FinnDave Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 My Super Compact was delivered to me about ten minutes ago. Looks great, small and light. Ashdown Rootmaster 800 sits on top and doesn't look too lost there. That's my new small & light gig rig sorted, then! I can now chose, depending on the size of the gig, between the Super Compact, the Super Twin, or both...with Ashdown ABM 500, 600, or Rootmaster 800...or any two of them! I think I need a bigger car! Obligatory pic, rest of kit covered up behind. [attachment=247703:IMG_0894.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Great little cabs these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1498119568' post='3322575'] I can now chose, depending on the size of the gig, between the Super Compact, the Super Twin, or both... [/quote] Do let us know what sort of gig you're playing where you need both, Dave...I'm imagining Wembley without FOH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1498128333' post='3322645'] Do let us know what sort of gig you're playing where you need both, Dave...I'm imagining Wembley without FOH... [/quote] It's best to be prepared! I always take a spare bass, and a spare amp (and recently needed both at the same gig!) and now I can take a spare cab as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Your car'll break down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Best be safe and have an AA van following closely behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1498132290' post='3322678'] Best be safe and have an AA van following closely behind. [/quote] I've got an AA card in my wallet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Good combination - My super compacts loved the ABM1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 Taken a better picture now, how high do you think a Gibson Thunderbird through this lot will register on the Richter scale? [attachment=247724:IMG_0899.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Interesting to see that the super twin is almost as compact as the super compact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 It's still very light, literally a two finger carry. Playing at house volume through it at the moment, not sure when it will get a proper thrashing, tomorrow's gig definitely needs the twin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Superb. The SC works so well with the ABM and RM heads, you're going to be very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1498141999' post='3322775'] Taken a better picture now, how high do you think a Gibson Thunderbird through this lot will register on the Richter scale? [attachment=247724:IMG_0899.jpg] [/quote] I had always imagined the SC to be much smaller than the ST, but looking at that picture, there's not much in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1498238537' post='3323383'] I had always imagined the SC to be much smaller than the ST, but looking at that picture, there's not much in it! [/quote] It is smaller, but not half the size. Very light, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Love the engineering and thought that go into barefaced cabs, but i could not live with something built out of 9mm plywood !..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 [quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1499248344' post='3330224'] Love the engineering and thought that go into barefaced cabs, but i could not live with something built out of 9mm plywood !..... [/quote] Try one! They feel surprisingly robust and after a while you don't think about the construction - just the lightness and the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 [quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1499248344' post='3330224'] Love the engineering and thought that go into barefaced cabs, but i could not live with something built out of 9mm plywood !..... [/quote] If you love the engineering that much you'd know why Barefaced use 9mm ply and how they make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Yep I was always a bit dubious about the ply-thing, but Barefaced cabs are plenty strong, my old S12T rattled around many a car boot or van without injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 To be honest, it's never crossed my mind, and I must be 75 gigs plus so far with BF cabs of various types. I must just be the trusting type... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 When the gen 1 Compact, the one that travelled around the country in the early days, came back to Alex it wasn't much good for anything so he crash tested it by throwing it down a 1 story flight of stairs a couple of times. He did tell me how many time before it broke and I've forgotten, but it was far in excess of anything even the Who (in their heyday) would do to a cab. If it's done properly, light does not equal weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 [quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1499248344' post='3330224'] Love the engineering and thought that go into barefaced cabs, but i could not live with something built out of 9mm plywood !..... [/quote] 9mm (poplar) ply would put me off too. Weight-saving is all very well, but I'd prefer something a bit more substantial both from a practical and acoustical point of view. Having said that, for some players, weight is the number one priority. So I can see the attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 [quote name='stevie' timestamp='1499343553' post='3330851']Having said that, for some players, weight is the number one priority. So I can see the attraction. [/quote] Yes and no. I value a lightweight cab, but if it sounded rubbish then that's exactly where it would end up. I moved back to my current BF Compact from a pair of Bergantino HS210s. I prefer the sound I get now, and the difference in lugging my rig about is phenomenal. I also tried one of the much-vaunted Genz Benz Neox 212s. Again, a decent cab, but I prefer my Barefaced gear. The only other cab I have tried, liked and stuck with is the TKS H115. It's not as light as the Compact, but is still very manageable. It also sounds great (to my ears) Despite what some people continually state, not everyone uses Barefaced cabs because they are light, and [i][b]only[/b][/i] because they are light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Awesome cabs, love the tone out of my Ashdown through my SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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