Rob Chapman - "the best guitar cab" He's EVER HEARD - Alex from Barefaced explains how it works
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- A few weeks ago Rob Chapman told us we have made the "best guitar cab" he's ever played. ( • Well I Never Expected ... ) Well, we thought you'd like to know how it works..
Alex - Barefaced Chief Engineer and Founder - is here to show you how the patent pending AVD design of the Barefaced guitar cabinets, (The Upsetter 110, Reformer 112 and Radical 212H) disperse your sound into the space you're playing, so your tone can be heard by everyone.
Now with the choice of ANY Celestion driver, and completely customisable.
Find out more at barefacedaudio.com
The Upsetter 110 - barefacedaudio...
The Reformer 112 - (seen in this video barefacedaudio...)
The Radical 212H - barefacedaudio...
(The Upsetter 110 was formerly called the GX, and the Reformer 112 was formerly called the GXII.)
See more of Rob Chapman at his channel
( / robchappers )
I have one. I have a Zilla 1x12 and a Zilla 2x12. The Barefaced is amazing. Light and sounds absolutely amazing.
A demo showcasing the 1x12 in a loud band setting would be awesome.
This is always the litmus test, the benchmark, the burning question. Without this, most demos are not as helpful as they could be.
Yes, actually pushing it further. Try your whole line in a band.I'd like to hear the 1x10 as well against a loud drummer
Got my Reformer 112 today and this shit is for real! Incredible 1x12!
Great job 💙✌️
Just curious how does the logic behind the AVD compare to a thiele cab?
I've been making some videos about the development of what became the AVD cab - have a watch of them! However, I shall do a video explaining Thiele (and other non-standard guitar cab designs).
yep, it works. great design
Astounding! well done guys!
Good vid, hreat to get such honest and positive feedback from Rob. Would AVD work on your bass cabs, or since the frequencies they push out are, essentially unidirectional, would it be redundant?
I'm not sure if it's possible (our bass cabs move so much air and the AVD in the guitar cabs would go turbulent and stop working with that much air movement) and if it is, whether it's beneficial!
Very cool!! ...But unfortunateley also very expensive. Another fancy collector/non-player item. 😢
Not cheap, I agree. But VERY expensive and only for collectors?!! A Reformer 112 costs about the same as a few decent stomp boxes, or as a decent multi-FX, or about half as much as the cheapest new guitar that says “Fender” on it and about a tenth of the cost of custom shop guitar. And about a third the cost of a JCM800.
Yeah this is amazing. I can't believe this is the first time someone has addressed this issue with a proven acoustic technology. Wow
I’d love to hear the 2x12 with a low wattage head and a band. I think your cabs would allow a 25 watt head say to compete with a drummer.
2nd this! Use a Mesa Mini Recto, and just because I have one, but because I have one.
A lot of people don't realise how loud 25 to 30 watts is, even when driving a cab designed 60 years ago: the Vox AC30 was designed as an amp for club gigs.
The awesome thing about Alex's design is how it sounds off axis, not necessarily that it's any more efficient.
Mind blown. I've been playing guitar since 1982, and I bought a Mesa Boogie Mark IV combo in 1991. I assemble my own guitars. You just got yourself a new customer. I'm of the "cabinets are a necessary evil" and have relied more on other factors (cables, mic position, etc) for sound. This is amazing.
That's great to hear (and obviously your tone will be even more great to hear with a Barefaced AVD guitar cab!) A
Please get combos made with that cab technology! You'll revolutionize the industry!
I would be interested in buying one of this! I've been looking and comparing combs like "Roland GA-212" and this sounds amazing
Agree, they need to either make the full combos or team up with somebody that specializes in amps and the other aspects of sound. Companies like Swart come to mind.
@@bjornfsteen Why? It's pro gear with a high (er) price tag and most pros are happy to use an amp head and cab, and often swap around. The benefits of this cab are largely wasted on bedroom noodlers... I like that they are specialists in speakers!
