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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club

#4,041
discreet said:
Do I need an excuse to post this pic of my current rig?
Markbass SA450 with Barefaced Two10 and a Road Worn P Bass strung with La Bella flats. Lush joy!

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saltydude said:
After seeing this I would absolutely get the cloth grill with the 210. Nice pic!
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Agreed, the cloth grills look fantastic, I think better than the steel grills. Unfortunately my practical side says the added protection of the steel grills makes them a better choice, so my two are steels.

Now, if you could get the cloth put over the steel .... :D
 
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dave64o said:
Unfortunately my practical side says the added protection of the steel grills makes them a better choice, so my two are steels.
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I'm not sure what added protection the steel grills provide? Do you regularly have members of the audience throwing tomahawks at you? ;)
 
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chris_b said:
Good move, but I'd always advise that if you have specific objectives you email Alex and tell him. He's a very good judge of how to fit his cabs to players requirements.
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We talked about it. :thumbsup:
I liked that two different employees did their diligence to make sure this purchase would go smoothly. When I worked in computer retail, I always double checked the customer's needs, mostly because I have little faith in people, but I also hated returns.
 
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alexclaber said:
I'm not sure what added protection the steel grills provide? Do you regularly have members of the audience throwing tomahawks at you? ;)
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The Deep End said:
I got the steel front on account of the clumsy, goofy roadie that transports my equipment (aka Me).
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Pretty much what The Deep End said - the oaf moving and using my cabinets is an ongoing, omnipresent threat. :D :facepalm:

But I also have some other experience that makes me lean steel. When my son was younger, I suspect he and some friends were messing around in the family room and somehow did some major damage to one of the mains in my home theater system. Something or someone went into the cloth grill and almost completely tore the driver from the surround. But since they saw and heard nothing when it happened (for example, it wasn't as obvious as knocking something off a shelf and breaking it) he had no recollection of anything happening. I didn't see it so I can't say for certain it was them, but I know what they were like as kids so that's a likely explanation. Anyway, that "anything can happen anytime" is in the back of my mind and is a main reason why I prefer the steel.

But it sure as h*** isn't for the looks. The cloth wins easily on looks!
 
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tallboybass said:
Cats.
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Now that is a good reason!

I've yet to hear or think of any mode of damage where the cloth grill will fail to provide adequate protection - it's not like the cloth on hi-fi speakers, you could build a trampoline from it. We threw our lump hammer at a cloth grill a few times and it just bounced off.
 
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alexclaber said:
Now that is a good reason!

I've yet to hear or think of any mode of damage where the cloth grill will fail to provide adequate protection - it's not like the cloth on hi-fi speakers, you could build a trampoline from it. We threw our lump hammer at a cloth grill a few times and it just bounced off.
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Good to know. The only cloth grill amp I every had was a Fender Sidekick and it had a rend in the fabric when I bought it used. It felt like regular old cloth to me, but I was 15, what did I know.
Personally, I can't stand the look of it on any cab. It screams shag carpet, man perms, and wood paneling. That said, consumer idiocy isn't the manufacturer's fault.
 
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Alex has been super patient with my questions so out to the forum I throw it as simply as I can.

4-string Precisions with flats, frets or fretless. From a PLX I can provide 700w at 8 ohms or 1100w at 4 ohms (times two if needed). rock, jazz, singer/songwriter, r&b.. clean, currently no pedals.

I am the sort of player who would prefer to have the power to pull back most of the time and only dig in sometimes.

Super Twin vs. four10?
 
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alexclaber said:
I'm not sure what added protection the steel grills provide? Do you regularly have members of the audience throwing tomahawks at you? ;)
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I understand that your statement is focused more on "what if?" scenarios and the probability of. Cats are also a big one for me; I have to remove the cab cover when it gets into the house so they do not tear at it (these cats are actually very well behaved in this regard). I'm not at the level to require a road case so protection during travel is important (stacked gear, etc...) and I echo The Deep End on this. I'm an extremely agile individual but, ironically, am the type of person who always finds new and exciting ways to damage things due to some item clumsiness trait I possess.
My main concern with clothe grilles has always been damage by puncturing; I know it is not probable but with the amount of gigs/rehearsals that I do I'll take the piece of mind...though I still fear that something small enough could puncture through the perforations in the metal (realising I'll never find peace of mind). This leaves me with the safest option of screwing a piece of plywood over the front of the cab; I actually did this to a Peavey TKO 80 years ago after reading about Trace Elliot's new (at the time) BLX combos.
 
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#4,059
alexclaber said:
Hurrah!



That's why we changed the name - they started out as the Retro Six10 and Retro Two10 but the more we used them the more we realised that was underselling their tonal versatility. We haven't used up all the original serial number labels yet, so some of the 10CR range still say 'retro' on the back but we don't call them that anymore.

So it's just the Barefaced Two10. Simple. Versatile. GLORIOUS. :)
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Hi Alex, Looks like everyone loves the Cabinets that you are producing. Right now I am playing a Mesa M9 Carbine head through a Mesa Powerhouse 4ohm 2x10 (rated approx. 600 watts) whIle it's a great sounding cab with lots of volume and low end, the 70 lbs weight and less than optimal dispersion is a bit of a problem for me. Do you think that your Barefaced 2x10 in a 4ohm configuration would match or exceed the Mesa that Iam using in terms of clean output, low end and dispersion? I am a fan of vintagey bass tone (I play in a soul/funk band), and have also been considering the big baby. Your thoughts would be appreciated!
 

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