NCD Barefaced 212

[dmccombe7]

Not quite new but in such good condition it looks new. Its one of the earlier 212 cabs i believe.

Bought @eddbass cab from the for sale section yesterday.

When i went to try it Eddie had it set up in his conservatory with a TC Staccato amp. Boy that thing was loud. All set flat same as the bass.

He let me use his gorgeous Warwick Jack Bruce Signature Thumb bass to test the cab. Oddly enough i'm a huge JB fan from his session era with Cozy Powell etc. He was a big influence for me along with Neil Murray.

Initial reaction after the volume was how deep and yet clear it was. The tone was even across the full bass range. No boominess anywhere and no high end shrill that i've experienced with some amp/cab set ups over the years when you boost the EQ on the bass.

Loved it, bought it there and then.

An easy one hand lift too so that was another huge bonus.

Got it home and set it up with my Mpulse 600 and using my Geddy Jazz it just sounded so bloomin good.

Left the amp with the same settings as with my Mesa PH212 cab but this sounded deeper and clear with every note. 

As i positioned myself around the bass cave (its a small box room so not a lot of space  between Mesa rig, multi bass rack, filing cabinet, Hi-fi separates and my album and CD collections along one full wall) but if you stand to the side of the cab you can still hear it as clearly as standing in front of it.

I've never experienced that with a cab before. The volume and tone remained the same even leaning over it and beside it. Its hard to describe that TBH.

Its a very well built solid cab. 

Handles at each side and one on top and a set of inbuilt wheels at rear bottom edge to tilt and run more so on even floors i would imagine.

Only one Speakon connector on the back. Not that i'd need to hook up another cab with this one as its fairly loud at 4ohm.

 

My only minor criticism and its been rectified in newer models i believe is that having strap handles on the sides means it can't be stored securely on its side in the car so i may put some small rubber feet on one side fixed to the corner metal protector screws. Might need to use slightly longer screws but that's fine. Doing it this way means no other holes drilled in cab for extra feet.

That way it will sit flat on its side in the car.

Other than that i can't fault the cab. 

Will use it at Beat Generator gig in Dundee this coming Saturday to give it a proper test but i'm confident its gonna work a treat.

I think i may be a BF convert after this cab.

Dave

 

Edited 10 hours ago by dmccombe7

[jezzaboy]

That`s high praise indeed Dave having had a play through your man cave amp and cab setup which was rather loud 

 

I take it the only way in the Beat Gen is up those bloomin stairs? Good job the new cab is an easy lift. Have fun!

[dmccombe7]

1 minute ago, jezzaboy said:

That`s high praise indeed Dave having had a play through your man cave amp and cab setup which was rather loud 

 

I take it the only way in the Beat Gen is up those bloomin stairs? Good job the new cab is an easy lift. Have fun!

Saves carrying both my Mesa Subway cabs up those bloomin stairs. I aint getting any younger you know. 😂

The practice rig you used is the Mpulse 600 into my Mesa PH212 cab but both are quite heavy.

Don't keep the Mesa Subway cabs in the house cause i'm getting lazy. 

I think the Barefaced cab sounds similar to the Mesa PH212 cab tho. Not much in it.

The PH212 is better than the Subway cabs for tone IMO but not much in it either.

The Barefaced is 24Kg same as one of my Mesa cabs so it just makes sense and having wheels on the back edge makes it easy to wheel once up those stairs. Not looking forward to the stairs but the gig should be great fun. Its a good crowd in Dundee or it was last time we played. Hope they all come back for more.

Dave

[Lozz196]

They are great cabs Dave, I had two of the ones with tweeters (tho never used those), only ever used both for show as one was plenty enough. 

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

They are great cabs Dave, I had two of the ones with tweeters (tho never used those), only ever used both for show as one was plenty enough. 

I'll be using it on Sat night but its just backline this gig but it will still be a good test.

Looking forward to hearing it a gig without PA support.

Dave