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Enjoy!

Me noodling on the Hi Flier, through a little Darkglass e500 and a Phil Jones C2 cab. Just made that preset , I was looking for a pretty straightforward tone.

Eleven!

Of course she is. I’m really happy to see her pick up the bass , she’s a heck of a baritone sax player. She was asking about note duration and muting techniques. And right hand technique. I suspect in time she’s going to become a deadly bassist.

That’s actually lighter than the other Specials I’ve seen.

Yup. I suppose you can’t have everything. Where would you put it? Many players here have never heard of Barefaced so it was a surprise to see one surface. It certainly lived up to the hype. I’m sitting on too much stuff as it is , but I was beyond last night when I had a chance to hear it. I can always bite the bullet and have one shipped here , but aside from Barefaced there’s some others I’d love to try. There’s Audio Kinesis from around the Dallas area although at the moment his shop is in limbo. He has some interior baffles you can adjust … and many that have those rave about them. And they seem to be making some neat stuff in Italy these days. Thinking of GR Bass and Jad Freer. Today I’m expecting the post to bring a nice little amp. A mini Aguilar TH350.

Last night I dropped over to see the cab and head my friend picked up. She got a Darkglass MicroTubes 500 v1 with the SC112. First thing I did was pick up the cab , and the weight brought a smile. And then we dialed in the amp , and I was encouraging her to spin the knobs. She was amp shy at first , but was quickly over that. Most of the amp tuning was at fairly low levels , but we did check it out at volume. … nice! I love that cab. It would be fun to do a side by side comparison to my Berg HDN112. She seemed to move to a fairly traditional old school thump. She likes her bass bassy. She was delighted to pick up a “forever cab” as her first one.

I don’t rely on gig money to pay the bills , so I’m selfish now about gigs. If I anticipate any misery , I don’t do it. And it’s nice to stick to it.

I was a commercial photographer , worked for years in established studios and then finally got out on my own and built up a business. Back in the film days , it all sounds wonderful but much of it was shooting grocery flyers with nasty deadlines and last second substitutions. I was paying a mortgage , and rent and still managing a lot of gigs. Late nights , early mornings. I traded one boss for many , and loved the business. Now I’m retired. Still gig , the mortgage is long paid. I don’t have debt. Here in Atlantic Canada it’s a difficult hoe being a full time musician. There’s little studio work , but there’s a thriving bar scene. Many supplement the gigs with teaching. It’s not easy. Most have a daytime gig of some kind to manage the bills. It certainly keeps everyone humble.

Ouch I’m well into geezerdom now , but I believe in modern lightweight and much smaller amps and cabs. I pack the car , drive it downtown , set it up and play. And then drive it home after too. If I had a crew moving stuff I might reconsider , but I just play mid sized rooms downtown. No big star , just a working blue collar musician.

Great review!

Might have a beer when I get home after the gig. Not a drug user. I really hadn’t planned to become so moderate. Not really sure just how it happened. I’m ok with it.

It’s easier to almost make a living playing music.

There’s nothing quite like a big a*s Ampeg rig and a Pbass. But I hope you have someone else to lug them around.

Oops

A friend picked it up this afternoon. Her primary instrument is baritone sax , but she’s been playing bass for several years now , she’s a music teacher. And easily the most in demand bari player in the region. She was asking me about the cab at the jam last night. The seller also had a Darkglass MicroTubes 500 v1 , and she picked up that as well. So now she has one killer little rig! I’m happy to see it go to her.

The outfits I play in are not real loud at all , and my gig rig is more than adequate. So I’m looking for tone over volume. Home practice at a low volume , and the odd band rehearsal (not real loud). A surprising number of players here have never heard of Barefaced.

I began with USP tracking , and had regular updates , but the moment it’s left the international depot for customs , everything goes quiet. In the past Can Post has not continued any updates until it’s out for delivery , or delivered. … sometimes I’m contacted to pay duty in advance , sometimes it’s just held at the post office and I pay when I pick it up. It’s never consistent.

The TH is still in the mail , it’s now in Canada but the US Postal tracking stops after it crosses the border except to say that it’s finally delivered.

Lessons might prevent some bad habits from getting ingrained. I’ve somehow managed to retain some. Welcome! Some may well think it’s madness , but it’s not a bad way to go.

you’re missing a lot of fun

I’ve got a TH 350 on the way to use with the SL. So I’m hanging on to that. I’m tempted simply by the rarity , we never see Barefaced. And I do appreciate a nice cab. So I’ll hold back for the time being and keep an eye on this. As it didn’t immediately sell I think it might be around for a while. Most folk here have never heard of Barefaced. I’m hooked on kijiji. Over the years I’ve found quite a bit of stuff there , some great deals , and some not so great deals.

My Aguilar is just two pounds heavier than the Barefaced 112. It’s the SL112. My Ampeg is just the 210AV I picked up as a home use practice cab. Not a great cab , but ok. Bergs are the HDN series , a 112&210. I love those things. And it’s an easy drive on divided highway. Our roads are not generally too crowded. I think I’m going to hold off for a couple of hours. And see if it goes. I have a feeling it’s going to sit for a while. In the ad there’s a Darkglass Microtubes V1 sitting on the cab. Our nearest stocking dealer would be in Montreal. So whoever has this has good taste. We see lots of pedals but few Darkglass amps around here.

That’s quite a spread between the two.