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Disclaimer: This is NOT a Fender, despite the Fender logo. 😉

£295 Posted.

SOLD!!!

I built this bass a couple of years ago, it plays and sounds great, and the reason I'm selling it now is because I need to downsize my collection because I have far too many basses, and I hardly gig nowadays.

The body is made from alder, and is a lovely olympic white that is starting to yellow a little, you would have to look very hard to find any marks on it.

The pickup is a Kent Armstrong split-coil which is the exact same specs as the Fender Custom Shop 62 pickups, I have the Fender Custom Shop 62 in my other home built P bass which is also alder body and rosewood board, so I have compared them side by side and they sound identical to me.

I purchased the neck from someone on Basschat, I can't remember what the make was, but its very nice and it came with the tuners which I was going to upgrade, but they work and stay in tune very well, so I kept them in the end, the frets are nicely finished, and the rosewood board is quite dark and looks lovely, its a joy to play.

The bridge is exactly the same as a Gotoh 201 but without the Gotoh name stamped on it.

There is a small dent/chip near the E string tuning peg (circled in photo 5), its not really that noticeable unless you already know its there.

I have uploaded a couple videos where I've tried to show how versatile the bass is, from JJ Burnel to James Jameson, the only downside is that it is me playing and not the great men themselves, so please excuse my poor technique and playing, the bass you hear is the actual bass because the tracks have had the original bass removed.

Nice n Sleazy was recorded into Reaper where I messed around a bit to try and get the JJ Burnel sound.

My Girl was recorded into Reaper with no effects added at all.

Probably best to listen through headphones to hear the bass properly.

You are welcome to come and try the bass out at my home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

I have arthritis in both thumbs and had a Trapeziectomy operation on my left thumb where they removed the small piece of bone that sits between the base of the thumb and the wrist, they put an artificial piece in there  but it was so painful afterwards that they took it out six months later, and instead used a piece of my tendon rolled up to act as a buffer in the joint.

I decided not to have the operation on my right thumb because it didn't seem to have been a success, and it took a number of years for the pain to subside, but now it is less painful and more flexible than my right thumb, so maybe I should have gone ahead with the op on my right thumb.

I also have arthritis in my fingers but I find it helps to keep playing as much as possible because the movement involved playing bass or guitar is great exercise for the fingers, and I find that when I don't play for a few days, the pain gets worse.

If you can, try to stay positive, because I am now seventy and I am still playing, albeit, with some discomfort and some restrictive movement.

Good luck.

3 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

What name is on the headstock? And, a PJ (see above) is not a P-Bass.....  

Your Lakland is lovely...totally agree....and yet, not a P Bass...

That's true, it doesn't say Precision anywhere on it, but it's a P to me 🙂

The Fender PJ I owned a few years ago had Precision on the headstock, so it must be a P 😉

11 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

But, Yet, NOT a P...:)

Yep, but, my Lakland that is the same shape as a P, and has just a split coil pickup is more like a P than a Fender PJ 😏

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

The body outline.

Either 'traditional' Fender shspe, rehardless of size.

 

Pups... too much variation to be meaningful.

I guess it's really hard to say what makes a P a P to be honest.

I've had many precisions over the years, most of them Fenders, but I'm now into Lakland precisions and I love them, they look like P's apart from the headstock, they play and sound great, just like a P 😉

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Body shape + headstock shape

Which body shape, original "slab" body, or later "cutaway" body? 🤔

Which headstock shape, original "tele" shape, or later "standard' Fender shape? 🤔

Which pickup, original "single coil pickup, or later "split-coil" pickup? 🤔

8 hours ago, Greg.Bassman said:

For me, a single coil pickup [original or split] and body shape are the most obvious. But there are other details such as a larger nut width, that is perhaps less of a deal for some, but a consideration for me 🙂.

That seems to be the general consensus of opinion so far, but I have four P basses and they all have J width nuts, and some late 60's and early 70's P basses had J width nuts.

