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All good points and I agree. I've been in that situation where your rear port is blocked because of being too close to a wall or pub bench seat. And... band members throwing their coats behind my rear ported cab. Apart from those real-life situations, front or rear porting makes no difference, except when it does. Frank.

I just been given a loan of a ukulele from a neighbour. I played guitar for at least 15 years before moving to bass guitar, so I'm finding it quite easy to pick up ukulele. These are great fun instruments. Frank.

And welcome to the forum TobyC. Frank.

I watched that "Shaving Ryan's Privates". Was that filmed in your village too? Frank.

I don't think it makes any difference, front or rear port. Unless I'm missing something with these particular cabs? Frank.

Am I the only one to smell a rat here? Apologies to the OP if I'm wrong and being overcautious. Frank.

SNAP!! I had that too. It sounded fantastic but the physical size mismatch made me ill eventually. Frank

I'd get the additional cab and leave the amp as-is. If you don't like it, then change the amp. I don't think you'll hear any difference in volume between the 500w and 800w amps though. Frank.

Agreed. I also sometimes use a Quilter BB800 with a single or a pair of Barefaced one10s but often the Peavey miniMax. Both amps are great. Drummers are always really surprised when you fire up such a small looking, but massive sounding rig. The main drawback is the price of the one10s so a single two10 would save some money. Frank.

It's too sad. I've been doing his songs on acoustic guitar since the early 1970s. He was a genius. Frank.

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Welcome Chris. I'm 100 miles north, in Belfast. Also playing for a long time (50 years!) and semi-retired, but still gigging every week. Before the virus anyway. Frank.

😊 Strangely, the MM 3+1 annoys me a bit less than Fender 4+1. I'm not sure why though? Frank.

I don't like 5 string basses with 4 over 1 tuners. It looks like what it actually is - a botched job. Frank.

A player I know bought one of these a couple of months ago. I tried it and was amazed how easy the fanned frets are to play. As you say, great quality build too. I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from it PV. (Post-virus.) Frank.

I have one of these. It's by far the cheapest bass I own, but to me, it holds it's own against my far more expensive USA Fenders. I'm not saying the Talman is as good as them in absolute terms, but it's still very good in it's own right. It's also the lightest bass I have, plays well, sounds great with the standard pickups and I think they look very cool. I used to gig it a lot, BV. (Before virus.) EDIT. Just realised you want only a Fender. Frank. https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/modern-bass-guitars/ibanez-tmb100-mgr-electric-bass

And to think I passed on a WAL Mk 1 fretless in around 1992 for £200, case included. Frank.

The one10 can also be used on its side and I think Barefaced say that it puts out more bass this way. Sideways should be easier to tilt. For what it's worth - I have no trouble hearing a single one10 sitting flat on the floor in portrait orientation. A pair are just fantastic sounding. Frank.

If they're as good as my miniMax 500 head, they will be very good indeed. They do look to be well thought out. Frank.

I've just had a gig cancelled this morning. It was to be on 21st March and it was a gig I was very much looking forward to. Coronavirus was the reason given for cancelling the gig. To be honest, I don't blame the organisers, because they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. Frank.

Most of the USA SUBs I've seen are in that blue colour. They're great basses in any colour! Mine's a 2003 in white, which I think is less common than the blue. Frank.

The best value lightweight cab must be a G1 or G2 Barefaced Compact. They're selling now for around £300. They sound massive. If you don't fancy that, have a look at the Barefaced website. But then, you'll be spending quite a lot more money. Frank.

I'd buy just one first - you might find it's enough. I often gig a single Super Midget and it can get really loud but the tone stays good at all volumes. Frank.

I think I'd agree with your weight classifications too. Just last week my wife borrowed my daughter's baking scales and I took the opportunity to weigh all my basses. The results were broadly in line with how each bass felt on a strap but the actual figures were a smidgen higher than I expected. A few examples: Lightest was Steinberger XT2 at 3.4kg. Heaviest was Musicman USA SUB at 4.6kg. 2010 Fender USA jazz, which I gig most is 4.0kg. 2008 Fender USA Precision, 4.0kg. Ibanez Talman TMB100, 3.8kg Warwick Streamer LX4, 3.9kg. Fender USA Jaguar, 4.1kg. Surprisingly, I can comfortably gig the USA Sub and I think the good balance is the reason. Frank.