@@joelonsdale Because pros don't occupy that big of a chunk in any market and the money is with the masses. That's how I see it anyway. It's not like they are making custom solutions with a big contract. I think it would be great to sell the tech and negotiate contracts with other manufacturers where they get a cut for each unit sold with their tech in it. Or if they can make a retrofit kit for cabs and combos.
@@Parcolai Of course, you can make mass market crap and get rich. Or you can specialise, sell something amazing to fewer people and get less rich but keep your soul.
Just used my new GXII for the first time at an outdoor pub gig tonight. The drummer commented how much clearer he could hear me compared to a Marshall 1936 2x 12" (same amp settings). The cab was mic'd through a large PA and the sound man commented how great the tone was! 😎
Finally innovation in cabinet design after years of just open, closed, thank you barefaced 🤘🏽
Nothing pioneering, those designs have been going on for decades.
Cheers.
@@georgefromgreece4119 it’s not for guitar but the MBL 101 X-treme is my current favorite loudspeaker design.
@@PooNinja thanks for the feedback!!!
I am very impressed ! Alex responded to my email very quickly .. I want to see a demo of the 2 /12 ! Selling some gear to get one of these ASAP !
Ask Gary Lucas ,who played for Beefheart ,to demo your incredibly works ...huge respect to your brainpower for going to the higher level ...x
i'd love to buy one. however. I just don't have the money. have you thought about kits so people can build their own and put their speakers in?
lol no! Of course not.
Great to have the theory explained so well - and the demo is awesome, really makes the point of the difference! Well done Alex!
I'm a 4x12 fanatic, why doesn't he make a 4x12?
if the sound of Barefaced cab is the same throughout the room wherever I am in a room how does it compare live on stage or in a rehearsal room with a bass player drums vocals etc? won't the other musicians have problems with their own sound, won't the sound from the Barefaced cab dominate over the rest?
It doesn't dominate, instead the wider dispersion and more even response means that it slots more neatly into the mix. Imagine if on a recording the level and tone of each guitar sound varied hugely depending on where you were sitting vs the studio monitors / hi-fi speakers - that's basically what happens with normal guitar cabs. Instead of having to suffer really loud and really quiet points in the room, the cab is loudest when you're fairly close to the front and on-axis but doesn't stop off like a stone or change massively in tone where you're standing anywhere else.
We've only ever got really positive feedback about how they work in bands, to the point where even drummers say "please bring that new cab next time!"
I just got my Bareface Radical 2/12 H in today August 22, 2019 here in Texas (just south of Houston) Ran it through the paces with my Kemper and a PS 2 for power as well as my Todd Sharp JOAT 20 RT No complaints at all . Sounds fine . . not too bright, not too dark . . . . just right . . and is definitely one of the better 2/12's I have owned . Love the light weight too , noticeably lighter than the standard size AVATAR 2/12 I sold a while back. Satisfied buyer here !
I'm seriously impressed. Small efficient cabs are what's needed. Your cabs offer solutions to a multitude of problems. I'm gonna buy one
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Yea like 3 of them montage can fit alnicos I dunno about bareback... and they aren't making them anymore luckily I got 2 of them
I want one
when these become available on a slightly more affordable level in the US, I will purchase the 2x12. They seem like the real deal. Fantastic work
Barefaced WON HANDS DOWN!!!
Great demo, good crisp explanation too.
Absolutely fantastic!! It’s so wonderful to see the antiquated guitar cab totally reformed!
Incredible.....
I'm about to build a cab for a 12 inch Blue back......
this video has just changed everything
After watching the video with Rob I IMMEDIATELY placed my order. This is the cab I’ve been searching for for years.
Im so excited to receive mine! I still haven’t had any confirmed date of arrival yet but i’m looking forward for when it comes!
Did you get the cab yet? Please keep us updated with your thoughts, thanks
I did indeed! About 2 weeks ago I received delivery.
