I recently upgraded from Peavey 450 tour head, Hartke 410xl and VX210 cab to Markbass traveler 210's and little mark head. My back is very happy with me, the cabs and amp (in shoulder bag) are easily carried in one journey from the car, I got to the stage where I needed 2 people to help me lift the HArtke 410 cab in and out, or up stairs, the Markbass gear is so portable and takes up a very small footprint - both on stage and in my house. Also really pleased with the clarity of sound from the Markbass gear, loads more headroom, punchy defined speakers and more than enough tone shaping from the amp. I'm also like you - playing some rock, punk, new wave and a bit of ska. Using a Geddy Lee Jazz bass which sounds great through the new kit where before I was sometimes struggling to get some definition int he sound, bass would be either too woolly or have little presence, mark bass amp is mostly just set flat 12'o'clock on the tone and you can hear a lot more clearly the tone range from the bass, balancing the neck and bridge pickups as well as finger position. Its very transparent and surprisingly loud for its diminutive stature.