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How loud do you need to be? You'll be giving up something moving from 500W into 2x12 to 350W into 2x10.

Noticed a typo: it's 36lb, which is just over 16kg. Very good combos, from what I've heard. There's one currently in the marketplace (not mine) https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/338814-markbass-alain-caron-combo-121-lite-1x12-500300w/

I think the HX Stomp does, but not the others. A good EQ pedal with DI is the MXR M81. Not two-channel though, so @willgatesbass would have to get a good non-slap tone straight from the bass, then stomp the M81 on for the slap stuff.

I've mentioned it before somewhere, but the RCF has two side handles and also a top handle, which is three in total, and makes it easy to carry in different configurations e.g. getting through narrow doors. The Barefaced only has one handle!

I have the "little brother", an RCF 732A, and it can definitely handle a low B nicely. Yes, it's heavier, at 39lb. Older setup was Shuttle 9.2 & Big Baby 2; I'd have gone back to that if I wasn't happy with the RCF. Your Super Compact is a good cab - I haven't played one but I had the previous generation Compact. I don't think it's full-range though - I didn't love it for upright.

I tilt back in front of me, 45° like a monitor wedge. You can hear yourself so much better this way. A normal bass combo hasn't really got the correct form factor for placing in front of you, even with a stand. It's too tall.

But this is a good thing, as I can now use the pre-amp of my choice, rather than being stuck with the built-in one.

I'm not aware of an off-the-shelf, high-quality, flat-response, tilt-back bass combo.

Yes. Different horses for different courses?

One option is a pedal which can digitally store your EQs. E.g. Zoom B3n; HX Stomp; Source Audio Programmable EQ; and probably many others. I myself use a Zoom MS-60B. I have it set up how I like it and then stomp through the presets at the gig. It's a bit fiddly for tweaking right in the middle of a gig though. But it is really small.

Some speakers have a "baked-in" tone. You might like this or you might not. Ampeg 8x10 would be a classic example of a "good" baked-in tone. If however you want to modularize your tone-shaping and your amplification, then the most-logical option is a flat-response cab.

You could use the pitch shift function of software like Reaper or Audacity (or another one). I think Audacity can detect the frequency of the file and then you can correct that to the nearest "real" frequency.

(... which has since been replaced by the Consumer Rights Act... I said I wasn't a lawyer!)

I'm not a lawyer, but my layman understanding of the Sale of Goods Act is that your grievance is with the seller (Kenny's), not the manufacturer, since it is the seller with whom you made a contract - and they breached it by selling you goods which were not fit for purpose. I've seen good legal advice given at https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceuk

Can "heft" be captured in a recording, or does it only exist in a live scenario? If the former, any good examples of recordings with and without heft?

I think you're looking for a PJ bass. Check out the current Yamaha BB series e.g. BB434 (passive) or BB734A (active).

I've probably misunderstood you, but the changes (i.e. the chords) are clef-agnostic. What do you need to read... the melody?

Nate Mendel? Based on a 71, with a slimmish neck. https://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_nate_mendel_p_bass.htm

Good stuff. Glad you've found your tone. The Zooms are good units.

What is the output of your Zoom plugged into?

Bought a pedal with good communication and arrived safely. Thanks Alex.