It sounds incredible! I was a little bit skeptical of the video, not wanting to believe that the multi-directional sound actually worked but to my relief it definitely does! Fills the room with sound!
I had an Orange 2x12 closed back cab before this which is a MONSTER in both sound and weight, and it suffers badly with placement and directional sound. Unless you are stood directly in front you do lose some of the sound, especially in a band/gig enviroment.
But with the Radical 2x12 this is definitely not a problem.
It lacks SOME of the bass/lows and that punch of the Orange but the fact it is easier to transport and I can actually hear it makes up for that fact.
Build quality is excellent and I do not regret my purchase one bit!
It did arrive in the wrong colour that I requested but that was easily rectified with their excellent customer service team :)
When I can afford it again I will definitely get myself one of those 1x12 cabs. Really like that you're actually innovating things.
Im to much of doubting Thomas. In me is the question if you just kept the speaker mic on a bit louder in the mix and offed it or lowered it with the non barefaced version? You see, in my heart I wish this very type of thing in my live but I think unless I hear it myself in physical to know it for a fact. Grtx and nuff thanx for good worx and lovely teachings! Well wishings and 1blessed Love
Yup! The sealed back cab also sounds muffled, compared to your cab. 👍
This is one of the coolest pieces of gear I've seen in a while.I saw Rob's video and I was baffled at how big of a difference it makes. Great job, I'm looking forward to seeing more of these types of cabs in the future.
You were baffled. :)
@@magnusberger6762After watching this video, I think we all need baffled. 😉👍
So if there’s up to 100 milliseconds with no audible difference, and Alex said 50 milliseconds is a backstop 30 feet away, dose that equate to 60 feet away with 100 milliseconds or dose it not work like that? Just wondering that’s all.
Having recently watched Johan Segeborn play through a Thiele cab I thought Id make one so I YTd it and ended up here instead.
Youve ruined all my plans now.
Thanks.
Sounds amazing. BTW
That is fascinating! I need to see and hear one in person! I have played 4x12’s for forever to try and get a bigger sound, this seems like such a great idea!!!
Really surprised, congratulations !!! I'm from Argentina, how can I buy a 1x12 ???
You can order direct from us, via our website. Email us for advice first! A
Do they use that tech in studio monitors or live loudspeakers? This is a very impressive concept.
I've not been able to find any prior art for this in any audio field, which is why we've made a patent application. However the concept comes from my learnings about the importance of polar pattern and the interaction of a speaker with the room its in - a big influence was the late Siegfried Linkwitz, whose website is a mine of information: www.linkwitzlab.com/
@@BarefacedAudio thank you. I'm excited for this technology.
if the sound of Barefaced cab is the same throughout the room wherever I am in a room how does it compare live on stage or in a rehearsal room with a bass player drums vocals etc? won't the other musicians have problems with their own sound, won't the sound from the Barefaced cab dominate over the rest?
It doesn't dominate, instead the wider dispersion and more even response means that it slots more neatly into the mix. Imagine if on a recording the level and tone of each guitar sound varied hugely depending on where you were sitting vs the studio monitors / hi-fi speakers - that's basically what happens with normal guitar cabs. Instead of having to suffer really loud and really quiet points in the room, the cab is loudest when you're fairly close to the front and on-axis but doesn't stop off like a stone or change massively in tone where you're standing anywhere else.
We've only ever got really positive feedback about how they work in bands, to the point where even drummers say "please bring that new cab next time!"
This is kind of amazing - right now Im wandering what special and compact cab to get; i just got the tiny Hotone Britwind dual amp pedal; Im at the point of having a custom cab built to get the sound i wanted but this thing might be easier lighter....I was gonna get a 1x15"sealed cab made...perhaps yours is different? But i do need 4ohm speaker
We can do 4 ohm speakers in certain models! But impedance is always secondary to tonal needs, and also less important than sensitivity when it comes to loudness.
