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[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1357058084' post='1916911'] my back is screwed so need light cabs. [/quote] All the more reason to look at the Barefaced range. They are seriously lightweight (except in their tone).

[quote name='Inti' timestamp='1357057130' post='1916885'] And what do you know about my bliss?... Don't be ridiculous! [/quote] Well, judging from your comments on here, you don't sound like a very "blissful" person. Or maybe you just hate us all? Either way, you don't come across as being very happy in our company.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1357055027' post='1916844'] I think he meant 4x10" 6x10" 8x10" speakers not 4 or 6 inch drivers [/quote] Oh right! Yes, I can see how I misread that...

[quote name='Inti' timestamp='1357056329' post='1916863'] If JE has brought more enjoyment to this world it's due to the overwhelming ignorance that dominates us and nothing else. If you think that ignorance is bliss well then I get the point.[/quote] OK. Whatever. Maybe ignorance is bliss, but your position clearly isn't bringing you much bliss. I think I'll try ignoring you. Ah.... bliss!

[quote name='Inti' timestamp='1357052671' post='1916802'] The main point is that putting Anthony Jackson and John entwinstle in the same bag simply isn't fair. But this society makes you believe it is... For money's sake. [/quote] Both are great in their own way. On the other hand, a world filled with nothing but AJ clones would be as dull as one peopled only by JE copies. I think the money argument is spurious. It's more (to me, at least) about enjoyment. I would guess that Entwistle's music has brought more enjoyment to more people than Jackson's has (as a bass player, anyway). Music is not like sport, when performances and "talent" can be objectively measured with times, distances, scores or other statistics. Anyone who says that Usain Bolt is NOT the fastest man in track and field athletics can be quickly proven to be incorrect. Say that Mark King/Flea/Les Claypool/Lemmy/JJBurnel/Geddy Lee... is NOT the best bass player and proof becomes more subjective and harder to come by. Still, it leads to some interesting discussions! Variety, spice and all that. There is room for both.

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1357040733' post='1916577'] Consider this, how many cabs with 4,6 or 8 10" speakers can you buy on BC at the moment? OK, now how many 2x15's? That's right, those that have them, keep them. [/quote] I think there are far fewer 2x15s in circulation, so proportionately fewer come up for sale. I dunno about 4" and 6" speakers, but there are certainly plenty of pople who are satisfied with 10". That came out wrong, didn't it?

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1357003201' post='1916346'] Would a 2x15 beef my sound up? [/quote] What exactly do you feel is missing from your sound with the 8x10? Is it something that could be added by judicious use of EQ? Is it a sealed or ported cab?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1357041319' post='1916587'] laughable post.... can't begin to...well, I can't stop laughing.... [/quote] Why's that? You keep telling us that your opinion, built up over years of experience, is valid - so why shouldn't anyone else's be, even if you disagree with it?

My dad's harder than your dad. And he's an [i]entertainer[/i]...

[quote name='garythebass' timestamp='1356956819' post='1915514'] Mr F - looks like a Bond villan, lives in a secret lair built into a mountain and is looking to hold the world to ransom with his sonic destructor ray! [/quote] And is secretly stockpiling Neodymium in order to hold the Chinese to ransom...

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1357003201' post='1916346'] I currently an orange AD200 through an 8x10 Would a 2x15 beef my sound up? [/quote] Yes. Especially if you run both at the same time.

[quote name='pietruszka' timestamp='1356963431' post='1915676']I'm sure the barefaced fans will be along shortly!Dan[/quote] You called?! *Compact*!! Small, light, very loud, raunchy tone (if you want it).... what's not to like?

Well, I've just finished reading this [i]entire[/i] thread, and one thing has become clear to me. There ain't half some twats on this forum!

Since getting my Vintage (no longer made, but kind of replaced by the Super Fifteen) I have hardly even thought about speaker cabinets. They are a real GAS cure! On the rare occasions when I have looked at other cabs, they have all been BFB ones. I am no sycophantic fanboy - but for me the combination of tone, portability (despite choosing the biggest cab they ever made!!) volume and looks mean that I don't want or need anything else, and am unlikely to in the future. The range is quite large now, and with the modular capabilities there really should be a combination that will deliver the sound you want. Contact Alex for the best advice!

I love purple. No, I [i]really[/i] love purple!! I would love to get my Geddy Lee J refinished in a rich solid purple colour, but it is expensive as nobody seems to hold stocks of the paint! I remember a beautiful purple PJ bass changed hands on here a couple of years ago... I seem to recall that it was Zoe (Billy Sheehan) that got it... I was dead jealous!!

As a 30 year veteran of the Newcastle music scene, I have never encountered this attitude at the audition phase. You might get the odd snidey comment once you have been in a band a while and people know you, but that is more of a personal dig than a comment on the instrument itself! I think you have just been unlucky.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1356721242' post='1912972'] For me..and I think I have played around with a lot.... That is what I want from a cab... [/quote] Spot on! There really is no argument against that. If someone has taken the time, expense and effort to try lots of different speaker sizes, styles and combinations; and the result is pleasing to their ears - then nobody should tell them that they are wrong. It's all about knowing your own needs and what satisfies them best. Both of these bits of knowledge only come about through years of experimentation (and lots of spending!). The problems arise when inexperienced bassists ask the unanswerable questions like "What amp/cab/guitar/strings/etc do you recommend?" and every experienced bassist chimes in with their own answer.... Still - it keeps forums interesting!

[quote name='stinson' timestamp='1356707900' post='1912730'] had another practice with it and it's huge enough on its own. [/quote]

Aha! So you are "Johnny the Dep"?!?!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1356638427' post='1911967']FWIW, I've always thought 115 a useless cab for bass [/quote] Interesting! When I had my old TE stack, I far preferred the sound from the 1518 than the 1048!! I liked 15s - but that was before I discovered properly made cabs, in which the size of the speaker is only [i]one[/i] of the variables, and even then not the most important one!

[quote name='stinson' timestamp='1356469380' post='1910433'] I'm also interested in this. Something fairly cheap would be a bonus! [/quote] To mix a compact with a "cheap" cab would seem to be rather self-defeating...

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1356702210' post='1912601']if one cab isn't enough, use two of the same model. The results with any other combination, even with another BFB model, are unpredictable at best.[/quote] I thought that the BFB cabs were designed to be modular and that different combinations would work well together to produce different (but good) sounds? If the OP likes the sound of a compact but wants a "bigger" sound, then a second compact would seem to be the best option. Picking one up second hand would save a few quid too (good luck with that!). That said, I have heard extremely favourable comments about the compact/midget combination...

Good aren't they?

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Ok... maybe I'm more "New old school"