Exactly
The website could be more clear about this, yes
For your purposes, it’s important that you have the information now…so you can make an informed choice…
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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The website could be more clear about this, yes
For your purposes, it’s important that you have the information now…so you can make an informed choice…
Yes
My apologies, I am not native speaker so my Ability to express myself precisely in English language is limited..
Take it with a grain of salt, because I'm also not a native speaker, but your English is great!
Going back to the SM not going beyond 4kHz... That's unfortunate, and I would say then that the website is very misleading...
Now I have to think if I should add the tweeter.
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I've sent an email to Barefaced, they've updated the website already (that was quick)
Super Mini:
Frequency Range 37Hz - 4kHz (-20kHz with tweeter)
Super Compact:
Frequency Range 30Hz -4kHz (-20kHz with tweeter)
Yeah, I've just seen that! That was fast
. Also, Alex got back to me saying that I needed a SC with tweeter then, which wasn't in my plans... The plot thickens
That's my understanding after reading this thread, but I'm still hesitant. He recommends the SC based on the tone of bass I described, and I think I understand what he means, but I know that most of the time I would be using the cab at 20-25% volume and I don't know if there would be a lot of tone difference between both cabs and if that's the case I would love the extra portability of the SM...
I asked him about that, let's see what he says
While I was waiting for Alex response, I decided to get a SuperCompact, to make the wait more easy
So how does this work? Will they notify me when they start building my cab?
So how does this work? Will they notify me when they start building my cab?
I am replying to you knowing your experience with and preference for Barefaced
From what I perceived Barefaced always promoted the Big Baby Cabs as FRFR not any of the others even with tweeters: In demos I heard SC with tweeter sounds different than Big Baby
Also FRFR cabs seem to be more popular with those who use digital Sims and IR
When I was considering Barefaced the Super Compact with tweeter was my choice knowing tweeter had variable control
Don’t take any of my comments as disagreeing with Alex. I do agree that the BB3 is flatter. But I do think the SCT does an excellent job as a FRFR speaker.
I know Alex promotes the BB3 but I prefered the sound of the SC in all demos, and the BB3 is too big and heavy for me (I live in Paris, go to all my gigs by metro, I don't even have a driving license).
To each his own, I don't want a PA speaker or FRFR cab, I just use the cab for my bass and for me the SC is the best bass cab.
I never play slap and I always turn the tweeter down to zero when there's one (in rehearsal studio with other cabs, or on my previous GR Bass cab as well).
I would only buy a cab with a tweeter if I intended to use it also for synth or drums, but it's not the case. Buy the way, the possibility to add a tweeter to the SC was only offered recently, there must be a reason.
I suspect the SC-T and SM-T are more FRFR that most other cabs that are advertised as FRFR!
For me as a Bass Player I agree
My guess SC with tweeter or BB would be excellent and better than most as a PA Speaker or for recorded Music
alexclaber
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This is probably a common question but For those that have tried both, is there a strong preference between the 10CR cabs or the 12XN cabs? I’ve had a BT3 in the past but think id do a super twin if I did another 12XN. But the idea of “vintage” voiced 10CR cabs is interesting. I like the form factor of the 310, but notes the 410 is only ~5 more lbs with more power handling, 1db more sensitive and 3db (which should be enough to be noticeable to human ears). Is there a special thing with the the 10’s can’t do even with EQ?
Hard to say about any sort of secret sonic sauce to the BF 10s. They are definitely unique or in a select group with the higher excursion, but sonically I think you could get most neutral cabs to sound like the BF 10s with some tinkering to your signal chain. Other way around though, the 10s have a baked in sound and it might be a bit harder to get them to be fully neutral.
I have a One10 and I see it's value as incredibly small but mighty and it gives me a sound I want w/o needing to tinker or add too much to my signal chain. For a lot of what I play, what you see in this pic is all I need. The Zoom MS-60B+ isn't even necessary, but it is a dope piece of kit and if nothing else, it's an accurate and fast tuner.
I’m in a similar spot right now, trying to decide between the Super Mini and Two10S. The SM portability is incredibly appealing, but the tone character of the 10CR clips keeps pulling me toward it. In a perfect world I’d have both but gotta go with only one for now 
I think I phrased it wrong, but I was wondering if the 12s could be EQd to match the 10 if you wanted flexibility, so the decision matters less. Or are they so distinct where one might have strong preference for one over the other. Part of me wonders if it might help to just to take a vacation to the UK and try some in person