I'm still confused, lol. 🤔

Don't know why, but I was totally captivated by this song and video

8 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Think that was me brig, I’ve deleted it as I don’t want to derail your thread 👍

Ah, I must have missed it, not that's it's a problem, I was just getting a bit confused in my old age. 🤔

17 hours ago, chris_b said:

 

Asked who? 

 

I've heard that Barefaced are of the opinion that the 12" and 10" do not mix well.

I'm asking about pairing a BF Two10s with a BF One10t, not sure where the 12" comes in? 🤔

7 minutes ago, barkin said:

And the 4ohm 210 will get 2x the power of the 8ohm 110, so it'd be distributed equally across the 3 drivers.

Thanks

32 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Using the Two10 in 4ohm mode and with the One10 in 8ohm gives you a load of 2.7ohm

 

If you set the amp to 2ohm that will be fine to use them all together.

That's what my limited understanding of ohms led me to think, but I wasn't sure, so thanks for that advice. 👍

This is the setup, which for someone who knows nothing about how heads and cabs work, is confusing to me. 🤔

The Rumble is switchable 8/4 or 2 ohms

The Two10s is switchable 4 or 12 ohms

The One10t is 8 ohms

6 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

Maybe. It all depends on the impedances of the two cabs and the minimum load allowed the amp.

 

When cab impedance is equal they share power draw equally. Ideally your 210 would be half the impedance of the 110 but then you may run into minimum load issues.

 

Likely the 110 is 8 ohm. If the 210 is also 8 ohm you have the issue that it is running half power at the same time as the 110 is flat out. With an 800w amp that doesn't bode well for the 110 and you haven't got the 210 working properly.

 

That being the case, two 8 ohm cabs, if you just want a cool 310 tower that is easy to hear there's probably no harm to be done so long as you aren't going for big volume, but you could do very nearly the same output much more safely just using the 210 sitting on a riser.

I suppose I could always just use the One10t (unconnected), as a riser for the Two10s, it would certainly look the part. 😉

I have a Barefaced ONE10t mainly for home practise, and I have just purchased a Barefaced TWO10s for gigging.

My question is:

Could I use them both together when gigging?

They will probably be driven by a Fendle Rumble 800 head.

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She is a bit like Marmite to many people, but I liked her, and yes, I fancied her like mad in my youth. 😉

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10 minutes ago, JohnDaBass said:

Off topic a tad but the Fender 800/ Barefaced 12s is a great combination. 

That's what I'm hoping when the Rumble 800 arrives

To be honest, I got my ONE10 for home use mainly, and its perfect because it fits nicely right next to where I sit in a corner, so no one even knows it's there.

For gigs, I've got a Barefaced Super Twin paired with either a Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 or an incoming Fender Rumble 800 head, but it just seems a bit overkill for rehearsals in a village hall, and I don't really want to use these heads with the ONE10 just in case the noisy guitarists push me too much for volume.

This is why I'm considering the Ampeg PF-350 Portaflex because it should only push out around 250w at 8ohms.

1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said:

I used to use a PF350 through a One10, then two One10s, now one Two10.  I like it!  The tweeter would have been useful in our new rehearsal space last week, as I was having trouble distinguishing pitch (must have been in a null or something).

I have the ONE10t, so I think the tweeter will help, I will only be using it in rehearsals, our drummer is a medium hitter and we rehearse in a little village hall, so we are not competing with mega loud bands in adjoining rooms, do you think the ONE10 will be ok?

I actually contacted Lemonrock a few years ago and asked why they weren't active in the West Midlands, the reply was, "there's not enough bands and musicians interested", and then went on to tell me that I was welcome to join for a fee of about £50 at the time to be the only member in the area. 🙄

Has anyone used a Ampeg PF-350 Portaflex through a Barefaced ONE10t?

Is it a good combination?

Lemonrock was great when I lived in Hertfordshire, and I know its strong in the West Country, but since moving to Shropshire, its non-existent in the West Midlands.