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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club

I had a rattle in my One10 that turned out to be a little mettle bracket that the screws securing the driver connect to on the backside, which had fallen off and (being very light) was stuck to the driver magnet. I had to remove the cloth grill, then the driver, to locate the buzz (thinking it might be a bad driver which BF said it likely was - in fact they were so sure that they sent me a new driver which I did in fact install since 1) they were convinced and 2) it was there, delivered in 24 hrs from Brighton UK to the Chicago area). But I am 90% certain (like the google search doctor who is always near certain :) ) that it was that bracket oscillating on the magnet when I played through it. I mean, it COULD have been a bad driver like Alex said (it was a week-old cabinet so maybe a unit faulty at manufacture by his supplier), but if so there was coincidentally also this loose bracket stuck on the magnet.In either case I'll never know for sure which since I took care of both things at once.

I must say Alex gave very good instructions for getting the grill off without harm, and while I nervously expected a difficult job, it was far less difficult than I thought. It went smoothly - though I was uber careful and followed the directions religiously. Bad driver or loose bracket, I never had that problem after that.

So- possible that your problem - and the sound of something falling inside - was one of those little clamp/brackets falling and becoming a free flyer from the driver; or, in your case, more likely a clamp that receives that screw inside, which might also be a small/light piece originally held by glue but meant to ultimately adhere by force of the tightened screw pulling it into/onto the wood of the cabinet.

Just my 2 cents, I am probably wrong, insert additional disclaimer here.

Unless it was touching the cone that little nut stuck to the magnet wouldn't cause a rattle.
 
I was just about to order a Super Twin. This has me seriously rethinking that decision.

I wouldn't let that discourage you too much.

Sure, it was a bit of a hassle, but at the end of the day wasn't a huge deal. Alex got back to me with instructions on how to safely remove the grill and the speaker and I was able to access the screw and the nut that was stuck.

There was some polyfill that got hung underneath the t-nut and preventing the screw from coming out. Probably a pretty rare issue for most people. I got it disassembled and back together in about 20 minutes.

For the past 4 days I've been busy gigging and going to rehearsals with the cab and it's a really great piece of gear. Not gonna say that it's the best sounding cab I've ever played through (I mean there's a lot of great cabs and you'd need to have them all back-to-back to do an A/B test on all of them), but I will say that - so far - it's the best cab I've ever owned.

For one thing it's crazy lightweight. I showed up to the gigs with my bass strapped around one shoulder, and my other arm carrying this cab. It's just a few pounds heavier than one of the tiny Phil Jones cabs that I used to play through.

It's also capable of being very, very loud. If I dialed my amps volume at about 4, I would be drowning out the rest of the band. And I could just keep cranking it if I needed to, and the speakers wouldn't mind at all.

To me, the sound of the cab is very neutral. Meaning that whatever your bass and preamp sound like, that's what will come out of the speakers. I was a bit worried about highs because there is no tweeter. It doesn't need one though, those 12s can be plenty bright if I need it.

All in all, a pretty smokin little cab.
 
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My new rig. Small but sounds good IMHO.
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I'm sorry but I have to say this.

I hate that new logo. It's too big, it's atrocious, and it looks out of place. It would at least look better centered somewhere. Top edge, bottom edge, dead center.

Okay, I feel better.

EDIT: Funny how it doesn't look too big if centered.

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I'm actually OK about the logo., and I normally stress over these things. I must be mellowing in my old age...!
 
These are expensive, and mechanically they're relatively simple. The idea of having to immediately do a repair on it upon delivery doesn't sit well with me. It doesn't bother some which is fine too.
Fair enough, but it's one incidence of this amongst a LOT of cabs delivered. Unless there's a bunch of other people experiencing the same problem, I'd say you're pretty safe.
 
I'm sorry but I have to say this.

I hate that new logo. It's too big, it's atrocious, and it looks out of place. It would at least look better centered somewhere. Top edge, bottom edge, dead center.

Okay, I feel better.

EDIT: Funny how it doesn't look too big if centered.

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I agree. I don't hate the new logo but the old one is just ever so understated and just fits the design of the cabs imo. The new logo hasn't really grown on me outside of the guitar cabs.