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Thanks for that, very helpful.
The issue of the EHX Green Russian working in the mix is what I was worried about. I think the tone is pretty much exactly what I'd want if just listening to Bass, but would want to also be able to enhance the mids to cut through in a mix. It's a shame the deluxe doesn't have the same tone.
It's good to hear that the Way Huge is decent, that possibly makes the £125 price tag vs EHX £75 justified. I couldn't make out much difference via Youtube between the two but it's difficult to compare without playing them yourself.
I've sent a message to Cog to see about Tarkin availability, at £130 it's probably worth it at £5 more than the Way Huge to have mid switches. Possibly they could do something custom like add a sweepable mid (but that probably starts getting too expensive).
The Hoof seems decent but at £160 I'm not sure that's justified. For that price I could get the EHX and an EQ pedal after it to boost mids.
The Orange Fur Coat (£110) also seems interesting, but loses low end when the Octave (up) is used.