You passion is clear. I love the transparency of the design. I will recommend this to my guitar friends. Strangely I'm a drummer...but...we're all lovers of good waves here.
Magic.
Now that's a hoax...!!!
Moving mic on a boom would produce 'chorus' effect due to difference in phase. Continuous change in comb filtering. It would be clearly audible always! No matter the sound source.
This recording was done thru a different mic, which didn't change position at all. Mic on a boom was just for show the magic trick.... Alex claimed something about magic indeed
Moving a mic would only produce a chorus effect if there was a second mic in a static position or moving counter to the mic in the video - we do not hear phase shift but we hear the phase difference between two signals creating interference patterns. If you moved the mic more quickly then a lone moving mic will cause Doppler shifts if moving in a similar direction to the longitudinal sound wave. I’m amused that your hoax claim is based on such a poor understanding of sound!
@@BarefacedAudio I'm amused how you manipulate facts, physics and my comment also.
The only space that does not produce comb filtering at a mic spot would be a chamber without reverberation. Anechoic chamber that is. Since you claimed sound gets bigger because of the reflections in the room (room from the video isn't an anechoic chamber) that makes both direct and reflected sound waves arriving at the mic spot at a different time causing a comb filtering. You don't need second microphone at all to hear comb filtering.
There would be a great change in high frequency also since your cab doesn't have any wave guiding 'magic' in front of it.
Talking how much louder your construction is compared to other manufacturers using the same speakers is also a BS.
You are just using physics vocabulary and guitarist dreams combined to generate this fraud and your company income.
Piotr Wojtusiak you can read the patent online that was recently approved by UK IPO. You can also search online for the numerous positive reviews from customers and legitimate magazines like Sound On Sound. And you should take note that we have a one month trial period for all customers within Europe and we get hardly any returned cabs because people are so pleased with how the AVD system benefits them. If I wanted to defraud people then I’d do something which was a lot more profitable and less hard work. I’m proud that my small company is making a real difference in making live music sound better by using good science to improve guitar and bass cabs. Maybe you could do something more productive than unfairly attacking a small business by making ill-informed libellous comments but I guess UA-cam and social media brings out the worst in people. Sorry about your life.
@@BarefacedAudio You should be sorry for deceiving people... That science you've been talking about and hiding behind is here for decades now. You are just using dirty tricks to claim Barefaced cabs superiority. I know about sound enough to see through this 'magic'.
I am not hating your products since they are fine like most of the other guitar and bass cabinets there are on the market. Just the same. I also would recommend your products as much as all the other manufacturers but I just wouldn't lie about loudness or directivity.
Piotr Wojtusiak a wiser man would reserve judgement until he’d heard one. Anyone with sufficient acoustic understanding should be able to appreciate how the AVD system works - your unfair attack of our legitimate design merely shows that you don’t know what you’re talking about. There is no point me continuing to engage with someone so foolish and close-minded.
Quite an astounding cabinet. For us in the USA, wish there was a way to have the same 30 day return policy as for Europe customers, just in case. However, there are some huge benefits to your design, with less weight (huge), and open back sound, with the downside being more cost. I'm comparing Bogner, Port City and Friedman 2x12 to your 2x12 cabinet, and leaning towards this design. One suggestion, any future videos, remove the mic/stand in front of the cabinet and just use the one as this video used, just to avoid the "perception" that the mic at front of the amp is being used. Also, maybe do a video of say Port City vs your cabinet (2x12), for example. A lot of players seem to be pushing Port City as the holy grail along with the others I mentioned and they are in this upper price range. I'm still researching. Thanks!
Just had a look at the Port City designs - interesting, there's certainly some logical thinking there but also some gaps in the knowledge and understanding of how sound behaves, based on an interview I just read with the designer. I just had an email asking us about returns from the USA, so I looked up how often we get returns: The last guitar cab returned was in September 2020 and the last bass cab returned was in May 2019 - I think that's a pretty good success rate thanks to making great products and making sure we match the right product to the right player!
