JTUK Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 If I understand it correctly, top cab runs an 12, and bottom runs at 8...that is your crude crossover right there so these two cabs should be suited sound-wise where the top cab takes less power and therefore bass and lets the 15 do that work. Hopefully, the brighter bias of the top cab will compensate for the bass heavy bottom bias.. You are just carrying 2 cabs ..and lightweight ones, which is what most people will be looking to do anyway for a resonably loud gig. If you don't like the sound and don't want to carry 2 cabs, your options are pretty limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1420110440' post='2645575']If you don't like the sound and don't want to carry 2 cabs, your options are pretty limited. [/quote] Nail hit firmly on the head there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny_Innie Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1420141954' post='2646097'] Nail hit firmly on the head there! [/quote] Yeah, but you have to remember that life looks a little different where you're 5'2" and 8st 4 lbs. Light and small gear is good. Heavy stuff isn't an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny_Innie Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 ...... err, I'm actually 5'4". But I have had more of a fiddle with the Retro Two10. The two cab sound I'm getting is to die for. I'm getting the hang of this expectation thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 [quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1420227524' post='2646997'] ...... err, I'm actually 5'4". But I have had more of a fiddle with the Retro Two10. The two cab sound I'm getting is to die for. I'm getting the hang of this expectation thing. [/quote] well worth the extra trip to the car then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1419513027' post='2640534'] awful? It's buuuutiful! [/quote] Haha what happens when an Engineer designs stuff that's should look pretty. Tbh, the old painted finish and the logo do not deter me one bit. I don't have to look at it at gigs. But I'm not half tempted by a TKS cab though in red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1420272708' post='2647323'] Haha what happens when an Engineer designs stuff that's should look pretty. Tbh, the old painted finish and the logo do not deter me one bit. I don't have to look at it at gigs. But I'm not half tempted by a TKS cab though in red. [/quote] lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1420148613' post='2646189'] Yeah, but you have to remember that life looks a little different where you're 5'2" and 8st 4 lbs. Light and small gear is good. Heavy stuff isn't an option. [/quote] Absolutely! But a two-cab setup from Barefaced is never going to be heavy, even if it does mean a second trip to the car! It seems like the kind of sound you want can only be achieved by using one huge cab or multiple smaller ones. Only one of those options offers portability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1420272708' post='2647323'] Haha what happens when an Engineer designs stuff that's should look pretty. Tbh, the old painted finish and the logo do not deter me one bit. I don't have to look at it at gigs. But I'm not half tempted by a TKS cab though in red. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1420272708' post='2647323'] Haha what happens when an Engineer designs stuff that's should look pretty. [/quote] I just went back and looked at that logo - it's an odd sci-fi influenced thing, the "designed and built" bit works quite well - but the rest of it... the b and d echo quite nicely - but that f is the most disgusting thing I've seen for a while, and also oddly seems upper case... it just kinda works against the whole "very well engineered technology products" by having such an odd logo.... all IMO IME of course... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1420312313' post='2647996'] I just went back and looked at that logo - it's an odd sci-fi influenced thing, the "designed and built" bit works quite well - but the rest of it... the b and d echo quite nicely - but that f is the most disgusting thing I've seen for a while, and also oddly seems upper case... it just kinda works against the whole "very well engineered technology products" by having such an odd logo.... all IMO IME of course... . [/quote] well, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420314452' post='2648038'] well, I like it! [/quote] I'm just a stuck up snob of a graphic designer! To be fair theres nothing about it that would stop me buying a Barefaced if/when funds allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1420312313' post='2647996'] I just went back and looked at that logo - it's an odd sci-fi influenced thing, the "designed and built" bit works quite well - but the rest of it... the b and d echo quite nicely - but that f is the most disgusting thing I've seen for a while, and also oddly seems upper case... it just kinda works against the whole "very well engineered technology products" by having such an odd logo.... all IMO IME of course... . [/quote] The F is surely the same set of lines as the B and D with a little bit missing? Aesthetically it works for me, and I work in design too. My one and only gripe (incl. logo, handles, finish, sound, weight etc) is that when I stick my Midget on top of my Compact I have logos that go at right angles to each other. I'd quite like to put the one on my Midget the other way around. It doesn't really matter which way it faces when used on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1420390849' post='2648728'] My one and only gripe is that when I stick my Midget on top of my Compact I have logos that go at right angles to each other. [/quote] I think you should get yourself checked out for OCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 The devil is in the detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1420396065' post='2648854'] The devil is in the detail! [/quote] It certainly is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm sure it was my Celestion SR1 that allowed you to swivel the logo - why I can't imagine - would have been a better idea if Lord Claber of Brightinghelmstone had screwed the ruddy things on, really............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1420390849' post='2648728'] The F is surely the same set of lines as the B and D with a little bit missing? Aesthetically it works for me, and I work in design too. My one and only gripe (incl. logo, handles, finish, sound, weight etc) is that when I stick my Midget on top of my Compact I have logos that go at right angles to each other. I'd quite like to put the one on my Midget the other way around. It doesn't really matter which way it faces when used on its own. [/quote] Meh I'm not the biggest fan.... but again I wouldn't stop me one second of owning one. Bank balance would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1420406008' post='2649085'] [b]Meh I'm not the biggest fan[/b].... [/quote] Since you mention it, I'd agree, not something I'd put at the top of the list tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subthumper Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I have gen 1 compact 15, I love it but still reckon the logo looks more like says BareArsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 i hated the logo so much i tried to pry it off, gave up and put tape over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1420390849' post='2648728'] My one and only gripe (incl. logo, handles, finish, sound, weight etc) is that when I stick my Midget on top of my Compact I have logos that go at right angles to each other. [/quote] That sounds a bit personal and maybe a bit more than we need to know :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 can I just interject here and say sorry. I'm a fussy designer - and I made a comment about a logo that isn't great in my opinion - but it's also not awful and far worse design horrors have been unleashed on us bass players... warwick up to a few years ago used comic sans as the main typeface on their amps and so on. Please don't turn this thread into a barefaced slagging one - we've had enough of them. I'm interested in Jenny's new cab, and the new designs generally - I think I've played through about 5 or 6 different barefaced models - 1 I didn't like, 1 was very impressive, 2 were brilliant but not my taste and 1 was one of the best bass cabs I've ever played through. I'ld buy one tomorrow if I had the money. Please don't start the slagging again. (I was actually thinking - what other UK based, UK build amplification/cab companies do we have? Barefaced, Purple Chilli, Matamp and [i]some [/i]ashdown stuff are all I could think of, does anyone make speakers in the UK still Celestion I guess... and volt which Glockenklang use?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 So I've got a couple of Barefaced Dubsters and Matamps to go with them - foolishly decided to play some Dub reggae earlier today (you know, King Tubby et al), In a large hall or the local park it might have been a good idea, but this was in the lounge.....my ears might recover in a day (or three)......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 COUPLE of dubsters! holy crap i bet thats monsterous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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