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Summary of Contents for BareFaced Super Series
- Page 1 User Manual V.3.1 © Copyright 2015 Barefaced Limited...
- Page 2 QC label, this can be safely removed with white spirit). You may think plenty of bassists know about Barefaced but we can assure you that only a tiny fraction of them have even heard our name, let alone realise that we are producing arguably the best bass cabs ever made, regardless of your musical situation.
- Page 3 1. General unpacking / shipping information. - 1.a CE, ROHS and WEEE compliance - 1.b Contact information 2. Super Series - 2.a Super Compact and Super Twin - 2.b Super Compact and Super Twin amplifier power recommendations - 2.c Super Midget - 2.d Super Midget amplifier power recommendations...
- Page 4 Keep the box and blue edges if you have the space, courier-resistant packaging is not cheap or easy to come by - and there may come a day when you want to ship your Barefaced cab to a lucky secondhand buyer.
- Page 5 As shown on the rear panel, the Super Compact is 8 ohm nominal impedance, whilst the Super Twin is 4 ohm nominal impedance. The two dark green speakon sockets are actually combi sockets which also take a 1/4” lead. Regardless of how your amplifier is wired, the speaker cab end of your lead should be a 2-pole or 4-pole speakon (wired 1+ and 1-) or a 1/4”...
- Page 6 2.b - Super Compact and Super Twin amplifier power recommendations Max continuous Total Minimum for Extra headroom SPL @ 1m impedance clean tone Maximum (for better tone in half-space Models (nominal) when gigging loudness when at max (including with a drummer loudness) power compression)
- Page 7 It can be stacked with any of the other G3 models or paired up with the older Barefaced Compact, Midget, Super Twelve and Super Fifteen when greater output is required. It can also be fitted with optional pole-mounts for use as a high quality small PA system.
- Page 8 2.d - Super Midget amplifier power recommendations Max continuous Total Minimum for Extra headroom SPL @ 1m impedance clean tone Maximum (for better tone in half-space Models (nominal) when gigging loudness when at max (including with a drummer loudness) power compression) Super Midget 8 ohms...
- Page 9 As shown on the rear panel, the Big Baby II is 8 ohm nominal impedance, whilst the Big Twin II is 4 ohm nominal impedance. The two dark green speakon sockets are actually combi sockets which also take a 1/4” lead. Regardless of how your amplifier is wired, the speaker cab end of your lead should be a 2-pole or 4-pole speakon (wired 1+ and 1-) or a 1/4”...
- Page 10 3.b - Try these settings ‘80s Anthony Jackson ultra clean fingerstyle HF control at max and a really clean amp - closest thing you’ll get to a £10k Meyer Sound rig that you can carry yourself ‘80s Mark King roundwound slap HF control about halfway and treble boosted on a fairly clean but aggressive amp - gives you that more typical 4x10”...
- Page 11 3.c - Big Baby II and Big Twin II amplifier power recommendations Max continuous Total Minimum for Extra headroom SPL @ 1m impedance clean tone Maximum (for better tone in half-space Models (nominal) when gigging loudness when at max (including with a drummer loudness) power...
- Page 12 4. Getting the most out of your cab with bass guitar Your Barefaced cab is designed to let you hear what your brain, soul and hands make your bass and amp sound like, without getting in the way or restricting your artistic expression, and is de- signed to maintain that honest conduit up to extremely high SPL.
- Page 13 Both pickups on full 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 COMPRESSION BASS LO-MID HI-MID TREBLE Both pickups on full - similar lows to the neck pickup, similar treble to the bridge pickup, low mid fullness about halfway between the two but with more texture, upper mids much less loud than either, sits much further back in the mix, often better in the studio than a noisy live environment.
- Page 14 If you have to place them side by side then cross firing (pointing inwards across each other, with an angle of about 135 degrees between them (45 degrees from the usual)) often works best. In some situations it can help to fire one cab forwards and one cab backwards, particularly when playing acoustic instruments, either back to back or stacked.
- Page 15 5. Troubleshooting 1. “My cab isn’t making any sound” a) Is your bass plugged into your amp? b) Is your amp plugged into the mains and switched on? c) Is your amp connected to your cab? d) Is your bass battery flat? e) Try another instrument lead f)) Try another speaker lead g) Try another bass...
- Page 16 You don’t necessarily need an expensive amp to sound great or get loud with a Barefaced cab. Don’t feel you have to go shopping for an appropriately ‘boutique’ amp to match your cab - see how your existing amp works first, however old or inexpensive or low power it Please note that a 1000W amp with the volume never past halfway is not a 500W amp - put a ‘hot’...
- Page 17 7. Alternate Barefaced Gen 3 12XN options compared to your cab Super Compact If you love the tone in all scenarios but just want a bigger (louder) or smaller alternative then the Super Twin and Super Midget are the best choices. If you want something with greater treble clarity without going bigger then the Super Midget is the best choice.
- Page 18 Possible two cab Gen 3 rigs (4 ohm) and usage ideas Super Compact + Super Compact (similar performance to a Super Twin – keep one at home, one at the rehearsal studio, take both for LOUD gigs) Super Midget + Super Compact (SM on top of SC; a little less deep and a little thicker sounding than a dual SC stack, with greater treble brightness/clarity on tap –...