Marty Forrer

Thank you.

I have a GK MB800 with a Barefaced One10 which will shortly be supplemented by another One10. It is the lightest and best sounding rig I've owned in 35 years of playing.

Just to expand this topic, I have a very substantial end pin with a screw-in rubber tip. Over the years the rubber has worn off the end, leaving the steel exposed. I have looked through the web sites of the usual suspects to no avail, so I have glued a little piece of rubber to the exposed steel, but I don't expect it to last.

Just shows.... horses for courses. I have a Barefaced One10, and I love it so much I'm going to get another. I run a P bass with flats and an upright through my GK MB800 into the Barefaced, and seldom have to touch the eq. I usually leave the tone section flat at 12 o'clock, and that's it. As with Marc S, I struggled to hear my PJB on stage when sat on the floor. The Barefaced sat flat on the floor enables me to hear myself perfectly. What the difference between the two is, I don't know. I'm going to get another little Barefaced for big gigs so I don't have to lug my "other brand" cab around. This is all my opinion, and matters little in the grand scheme of the universe...

I had a flightcase (150w) and a matching powered ext cab (250w), total of 10 5" speakers. The tone was to die for, but as someone said in an earlier post, it didn't have enough oomph for a trio unless I pushed it pretty hard. I don't play loud, my tinnitus wont stand it.

What dealers are mostly selling is of little importance. Flavour of the month etc, etc. What sounds best to you is best for you. Because I work in the industry, I have played most brands and models, and GK does it for me, also Phil Jones Bass (PJB) and Walter Woods. Why? Because I can get a great sound with no preamp and with tone knobs set flat at 12 o'clock. Eden, SWR, Trace, Ampeg, Ashdown, Fender, Peavey, all capable of great sounds but with a lot of knob-twiddling, and some definitely required a preamp. EBS I have no experience of, likewise TC. All this is just what works for me. BTW, I mainly play upright bass.