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Photo of bridge on my Precision Bass

SOLD!

Up for sale is my bass cab which is now surplus to requirements:
 

Barefaced TWO10 - 2 x 10 cab

12ohms/4ohms switchable impedance

500 watt

A fantastic sounding cab weighing 14kg

Comes with barefaced cab cover

Suffers from the Tolex shrinkage on rear and a little bit on one side of the cab.

To order in this spec would cost around £1107 by special order from Barefaced.

Located in Ryhall near Stamford

Bass head not included

Here is the blurb below taken from the Barefaced website:

As loud, fat and punchy as a good 4x10” but half the size and super light.

So much cunning in such a small cab. As loud, fat and punchy as a good 4x10” but half the size and super light. Switchable impedance - 4 ohms or 12 ohms to suit your scenario. Designed to be used landscape for maximum sonic weight or portrait for reduced boom and improved clarity. Stack multiple Two10S cabs with any others in the 10CR range and flick the impedance switch to share power correctly and keep your amp happy. Barefaced Line Array for excellent dispersion either way round and Hybrid Resonator for sealed cab feel and tone but ported cab output and efficiency.

Features

Dual 10CR extended-range drivers

Hybrid Resonator enclosure

Barefaced Line Array crossover

Single resonator outlet on side/base

Impedance toggle switch - 4 or 12 ohms

Rotatable design to suit tonal and aesthetic preferences

Top strap handle

Base and side rubber feet

Nickel-plated 2/3-sided steel corners

Dual parallel combi speakon + 1/4” sockets

Heavy duty black tolex

Powder-coated black steel grill

Optional high strength silver cloth grill

Specifications

Dimensions

(H x W x D) 38cm x 61cm x 33cm

15" x 24" x 13"

Weight

Cloth 13kg / 28lbs

Broadband sensitivity 98dB

Max power 500W RMS (800W clean)

Max Output ~125dB

Frequency Range 30Hz-6kHz (-20kHz with tweeter)

Impedance Switchable 4/12 Ohms

Sold!
 

Surplus to requirements is a BABICZ FCH Z SERIES 4 STRING BRIDGE finished chrome, put on and taken off again - looks didn’t work for me on my precision bass.

Standard Fender mount and spacing.

Comes with Allen key, spare grub screws and 2 different types of mounting screws.

As new, used for about 10 minutes.

£50 but can post to you at cost of Postage

My rig this weekend

Pm’d 

Pm sent

Damn shame this is way over in Lancashire 😔 

1 minute ago, Lozz196 said:

New bridge & new (but very retro looking) volume/tone knobs. 

Spot on, I really like the deluxe telecaster knobs as I find it useful for setting the tone knob for certain songs in my bands set.

Bridge wise I just wanted something I could set, lock down and forget.

I also did some subtle mods, see if you can spot them…..

Before

And after

47 minutes ago, uncle psychosis said:

So what makes this "the one" compared to the ones that have come and gone? 

 

As a fan of Fender style basses I'm always intrigued as to where the differences lie, because the basic recipe has been the same for 60 years... 

For me it has that zing and roundness whilst retaining a big bottom end without sound muddy. Almost piano esq, with lots of sustain.

It’s clear, authoritive and punchy - I know these words are all subjective.

The neck profile suits me too, similar to the width of a musicman neck but slightly wider. The depth of the neck is akin to a jazz bass neck.

I’ve always struggled with U.S.A. standard precisions necks and found them to be too chunky, having owned 2 I found them to sound a little muddy on the lower strings.

I had a couple of Mex p basses which left me wanting even after different upgrades with both. 

American Deluxe Precision, nice neck - struggled to dial the active eq and find a tone I liked. Never used the musicman bridge pickup on it.

70s USA precision, great to look at but on the whole felt lackluster.

Finally the first version of the Squier classic vibe 60s precision, out of all the basses at that point this was the best. Felt right, played great. Had the sound I liked but lacked the depth and bottom end.

The American Vintage II to me was everything the classic vibe was but far superior in every way.

Nate Mendall Sig - had high hopes with this bass, was disappointed as it was quite dead sounding and uninspiring to play.

However that’s from my experience, everyone else’s mileage will vary.

if it also helps, I have a fond memory from 20 years ago of a Jap Squier Surf Green 60s reissue precision I played in a shop years ago which has been imprinted in my mine ever since - I remember being blown away by it but at that time I couldn’t afford the £299 used price tag it was up for so that could be something to do with it.

