Customer Feedback

06/06/24 - Upsetter 110 - Colombia

Yesterday I finally received my cabinet here in Colombia.

It sounds beautiful and it looks beautiful!

Dietmar

07/06/24 - Reformer 112 - USA

Received the felt tape today and installed this evening. Works great. Thanks again for your help. I'm a speaker swapping fool when it comes to guitar cabs, so it's much needed. Put in a Celestion G12EVH and it sounds fantastic and huge in the Reformer.

Brad

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Hi Brad,

Yes, it's great isn't it? So much easier to swap speakers!

Alex

10/06/24 - Super Twin - USA

This past Saturday I used my gorgeous new ST outdoors with a loud Classic/Southern Rock band. The sound was nothing short of remarkable. It's going to be a fun Summer, thanks to Barefaced! (see 'action' photos, lol. Nice sunset.)

Dave

10/06/24 - Two10 - UK

I bought a Retro Two 10 from you a while back and use it with a TC Electronics 550 Watt bass head rated at 4 Ohms. Always been very happy with this set up but am thinking of buying a Mark Bass Head as a back up. This is the one I had in mind, LITTLE MARK IV 500W BASS HEAD. Will this work with the cab I've got?

Chris

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Hi Chris,

Yes, that'll work great! Let us know how you get on with it.

Best regards,

Alex

09/06/24 - Super Compact T - UK

I have just picked up a Super Compact T secondhand and firstly I would like to say thank you for making such a great cab. It is just fantastic overall but the articulation in the midrange in particular is just outstanding. So much depth and detail. I was slightly sceptical about it replacing my 4x10 before I tried it but it convinced me very quickly. I am still considering buying one new from you though, as I am starting to feel that I might actually benefit from having the additional tweeter added.

Although in general the cab sounds lovely I'm maybe not getting quite as much from the top end of my dirty sounds as I'm used to. I'm going to play it out a bit and see how I feel about that. However, my main reason for getting in contact is to ask for advice about how to get the best from the cab re: amp pairing. I currently use a Darkglass microtubes 500 which has been alright for a while but I am hoping to replace with something tube-based, something that I can get a bit of proper warmth and saturation from. I always get confused by the technical stuff about power, impedance and all that stuff.

Could you suggest what sort of specs I should be looking for in an amp to get the best from this cab? For example I'm considering the orange terror 500w but worry is this underpowered for the cab? I appreciate that I am not directly a customer of yours yet so any time taken to reply is really greatly appreciated!

All the best

Tom

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Hi Tom,

Glad you're liking the Super Compact! I presume you don't have a Super Compact T otherwise you could turn the tweeter up?

I'd experiment with the Darkglass to see what tones you can get from it. Going all valve gets v expensive and heavy to get a decent amount of power. The Orange just has some valves in the preamp but they're good sounding amps if you like their colour. Anything up to 600W is fine with the SC. Less power will get you less loud, that's all.

Best regards,

Alex

12/06/24 - Two10T - USA

Sounds great, nice and punchy with the vintage vibe I was looking for. Thanks again.

Dave

10/06/24 - Super Twin - UK

I used the cab twice over the weekend and I wasn't going through the pa on one of the gigs and the cab was outstanding. Loads of positive comments about the cab and how punchy it was.

Andy

10/06/24 - One10 - UK

I use a pair of One10s as a mini stack - and very fine they are, too. However, I was thinking about changing amp to an EBS Reidmar 502 - will this play nicely (and safely) with the One10s? I suspect the answer is yes, but I'm paranoid and don't want to risk damaging my cabinets. Therefore, I'd be grateful for your view. I've included a link to the EBS website.

Many thanks

Alan

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Hi Alan,

Glad you're enjoying them! Why are you planning to change amp, is your current one not doing what you need? That amp will be fine though!

