in there over the holidays. I’m in Edinburgh but the Glasgow shop has a much better bass selection.