A selection of the feedback over this period, there's more buried amongst our emails!
Update - 17th August: The first gig was a rock covers gig with 2 marshal half stacks and a loud drummer and it was fine even though it was pa supported, the second gig was with an elvis tribute and no pa support, I loaded a 6x10 in the car as I was convinced the 2x12 would not cope and at the last minute I changed my mind and took your cab, it was ample loud enough, the tone is just what I was looking for, and I had volume to spare.
Just to let you know the Midget arrived safe and sound. Used the Compact last night at rehearsal, and was very pleased with it. Had the same depth and presence as my Eden Nemesis 410, but much easier on the back. Only real difference was I had to push the volume a bit more - my 410 is a very loud cab, but I still only needed my amp on 5. Great lows, never boomy, just solid, and the highs also came through with authority. Couldn`t be happier with it.
Can`t wait to use the pair together though. At home use, I can hear the added "bite" that the Midget is giving, this is great, as last night I was selecting the Ultra-Hi on my amp, to have the highs have a "snap". I can tell that with the Midget, I`m not going to need this.
Thanks again for quality service, and product.
I finally got to try out the Big Baby last night at a gig. It was great! My bandmates were really impressed with the clarity and volume. I felt much more connected to my bass, the sound coming out of the cabinet felt right...before with my ashdown i felt a bit disconnected, it's hard to explain.
At one point though the Crown clipped and shut down for a few seconds...I wasn't even playing that loud at that point so i figured i must be doing something wrong. I've just discovered that i think i'm using the wrong speakon cable. Mine is wired 2+ 2- at both ends but i've just read that if you're running an amp in bridge-mono, one connector will need to be wired +1 +2 (amp end) and the other end +1 -1 (cab end). Can you shed any light on this?
Do you know where i can buy a Speakon cable wired this way? I can't find anything online!
Also can you tell me what the difference is between the 2 speakon sockets on the back of the cabinet?
I actually discovered that the speakon i currently own is a 4 pole one with 1+ 1-/ 2+ 2- at both ends, so I just re-wired it so that the only way to move current is now from the 1+ and 2+ at the amp end and they go to 1+ 1- at the cab end. This seems to have solved the problem and now the speaker is LOUD. As long as that sounds right to you then no need to worry about sending me a bridging wired speakon, thanks a lot for the offer though!
Some updated feedback for you.
2 rehearsals and 5 gigs with the cab now (pub and club no PA support ) The verdict is, this one is a definate " keeper " Using a Rickenbacker 4003 and a Markbass LM Tube i get a great full sound with nice gritty growl with a real bass thump and not a hint of muddines. With a Lakland P Bass its the same story punchy and bass to flap the front rows trousers but all with definition. And boy is it loud !,, i can now shift my whole rig and bass in in one trip.
Initially not keen on the sprayed finish but its proved as tough as old boots so i will go with that one, Took me ages to find the tweeter knob lol.
Hey just dropping a line to say i've gigged/rehearsed my Super12 a few times since i got it and well.... WHOA!!!! i play an active Hohner B Bass V and a passive P through a Trace Elliot AH=600H and have yet to get it past Noon. The pinnacle came when playing a local venue that has super high roofs and a very theatre esque set up. We had no PA support aside from vocals and snare drum. Thankfully its just me and a drummer. But 2 songs into our set the manager of the restaurant ACROSS THE ROAD asked us to turn down as the diners couldn't talk over the sound from my amp. Now i'm sorry about their meal but well.... Hell YES not only do you get clarity and even tone you get meal-ruining volume in buckets. Thankyou Barefaced you're my only hope!
We spoke a while ago, I originally bought a Compact from you last year. It is still doing sterling service, am continually impressed with it. I am now looking to get a standard non tweeter black grill midget.
Thanks, received the cab this morning. Sounds great, looking forward to using it tomorrow with the compact.You make the best cabs around.
To be blunt, the first time I plugged it in I shat bricks. The strings I was using had a couple of months wear on them, but the cab made them sound like they were brand new out of the packet. I tried out a few different tones from my bass, and the next thing that hit me was how incredibly aggressive it sounded with the Musicman pickup. Every single note snarled at me like an angry Rottweiler - very promising start.
Then I tried it out in a rehearsal, and the rest of my band shat bricks as well. I use a fair amount of slap and two-handed tapping stuff in our music, and even with a couple of 7-stringers through an ENGL Powerball and a Marshall JVM at high gain to contend with, you can hear every single note thundering through as clear as a bell, with nowhere near as much compression as I would have used previously. Punchy doesn't even begin to cover it!
Only gigged with it twice so far, but judging by the audience reactions, I think we'll have enough bricks to build a house soon enough. Especially when I kick in the bass boost from the amp head - holy cats, I swear you can actually feel your bones rattle. That low end is absolutely ridiculous in a big room, and I mean that in the best possible way. Very tight, rich and well defined. During the first show I feared that it might have been a little too much to get away with, and after we played I asked for opinions from a few people in the crowd who I know and trust. They all said it was fine - it didn't really feel any louder, just a hell of a lot BIGGER.
So yeah, in case you missed it: I, my band mates, and all the other people I've shown are very, very impressed. It's performing far beyond what I could have expected, and perhaps the best thing of all is that I can get it in the boot of my car without having to fold the seats down, so there's lots more room for groupies. Never could have pulled that one off with a 4x10!
Thanks again mate - you've saved my tone! I'd recommend your cabs in a heartbeat to anyone that asks.
Next rehearsal, will take a couple of active basses with me. What I am very pleased with is that the rig faithfully reproduces the sound of the instrument without colouring the sound in any way and I have always believed that that is the sign of a very good amp/cab set up. The amp has compression but it is quite transparent whereas with other amps the compression function affects the tone and flattens the dynamics too much.
Ah, effortless power and headroom at last. You're not having it back - its mine!!!!!