15/06/26 - Super Compact - Germany
Hi Isaac and the Barefaced Team!
The cab was delivered on saturday morning, just two days after you informed me that it´s going to be shipped.
VAT was around 205,- Euro, in case some other German customer asks.
The packing had minor dents, but nothing that threatened to get through all the masterful wrapping and packing.
I totally love how the cab looks! 12XN cabs look even more the business than 10CR cabs, really very, very cool!! Our 16-year-old daughter said it looks like a minion, and I think she's got a point there. It's a pity they don't come in yellow...
The sound. I haven't even broken it in properly, and already it sounds like the bass sound of my dreams! It's got incredible transparency while sounding totally organic and powerful. I can suddenly hear nuanced differences in my basses I could hardly notice before, without the sound getting sterile or anything, quite the opposite in fact. This is what amazes me the most: That such clear and neutral sound can be so organic and vibrant! The response to the fingers is unbelievable, I can't stop playing. The lows are very tidy but by no means thin. I have played it so far only with all EQ knobs at noon, and I loved it no matter what style of music I played to. No problems whatsoever to cut through in the mix. The punch comes evenly in the lows, low mids and high mids, and the highs are comfortably smooth. The overlong waiting was painful, but it was totally worth it!
THANK YOU BAREFACED :-)!!
The portability is yet another amazing aspect. I've been thinking about additionally getting the smallest possible cab, because I regularly have to carry my gear through a really narrow cellar for some very hobby playing with a friend. I was wondering if the Super Mini (which would be an ideal complimentation as I'd have a huge rig when combined with the Super Compact) would be small enough, or if I'd have to chose a One10, which does of course fit everywhere but wouldn´t make much sense in combination with the Super Compact. However, upon lifting the Super Compact for the first time, it immediately became clear that these 12XN cabs are ridiculously easy to carry, the design does a brilliant job combining low weight with a really comfortable shape, and a few less centimeters will be absolutely enough for all my purposes. So now I truly understand why you offer the Super Mini when the Super Compact is already so compact ;-). Anyhow, expect my next order in the near future...
If you want you can use the attached foto. It's nothing spectacular. But it's a huge point that the cab looks so cool that my wife doesn't mind it sitting in the living room!
Best wishes
Christoph