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Help, need suggestion about PU's and Preamp

Hi TB'ers
I want to make custom order 5 strings bass at my local luthier.
The concept is Modern Jazz Bass, I mean standard Jazz Bass with added 18V preamp for wider tone pallete and have 35" scale for Low B.

Wood Configuration is:
Body: Ash/Swamp Ash
Top: Eye Poplar
Neck: Maple (bolt on)
Fingerboard: Maple or Ebony 12" Radius
String spacing: 18mm
Nut width: 45mm
I use stainless steel strings.

For electronic I need preamp that has mid sweep freq, and for pickup I need Hum-cancelling.

And for sound reference that I want is like video bellow:


For slap I like japanese fusion style like slapping sound vibe from casiopea (tetsuo sakurai) or T-Square (Mitsuru Sutoh).
Sorry I can't described it in words, but I really like bass tone like above video.

Pickups option:
Delano:
  • JC 5 TF
  • JMVC 5 FE
  • JSBC 5 TF
  • JSBC 5 HE
  • SBC 5 HE
  • SBC 5 TF
Nordstrand : Zen Blade 5 (I like blade series)
Preamp :
Noll TCM 3 P
Noll TCM 3 PM
Noll TCM 4 XM
John East Uni Pre 5
I do not really like Aguilar cause too aggressive in my ear.
For other option please tell me the reason in comment section.

Thanks for your suggestion and have a nice day TB'ers. :D