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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club

Owned a Quilter, but sold it. It was fine, but it was a bit dull sounding. It put a blanket on the distortion pedals I ran through it, and took the teeth out of them. I wouldn't say it's a bad amp, but it isn't my cup of tea.
I still own it but also feel this way. I love its power module but the preamp section feels too flat and IMO it lacks highs a bit.
 
Just a short note on import duties. On my first new BF cab, a One10 tweed, I never received a bill from FedEx for the import duty. It may still show up. On my second new cab, the above pictured Eight10, I received the bill for "Customs Duty" today, 12 days after the cab arrived. It was 1.2% of the insured (I believe) value, or $26.77, plus a $7 "Advancement Fee" which I suppose is FedEx's charge for handling the transaction. For $7, they are losing money. The 1.2% duty was what I was expecting based on a Google search on the Fed. Govt. website. Very minimal compared to sales tax anywhere around here.
Tim

Alex at Barefaced directed me to the import duty page that shows, for loudspeakers coming from the UK, the duty is 5%. I've always paid about $50 give or take, always billed after the fact. I have heard tell of some folks that never received the bill for the import duty. Never heard of a 1.2% "customs duty"... never got a bill for that... but maybe that's a new duty that has resulted from all the winning going on in Washington. :(
 
I set up a FedEx account while I was waiting for my BB2 since I couldn't figure out if I had to pay the import tax upon delivery or if it would be billed. They ended up billing my account a week or so after the cabinet was delivered here in California. Import paperwork shows a value of 699 and a 2.4% T.S.U.S.A/ I.R.C. Rate. Total duty was $22.22. I expected it to be more. The only other fees I paid were currency conversion fees charged by PayPal. The aggregate amount of the fees turned out to be a lot less than I expected and thankfully the FedEx gremlins did not hijack my delivery.... about 21 hours to get from the UK to my doorstep in California. Trying not to think about the carbon footprint...
 
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Actually, it really can be that easy. That's how my One10 found me. I mentioned here that I was interested in a One10 and two thread regulars hooked me up with another who was considering selling his. We talked and ended up doing a deal.

Gotta love TB! :D
 
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Actually, it really can be that easy. That's how my One10 found me. I mentioned here that I was interested in a One10 and two thread regulars hooked me up with another who was considering selling his. We talked and ended up doing a deal.

Gotta love TB! :D
Same here, I posted in here that I was looking for a One10 too and a few days later I got a DM from someone thinking of selling his and I'm a proud owner of it now! If I had the funds I'd post about a Super Midget...
 
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Same here, I posted in here that I was looking for a One10 too and a few days later I got a DM from someone thinking of selling his and I'm a proud owner of it now! If I had the funds I'd post about a Super Midget...

We are a friendly group... I helped pair someone I knew thinking of selling a BF cab with someone who was thinking about buying one, even though the seller hadn't put it out there, and the buyer had only casually mentioned an interest in buying... matchmaking can be fun, among friends, when you feel like you're helping two good people.
 
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