I haven't seen a bad word about Barefaced, definitely on my list! The Compact T seems a little like the Genzler Bass Array 123.
I'm also a guitarist who plays very clean Fender amps so I get where you're coming from. It feels a bit like cooking with a sauce that has chilli in so you have to dial back what you put in! I do think I'd like the old school tone, I've been playing with the headphone and DI out and the B contour is where I'm finding my favourite tones from for sure.
I almost went for a Tone Hammer before this one came up, so I'll check these out too.
Thanks for all the replies, plenty to look over!