Seven weeks from deposit 'til delivery--but I had an extra handle added and they were still working out the kinks with the switchable impedance.
Edit: it's a Retro Two10.
Edit: it's a Retro Two10.
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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I forgot to mention that the cab I ordered that took 7 weeks-- an SM-- also had a custom component-- a tophat for pole mounting. No doubt that adds a little time since they don't have any stock of a custom-modified item.
I emailed this morning and they said probably 3-4 weeks for me. I will keep my fingers crossed for it being finished sooner because I have a gig on March 3rd that I'd love to have it for.
My Super Compact took less than 4 weeks from ordering 'til arrival in California.
howdy, y'all. ok. i've had my two10 for 4 months. the service level with the barefaced crew is top-notch. delivery was @ 3 weeks from order date.
i've played it solo, and i've paired with with an avatar b210 neo and an eden d210xst (both 4 ohm). i drive it with a mesa d800. i play passive fender p and j 4-bangers. overall, it sounds great. solo, particularly at lower/small club volume, it would be (and will be) my #1 choice. the portability is a huge feature. but because i play in a loud (did i say loud?) power trio, i would not use this cab solo in an application where volume is encouraged. the best pairing i have is the two10 with the eden d210xst. however, i have to really tweak the knobs on the amp to bring out the best of both cabs. there is a delicate balance. at 2 ohms combined, these 2 cabs with the d800 can bring it. seriously.
i've considered getting another two10 or a big twin, but given where and for whom i play, i think i'll just go with my current inventory. i recommend barefaced cabs. they sound great, they're light, but they're expensive. in my mind, they're almost too nice to use in the dives we play. so many choices. good hunting!
i've played it solo, and i've paired with with an avatar b210 neo and an eden d210xst (both 4 ohm). i drive it with a mesa d800. i play passive fender p and j 4-bangers. overall, it sounds great. solo, particularly at lower/small club volume, it would be (and will be) my #1 choice. the portability is a huge feature. but because i play in a loud (did i say loud?) power trio, i would not use this cab solo in an application where volume is encouraged. the best pairing i have is the two10 with the eden d210xst. however, i have to really tweak the knobs on the amp to bring out the best of both cabs. there is a delicate balance. at 2 ohms combined, these 2 cabs with the d800 can bring it. seriously.
i've considered getting another two10 or a big twin, but given where and for whom i play, i think i'll just go with my current inventory. i recommend barefaced cabs. they sound great, they're light, but they're expensive. in my mind, they're almost too nice to use in the dives we play. so many choices. good hunting!
i forgot to add: i use these cabs stacked vertically (eden d210xst on the bottom, barefaced two10 up top). i waited a long time to try this because i couldn't stand the way it looked (still looks odd, but i'm getting over it). as far as the sound goes, i am a convert. if you haven't tried stacking 210s vertically (no matter the brand), give it a go. i think you'll be surprised at the result. cheers.
Holy Moly! Does the local code enforcement need to recheck building structure integrity after you've gigged?!?
Hahaha! Funny, the first time I played this rig in my house I felt nauseous. LOL!
Oops, just read "SM" not "SC" (have an SC) so we're not as alike as I thought! LOL!
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I believe even with SC and not so much different anyway cause I always use my SM with the tweeter turned off.
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I seem to recall a post by Alex awhile back saying that two One10 cabs would have the same volume as a Two10. I also seem to remember, though less sure, that he also said in that post that a Two10 may sound a tad deeper than two One10 cabs due to the Two10 cab's dimensions.
I have a stack of two One10 cabs. They have every bit of the lows (to my ears) as my former SM, though not as much as my former BB2. After extensive - and expensive - exploration of Barefaced cabs, the 2 x One10 stack is "it" for me for tone, portability, and output.
I had two One10's, but sold one local to finance the SC.
I had a show with my brand new Super Compact on Saturday. I give it an 11 out of 10. Long post warning.
I had booked two events back to back, and to make things worse, first was bass, second was guitar, which meant I needed to bring two sets of everything. And when I say back to back, I mean I had 15 minutes to get from bass venue to guitar venue and start playing. So, I decided to leave the guitar rig set up at Venue #2, then go to Venue #1, then drive quickly back to Venue #2 as soon as I'd finished playing.
Plans changed when I found that there was a street fair happening around Venue #2, which should, in theory, complicate matters, yet I still found prime princess parking at the venue when I was unloading my guitar gear. Anyone who plays weekends in a busy city knows, if you have prime princess parking on a Saturday night, you do not leave. So I decided to Lyft the rest of the night.
