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Baer Amplification Megathread!

The ML112 and a P with flats are the perfect match.

I'd expand on this by saying that the ML112 and P/flats combo works well because it seems like the mid driver gives a unique presence to the essential "P-flattiness" of that combination, while the combo of mid and low driver keeps everything full without getting tubby or slow or woolly. I have a PJ with flats and I can go from super dub to a tone that you would absolutely swear was roundwounds on a cab with a horn just by changing hand position and technique.

What I wanted to clarify, though, was that just because it works well for the P/flat doesn't mean it gives up anything on a bass with rounds, or slap, or distortion, or synth, or anything else. The coverage in the mids that this cab has (and most traditional horn-loaded cabs don't) seems like it brings out the individuality of the source better than other cabs. It can still be BRIGHT if you want it, just not in a harsh way.

I like them a lot.

edit: I like them so much I would actually like an even smaller 10"-based version so I never have to be without them. :D
 
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Update: I bought the ml112 yesterday. As soon as I started playing it I knew that it had what i was missing. Tons of clarity and not boomy at all. Sounds super smooth and gives the p with flats vibe without sounding muddy and lost. Used the same knob settings I had already set on my PF50T when I am using headphones only. I'm excited to try it in a band setting. I assume it will sit in the mix very well. Overall amazing 112 cabinet. And am super thrilled to own one of the best one handed cabs ever made. Pictures to come. Thanks for all the advice on TB and super impressed with the communication from Roger!
 
Update: I bought the ml112 yesterday. As soon as I started playing it I knew that it had what i was missing. Tons of clarity and not boomy at all. Sounds super smooth and gives the p with flats vibe without sounding muddy and lost. Used the same knob settings I had already set on my PF50T when I am using headphones only. I'm excited to try it in a band setting. I assume it will sit in the mix very well. Overall amazing 112 cabinet. And am super thrilled to own one of the best one handed cabs ever made. Pictures to come. Thanks for all the advice on TB and super impressed with the communication from Roger!

Add a 115 and you'll never stop playing!
 
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I'll just drop in an updated rig porn pic. Gratuitous P bass photobombs incl.
life is good today.
 
Hey guys!

So I had practice with the boys and right away I could hear myself much better. And it was much easier for me to change tones for different tunes. Before, i used to have no idea what i actually sounded like, now I can hear it perfectly and make minor adjustments with the tone knob on my precision mostly.

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That Ampeg head looks like a perfect match in terms of size. That is a very sexy little combo!
 
Did anyone get the head case and cover for the Valkyrie? I just realized I don't think I've ever seen the cover for the case..

Head case? Yes. Cover? No.

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Still my favorite rig I've owned. I absolutely love the Mesa D800 and a Baer ML112 or two for smaller gigs or difficult load ins but the Valkyrie is my pick when weight isn't a concern.
 
That Ampeg head looks like a perfect match in terms of size. That is a very sexy little combo!

Thanks GRoberts

It is so easy to carry around and I was blown away by the volume I get from this tiny package. I actually found myself turning down last practice (probably because I'm sitting so well in the mix now). I imagine 40 years ago If I told someone I could get this type of tone, have enough volume for any average space and only have to do one trip from the car, I would have been burned at the stake.
 
I absolutely love the Mesa D800 and a Baer ML112 or two for smaller gigs or difficult load ins but the Valkyrie is my pick when weight isn't a concern.

Yeah, if I'm going somewhere sketchy or where I might have to schlep a couple blocks with the cab on a dolly I'll bring the Carvin B1000. The weight isn't really the concern, it's the rarity of the head.

These things are going to be like OG Dumbles someday. Doesn't mean I'm not going to still play the crap out of it, but I'm at least a little cautious.
 
Yeah, if I'm going somewhere sketchy or where I might have to schlep a couple blocks with the cab on a dolly I'll bring the Carvin B1000. The weight isn't really the concern, it's the rarity of the head.

These things are going to be like OG Dumbles someday. Doesn't mean I'm not going to still play the crap out of it, but I'm at least a little cautious.

Dumble... you think? I was thinking Trainwreck.