Customer Feedback

24/04/24 - Big Baby 3 - UK

Hi Alex,

Well, I'm about 2 weeks into my 30-day trial and have already decided I shall be hanging onto the Big Baby. I used it at our recent gig, as planned, and it worked very well (in pretty awful acoustic circumstances - very boomy stage and room).

I did some A/B tests against my Epifani 3x10 at home and it's less "bright" (that's with the Epi "tweeter" dialed almost out and the Big Baby's at about 50%) but I think my bass sounds more like a Wal through it. I could use a little more clarity, so I'll experiment with the tweeter (or, as I explained, this could be partly due to my compromised hearing?). Do you advise setting the cab on the floor or is raised up better?

The real clincher is the portability. My wife (who always helps me hump gear around, bless her) can lift it with one hand.

I'm going to have to re-think my amp arrangement, as I keep my Demeter in a soft rack so the handle and front flap are squished between the amp and cab rather than it being able to lay flat. As the cab is so small, this means it rocks about a bit, so it's all a bit precarious. I don't know how far letting the soft "rack door" hang down over the speaker grill (rather than stuffing it underneath) will impact the sound? What do you think?

Anyway, for now, I'm pretty happy with the cab and will see how things go for a while using it with my 1x15. If funds allow, I may opt for a second. Have you ever thought of using the locking corners so they'd stack a bit more securely?

Thanks for your advice up-front and the excellent approach of allowing the 30 day trial. Without that, I would never have risked it, so would have missed out.

Cheers for now,

Tony

Hi Tony,

Glad to hear you're liking it! Definitely experiment with the HF control, I run it pretty high up so the sound works better in the mix even if it isn't as pretty when soloed. You can try raising it off the floor but obviously that affects the boundary reinforcement so it won't sound as fat - some elevate a single cab but most don't. Regarding stacking corners, I'm not fan of plastic corners for long-term durability and the rubber feet work well when stacking, the cabs make a pretty solid stack (even vertical stacks of Two10 cabs which is quite a tall skinny tower!) Thanks for giving them a go - if everyone did we'd sell too many to cope with because returns are super rare, less than 1 in 100, maybe closer to 1 in 1000!

Best regards,

Alex

23/04/24 - Super Compact - UK

I put the word out and I picked up another Super Compact today from a friend of a friend.

Now running a pair of Super Compacts. I also have a pair of One10's.

I love your cabinets, keep on doing what you do. Oh, and I love the videos you put up too.

Rob

28/04/2019 - Super Twin + Super Compact - USA

Sure, this picture's blurry but the bass wasn't - it was big time punch and focused motherfuckin tight... second gig w/the super twin and super compact DOIN IT!

Mike Watt

09/03/24 - Super Compact - UK

Many thanks Barefaced Team,

That Super Compact is incredible! I am sure it will only get better as the drive unit wears in!! Sounds great, lots of bass, clarity and more punch than Tyson Fury!!

Very impressed, it may even put my Super Twin away for certain pub gigs with its volume and range! As well as being so light!! Could do wonders for my fuel economy and in turn the environment

Thank you, and keep doing what you are doing! UK design and manufacturing rules!!

Kind Regards,

Chris H, 30Hz Low!!

08/03/24 - Super Twin - UK

Played at a club in Aylesbury this evening, as we were loading in I spotted a fellow Barefaced user loading into the pub next door. I was very grateful for the lightness of my Supertwin, as we were upstairs at our venue

Si Burge

23/04/24 - One10 - UK

Hi, I just wanted to say a massive thank you for getting the cab built and delivered in such a short space of time, it arrived yesterday so I've even got a bit of time to start playing it in before the weekend.

Thanks again for the great service, you guys are great.

Rob

22/04/24 - Super 3rdT - USA

Hi, I recently bought your Super 3rdT and love it! I'm looking to buy another cab and am torn between the BB3 or another Super 3rdT. I understand that these 2 cabs do not work well together, but my question is will a BB3 have close to the same output as 2 Super 3rd's?...and/or is the BB3 so much better tonally that's worth just carrying one as opposed to 2 Super 3rd's? Thanks!!

Mark

Alex says:

Hi Mark,

The max output of the BB3 and S3T is pretty much the same, and the BB3 is just a bit more accurate and goes a bit lower. Adding another Super 3rd T is definitely the way to go! Glad you're loving the first one - the stack will be epic!

Best regards,

Alex

20/04/24 - Reformer 112 - China

Hi Alex,

The cab arrived few days ago and was enjoing it as much as I could. It sounds much clear than my old openback cab, I could hear my sound much better in any place in my living room. The low cut is very useful that I can finally turn the depth up on my Soldano SLO 30 to get the sound I want. Over all I am very happy with this purchase and will Saving for an other Alnico Gold build.

Zhizhuo

19/04/24 - Reformer 112 - USA

Hi Barefaced Team!

Back in September 2023, I had the pleasure of ordering a Reformer 112
from you. It came equipped with an Alnico Cream speaker, dressed in
green tolex silver grill cloth, and a tan faux leather handle - it's
been terrific!

I'm tempted to get an encore and order another one to pair up with my
current gem. Now, I vaguely remember talk of some updates to the
Reformer 112 design. Could you let me in on the major changes if any,
between my model and the newest one?

Cheers,

Zhen

Alex says:

Hi Zhen!

Awesome, glad to hear you've been enjoying your cab!

So, your Reformer has a cutout in the AVD to make space for the Alnico speaker, which is something we had to do every time anyone ordered an Alnico.

We've solved this minor annoyance by creating a "universal" AVD panel. So you won't be able to have them 100% matching visually (from the back) but functionally they're the same.

If you were tempted to go for something un-Alnico, we actually have two Reformers with the old standard cutout in your spec (minus the tan faux leather handle, which sadly can't be retro-fitted)

Best regards,

Alex

16/04/24 - Big Twin 3 - USA

I just got my Big Twin 3 today all I can say is wow! It is a Drummer and Leslie organ-rivalling monster! The loudest clearest most amazing machine I’ve ever had the privilege of playing through! And when my Big Baby 3 broke in it was a huge difference so I can’t wait to break in this behemoth! But even out the box - oh my goodness is it amazing ! (Barefaced fanboy for life Mr Alex and the team! ) thank y’all !

Corey

16/04/24 - Big Baby 3 - USA

So I’ve had my big baby 3 now for probably over a year and there isn’t a piece of kit that I have been more pleased with. As a musician and a gear nut I am always finding little things that could be better with everything… except the Big Baby 3! Just when I think it can’t get louder or I’ll blow it, it does get louder and doesn’t distort at all!

Corey

13/04/24 - Big Baby 2 - USA

I have a bb2 that I love. However some of the stages/rooms it comes off boomy. Is there anything I can do to mitigate the boom. Using an Ampeg PF 50 tube amp. No pedals.

Greg

Alex says:

Hi Greg,

I'm 99% certain that's the amp - tubes are like that, especially when you have that little power. Do you have a more powerful amp you can try?