Traveling with my 5-string Yamaha in a Reunion Blues bag on my back, a Super Compact in one hand, and the TC BH800 in a soft bag on my shoulder, I was in such a great mood by the time I got to the venue because everything was so darn light and easy to carry. One of the reasons why I can never give up the TC BH800 is for days like these, when even a tiny pedalboard would be yet one more thing to carry, but with the BH800, I can still have a decent tuner, a very good multi-band compressor, and 800 watts of power (well, more like 400 into 8 ohms). So what if there's another setup out there that might be a little bit better? The BH800 lets me be comfortable to the gig as well as at the gig.
Anyway, setup was a breeze. I have a 5-string PJ style passive bass with GHS Precision flats. Loud drummer, sound is garage punkish, 3-piece. I play busy, but a subdued, warm, low-end busy, rarely even touch the G at all, so that guitar has its own space. I play far more guitar than bass, but when I play bass, I want BASS, you know. I try to be the bassist that I'd want to play with.
So, on my BH800, I just started straight down the middle with the EQ, then added some extra high-mids and treble, then I kicked in the SpectraComp just a bit. The show was at a large loft-like art space with no PA support, high ceilings, so I decided to get a little ignorant with the master volume and cranked it to about 7 or 8, plus I was curious with the new cab and all. As soon as the playing started, I was just ecstatic with my sound. The sound was so clear, so powerful. I prefer to play with a very light touch 80% of the time and I use the B string a lot, so I need a lot of clean power. I didn't have to dig in at all to get a punchy sound. But during the loud parts of songs, I could pluck a little bit behind the bridge pickup and pluck harder to get that articulation.
With my previous Bergantino, I'd have to use a pick on some of the busiest parts to get that articulation because I felt like the rig ran out of clean volume and thus a pick was the only way I could get more clarity, and also my fingers would get tired from having to dig in more than I wanted to, but with the Barefaced, I was very comfortable all night because the amp gave me all the articulation I needed. I didn't miss the tweeter much, and I loved how even the sound was no matter where I stood. I even sat at the edge of the stage for a second just to see if the sound changed with the speaker right in my ear vs. at my leg, and I don't know how, but it still sounded about the same. As the night progressed, I found that my favorite sound was using both the P and the J pickups to get a tiny bit of a mid scoop.
There was no point where I wasn't loud enough. I was probably a bit louder than I needed to be, but the Super Compact has such a pleasant sound that I didn't feel it was interfering with the rest of the band. It was beautiful. And then we were done, and I had to be at the other venue in 15 minutes. As soon as I was done with the set, I ordered a Lyft, then in the 4 minutes it took to show up, I was packed up and outside. It was beautifully executed. I hope that I never have to ever do that again, but both shows were honestly great, so don't hold me to that.
The funniest part about this rig, though, when my bandmate was helping me with the initial loading out, she didn't want to bother with the Super Compact. I was like, try it, it's light, and then once she picked it up, you could see her face positively light up, like she didn't expect something that weighed half as much as a Princeton Reverb, which is something that she's used to carrying.
I was wondering if after this gig, I might have wished I'd gone with a Big Baby II, and I can honestly say that I don't think that even a bit because if I want anything more, I'd rather use two cabs than have one larger cab, and a Super Midget would fit that role better, in my opinion, because that also gives me another option for smaller gigs. But since I'm pretty certain that this particular band's more or less done for now because the drummer needs to be fired (I'm serious!) but it's complicated, I don't even know how much bass gigging I'll do in the near future, so we shall see.
Anyway, long story short: everything was perfect. Loading in was great, tone was great, packing up was great, taking a Lyft with the lightest bass rig ever I've ever had was great, watching my musician friends' faces when they pick the cab up was great, crowd was great, bar hopping after the playing was great. Life is great, and the secret to a happier and more fulfilling life is a Barefaced Super Compact.
I had booked two events back to back, and to make things worse, first was bass, second was guitar, which meant I needed to bring two sets of everything. And when I say back to back, I mean I had 15 minutes to get from bass venue to guitar venue and start playing. So, I decided to leave the guitar rig set up at Venue #2, then go to Venue #1, then drive quickly back to Venue #2 as soon as I'd finished playing.
Plans changed when I found that there was a street fair happening around Venue #2, which should, in theory, complicate matters, yet I still found prime princess parking at the venue when I was unloading my guitar gear. Anyone who plays weekends in a busy city knows, if you have prime princess parking on a Saturday night, you do not leave. So I decided to Lyft the rest of the night.
Traveling with my 5-string Yamaha in a Reunion Blues bag on my back, a Super Compact in one hand, and the TC BH800 in a soft bag on my shoulder, I was in such a great mood by the time I got to the venue because everything was so darn light and easy to carry. One of the reasons why I can never give up the TC BH800 is for days like these, when even a tiny pedalboard would be yet one more thing to carry, but with the BH800, I can still have a decent tuner, a very good multi-band compressor, and 800 watts of power (well, more like 400 into 8 ohms). So what if there's another setup out there that might be a little bit better? The BH800 lets me be comfortable to the gig as well as at the gig.
