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Well, this was all very predictable wasn't it!! 😄

Nice one Alex and co! I bet that rig sounds bloody monstrous too!

Steve Vai at the Academy in Bristol in a couple of weeks.

Sold a GB Shuttle 9.2 to Paul recently. Very nice chap, easy to deal with. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with Paul again.

It's a godsend for me. My back trouble has flared up again recently and have been having sessions with the osteopath again. I'm 45, slightly overweight still but consider myself to be reasonably fit, I run, cycle, play football etc. I did a gig last night using my Music Man Bongo, TH500 and Barefaced Big Twin 2. It sounded huge, so for me, no tonal compromise compared to previous rigs I've had. I was home alone when I had to load the car to head to the gig, if I was still using my old Warwick WCA cabs I honestly don't think I would've been able to lift them at the moment!

[quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1461107583' post='3031603'] preorders for M7 are open, btw [/quote] That is a lovely looking bass, I'm so impressed with my V7 for the price, it's very tempting to add a M7 to the flock!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1461866546' post='3038373'] Here's a quick update to my rig. Got the Ashdown 810, from ern500evo, fixed up to a useable state. It sounds bloody fantastic to me... [/quote] Glad to see the old girl in action again!

Well this was all very predictable wasn't it!! 😀

If you're ever up in Bristol, you're welcome to come and try my Big Twin 2.

Yes don't forget the apparently woeful build quality! I'm very lucky, I think my wife must keep swapping mine for a new one each time I leave the house. Must be the only explanation for it still being as good as new, with handles, feet and finish all still perfectly intact! 😉

Does the venue give you an invoice to submit to Event Uk, or do you just use an invoice template? The venue obviously have to confirm the fee with Event?

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1459849655' post='3020153'] I've not ruled out trying one but I don't really like the looks of them. This isn't a dig, we all have different aesthetic qualities we look for, personally: - I'm not keen on the stuff they use to cover the non-"retro" cabs (ie all the 12's) - I don't like the sharp-ish looking edges of the front porting (or indeed the visibility of the porting) - I've not seen the new ones but I didn't like the way the panel at the back for inserting the speaker leads sat non-flush/inset (it just looked a little cheap) - I prefer inset handles (though I know nearly every manufacturer is doing the same as BF, I wish they'd all stop it) I know none of that is really important or even has any bearing on the build quality but they add to the feeling for me like the cabs don't look like a premium product (the retro 210's are a vast step in in terms of quality looks, though I'm not keen on the metal grill). I completely get that people don't like the faux-retro styling of brands like Aguillar/TKS (with v-frame) - each to our own I guess. Again that wasn't a dig at Barefaced, I don't want to get drawn into to the war of the fanboi's - but if you ask what people don't like the looks of (talking only about the looks) that's what I would say. I would still try one if one was offered or I was down in Brighton & this is no comment on the way they sound (I've only heard two at gigs & neither band were of my "style" so it's hard to compare the bass tones). [/quote] Cool, thanks for that. Are they all covered in the same stuff as my BT2? Must admit there's a few points in your post which were a change from the norm for me. All my previous cabs had inset handles, this is the first I've had with these type of handles, and my last few cabs had carpet type covering (ashdown mag 810 and various Warwick WCA's), but the covering has actually surprised me, it's pretty hard wearing and easy to keep clean. The metal grille was never going to be an issue for me, I don't like the silver cloth so it had to be grille! Interesting to hear your points though, thanks. Perhaps it's like having an ugly child, as a parent you can't see it or can but just won't ever admit it! 😄

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1459799958' post='3019843'] I dont need to test drive a car or be a car designer to know if it's not what I'm after, I dont see why bass cabs should be any different? [/quote] Very true, but I'm guessing that aesthetics would play a fairly large part in choosing a car, rightly so as there's such a vast amount of styles and designs available. If the tech specs/sound/voicing of a particular brand of cabs aren't what people want then I totally get that, my only (genuine) question is, what do people find so displeasing about the looks that makes them rule out trying one?

Stevie, what is it you don't like about the product? Not looking for an argument, am genuinely interested.

What is it about the look that people seem to dislike so much about the BF's? I'm genuinely interested. For me, once it's on stage, crammed into a backline, under stage lighting, it looks pretty much like any other black box, vertical 2x12. As for build quality, I have no experience of the Gen 1 and 2 cabs but my Gen 3 Big Twin 2 is still in as new condition. I've owned it since they were first released and it's been gigged/rehearsed, humped in and out of various cars and vans and has no battle scars as yet, apart from a scrape on the bottom rear edge which was down to me tripping up and scraping it on a sharp edged stone step. The handles and castors are still perfect. I've used it with TC RH450, RH750, GB Shuttle 9.2, ABM500, Aguilar TH500 and at a few shared backline gigs have heard others run Trace AH, Ampeg SVT 7 and GK 1001 through it, and it's always sounded great to my ears. The others that have ran through it have always complimented it too. If it was illuminous pink with wings I could maybe understand the looks thing, but I don't see how people can find a black box so offensive! As has been said though, it's a great time to be a bass player with some awesome lightweight kit on the market, so there's something to keep everyone happy....maybe!

Here we go again! 🙂

I'm in Bristol, I'd be happy to help.

[quote name='odysseus' timestamp='1459162276' post='3013930'] Now THAT little set up tickles my gonads! [/quote] Thanks, I've only used the TH at home volume levels but am liking it so far. Been using a GB Shuttle 9.2 but fancied something warmer. Will hopefully get to use it at band rehearsal this week. The Bongo is a beast, and the Big Twin 2 is just ridiculously good.

They are incredible instruments. The looks aren't for everyone, I think they look great, I am biased as I own a 4HS Stealth. I came close to selling mine, I'd struggled to get used to it. I put it into a local tech for a thorough set up and re-string with my favoured strings, and let's just say I'm very thankful that it didn't sell! They are so versatile, the tonal possibilities seem endless.