The Barefaced cabs are supposed to be the bees' knees I'm hearing.The demos I've watched are impressive,what say you?
In short: Yes.
In long:
<Disclaimer> I've no ties with barefaced whatsoever and bought every single cab for the full retail price</Disclaimer>
First experience: I was looking for a super small, yet loud rig well below 10kg. The minimum requirement was that it'll be able to push a low B against an acoustic guitar (unamplified, yet played loudly) with authority.
I bought a one10 after trying out several other options, including Phil Jones.
This cab is something special. It's tiny, it weighs nothing and it's quite loud for its size - but the sound. You get that feeling of a thundering 810, only at bedroom volume levels. It is hands down the best practice and home play cabinet I ever experienced.
However, I got fed up with it. Why? Because a single one is not quite able to play real gigs.
So instead of bringing that tiny 16lbs cab, I lugged my next bigger one around, which was an aguilar GS212 (70+ lbs). To cut it short, I sold both of my GS212 cabs and also the one10 and went with a Super Compact and a Super Midget. And now we get to the point where I start sounding like a commercial.
When I compare the old rig (2x GS212) and the new, the following happened:
-I cut down the weight - by well over 100lbs
-I reduced size and footprint by no small margin
-The new rig is more flexible in terms of sound, the cabs don't have a baked in sound, but react very well to EQ
-In terms of sheer max volume, I think I lost nothing. The point where I stop is when I'm standing in front of the rig and it is so loud that my vision blurs because my eyeballs pick up the vibrations (Don't worry, my earballs are well protected when I attempt such adventures). Both rigs were capable of doing that.
When I rigged a test setup to drive a single GS212 against the Super Compact, I did not bring enough poweramp to max out the cabs, but barefaced describes a point where other cabs start having problems keeping the lows as loud as the mids/highs where the barefaceds still stay flat in their response. I experienced that point. My old rig was overpowered for what I needed it and my new rig is overpowered also.
-In terms of low end punch, I gained a lot. It's hard to describe. When I play low notes, hard and fast, with quitck attack and sudden stops, your gut gets punched way harder on the barefaced cabs - and the drummer gets some stupid grin on his face.
YMMV, but I have no desire to try out other cabinets. Should I find myself in the unlucky situation of having too much money on my hands, I will buy another one10, solely for the purpose of playing it at home.
