stevie

I disagree with my learned colleagues. I use the floating thumb and am very happy with it. So I'd say give it a try and see whether it suits you.

It's been a hectic month for me work-wise, and I haven't been able to spend much time on this project. However, I have located a CNC company prepared to supply us at a reasonable cost, which is a big step forward. RichardH has been doing sterling work finalising the drawings, building on Ghostbass's original work, and we should be putting the final drawings up very soon for those wishing to use their local wood merchant. I'll be back on the job again within the next few days to organise a prototype flat pack, and I'll keep you informed of events. I'm hoping to have flat packs ready once this awful cold spell has finished, which is probably good timing.

That ebay one looks identical to the Lidl trolley. I've had one for a few years. It's light and fairly sturdy but you will definitely need a strap to tie your cab down and stop it falling off. Stows away quite neatly too.

I didn't realize you could drag and drop the image files. What I've done is created and named a folder for each individual transcription and then dragged the image files over. Sorted!

Chris, these transcriptions are a bick tricky to save to a PC. If you save the html file, the transcription itself doesn't get saved - only the video. You have to copy each page of the transcription as an image, enter it into Paint and save it as a jpg. Is there any way you could attach a PDF (or Word doc even) to each one?

James just bought my Ibanez bass. He was the perfect buyer and very patient with the delays caused by Parcelforce. But we got their in the end. Deal with confidence. Stevie

That's a great video, which shows just how easy it can be to assemble a cab and provides some interesting insights along the way.

I notice that nobody has rushed to contradict you yet......😀

They sell at a few places for around £300 incl. VAT and delivery. T

You quoted my spelling mistake before I changed it! Arrrgggg!😕

They're very good amps. (Congratulations, EBS on passing the 10,000-post mark. You can now collect your £200 from Kiwi.)

I can't think of anyone I'd rather be blocked by, Bassman. I'm honoured! 😀

Actually, that's not what you said. You said " a self power flat response bass". No mention of speaker. If you write drivel, don't be surprised if people misunderstand you.

The original comparison was with the RCF745, which has a 15" speaker and 1.4" compression driver and is therefore in a totally different league to the Barefaced FR800 - so you would expect it to be heavier. It was also six pages back. So do forgive me for not referring to it before replying to your post. My comparison with the RCF Art 312 stands.

All they did was stick a commercial plate amp in the back of their bass cab. Hardly innovative. The FR800 isn't even flat response on axis. Check out Tom Bowlus's measurements. And if you take one step to the side the entire midrange disappears. To anyone familiar with PA cab design, it's a joke.

By the way, the Basschat 12 isn't a kick back cab. It has been designed to have wide dispersion in both the horizontal and the vertical plane throughout its frequency range. So the mids and highs don't disappear when you're close to the cab and the player hears exactly the same bass sound as the audience. In other words, it functions as both a monitor for the player and as a full range cab for the audience. These are also the characteristics of the FRFR cabs discussed in this thread, and one of the key reasons why people like them so much.

The Fearless 112 is a cab with a kick back option that is designed on FRFR principles and isn't a budget offering.

Al, without wishing to derail this thread, I'd just say that I'm currently sorting out some flat pack kits that anyone who can assemble an IKEA wardrobe can make in a weekend. You do have a point that players in the UK seem to be reluctant to roll their own (unlike in the US). So I'm trying to make the whole build as easy as possible, with easy-assemble flat-packs and pre-built crossovers. In theory, all you need to build one of these is a screwdriver and some wood glue. To make the project more attractive to potential builders, I'm also working on branding - so that the finished product will look quite swish, and not in the slightest bit home-made. All of this is a part-time effort - so progress is a bit slower than I'd like, although I am getting some great help from a few fellow Basschatters. Off my soapbox now......

If you want a compact bass cab that you can hear clearly even when you're right in front of it - and isn't a wedge - the Basschat 12 that we're designing in another thread is the only one I know that can do this. The design is nearing completion and is open source, although you do need to assemble it yourself. It is also FRFR, and the thread contains measurements (with more to come) that prove this. These measurements are notably lacking from non-pro-PA companies.

The Barefaced is 15kg while the RCF ART 312 is 16.5kg (which was the first 12" model I came across). On the other hand, the RCF is a far more advanced design and you can buy one for £347. The Barefaced costs a tad under £1300 - more if you include the cover which you will definitely need. What makes this price comparison even more interesting is that Barefaced sell direct and are therefore trousering the retailer's margin. So if, like Bassman7755, you are prepared to accept an inferior product and fork out nearly £1,000 to save 1.5kg in weight, then you should follow Bassman's advice and do so.

A 15/3 should be fairly loud even with a modest amp. Did you find you needed 700W? Did the guys at Shermann measure the end result?

The cab's slightly smaller than the WinSD suggestion, Balcro - so power handling is a bit better than you've calculated. Plus, the port is a very efficient design that keeps going when most others are suffering from bad compression.

I'm with Chris B on this. And if nothing else, that disastrous grille design should set alarm bells ringing. It'll be interesting to read the opinions of those who dare to take the plunge.

I think you'll be surprised how potent this little cab is. If you wait until after the New Year, I'll send you mine to try. Keep it for a couple of weeks and decide for yourself. Then send it back to me. My band is quiet in January and I have a spare cab anyway should a surprise gig happen.