22/02/26 - Super Twin - Unknown
Hello
I’m the happy owner/player of a gen 3 Barefaced Super Twin.
I’ve had it for years and enjoyed, however I am now wondering if I should look into downsizing the cab… so thought about asking your unbiased advise
For context: I play in a loudish psychedelic rock bands, 90% of the time I play in 100-200 people venues with PA support where I send an xlr output to main desk. Using my cab slightly tilted as a stage monitor, playing 4 string passive basses with effects, and a high pass filter around 50-75hz. General driven or distorted tone into a PF-500 bass head (500w solid state amp), with master rarely above 12-13 hours on the dial.
So, while I enjoy the overall sense of headroom and volume authority I don’t know how my CJ is really the big cab and how much is placebo, and I should look into downsizing (easier transport, less stage size, etc…
What would be your advise?
Thanks in advance,
Jaime
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Hi Jaime,
If you've got your master volume above halfway then there's a fair chance you're using full power some of the time - loudish psychedelic rock sounds like the SPL that better suits a Super Twin than a Super Compact. You could try cranking the rig up louder in rehearsal and finding when it starts sounding really obviously clipped/compressed, then that'll give us an idea of if you've got the rig headroom to downsize.
Best regards,
Alex