30/03/26 - Activer Reality 112FR - Germany

Hi Alex,

at the weekend, I played with the band in a small venue. The Reality Cabinet really worked extremely good. That’s where it really shows off its full potential. It felt like a friend on stage right from the very first moment. Because of the tight space, I had to place it to my front-left, and in terms of sound, that wouldn’t have been possible with any other cabinet. So cool. That was also the moment when the rest of the band were won over by Barefaced.

There was no sign of overemphasised frequencies in that environment. My guess is that the dynamics of the Reality are so much clearer than with other cabinets that the room’s beat frequency is addressed much stronger. And that this frequency is ‘charged up’ overall. Very interesting.

So, now I ask you for your help and advice.

I still have a Fender Concert Head (1982), which I’ve been using with a Marshall cabinet (4 x Celestion G12-65) up until now. The Marshall cabinet had become too big and heavy for me. I sold it and bought the Reality Active Cab instead, so I can use it with the UAFX Dream 65.

Do you have any recommendations for me as to which of your cabinets would now best suit the tube amp?

I really liked the rounder, less aggressive sound of the Marshall cabinet and the G12-65s since I’m playing a lot of clean "Mayery" Strat Sounds. I didn’t like condensed frequency spectrum and the the ‘wobbly’ part of it.

My options would be:

· Usurper 210H / 112W (which speakers?)

· Radical 212H / 115 / 112SW (2 x Celestion G12-65)

· Uprising 212V (2 x Celestion G12-65)

Thx and regards

Volker

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Hi Volker,

That's great to hear!

If I were you I'd go for a dual AVD Radical 212H with 65 Heritage speakers.

Here's the Dual AVD customisation option:

https://barefacedaudio.com/products/specialist-avd-guitar-cab-customisations?variant=44170805149976

Best regards,

Alex