I also have memory’s of a 65 Precision I had the chance to play which was a cracker as well.

This new iteration meets my expectations of what I like in a Precision which is a mix of the 65, classic vibe and the Squier jap precision that I played and loved.

Admittedly I’ve had to drive around the uk to play ones that shops had in stock and this one just blew me away.

Some good, some dull and some average - it’s incredible how much they vary across the same model range.

Amazing I remember those quite fondly! For that price it’s worth a shot.

I’m after string advice, it’s been while since I’ve bought some and quite frankly some are eye watering in price.

I tend to favour stainless steel strings as the seem to keep their zing for a bit longer, due to the band tuning to Eb standard and the occasional song dropping the Eb to C# - what gauge strings are best as I hate a slack/loose E string.

I used to like 110s years ago which would limit me to choices but I’m wondering if there’s a high tension 105’s string set seeing as string technology has come on in leaps and bounds.

Also something that’ll last, I got some elites last month but they go full/dead quickly even when using string cleaner.

Thanks in advance.

21 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

Beautiful! 

 

Is that the protective film still on the pickups, or are they secretly Mustang pickups in P-bass cases? 

They’re mustang pickups in disguise 🤣

I haven’t got around to taking the protective film off them yet.

27 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

That’s a beauty

 Thanks Lozz, I can’t wait until the thin nitro starts to chip and wear 😄

After many years of owning precision basses and churning through them I think I’ve finally found one that might be a keeper….

Its a Fender American Vintage ii Precision Bass, it just hits the mark of what I’ve always been yearning for sound wise but struggled to obtain previously - to say I’m very pleased is an understatement 🙂

I can’t take any credit for this but it did make me chuckle and I thought it was rude not to share 😆

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

 

It's just gear snobbery. I wonder how many avid Class AB devotees would be able to distinguish an AB from a D in a blind test. Assuming that the blind test didn't include picking the amp up.

 

Weight doesn’t bother me as the head weighs 14kg and the cab is 13kg, it makes loading in a doddle with one in each hand.

I had an Aguiler Tonehammer 700 which I struggled to get the fullness out of, also had a Ampeg portaflex 800 and a little mark 500.
 

They felt shouty but lacking no matter how I messed with the eq etc, I don’t know if heft is the right word however I felt the sound was fuller, more present with the Ampeg B2R, Ashdown ABM 500, Ashdown CTM 100 and the Markbass SA450 I’ve owned.

The class D stuff I wanted to love due to the weight, size and convenience but always found myself wanting - so no snobbery there at all. I hoped it would deliver the goods but for me it didn’t.

The only D class that came close was the Bass Terror but at that time the Di out was horrendously hot on them, haven’t had the chance to try the lastest version.

3 hours ago, Bigwan said:

If you get the chance try out an Orange Terror Bass. It's a one trick pony, but the one trick matched what I was getting from my Ashdown ABM perfectly. Pairs very nicely with the Barefaced Two10 too!

I do like the terrors but as we do a couple of Biffy covers, however I find the sub octave feature on the ABM 500 handy for chorus’s to give it that weight when needed.

@Pirellithecat
It was thunderous, especially with my ampeg svgt-di. You could recreate weight of an 8x10 ampeg cab obviously not move as much air but I’m a convert. More than capable with a fender blues 1x12 and Mesa Boogie express 25w 1x12 also the drummer too.

ABM head gain was a 2,o’clock and output volume at 10’o’clock.

Plenty loud enough - colour me impressed.

11 minutes ago, Mottlefeeder said:

They are still here (somewhere) - PM me your address and I'll post them on when I find them.

Many thanks, pm sent.

On 09/02/2024 at 16:25, Alien said:

Am I alone in missing the days when the lightest part of your stack was the head?
Don't get me wrong, I'm in no hurry to return to the old days when moving your rig meant risking a hernia, but where's the heft gone?

 

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You’ll never be able to convince me into a D class head, I’m an avid A/B class fan and this little cab seems to have plenty of heft.

If no joy I’ll take the mediums please.

Finally managed to sell my 6x10 cab as it’s a bit too heavy for me to manage and have now downsized to a Barefaced Two10 to pair with my Ashdown ABM 500 Evo head.

To say I’m very happy is an understatement, can’t wait to try it out at practice on Monday 😊 

Just realised I posted in the wrong section…. 😆 

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