@@BarefacedAudio Just read your reply, I ordered the Victory 2x12 vertical model this past week. :-) Looking forward to hearing it soon! I may use it solo, or use in stereo, with an older 2x12 Celestion standard cabinet (as I use Fractal Audio AXE FX). Thanks!
I want this so bad!!!!!!!!!
Amazing! What if I want to build a 2 - 18" cab for my bass amp?
We've tested this at length for bass guitar to see if we could apply it to our bass cabs and for most bass sounds it doesn't help - similar to how it's very rare to add reverb to bass. You want immediacy rather than space with bass so it doesn't fall back and get buried in the mix.
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Wait, so did these cabinets eliminate the typical beam that comes out right in the center of the front of the speaker somehow? I get that the AVD disperses the sound out in the back and around the room. I’m just not clear on whether that affects the typical beam out front.
If you're out front then you hear the combination of the AVD output and the cone output. And due to precedence effect your brain sums the two, adding the mid and treble clarity from the AVD to the sound from the cone which is lacking in those frequencies off-axis, but it continues thinking the sound it's hearing is solely from the closer (ie sooner) source.
love the figure 8 wall!
Todd Cushing thought nobody was talking about it
Why are the wooden panels so thin? It should affect low frequency response.
We started out as a bass cab company and we make some of the most acclaimed bass cabs you can buy (that's not hyperbole, search and you will find!) so low frequency response is something we're very good at! We use the same thickness plywood on all our bass and guitar cabs and it works extremely well for getting great sound, because we use it right. It's a question of bracing and tuning. You get a better sounding cab that also weighs much less whilst still being gig-tough. The downside is that it takes longer to design and longer to build, so it costs more. A
Sounds good on UA-cam, but everything sound good on UA-cam. But I really am interested in getting in the same room with one of these.
We have a one month trial period if you're within Europe! (Any further afield and the shipping costs get a bit too high).
I'll for sure keep them on my radar anyway.
That's really good engineering. Do not stop with the electronics. Go on with physics of the air. Well done. Next level: Make the back adjustable to be able to tune it. 😎
How sound works in air seems to be such an afterthought in guitar gear! Adjustable (moving parts) on speakers are rarely a good idea because of the risk of vibrations or buzzes - but if it was possible how would people be tuning it? Tuning these AVD to do what we wanted required a really analytical process, which I can't imagine many guitarists getting right - it's not like tuning an instrument! ;) A
@@BarefacedAudio Thank you for your response! Yes indeed, it is complicated, but not impossible! Just engineer and design easy controls for it. (Just kidding... :D)
But good to see, that there is still room for innovation! I am learning to play guitar for a year now and I am still figuring out, what setup I would like to run. Currently my setup is a guitar, audio interface and a linux computer with headphones.
Cool. I'd much sooner believe this sounds good because of your physics explanation than because Dorke cargo shorts himself said it was the best whatever he's whatevered.
I used to work at Zilla Cabs. At first, I was sceptical about the design thinking it was a bit of marketing hype. Very impressed to say now I've heard several in person, including my bassist friend's first show with his Bareface. From the stage, he really didn't know how much more powerful his bass was and had to dial back his settings! That thing shook down the place!
Just ordered my Reformer 112!! Can’t wait!
I have a Quad Cortex effects pedal and I’m interested in the Barefaced Reality 112 FR. So far from what I’ve gathered on the internet, this seems to be what I’m looking for.
What Barefaced model would you recommend to pair with the Quad Cortex ???
The Reformer, The Reality or what ???
Which models are compatible with the Quad Cortex or any other similar device ???
At first I was interested in the Friedman ASC12, Line6 Catalyst 200, Laney FR 112, Redsound, etc.
Can you please help me ??? I want something that will sound as close to guitar amplifiers as possible, complete with feedback, etc.
Is there a benefit in playing on of these cabs at home? Or does it mean more noise to bother the neighbours with?
