
ukbassboy
Member-
Posts
136 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Shop
Articles
Everything posted by ukbassboy
-
Well after 6 months on the road for work and pleasure I am back in the country tomorrow so really need to make an effort to sell this. As it says in the initial post, this is lightly gigged and in good working order. Unless I can find a box somewhere then it will be pickup from OX10 though I can meet somewhere around Oxford, Reading or Henley. Its a great sounding head but a need to have a one lift rig means this has got to go (and maybe the LMK soon too).
-
Ive gigged a Compact on top of the Big One running through a Shuttlemax 12.0 and that was some serious noise. We were running a full PA with subs and IEM and in the soundcheck I was asked to turn down as the mixer could hear me clearly even over the PA so lost control of the bass. (I knew it would be too loud but it was my first time with this rig somewhere I could let it loose - needless to say the volume came back a few notches for the gig). Cant sing enough praise of the Barefaced stuff.
-
[quote name='Sharkfinger' post='985818' date='Oct 12 2010, 02:22 PM']I personally don't get the need for a cover for a compact, as my slightly road-worn Compact will attest. I just 'colour in' the bumps and scrapes with a marker. Seems more in keeping with what Alex had in mind with the choice of textured covering. Correct me if I'm wrong, Alex. Don't meant to put words in your mouth![/quote] My first gig with the Compact (and many practices since) involved me having to park away from the venue and carry it in the pouring rain. I was very thankful for the waterproof cover that kept the speaker bone dry. Its a very durable cab so not so worried about bumps and scratches hence I have the cover without any padding or boards.
-
-
[quote name='fryer' post='918909' date='Aug 8 2010, 06:21 PM']Hi, I am selling my Genz Benz shuttle 6. As new condition, only used for practising. Excellent amp, and only selling to get a shuttle 9. Link [url="http://www.genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&mid=2259&sid=610&cid=95"]http://www.genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&mid...=610&cid=95[/url] for details. £400 for quick sale. I live near Reading / Basingstoke, or could deliver locally up to west London.[/quote] Go for the 12.0, you know you want to! (I have one and its NOT for sale).
-
[quote name='hoiho' post='928289' date='Aug 18 2010, 02:36 AM']How well does this work with a bass?[/quote] Ive had one of these for about 3 years but primarily use it to give me warm tube tone rather than all out overdrive. Before buying it I tried a lot of overdrive/distortion pedals and read even more reviews and this was definately the best. It loses a bit of bass at very high distortion but all pedals will and this IMO suffered from this the least. Its also very easy to swap out the tubes and play around with your sound. And I paid alot more than 80 quid for mine.
-
I have a couple of Barefaced cabs (Big One and Compact) and if these are anything to go by (and I hear the Super Twelve is a MONSTER) I am willing to be that, although they maybe £600 a pop, you will only ever need one. Alex at Barefaced will let you try one for a month for the cost of postage too.
-
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-AEB8E-Electro-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Hard-Case-/150455788120?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2307dd2258"]Ibanez[/url] Ibanez AEB8E with a hard case currently only £52. I have this week bought a Crafter 4 string acoustic bass off Ebay found this when searching for a hard case. I bid on it with the aim of using the hardcase and selling the bass on here, unfortunately I missed the bit about pickup only in Bristol. I know, I am retard! I am currently the highest bidder so if you are genuinely interested and don't mind driving to Bristol then PM me and I will tell you my max bid. I reckon that including case its worth over £270 new so a good deal, I just cant drive to Bristol!
-
So I have been lucky enough to accrue a respectable bass set up of late (as seen in my sig below) but unfortately I will not get a chance to plug everything in and have a good swap/play around before our gig this friday or even the next gig. So what would you go for? We havent actually seen the venue yet so there may not be a huge amount of stage room which may prevent the use of subs with our PA support. We have two guitars, keys and drummer who all sing and we play a mixture of new and classic rock (from Stones to the Kings of Leon). The dual power amps on the Shuttlemax 12.0 give me the flexibilty to plug any two cabinets in so I'm tending to think Big One with either the Compact or ABM 4x10 on top with the option to go with the Big One on its own if space is an issue. So what are your thoughts guys a gals? What head/cab set up would you go with in my position?
-
[quote name='KiOgon' post='814593' date='Apr 22 2010, 08:04 AM']Chris bought a Speakon cable from me, great communication & instant payment, super guy to deal with. Cheers, John[/quote] I met Chris yesterday when I picked up his Barefaced Big One from his house. Thoroughly nice guy and a pleasure to do business with. He had the Big One all set up and ready to go for a test drive which was nice. Thanks Chris, I have a gig this weekend so will let you know how I get on with it.
