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If for any reason Bassybert can't oblige I can easily sort technical drawings. Just incase you need a backup

Not my normal setup but the I know the bassist in one of the other bands on the bill and he offered to share his cab for the show. Sounded amazing!

210 costs more than a Barefaced! ah well better keep saving for a Barefaced

PM incoming

Love Timmy's set up, have to resist buying more SVT 2 Pros 

On 28/05/2023 at 20:13, ukbassboy said:

Anything other than Class D would also go massively against what Barefaced stand for - Small, light, loud. No sense buying a One10 and paring it up with an amp as big and heavy! 

My BF Compact (and accompanying compact clone) is paired with an old ampeg ~3x as heavy! 😂

Argh, don't need but if you were closer to Glasgow I would be biting your hand off. Debating if I can justify two more cabs and a 12hr round drive.

For quite some time I ran a Markbass Tube 800 into a Barefaced Midget. I would imagine one of the newer Super Midgets with a 500W MB head would probably go a long way. I found my set up more than held its own for small gigs and coped well for onstage monitoring with PA support. Turned down it was nice for home practice and I could easily lift cab and head together to get them on and off stage. 

I have since moved to 2 1x15s and an Ampeg SVT 2 pro which is significantly harder to transport and not ideal for home practice 🤣

3 hours ago, MrDinsdale said:

First gig last night with the WB-100. 
 

It sounded incredible 🤘 Immediately got compliments from the sound guy in check. After we played got a bunch of people asking what the head was, even the guitarist got complimented on how sick his bass tone was 😂

 

Very happy with the head, absolutely massive sound for a negligible weight. I'll never get bored of seeing the valves glowing away. 

 

 

Hey, I recognise that speaker cable! Was cool to see and hear one of these in person. Now to resist the purchase, certainly looked easier to lift than my SVT

My band Void of Light are touring with fellow Scots Codespeaker next month. If you like Post Metal, Doom & Sludge along the lines of Cult of Luna, Neurosis, Isis and Russian Circles then this could be for you!

Cheers!

Further beefed it up with a original Compact in place of the Midget. The 2 15s carry some serious heft. Fits in well with my bands addiction to valves.

If you're planning on using a Helix could you just run a small power amp? Something like the GSS Baby Sumo? 

Another vote for the Mini Vong, relatively easy build and the guy does a cracking set of instructions. Mine certainly serves me well

Similar to S.P., I'd grab a second hand Corona Chorus if I were you. There is a specific Duff Toneprint on there

I think I have fixed this. Filled the gaps (sorry Stevie, used PU before I saw your epoxy tip) but also when I opened it the wadding was quite loose. I tucked this back so I'm not sure if the noise was the leaks or the wadding somehow managing to touch the back of the cone. If the noise comes back I'll properly staple or bond the wadding to the side walls.

Didn't get around to reassembling last night so will do that today, run a few tests then message Barefaced

Cheers Paul, first thing I checked (I've lurked here long enough 😂)

Will reassemble this evening and check every fitting

They may not even be leaks but I'm going to treat them as such to be safe.

I'll look at moving the element by hand and compare it with the one in my DIY cab since they should be identical.

Cheers

Hope folk here can give me a few pointers.

Managed to pick up an old MK1 Barefaced Compact in a pawn shop today. All looked decent but when I got it home I found the when I am driving it at reasonable rattle or buzz generated when playing a low B up to about a D. Best I can tell, listening in close, the buzz appears to be coming from the driver itself. Not 100% sure though.

I am running the cab alongside my own DIY 1x15 (eminence kappalite) Compact style cab. Swapping the new Compact for my BF Midget removes the buzzing sound so I am confident it's the cab and not something else rattling (amp head, furniture etc.)

Started pulling the grill to check the driver I found the battens holding the grill were loose. Turns out they're just glued in place with silicone adhesive and this seems to be giving up. Pulled them off entirely but this hasn't stopped the buzz so they aren't the culprit. On removing them it did reveal reasonable gaps at a few points between the side panels and the front baffle. Not sure these go right through to the inner volume of the cab because there appears to be battens behind but it does make me worry the cab isn't fully sealed. Would a 'leaky' cab like this cause a buzz or distortion from the driver at low frequency?

Current plan is to fill these gaps with an expanding glue (gorilla) to try to prevent any potential leakage. If that doesn't change things I'll try swapping the kappalite drivers between the Compact and my own DIY cab. That should isolate whether the issue is cab or driver.

I would appreciate advice on how I might diagnose and fix this issue.

On 03/05/2022 at 14:12, SumOne said:

I like multiscale's, I've owned three.

 

One issue I have that I rarely see mentioned is if you pluck just in front of the pickup on the B and then pluck vertically down all the strings you'd be plucking the G relatively closer to the bridge. So you need to adjust plucking position to compensate and have even tone -  I don't find that ergonomic or intuitive. 

See, this doesn't bother me. I generally like the rounder neckwards tone on the low strings and the slightly brighter bridgeward tone on the higher strings any way.

For reference, I've had an AB1 six string for about 15 years and just got a 5 string D-Roc but I also have a stable of Fender-esque bits basses

Got it back with a replacement drive pot and a clean bill of health from the amp tech today. Apparently in surprisingly good nick inside, looks like I landed an absolute steal.

Joined the club today! Picked this up for an absolute song from a chap who used to run a local studio. Looks like it's taken a few knocks in its life but seems to run perfectly.

The drive pot has been snapped off at the shaft and currently has a bolt driven into it to make it usable. Does anyone know the value and spec for this pot before I go rootling around inside?

Nope, it's a Diamond bass comp

Currently trying comp first in chain and hpf last which is working well. Will try other arrangements but that's working for now.

Cheers Phil. When I get time I will chuck the design files in here on the off chance someone wants to have a go or wants to use it to inspire their first build. Who knows, maybe someone else will be luck and find a driver on ebay like I did