Super Compact (x2) is the best option IMHO. The low end is soooooo goooood
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Super Compact (x2) is the best option IMHO. The low end is soooooo goooood
Are they still punchy/thumpy or quick?
Sorry, I may be using the wrong terminology.
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I didn't order one because it doesn't seem necessary to have a cover where I'm at, just a little rain sometimes. The shipping to the U.S. is pricey unless you buy it with a cab. I've never had a cover for any of my other cabs. Still, I'm checking out options and may buy a cover at some point.
All I can tell you is that the Super Compact has plenty of low end. I recently played some very live rooms and had to dial the lows wa-a-y back. But it was controllable and worked out fine. The SC is a very articulate box. It always feels like I'm hearing my technique and the sound of whatever instrument I'm playing through it. The Euphonic Audio micro550 is also a very revealing amp, so the combination is letting me hear the big picture.
It's hard to answer because it's subjective, + english is not my mother tongue, but I'll try: I think the low frequencies of the Super Compact are deep, "wall shaking", you can really feel them in your body as much as you can hear them. But at the same time they are punchy, thumpy, quick, detailed… For me it's the perfect "anti-mud" cab.
My first cab was a One10, and I loved it. When I needed to upgrade, I hesitated for a long time between the Two10 and the SC. Now that I finally chose the Super Compact I don't regret. I know the Two10 has much more low frequencies than the One10, but the Super Compact has exactly the tone I was looking for, there's no way I could prefer the Two10.
I hope it helps.
Why don't you ask Alex if you still have a doubt? He's very good at recommending the right cab for each of us based on our personal tastes.
I have a One Ten, nice little cab but certainly colored as I believe is the intent. I use that for practice.
I also have two Big Baby 2 cabs. Those cabs have wonderful full and clear bottom end, no mud. If that is what you are looking for, I would suggest you consider one or two Big Baby 3 cabs. I really like these cabs.
I also have two Big Baby 2 cabs. Those cabs have wonderful full and clear bottom end, no mud. If that is what you are looking for, I would suggest you consider one or two Big Baby 3 cabs. I really like these cabs.
Over the years with Barefaced cabs I seem to have gravitated towards using one or both of Super Midget and Big Baby 2 for indoor gigs. Most times on outdoor stages I use use a Four 10 or Six 10 (Four 10 with Two 10 on top). It just seems to me that on a big outdoor/festival stage where the acoustics are often unknown I get more punch with the tens and an Aguilar 751 on top.
Looking up those darned covers I noticed the Mini, a Midget without the tweet. It's a bit smaller than the SC, with the twelve and and sprayed on finish. The picture shows the old logo style.
I could have written that verbatim.
The only thing I would add is that, having and loving a One10, I do sometimes wonder what a rig of Barefaced 10s would sound like on a gig.
I got a One10 and One10T a few months ago and have gigged twice with them, with my Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2. The rig sounds fantastic!
Low, loud and sounds wonderful. The band comments on how good the cabs sound. Gig number three this Thursday evening. Ha cha!
My BB3 should be here next month... it was so hard to lay off the One10+One10T stack. Enjoy
Go big. You will not regret it.
EA iAMP Classic Pro pushing a Barefaced Six10T. In the rack is a first-year EBMM Dark Ray (it has an onboard Darkglass Alpha/Omega) and a couple of Sadowsky NYC 4-24s. In two words? Tonal Viagra.
EA iAMP Classic Pro pushing a Barefaced Six10T. In the rack is a first-year EBMM Dark Ray (it has an onboard Darkglass Alpha/Omega) and a couple of Sadowsky NYC 4-24s. In two words? Tonal Viagra.
I can safely say that a Six10 would be overkill for any of our gigs where I'm carrying the room (rather than going through the PA), but I would looooooooooove to flap my pants legs with one at least once. 
My BB3 should be here next month... it was so hard to lay off the One10+One10T stack. Enjoy
Same over to you!!
It's Idlewild West, my Allman Brothers tribute band. It's this Thursday at Baltic Kiss in Pt. Richmond, from 8-11.
They have a Meyer sound system. Our first time playing there. Hope to see you there. Idlewild West - Upcoming Gigs
I can safely say that a Six10 would be overkill for any of our gigs where I'm carrying the room (rather than going through the PA), but I would looooooooooove to flap my pants legs with one at least once.
It’s not to carry, I have FOH assistance.
And it’s not for the ‘volume’ as in loudness, more the ‘volume’ as in a fuller stage and venue sound. On stage it’s audible, not overly so, but I like feeling what I’m playing while hearing it via IEMs.
Yeah, she moves air. My twin BB3s do too. Lots. It’s by design to cool the cab as it incurs more load. Physics. Same general principle as an AGA range-using heat to your advantage. @alexclaber keep me honest here…
I experience this even in my dead quiet sound treated home studio. The audible volume is not loud at all. But with two 12-inch drivers, my SuperTwin projects "feel" of the bass tones that I cannot achieve with a small cab -- even if the latter matches the audible volume of the ST.
Six 10 vs two bf twelves both different shades of awesomeness ime. The Six 10 will punch you in the gut whereas the twelves surround you like a pillow. If you get what I mean........
After nearly a year of thinking about Barefaced, I'm coming to the conclusion that there's no way to choose between the 10s and the 12s. The only solution is to save up and get a pair of 2x10s and a pair of BB3s 
