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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
- Thread starter Stumbo
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Just put down my deposit for an SC. So 'cited!
Replaced as in, it's louder, lighter, smaller, and has fuller lows. The only thing I lost is a little bit of midrange punchiness and some tweeter twang, which I can mostly compensate for with EQ. Replaced also as in, I sold the DB410 in the classifieds, and last I checked was part of a DB750 rig in LA.
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In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
Check the feet. One of the feet just came off my BTII. No big deal, just screwed it back on and tightened the other one too.
As a follow up regarding the resonant buzz I heard during the shootout. Turns out it was something in the room (but near the stack) that was buzzing and not the One10's.
The Great SC vs One10 Shootout
I did a personal comparison between an SC, my pair of One10's, a Quilter Bass Block 800, and a GK MB800. Shout out to Travis (Steelbed45) for loaning me his beautiful SC cab! [Also, I have posted this same review on the Barefaced Owners Group Facebook page]
The biggest takeaway for me was finally understanding what people mean by the term "transparency" of the SC. I have been totally bewildered by all the metaphors others have used to explain what the Barefaced 12" cabs do: words like "transparent", "PA-like", "uncolored", yadda yadda. I will give you the EXACT moment I knew the difference between the SC and the One10 (and what those terms above actually mean ...to me of course!)
I was noodling back and forth between the cabs, even creating a loop on my Ditto so I could focus on the sound. At one point I hit the sixth fret on string #2 (E) using the One10 stack and got a very annoying resonant buzz. It wasn't a fret buzz or a faulty grill, it was simply a resonant frequency (at the volume and eq I was using) that the little guy just couldn't seem to handle.
I imediately swapped the cable over to the SC and it sounded perfectly fine, no volume or eq change. It just sounded, well, perfect.
Combine that with the Quilter BB800, a very "uncolored" head, and the result, though initially underwhelming, became quite overwhelming when I thought of the fact that what I was hearing (SC with Quilter set dead flat) was the actual sound of my P basses (one with rounds and one with flats) without anything mucking it up. It was a very empowering moment to know that the SC was offering me a totally clean canvas to craft a sound. Maybe an DSM Omincabsim for a pre using the Quilter as power amp?
Suffice it to say, I will be ordering an SC, then selling one of the One10's (I'm definitely keeping one) to help finance a second SC.
Overall, I am blown away by the capabilities of the SC. Of course all of this is just my observations based on my personal taste, but day-um Alex, I am digging these cabs!
Whew!
Had that issue before. New cab creates buzzing sound. Turns out buzzing is sympathetic vibration of my front door or coffee table.
I had an old fashioned wind up alarm clock in my China cabinet. Took the longest time to track down this noise. Turns out every time I played my Eb bass AND dropped it to C# it was just the right frequency to release whatever stored up tension the clocks spring had left in it. Drove me crazy. Thankfully I figured it out before all the tension was completely depleted.
i have a funny story about when i first played through my one10 . So i figured out that by sitting in a chair with the amp somewhere on the floor and the speaker cabinet on my knees facing directly at me i could get a pretty good sound! so there i was jamming along, listening to all that glorious airy warmth pouring out of the improbably tiny box, when here comes the cat casually strolling up. he leaps into my lap into the 6 or so inch space between the P bass and the grille cloth, curls up and gets cozy then just kind of looks up at me and smiles. if thats not a good endorsement, i dont know what is!
That's really good news! I would LOVE to see how the PF-50T sounds with a Six10! It might be plenty loud with a sensitive cab like that...
Has anyone tried the Six10 with the PF-50T? Am seriously considering ordering this combo.
I haven't tried it, but I can't think of a single reason why it wouldn't be awesome. It may be a bit overkill, though.
I like the idea of wheels on the larger cabs. Seems like it would be easier for me to wheel a 610 than carry a 410
True, but wouldn't even a 210 be more than enough for a 50W amp? Or two of those. On a dolly.
Not that I don't support the 610 overkill - I use mine in a 12 m2/130 sq feet rehearsal space.
Not that I don't support the 610 overkill - I use mine in a 12 m2/130 sq feet rehearsal space.
A 210 would be "enough", but 50 watts through the Six10 would be much louder and have more authority than the same power through the Two10.
BTW, I own the Four10, and while it isn't weightless, it is startlingly light for its size. I'd love a Six10, but I've never even come close to pushing the Four10, so the expense would be stupid for me.
Or would it... ?
I've actually thought about getting another Four10 because it would feel so amazing to stand in front of all that power.
Just took delivery of a brand new Super Twin, right in time for tonight's gig. Report to follow!
Don't forget the break-in period, it should start sounding sweet near the end of the last set.
That's a question I've wondered about for a while between an Eight10 vs two Four10's, would adding a second Four10 match the specs if the Eight10?Or would it... ?
I've actually thought about getting another Four10 because it would feel so amazing to stand in front of all that power.
Calling Mr. Claber!