Anyway, setup was a breeze. I have a 5-string PJ style passive bass with GHS Precision flats. Loud drummer, sound is garage punkish, 3-piece. I play busy, but a subdued, warm, low-end busy, rarely even touch the G at all, so that guitar has its own space. I play far more guitar than bass, but when I play bass, I want BASS, you know. I try to be the bassist that I'd want to play with.
So, on my BH800, I just started straight down the middle with the EQ, then added some extra high-mids and treble, then I kicked in the SpectraComp just a bit. The show was at a large loft-like art space with no PA support, high ceilings, so I decided to get a little ignorant with the master volume and cranked it to about 7 or 8, plus I was curious with the new cab and all. As soon as the playing started, I was just ecstatic with my sound. The sound was so clear, so powerful. I prefer to play with a very light touch 80% of the time and I use the B string a lot, so I need a lot of clean power. I didn't have to dig in at all to get a punchy sound. But during the loud parts of songs, I could pluck a little bit behind the bridge pickup and pluck harder to get that articulation.
With my previous Bergantino, I'd have to use a pick on some of the busiest parts to get that articulation because I felt like the rig ran out of clean volume and thus a pick was the only way I could get more clarity, and also my fingers would get tired from having to dig in more than I wanted to, but with the Barefaced, I was very comfortable all night because the amp gave me all the articulation I needed. I didn't miss the tweeter much, and I loved how even the sound was no matter where I stood. I even sat at the edge of the stage for a second just to see if the sound changed with the speaker right in my ear vs. at my leg, and I don't know how, but it still sounded about the same. As the night progressed, I found that my favorite sound was using both the P and the J pickups to get a tiny bit of a mid scoop.
There was no point where I wasn't loud enough. I was probably a bit louder than I needed to be, but the Super Compact has such a pleasant sound that I didn't feel it was interfering with the rest of the band. It was beautiful. And then we were done, and I had to be at the other venue in 15 minutes. As soon as I was done with the set, I ordered a Lyft, then in the 4 minutes it took to show up, I was packed up and outside. It was beautifully executed. I hope that I never have to ever do that again, but both shows were honestly great, so don't hold me to that.
The funniest part about this rig, though, when my bandmate was helping me with the initial loading out, she didn't want to bother with the Super Compact. I was like, try it, it's light, and then once she picked it up, you could see her face positively light up, like she didn't expect something that weighed half as much as a Princeton Reverb, which is something that she's used to carrying.
I was wondering if after this gig, I might have wished I'd gone with a Big Baby II, and I can honestly say that I don't think that even a bit because if I want anything more, I'd rather use two cabs than have one larger cab, and a Super Midget would fit that role better, in my opinion, because that also gives me another option for smaller gigs. But since I'm pretty certain that this particular band's more or less done for now because the drummer needs to be fired (I'm serious!) but it's complicated, I don't even know how much bass gigging I'll do in the near future, so we shall see.
Anyway, long story short: everything was perfect. Loading in was great, tone was great, packing up was great, taking a Lyft with the lightest bass rig ever I've ever had was great, watching my musician friends' faces when they pick the cab up was great, crowd was great, bar hopping after the playing was great. Life is great, and the secret to a happier and more fulfilling life is a Barefaced Super Compact.
Well, I've ran into a bit of a dilemma...
I tried, and became totally enamored with a wet/dry setup. For me, it's cleaner, louder, and gives me some flexibility. I was lucky that I had enough gear laying around to give it a shot without buying stuff. After I tried it with the gear I had, I went out and bought matching amps(GK MB800's). I have plenty of cabs laying around, and since I'm a huge proponent of matching cabs, I pulled my Ampeg PN-410's out of storage and put them in service, which means putting my beloved BTII on the bench. I am not happy about that. My dilemma is...
I gotta buy another BTII! It's awesome and it sucks at the same time. Plus, I need to figure out how to get them to stack horizontally. Metal corners and handles on the sides is gonna make this challenging. Any thoughts, other than ripping the handles off??
I tried, and became totally enamored with a wet/dry setup. For me, it's cleaner, louder, and gives me some flexibility. I was lucky that I had enough gear laying around to give it a shot without buying stuff. After I tried it with the gear I had, I went out and bought matching amps(GK MB800's). I have plenty of cabs laying around, and since I'm a huge proponent of matching cabs, I pulled my Ampeg PN-410's out of storage and put them in service, which means putting my beloved BTII on the bench. I am not happy about that. My dilemma is...
I gotta buy another BTII! It's awesome and it sucks at the same time. Plus, I need to figure out how to get them to stack horizontally. Metal corners and handles on the sides is gonna make this challenging. Any thoughts, other than ripping the handles off??