Best regards,

Alex

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Hi Alex

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

Cheers,

Alan

30/05/24 - Upsetter / One10 - UK

I already have an Upsetter with a speaker rated at 60w @ 8ohms. With your activier amp is that rated at 100w into 8 and therefore safe to use with this cab?

Can they be retrofitted?

Thanks

Steve

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Hi Steve,

Unfortunately they can't be retrofitted but you can use your current cab as an extension speaker for more output or stereo. Our experience regarding power ratings with solidstate amps is that you're absolutely fine using an amp rated at double the speaker's power, as that gives you 3dB of clean headroom even when cranked. As always with amps and speakers, you can't 100% guarantee that something won't get blown but the risks are no greater than using lower power valve amps because valve amps can be pushed so much harder and still sound good, which raises the average power level and it's the average power level that overheats and kills speakers.

Best regards,

Alex

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Hi Alex,

Thanks very much for this. I don't need another guitar cab at the moment, the one is enough for my needs. I think I may go for an Orange PedalBaby as I have what I need in terms of pedals and a valve pre-amp.I'm still loving my 2 OneTens and this Upsetter too! I have been running the Upsetter from my Vox MV50 clean (pedals in front for the sound) which was loud enough for a large hall gig but it's been a bit unreliable and I need to upgrade.

Thanks again for your prompt response.

Steve

19/04/24 - One10 - NZ

I live in NZ and I own a fabulous 1x10 Barefaced cab. I will be in the Uk in June and wondered if could visit you guys in Brighton because I want to buy another 1x10.

There is a waiting time I know but if I order it when I come over, it could be shipped by the time I return to NZ in Early August.

Besides which I would love to see the place myself.

You mentioned you are in the planning stages for a bass amp (for double bass?) How is that coming along?

I have a 1990’s Walter woods 100 watt amp and with 2x 10” cabs….well!

Steven

Hi Steven,

Yes, no problem, let us know when you're coming. The lead time isn't that long now that we're fully stocked with 10CR drivers again. Bass amp is making progress, I was testing it yesterday! Still plenty to do though... Glad you're loving your One10!

Best regards,

Alex

19/04/24 - Super Compact + Two10S - USA

I am very happy with the cabs I ordered- a Super Compact and a Two10S (just arrived today!).

In particular I love the sound of my stingray through a Genzler Magellan 800 through the Super Compact. Clean, it's awesome, and when I throw on a lot of thick distortion it just really shines. I thought that maybe I'd like the distortion more on the Two10S, but it just comes through so clean on the Super Compact. The bass response between the two amps is pretty much spot on with respect to the video you did comparing the two lines.

My question is this- if I were considering a Super Twin, how important is it to have the tweeter do you think? I know there's some comparison in one of the videos but on my computer I just couldn't really tell. This would be for rock or heavy psychedelic rock songs. The only reason I'm considering it is for gigs where I'm not mic'd or going through the PA, but the room is decently large. For practice, the smaller ones are perfect. I might be able to mix the two but I'd like to just travel with one cab.

I appreciate any thoughts you may have. I realise this might be a silly question.

John

Hi John,

14/05/24 - Super Compact - USA

Hi guys.

First, I want to tell you I have a Super Compact, and I love it with all my heart. I'm using it with an Aguilar AG-700 head, and my normal pedalboard is an HX Stomp with a Sansamp DI and Empress compressor for my normal bit of color when I'm not using the multi. My question is, aside from just wanting more volume, is there a good reason for me to get another SC or SC-T? Or will it not make much difference anyway just running the AG-700? I'm not a pro, and I don't gig much, but it is possible.

Thanks,
Robert

Hi Robert,

I need to make a video/article about this! In short adding a second matching cab makes the sound louder, fatter and bigger and increases the max output of the rig by about 6dB. Technically a 10dB increase is twice as loud but because of the human ears' non-linear response to low end I'd say that it feels almost that much louder. And the height changes what you hear too.

Glad you're loving it!

Best regards,

Alex