Barefaced 15-24 cabinet

[gwangi]

I was curious if anybody here on TalkBass owns this cabinet and what where your thoughts on this cabinet?

15:24

The lightest loudest and most toneful 1x15" bass cab ever for gigging bassists who want punchy fat round and warm yet defined sounds.

barefacedaudio.com

 

[gwangi]

Sorry about the YouTube link, I have no idea why that happened.

 

[gwangi]

Actually I hit the Watch on YouTube link and it seemed to work fine.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

The video just does not play on this site, it goes to YouTube and plays normally.

 

[ihixulu]

I'd be surprised if anyone has one of these yet considering the typical build time for Barefaced cabs.

 

[monsterthompson]

I'd be surprised if anyone has one of these yet considering the typical build time for Barefaced cabs.

Yeah. There are probably a few prototypes or similar out there but these were announced pretty recently and I’m guessing the number of them in the wild is near zero. Still, as a long-time Barefaced fan, I’d love to hear any updates.

 

[BrianVengeance]

These are ridiculously new, but by way of anecdote, I've just taken possession of a Six10 and it is more or less retiring my NV412. The question you'll be answering is not "is this awesome?" but rather "is this my flavor of awesome?". End game cab, to be sure.

 

[baxter_x]

End game cab, to be sure.

Why so? Am asking as I've always been interested in this maker.

 

[jimmydean]

I know I shouldn't , but I would love to order one .

 

[ole Jason]

They look so good. Would love to compare one to my Mesa 15.

 

[Haans]

I've ordered one to complement my Six10 in a dual amp setup. I'll try to remember to head back here when it arrives. I'm quite excited!

 

[baxter_x]

my Six10 in a dual amp setup.

That means you can plug two amps in? Pretty much like the Ampeg 810?

 

[Haans]

Quite the opposite: I use a Verellen Kalaloch two channel amp (it can run either 1500W mono or 2x750W stereo @ 4 ohm). I'm splitting my signal - clean to one channel and dirty to the other channel. The 15:24 is for the clean channel and the Six10 for the dirty (both are Barefaced cabs).

 

[BrianVengeance]

Why so? Am asking as I've always been interested in this maker.

Without diving too deeply into hyperbole, they kinda have to be heard to be understood. Some pieces of gear are the personality, others are just the right amount of salt to perfectly season the dish.

The Six10 acts like a very fast, very articulate sealed and big bottomed ported cab at the same time. Punchy, clear, takes dirts exceptionally well and can go as clean and low as you like. Loud as the dickens. Backlined it at a show recently with and every bass from a cheaper LTD through to Spector Icon and my Dimension 5, Mesa Bass 800D and new Ampeg class D head and everything sounded amazing. To the point where non-bassists and audience members were commenting on it.

Also doesn’t hurt that it weighs 70lbs at the same footprint as the NV412 which is 30+ lbs heavier. Makes a big difference in the schlep factor.

 

[cornfarmer]

Is my math right? $1700 USD?

 

[monsterthompson]

Is my math right? $1700 USD?

Current exchange rate looks about that way. Shipping is in the price. Who knows if other “unspeakable” charges will also be a factor.

 

[cornfarmer]

I'm out

 

[HueyFreeman]

Why so? Am asking as I've always been interested in this maker.

We rarely see any cabs in their lineup show up in the used market. And when they do, they're snatched up immediately.
This may not directly answer your question, but may offer a clue as to how great BF cabs are.

 

[cornfarmer]

Different strokes 4 different folks I guess. I owned a Super Compact(?) 1x12 w/o the tweeter because it was the best sounding one IMHO from their own demos they put on YouTube. It was very good but I failed to see what the hype was all about especially at the price I paid. It was actually pretty similar to some Schroeder 1x15's I once had. Which were used and dirt cheap. I'll show myself out now.

 

[GuidosHand]

IMHO on powering the Six10: 800 watts does not make it voice properly. I send it 1k watts minimum and have a Crown 2502 on order to bring it to 2400w in bridged mode. My Ashdown APM 1000 Power Magnifier has finally started to fail.