I bought a secondhand Hartke Hydrive 112 to tide me over until my Super Midget arrives.
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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My backup cabinets are a pair of Hartke HyDrives. They've very different from my BB2's and don't put out nearly the fullness in the low end or the volume, but I kind of like them. For the price I paid for them (both were demos in basically perfect condition and I got them for less than used ones are typically selling for these days), they're good backups for those few times when I'd rather not take "the good cabs".
Mine are the HD210s, but the cool thing I like about the HD112's is the 4/8 ohm switch.
That being said, they're no Barefaceds.
Mine are the HD210s, but the cool thing I like about the HD112's is the 4/8 ohm switch.
That being said, they're no Barefaceds.
I had a play with that a few days ago. I couldn't hear any appreciable difference, even though I believe (?) that running one cab at 4 Ohms should make it sound a lot louder than when it's running at 8 Ohms.
Have you found a use for the 4/8 impedance switch?
IIRC, only the HD112 has the 4/8 ohm switch. At a minimum, the HD210s that I have don't. Mine are 8 ohm only.
I don't know that you'd get a noticeably louder volume at 4 ohms since you'd only be doubling your amps power output at most. But that extra power would give you more clean headroom that would (could?) give you better tone at higher volume.
I don't know that you'd get a noticeably louder volume at 4 ohms since you'd only be doubling your amps power output at most. But that extra power would give you more clean headroom that would (could?) give you better tone at higher volume.
Yeah, I don't have the money to spend on cabinets. Already spent a pretty penny on the Barefaced cabs and I don't want to buy cabinets only to return them. I'm on week 14 for my Super twin and week 13 for my Super 3rd. I think what may be holding things up was we had to switch to cloth grills as the grill for the super 3rd was likely going to take a while to get made and get there. Alex had mentioned that would be quicker as they make them in house. I have no idea how much time that would add to my order, but hopefully not too much. I know they are coming at some point.
Normally they are fairly diligent about updating their website with what they are working on and any production delays, but they haven't put one up in almost a month. Probably focusing on production versus updating the site.
Yeah, I'm sure they are super busy. I know mine are in production and have been since the beginning of November. Like others have mentioned the delays are mostly due to supply chain issues, I think. In this case switching to cloth grills probably slowed everything down. I have no reference for how long it takes to build a cabinet or make cloth grills so it is what it is. I take solace in the fact that once they ship, they tend to arrive quickly, and I've never heard anyone say they regret buying one. These should be the last cabinets I buy for a very long time.
I did cloth grills on all of my cabs too. I like the "old school" look.
I did cloth on my bb3's. If I get a big twin, I'd get a metal grille and colored baffle. 
I did metal on my BB3s. If I ever add a BT3, I'd probably choose the black cloth to save some weight but match color.
Every pound counts, so cloth on all my cabs for the weight reduction. Fortunately I also prefer the look.
Yeah...I grew up in the 70's and 80's so I have fond memories of those Ampeg and Fender cabs with the cloth grills. To me, that's what a bass cab should look like.
If there was a two10, I would have thrown my debit card across the ocean. I have a SuperTwin, but am curious to try the 10's…..and possibly a single 12………AND…probably sell all my Aguilar cabs.
Yowza! So, do I try rationalizing a second One10...
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I've already got two. I'm seriously thinking about a third!!
I don't see a One10 with black cloth there, only black steel and silver cloth…
