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Ok so I gave my new cab a proper test on Monday. My grin factor was pretty high. Trust the guitarists to roll eyes at the new gear. "my amp is only 50 watts" = Vintage Marshall tube amp which kills at 50 paces. I'm genuinely impressed at how the BF410 cuts through the whole band. It has bags of depth and range. As promised, it delivers a bigger punch than my 4ohm rig at similar output settings. If anything it's a bit disconcerting. I found myself changing my style, changing the very notes of tried and tested tunes, going for the low Bb, standing further away and actually playing quieter. It's also revealed some problems with my amp which were masked by the old speakers . More repair bills coming. But otherwise, on an ABM 500 at about 5 on the output, this cab is deafening. An amazing piece of kit.

[quote name='Stealth' timestamp='1461577601' post='3035720'] I had exactly your rig with the stock drivers from new for a couple of years playing in a loud classic rock band no PA support. Never had an issue the cabs didn't sound great on there own but kicked Arse together. As other have said watch the sub as it suck power for not a lot of effect really also don't go ape with the low bass slider cut rather than boost. A decent compressor will help too. my shout would be replace the drivers with stock ashdown ones it will add resale and be better matched [/quote]Solid advice thanks

[quote name='indiegrungesound' timestamp='1461342215' post='3033888'] I appreciate that you and LewisK1975 pointed this out! Having looked at all the comments on here, I understand both why Barefaced made the cab AND how there's still a potential market for 1 4 ohm cab solution. I guess I'll have to have another look at the Barefaced website! ;-) Hope you have fun with your purchase! [/quote] Cheers. I am not disappointed! I was pretty hung up on the 8ohm / 2ohm thing, but I'm blown away by the loudness of this cab compared to my outgoing 4ohm pairing. I'll be way lower on the output dial next jam I reckon.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1461342411' post='3033895'] If you put the picture under the 'Public' folder in Dropbox, you can generate a 'public link'. You can then use that public link to embed an image here easily... just click on the 'picture' icon above (see the tweeter T above, three more to the left, that's it) and paste that link, et voila! If you are using the Dropbox application on a PC, just navigate to the Public folder and locate your picture, right click and the menu will contain a 'copy public link' item. Or using the website, again navigate to the file and a similar option will be there, as long as it's within the public folder. [/quote] Jeez. I used to be technical. Guess I'm getting old cos that sounds like hard word. Thanks anyway!

[attachment=217555:IMG_1745.JPG] Mean huh? Wasn't quite prepared for how loud this thing would be. Everything in the room shakes. Pretty sure it set off a car alarm - across the road!

Ok so I have my beautiful (actually kinda menacing) bf410 sat right here. Apparently it's the first out the door! I wish I'd figured out how to upload pix! It's tiny for a 4x10, only a couple of inches bigger than my 4x8! My ABM500 looks perfect on top. Roll on Monday night rehearsal, I'm going to melt a drummer!

ok so it looks like I'm heading to Brighton tomorrow. Feels a bit like Christmas Eve.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1461227002' post='3032554'] Did you order the 8ohm or the 2ohm version? [/quote] 8 ohm because I might need a second one

[quote name='indiegrungesound' timestamp='1461169564' post='3032146'] I am VERY tempted by this piece of kit! I'd like to know if it could work as a 4 ohm/one cab set up though! [/quote] Looks like its only available as 8 ohm or 2 ohm. I ordered one anyway! What have I done?

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1461061461' post='3030991'] I'd be very surprised if the original driver had usefully more excursion than that Celestion. [/quote] Not wishing to seem obsessed by this driver, but I'd like to think that the cab worked better with it's original. If it doesn't, it'll probably be easier to shift with that than the replacement. I might risk it. Cheers

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1461062147' post='3031000'] Did the polarity check confirm everything is ok on that front? [/quote] Yeah - I forgot to check that until now. We can rule that out completely I'm afraid.

I've got a lovely English-made MAG400 head here if you don't want to change too much... EDIT: always red the whole thread before inserting your £0.02