just to add to this thread i purchased a barefaced compact and took it with me to a bass shop colchester. i tried a variety of amps with it,
the rh 450, shuttle 9, mark bass little rocker and the mb lm3, having eliminated the shuttle 9 and the little rocker i was left with the rh 450
and the lm3. after further tryouts i went for the amp which sounded best with my cab. that was the lm3.