Here's a link to the (F)NBD thread. It has all the studio photos Nikola sent to me when the bass was finished.
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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From the posts in this conversation, the clear answer is to order both and sell one after living with them a bit
The 10" and 12" cabs have completely different personalities. I've owned a few of each. If you want a PA style FRFR cabinet that does not impose any (or very little) character on the sound, you should go with a 12" model. If you enjoy the character added by a nice vintage cabinet but want the fidelity, output, extended range and reduced weight of a modern cab, the 10" models will be what you want.
I've realized I don't like FRFR cabinets, to me the cabinet is part of the instrument. So, I have a Three10T on order. I like the punch and bounce and warmth I got from my old Two10 and Four10, and with a tweeter it will have the sparkle and bite I missed with those cabs.
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I absolutely love my One10T and One10. A Three10T would be heaven!
My two primary cabs are a Super Twin and an Audiokinesis TC112. Both employ 12" drivers. They sound very good but different. The crossover and horn in the TC112 cab can get into FRFR territory, if you want it to. The ST is full and round and bigger sounding at gig volume. The TC112 will get quite loud as well but it doesn't have the second driver boosting the sound like a ST. I've settled on using the TC112 for acoustic gigs where I don't need more than moderate volume. Electric gigs get the ST and I like to run it as loud as practical for the room because it sounds excellent with acoustic drum kits and gets my playing into the zone.
12s are a clear winner for me. flat response does not = no personality. just the opposite, as far as im concerned. theyre just not rolled off in the upoer mids. i can hear my amp better. clearer tone like a b15 (and it doesn't get much more old school than that)
As an added benefit, see for yourself how some audience members respond to the Super Twin 
Kidding aside, there was no bass in the PA. Sounds pretty good, no?
Kidding aside, there was no bass in the PA. Sounds pretty good, no?
My current best-loved cabinets are an Audiokinesis Hathor 1203 and 212. They are a super nice middle ground between voiced and neutral, and the high frequency speakers are so smooth compared to the usual piercing tweeter sound.
I have some other AK cabinets, but those Hathor 12"s are so nicely balanced. And they kind of look like mad scientist lab equipment, so that's a plus.
I look forward to doing comparisons between the Three10T and my 212 collection: Hathor, Bergantino, and Genzler.
Then I need to clean house before we move.
Just got the shipping notification on my Three10T! Whoo!
i feel like i should qualify this [late night] statement with the confession that i don't think ill be able to get rid of any of these speakers any time soon. they all sound great. i just like the 12s a little bit more.
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OK, putting this out there just in case - looking to buy a 110 (pref. without tweeter), will order new if needed but could use one sooner. If anyone has a cab they'd sell, pm me.
Thx!
Thx!
That rigg on the left there; does that make you gravitate thowards a fretless J, or might it be a lokal freak ocurence up here?
