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To be honest guys, it's that sort of incitement that is causing the problems round here. Why can't we all just agree that everyone is different (especially when it comes to conveying what it is we perceive as our version sonic excellence) and be happy with it without getting personal? Alex himself has released a statement saying that he values both positive and negative feedback and will draw on both to improve his future line of cabs. You can't say fairer than that.

[quote name='4000' post='690525' date='Dec 21 2009, 11:54 AM']...Maybe Alex should get Dave to build the cabs! ...[/quote] ... and get you to do the PR. - job's a good'un

[quote name='4000' post='690329' date='Dec 21 2009, 02:06 AM']Rich, you know my feelings about this. Seriously, eq-d correctly (a point I will keep making!) in a band situation I'd take my Compact (for rock at least) over most of the other cabs I've used, including all those at Moffat. (I preferred my early Trace 4x10 (although it didn't handle the lows as well) but it also weighed over 100lbs. Even with my back problems I can carry my Compact with on hand (heck, with one finger!). I'm not keen on the finish and detailing but Alex has made an excellent offer to me in that respect. Ultimately I'm pretty happy with the sound and the weight is an absolute godsend; the rest is just gravy.[/quote] Yup I know what you are saying Shaun but on the day what we did was put everything on as even a ground as possible and compared the cabs with the same bass and head with a neutral eq and that produced the results that we talked about already. In some ways what we actually tested was how the individual cabs dealt with (coloured) the tone from a controlled amp/bass choice. Maybe that was the point? What we didn't do (and I so wish we had) was take your Ashdown head eq'ed the way you like it through the Compact then do another comparison. That would have shown off better the Compact's individual capabilities rather than us being all scientific and exploring mutual characteristics. Putting the subjectiveness of sound aside though, my biggest disappointment was that it just wasn't finished to the same degree as the others [b]in the same pro price bracket[/b]. I believe that this is what puts BF at it's greatest disadvantage and may even be the enabler for the brand's criticism especially when you see what other young companies (like Purple Chili) are capable of producing in terms of build quality and finish. One thing's for sure your wee cab has opened up a big old can of worms and because of the ensuing debate I for one have leaned a lot.

Nice wee review there Jon. Let's hope you get a bit more output once you drop the strings a bit. Hope you don't get this killer cold/flu/man flu I've contracted - it's a right bastard... everything hurts.

Ah yes you can't beat a bit of the old "tricks with ping pong balls" to liven up a turn.

Nice. Didn't do him much good in the end though.... should have offered shipping.

I have it on good authority that BF cabs cannot be compared to any other cab until you A/B them in a live situation with a full band - therefore most, if not all the comparisons above are moot. To my knowledge I have only witnessed 1 BF cab in the flesh and I am not surprised by Shockwave's observations on lack of bottom-end and finishing quality. The one I saw was put through it's paces against several other pricey cabs and it came out by far the bottom of the heap for sound (hence why Alex sprung to it's defence and offered the unique statement about not being able to hear them properly unless in a live situation), finish quality and (subjectively) aesthetics but it was undeniably the lightest cab in the room. My tuppence on the subject and from what I've picked up from those less bowled over by the hype is that Alex is very passionate about the fruits of his labours but as yet the BF line is still very much at an early developmental stage (what product isn't in a state of developmental flux) and if the price reflected this rather than pushing the line to rub shoulders with more noteworthy, fully developed packages then there would be little room for complaint. All the best to everyone involved in this... Rob especially.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='684809' date='Dec 15 2009, 07:15 AM']Anybody get this Antoria? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130349656696&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url][/quote] Was on my watch list but Foxen called dibs on here. Went for more than I expected anyway.

He's joking right? ->[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-JEDSON-SHORT-SCALE-ELECTRIC-BASS-JAPANESE-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ290378626276QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item439bea34e4"]linky[/url]

Half an hour to go and sitting a £12.50 -> [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Pro-Bass-500_W0QQitemZ190354707660QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c520654cc"]linky[/url]

A nice looking [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-BB1200-Vintage-Sunburst-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ250544032097QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a55968961"]BB1200[/url] - might of had a pg at some point (or is it just dodgy pics)

Not original condish.... but then again I don't really know if a sympathetic recon' is strictly a good or bad thing in the vintage market. I suspect not for some people. Still they don't get much rarer than this I suppose.

Nice one. A hoor of a bargain too.

Always thought the song a little too chirpy so kinda switched off to it. I heard it right the way through on the radio today. Effing great bass line!!! I might learn it... to get myself more into the xmas mood. I did the Slade one last year.