Or, one could learn to play well and have the audience stop throwing stuff at you and your amp
If the lockdown lasts long enough, I might get there
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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If the lockdown lasts long enough, I might get there
If anyone is looking for an amp recommendation to use with the Super Compact cab I really like the Magellan 800.
I play a P bass with flats and this combination really lets the P bass mid growl shine.
Fat and smooth with excellent definition. But not really hi-fi sounding.
I play a P bass with flats and this combination really lets the P bass mid growl shine.
Fat and smooth with excellent definition. But not really hi-fi sounding.
"Chicken wire?" - "Blue Lou" MariniOr, one could learn to play well and have the audience stop throwing stuff at you and your amp
I'm looking at picking up a used GK MB200 to use as a backup with 2 One10 cabs. I used to own an MB200 and loved how it sounded with my 4 ohm Two10. Just to confirm, the MB200 would deliver the full 200 watts (100 watts per cab) at 4 ohms if I daisy chain the cabs?
I still have my fingers crossed waiting for a Barefaced bass amp.
Having owned my BB2 for a couple of months now, and owning several of the Barefaced ten cabs (one, two and four), I figured I would post my general impressions of differences between the two Barefaced speakers (ten and twelve). Firstly, I still love the tens and if I had to choose between the two it would be ten all the way. Not to say that the BB2 is not impressive, just that I enjoy the character of the tens, they suit my plug and play inclination and my preference for a vintage tone. The BB2 involved a bit more of a learning process, the tweeter really is a luxury I do not need but can hear the difference with its effect limited, and man this speaker does go low. Of my tube heads it seemed to match best with the (now sold) Ampeg V4B, with the Orange AD200 it sounds good but it is the only cab I have met that goes so deep that the Orange vibrates/rattles in sympathy with it. I generally use it with the Mesa 800+ which seems a good match, and found at a recent gig that my tendency to use the hpf reduced some of the advantages of the BB2 which is to go deep and really fill in the bottom. Unusually I now use no hpf with the BB2 speaker, although I continue to do so with the tens. I am also seriously considering importing a Bergantino Forte HP as I am curious to try this with my Barefaced cabs.
So there you go, just a few thoughts accompanied by a nice Riesling
So there you go, just a few thoughts accompanied by a nice Riesling
Having owned my BB2 for a couple of months now, and owning several of the Barefaced ten cabs (one, two and four), I figured I would post my general impressions of differences between the two Barefaced speakers (ten and twelve). Firstly, I still love the tens and if I had to choose between the two it would be ten all the way. Not to say that the BB2 is not impressive, just that I enjoy the character of the tens, they suit my plug and play inclination and my preference for a vintage tone. The BB2 involved a bit more of a learning process, the tweeter really is a luxury I do not need but can hear the difference with its effect limited, and man this speaker does go low. Of my tube heads it seemed to match best with the (now sold) Ampeg V4B, with the Orange AD200 it sounds good but it is the only cab I have met that goes so deep that the Orange vibrates/rattles in sympathy with it. I generally use it with the Mesa 800+ which seems a good match, and found at a recent gig that my tendency to use the hpf reduced some of the advantages of the BB2 which is to go deep and really fill in the bottom. Unusually I now use no hpf with the BB2 speaker, although I continue to do so with the tens. I am also seriously considering importing a Bergantino Forte HP as I am curious to try this with my Barefaced cabs.
So there you go, just a few thoughts accompanied by a nice Riesling
Agreed on much of this. I would pick the 10” cabs over the 12” if I had to pick one for most bass playing situations. There is a bit of a learning curve to getting the EQ set with some amps. I loved the SC with a Mesa Buster head. I’m sure the BB2 with the ones you mentioned would be wonderful.
Enjoy!
Having owned my BB2 for a couple of months now, and owning several of the Barefaced ten cabs (one, two and four), I figured I would post my general impressions of differences between the two Barefaced speakers (ten and twelve). Firstly, I still love the tens and if I had to choose between the two it would be ten all the way. Not to say that the BB2 is not impressive, just that I enjoy the character of the tens, they suit my plug and play inclination and my preference for a vintage tone. The BB2 involved a bit more of a learning process, the tweeter really is a luxury I do not need but can hear the difference with its effect limited, and man this speaker does go low. Of my tube heads it seemed to match best with the (now sold) Ampeg V4B, with the Orange AD200 it sounds good but it is the only cab I have met that goes so deep that the Orange vibrates/rattles in sympathy with it. I generally use it with the Mesa 800+ which seems a good match, and found at a recent gig that my tendency to use the hpf reduced some of the advantages of the BB2 which is to go deep and really fill in the bottom. Unusually I now use no hpf with the BB2 speaker, although I continue to do so with the tens. I am also seriously considering importing a Bergantino Forte HP as I am curious to try this with my Barefaced cabs.
So there you go, just a few thoughts accompanied by a nice Riesling
Pretty much my impression too. I owned a Compact and then a pair of BB2 cabs, but I much prefer the pair of Two10 I use now. I was reluctant to try them at first because of the 'vintage' and 'retro' and 'old school' labels, but I found the labels only told a fraction of the story: yes, they are well suited for that kind of sound, but not only. They're a pretty versatile speaker. I certainly don't go for "Precision + flats" type of vibe.
Have you tried the twelves with upright bass? If my understanding is correct, the tens are generally designed for bass guitars and the twelves (being closer to FRFR) are usually pereferred by upright players...or bass players using modelling...
I don't own an upright but I notice that a friend of mine who doubles regularly, @Marty Forrer , sold his twelves and went back to two or three One 10s. He knows his gear and is a much respected player, so I find that quite interesting.
That's interesting indeed. Maybe because you don't want really fat lows with a double bass? That can resonate in the body, making your sound muddy. Nothing that a little EQ'ing wont fix though.. Oh, and decoupling from the floor, to prevent boominess. I use an Auralex Gramma v2 for that.
I love my BTII, the dispersion is great, which helps when you don't have frets ;-)
I love my BTII, the dispersion is great, which helps when you don't have frets ;-)
Probably. For some period of time, I was using Bergantino AE112 and CN112 with my (electric) upright. AE112 has big lows, CN112 has tight (tighter) lows. I sold AE, kept CN...
I noticed that you didn't list any of the tweeterless Barefaced 12's.
Do you feel that the tweeter is essential with the 12's for doublebass, perhaps better to have when bowing, or maybe just better overall for the acoustic nature of the instrument? Would a Super Compact or Super Twin still sound good with a doublebass? I ask because I have a Super Twin (that I love BTW), but I only use it with electric basses, but I now have a nice doublebass that my son quit using when he finished high school, it doesn't have a pickup but I will probably have one installed at some point.