To be perfectly honest the goals were always about solving sonic problems at gigs, I never even thought about home use - however it turns out that the benefits at home are actually rather substantial! That ability to fill the room with sound much more evenly makes for a better and more consistent tone at lower volumes.
ok i'm sold, i came across your cabs a few months ago but i absolutely didn't care because i didn't take the time to read about it i just thought "meh ok a new cab , favorite and forget for when i want a new cab" but this demo is truly amazing, disturbing i should say, i mean it's so simple yet so effective! It's a true issue that has, in my knowledge never been adressed .
Now the only problem i see with cabs is the tone when you are facing the cab, i don't know why i always hated it, no matter the cab or speaker, it always sounded "painfull" that's why i always play at an angle from my cabs.
anyway great tech and great cabs!
Excellent. I'm sold. I'll see about pricing and shipping.
Looks a bit borrowed from Forte.
I can’t recall if I’d heard of the Forte cabs before or after I designed the AVD - but what I did notice about the Forte design is that it didn’t appear to have been designed according to the physics of sound. Once you know how soundwaves work you wouldn’t make it like for the goals it aims to achieve, it doesn’t make sense for the wavelengths and resonances involved. But looking at the Forte design I’m not surprised it can work better than a normal guitar cab but whoever designed it did so by guess work and trial and error!
@@BarefacedAudio every cab built on a new idea is trial and error I’d expect. It’s also the best cab I’ve ever heard in studio. Avatar thought enough of it to replica it after the maker disappeared from making them.
@@DiamondLifer although there was an element of trial and error behind our AVD designs the concept came from my understanding of both Helmholtz resonance and wave diffraction. There’s nothing about the Forte design (or the old stuff I found written about them) that suggests the designer understood how they actually worked. That doesn’t mean they don’t work - as I said I can see why they’d work better than most cabs. But that also means you can apply science and make something better!
Ok, what body part do I have to sell for a 2x12?
So I’ve been building my own cabs for a few years now, guitar, bass guitar, and pro audio/car audio bass cabinets. I’ve done a little research and use software to get my dimensions right, especially on bass or car audio where the physics really translate into better power handling and performance, etc….
I love this resonator , it’s genius. I’ve got a V30 sitting around loose that needs a cab, and I know I have to try making one of my own. It’s oh da awesome.
Of course, when it comes to guitar, I’ve noticed that you can kind of just throw some speakers in a box not pay a whole lot of attention to the dimensions and shape and still get a pretty decent sound because guitar cabinets were never designed with all of these cutting edge principles of acoustics in mind in the first place they were just trying to get loud.
I am on my way to your website.
it's about time someone did something about guitar cabinet beaming.
I dont think any thing is "free" in the world of audio, but this is great advancement in a field that most have all but ignored. Fantastic work and looking forward to try.
And 2x12's to me sound better than the 4x12's and the 1x12's yet this 1x12 is omazing!
Very hard to tell without a direct comparison with a "regular" 1x12
fuck, my Peavey Transtube 110 would sound insane through this thing. i really want one of the vertical 2x12s cause i only have combos and it would be really nice for form factor lol
Ooo I like that !
It's like if Bose made a guitar cab that's what it would probably be!
They look and sound great..not on my measly nhs pay grade though unfortunately!
Jeez, I’m glad I found this as I was about to purchase something else!
Every guitarist who watches this video is like,...😯
Who cares about @robchappman?!?!
Send one to Henning and Glen to test it in their studios.
Does this mean you can't have the cab back against the wall?
If you put the cab absolutely hard against the wall then it’ll work much like a closed back cab but with less boxy mids - but you only need to move it about a couple of inches (~50mm) from the wall for the AVD’s rear output to help out.
@@BarefacedAudio thanks for the reply. That itself sounds like something fun to play around with.
These seem insane! I was debating getting a Victory 2X12V however they are they same price as your own and I think I'll be going with yours!
Love mine!!
