tauzero Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Having heard so much in favour of Barefaced, and having actually bought a one10, and seeing as my poor old bones are feeling the weight even of Berg AE112s, I thought I'd keep a lookout for a Big Baby II, which seemed to be what I needed for the rock bands (the one10 is great for the acoustic band but with no tweeter, it lacks the bite I want for the rock bands). Managed to snag one on That Ebay, and although it was collection from somewhere near the South Coast, the seller also journeyed up to the Midlands regularly and so it was that we did the deed in the car park of the National Motorcycle Museum. I did an A/B against one of the Bergs and thought it seemed rather lacking with bite, even when I turned the tweeter all the way up. Then I tried turning the tweeter all the way down, and the treble arrived. That's the trouble with doing things by feel. It seems to have what I want from a cab, good range, thick bottom end, good bit of bite, and goes pretty loud. I'm toying with the idea of using the one10 as a monitor by angling it upwards - suppose it depends on how loud I want to go. Nice and light too, though a bit bigger than an AE112. Roqsolid cover on the way. Now to sell a pair of Bergs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 12 hours ago, tauzero said: I did an A/B against one of the Bergs and thought it seemed rather lacking with bite, even when I turned the tweeter all the way up. Then I tried turning the tweeter all the way down, and the treble arrived. That's the trouble with doing things by feel. The BB2 is a great cab. I gigged mine recently with my new Quilter BB800 and it was just sublime. Regarding the horn - turning the knob counterclockwise turns the horn ON, clockwise is OFF. This is unusual, so maybe you got it the wrong way round? Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I believe the illustration is. . . like turning a tap on and off. Anti clockwise is on and clockwise is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Also to be noted regarding the tweeter control - As I understand it, most attenuators just turn the horn's output up and down, whereas the BB2's dial actually moves some of those high end frequencies toward the woofer as it dials down the horn's output. AmIRite @Alex Claber? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hmm, won't tag Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 You could tag him and ask him to come along and explain how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 47 minutes ago, stevie said: You could tag him and ask him to come along and explain how it works. Ah, yeah, my post above.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Actually, I see what I was doing wrong. There's no space in his name, so it should be @alexclaber. There ya go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 13:18, machinehead said: The BB2 is a great cab. I gigged mine recently with my new Quilter BB800 and it was just sublime. Regarding the horn - turning the knob counterclockwise turns the horn ON, clockwise is OFF. This is unusual, so maybe you got it the wrong way round? Like I say, when I turned the tweeter all the way down, I got the treble. I hadn't got much room to manoeuvre and the cab was close to the wall, and I hadn't looked at the pretty picture on the back before putting it there. Now I know what I'm doing (at least with regard to which way to turn the knob, the bit about sticking your fingers on the fretboard in the right place is still a bit of a mystery). It'll get a run out on the 25th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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