-
-
-
-
SOLD - Barefaced Compact Custom Build - SOLD
ukbassboy replied to Hamster's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='Hamster' post='854384' date='Jun 2 2010, 01:15 AM']I bought this from Mr_Russ around a year ago and I've enjoyed every second of it. It was made to compliment a Markbass 2x10 cab and is approx 23W x 21H x 19D. It weighs approx 37lbs and is clear, loud and pretty bright for a 1x15 cab. It won't do bright and zingy but it will provide buckets of punch, power and pretty detailed clarity. Rated at 600W @ 8ohms and it has a speakon connector to the rear. I've put new cab corners on it and it really is the best sounding 1x15 I've ever heard. In fact I think the tone just has the edge on the current edition of the Compact. It's an earlier Compact and so 'carpet' covered which is looking a bit used but not 'tatty' I'm selling because I've acquired a current model Barefaced Compact and I'm intending to buy another one to match the newer model to make a killer 2 x 15 matching rig. If you're in the market for a killer 1x15 cab to compliment your existing rig - then you've found it. Alex is selling new Compacts for £450 Give me £200[/quote] At £200 this will sell in no time at all. -
[quote name='Dubs' post='845558' date='May 23 2010, 10:30 AM']I keep coming back to this just because it's a bloody great price! Tempted even though I don't need it! Best of luck mate, I amazed this is even still here at this price.[/quote] +1. I'm kinda hoping this is gone by the time I get back to the UK. Im trying to get rid of stuff at the moment not get more but its sooo tempting and hes only 20 mins away....
-
[quote name='Bassman Rich' post='834437' date='May 11 2010, 05:27 PM']Hi there Sorry to be a pain, is the cab you've got still available, (the 1 x 15) a felt or vinyl covered one, and what are the dimensions. I'm down in nuneaton this weekend, so not too far to come and pick it up if the dimensions match the cab I want to sit on top of it!!! Rich[/quote] Sorry Bassman but I am currently stuck in one of the worlds shittier deserts until the bank holiday weekend and my internet access is very limited. This is covered in Tolex carpet and is the standard Ashdown Mag 115 dimensions.
-
[quote name='onehappybunny' post='831668' date='May 8 2010, 06:50 PM']Not sure which driver it has. It will be the standard neo one used, and not the Beyma. If you are seriously interested I could open the cab to find out.[/quote] No no, not necessary. I was just curious if they used the LF driver that was in the Barefaced Big One cab or a 'full range' driver.
-
[quote name='onehappybunny' post='831482' date='May 8 2010, 02:48 PM']Feel free to ping me a PM with any reasonable offers Looking at getting some decent small monitors (<25cm high) and could accept trade along these lines - Genelec 6010's would be great Not really looking for other bass-related trades, thanks Stu[/quote] Any ideas what 15 inch driver it has?
-
Tone Ranger. I've just gone down the lightweight route and dont regret it one bit. My rig is now well under half the weight it used to be and my back is thanking me for it. My advice is to go second hand, you will get great value for money off the Marketplace forums. IMO you should give serious condieration to this... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=86815"]Barefaced Vintage[/url] I have the Compact (1x15") and it is unbelievably loud on its own. Here you are getting 2 very loud 15" speakers at only 21Kg. If you can pick up a Markbass LM2 or similar (I have an LMK) you will be moving some serious air with a combined weight over 10 Kg lighter than your Trace combo alone. It will test the upper end of your budget but I doubt you will be left wanting from this set up!
-
Have you seen the Dr Bass 1580 that is for sale on here? Not Ashdown but they are generally very well regarded. If you do a quick search though you will see a lot of very negative press, all regarding failed or late orders. Clearly you wont need to worry about that with a second hand one! I'm very tempted to buy it myself and would have already if it was 4 Ohms. Cant really justify it now having recently bought a Barefaced Compact. Doubt it would leave you wanting for volume!
-
-
-
-
Sorry guys, thought I had posted a reply to this a while ago but doesnt seem to have gone through... I ordered the Roq Solid cover without the padding and its just what I was after - a nice waterproof, light weight cover for transport between car and stage/practice area. Just a note to say that the standard cover comes with the opening on the long end, i.e you have to put the cover on when its lying sideways. I would have personally prefered it to go on when sitting vertically but still, semantics I guess, it will do the job nicely. Thanks for the advice guys.
-