danbowskill Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I'd only ever use it at 4ohm and it's incredibly loud....real old money 400w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, danbowskill said: I'd only ever use it at 4ohm and it's incredibly loud....real old money 400w. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Yep. Trace watts rather than TC ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, danbowskill said: I'd only ever use it at 4ohm and it's incredibly loud....real old money 400w. Yup it makes good sense at 4ohms, for sure. But my current regular gigging cab is 8ohms... And I'm about to get a Fearless F112 cab (which is also 8 ohms and before you ask, nope I'm not planning on pairing them up to get a 4 ohm load 😃) I came across this rather 'on point' thread from a couple of years back which was very useful for my set-up-to-be and also a little bit fruity... Edited May 21, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Al Krow said: Yup it makes good sense at 4ohms, for sure. But my current regular gigging cab is 8ohms... And I'm about to get a Fearless F112 cab (which is also 8 ohms and before you ask, nope I'm not planning on pairing them up to get a 4 ohm load 😃) I came across this rather 'on point' thread from a couple of years back which was very useful for my set-up-to-be and also a little bit fruity... That's the one I bought. I run it into barefaced two 10 and it's brilliant, worth every banana! After a few years of revolving door amps I've still got this one, which says a lot. I sold my Mesa walkabout once I'd bought this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, colleya said: That's the one I bought. I run it into barefaced two 10 and it's brilliant, worth every banana! After a few years of revolving door amps I've still got this one, which says a lot. I sold my Mesa walkabout once I'd bought this. And the fact that you preferred this to a Mesa WA also says a lot, too! (Speaking as an M6 owner who loves his amp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Does anyone know if the R400 will run below 4 ohms? It's clearly in my ballpark given the Walkabout has stayed with me longer than any amp ever, but the Walkabout's clever trick of running down to 2.67 ohms means I can use my fave 4+8 ohm (or even 3 x 8 ohm) cabs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, Muzz said: Does anyone know if the R400 will run below 4 ohms? It's clearly in my ballpark given the Walkabout has stayed with me longer than any amp ever, but the Walkabout's clever trick of running down to 2.67 ohms means I can use my fave 4+8 ohm (or even 3 x 8 ohm) cabs... I believe a couple of 2ohm versions have been sent to the States. It might be worth pinging a message to Leszek...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Al Krow said: And the fact that you preferred this to a Mesa WA also says a lot, too! (Speaking as an M6 owner who loves his amp). Exactly. The walkabout was great but wasn't as versatile as the handbox for me. Of course, YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Would be really interesting to A/B the Mesa M6 with the Handbox. Similar weight, the Mesa is 600W in 4ohm / 2 ohms which gives it a bit more headroom. And I'm guessing that the Mesa is like double the price which is clearly very much in HB's favour... 2890 Zl at 4.89Zl to the £ = £591 add my guesstimate of £109 shipping, £25 forex = £725 to your door. Or a bunch of bananas less if you can get from someone used 🐵🍌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 In case anyone is after an as-new R400, I have one for sale in the forum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Mine arrives today thanks to @Clarky selling me his almost unused R400! Cant bloody wait 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Well, its here and good god!!! Just a quick noodle through the Barefaced 610 and it is MIGHTY!!! No need to go into mega details as its been covered in this thread better than I will be able to explain but if you get a chance, try it! Buy it! The tone and sound/heft is mega. I was expecting something decent but blimey its good, I mean really good. Simple to use and my word! Looks like it may get a run out with the Fu's this weekend at Cleethorpes Fake Fest to see how it performs at 'louder' 😂 And I mean for the price...... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, walshy said: Well, its here and good god!!! Just a quick noodle through the Barefaced 610 and it is MIGHTY!!! No need to go into mega details as its been covered in this thread better than I will be able to explain but if you get a chance, try it! Buy it! The tone and sound/heft is mega. I was expecting something decent but blimey its good, I mean really good. Simple to use and my word! Looks like it may get a run out with the Fu's this weekend at Cleethorpes Fake Fest to see how it performs at 'louder' 😂 And I mean for the price...... Sure is the biz 🙂 what kind of music you playing with it? I play Drop C p bass into a 6x10 as well... Bright button in cut the lows a touch, highs just past noon ,contour off and through clean channel......= My perfect tone. Such a cool amp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 31 minutes ago, danbowskill said: Sure is the biz 🙂 what kind of music you playing with it? I play Drop C p bass into a 6x10 as well... Bright button in cut the lows a touch, highs just past noon ,contour off and through clean channel......= My perfect tone. Such a cool amp Play a lot of festivals with Fu Fighters, and another rock based covers band. The Aggie and 610 is unbelievable with a P bass and flats which is my main rig, but the HB is bloody good! May use it Sat in Cleethorpes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 39 minutes ago, walshy said: Play a lot of festivals with Fu Fighters, and another rock based covers band. The Aggie and 610 is unbelievable with a P bass and flats which is my main rig, but the HB is bloody good! May use it Sat in Cleethorpes Let us know how you get on with it compared to the Aguilar please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, danbowskill said: Let us know how you get on with it compared to the Aguilar please Yeah I’m going to rehearsal Thu so will try it out, all being well I’ll gig it on Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra22 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Certainly not a gig problem, but the fan on the R-400 is quite loud, no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Mothra22 said: Certainly not a gig problem, but the fan on the R-400 is quite loud, no... I don't think its an issue. certainly not loud loud! I would doubt if you would ever notice unless in a studio and even then its not that bad. I certainly never stopped and thought, that fan is awful noisy? Maybe I got a super quiet one?😉😁 Edited June 6, 2019 by walshy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Mine's absolutely not an issue. The fan is no different to any other similar-specced amp I've owned. That said, I've heard people comment on the volume of the fan in the Walkabout, but that never bothered me either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Mothra22 said: Certainly not a gig problem, but the fan on the R-400 is quite loud, no... Mine is not loud at all, don't notice it when home jamming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 R400 and Barefaced two 10. Teeny weeny footprint, enormous sound, weighs less than a duck. 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Nice. I've got a real itch to buy a barfaced super twin to pair with my R 400. Anyone tried theirs out with one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, danbowskill said: Nice. I've got a real itch to buy a barfaced super twin to pair with my R 400. Anyone tried theirs out with one? Only at bedroom levels unfortunately 😟. Sounded great so at volume I’m pretty certain it would be epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Here's Andy, for Andy's World of Bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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