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I compared the Barefaced112 to a Bluguitar Fatcab ( closed back 60w 112 ). I did not hear any increase in volume. Also I would advise anyone thinking of buying one, who plays in pubs and usually sticks their 112 cab on a chair/bench, to remember this is a rear ported speaker cab, to get the best from it you need it unrestricted at the back. These are a lot of money, so you should bear these in mind.
I would really like it if you made video where you use a Fender Hot Rod deluxe together with a Barefacedaudio reformer. I’m thinking of buying one as an extension cab or even maybe unplugging the combo speaker if that’s what works best. Please?
We can do that if you have a Hot Rod Deluxe you can send us! ;-)
@@BarefacedAudio :) Quite costy since I live in the north of Norway:) Very eager to try it out. Might just order one an try it out myself. I'm sure it will work just greatd:) Very curious what it would do to the sound compared to what comes out of the combo speaker.
I'd like to see you take one of these into a studio and shoot a video showing off your cabs in a live room with close mics and room mics blended. I wonder how useful this design actually is in a professional enviornment.
I just got the uprising 212v and use it with modeling and a power amp. It is the best sounding cab ever. The acoustic science of the rear vent is the most amazing thing ever and the cab weighs nothing. Thank you for making this!
Instant like for the Arthur C Clarke reference. Very interesting little beast!
Sure, impressive. 600$ for the 1x12...
Cool.
About time this engineering became available 😎👍❤
Absolutely brilliant - where have you been all my life?!
Very nice, thank you! BTW is that the artwork from Elliott Smith "Figure 8" behind you in your portion of the vid? Nice touch if so :).
Michael Murray It is indeed! Bobby made it from scrap ply on the CNC machine, quite a feat!
AMAZING !!! I really heard the difference between the 2 cabs. But then again, - I expect no less from Barefaced Audio. I heard the boys over at Anderton's demo Their bass cab's. Best I've ever heard...
Awesome job! I want one, building my home studio now :)
Excellent video. Looking forward to trying the 1 x 12
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Really impressive. However, I really DON'T want to hear my guitarist any louder than he already is when on stage!
Joe Lonsdale You won’t hear him any louder, in fact he’s far more likely to sit correctly in the mix! Why? The reason many guitarists are too loud is because their speakers are too directional so they can’t hear themselves properly standing up close, whilst the bandmates further away get hit with excess guitar volume. The AVD cabs solve this!
@@BarefacedAudio Well, I hadn't thought of that! Guitarist and I will discuss your cabs tomorrow over a cup of tea...
20 years of search end up in here. That is kick-ass product!
I want one with a monotone British 30..
Amazing...just discovered it now
Good name!
Got My Barefaced 2/12 a few weeks ago, Really love it !
Looks Killer. I have a 112 Forte Cab and these look very intriguing!
The Forte cabs are a classic case of a bright idea but not a lot of science so it's not as well executed as it could be! A
Forgive me, but I'm gonna steal your back horn type design and mod a cabinet of my own with two pieces of plywood. 😫
did it work :)?
Did you do it? I would like to try it on my Princeton Reverb:) Let us know if you did it!!
I hate cabinets. But i love these.
I have to ask though - do you really want MORE bottom end out of a guitar cab? Especially in live situations, that frequency is going to get eaten up by the keys/bass.
Charlie Wesley Good point! It’s hard to communicate this stuff because talking about sound is a bit like dancing about architecture. But what the AVD does is akin to the effect of adding another speaker - so if all guitarists loved 1x12” cabs there would be little point in this extra sonic “size”. But if you like the sound and feel of a 212 or a 412 then it gets you that from a smaller cab. And then there’s the audibility benefits from the improved dispersion as well.
@@BarefacedAudio also worth mentioning your low cut toggle on the cabs, as that is another great feature that tackles what this commenter's real concern probably is, too much low end in certain environments.
Very impressive but My question is what if you’re jammed up in a small space at a gig and your speaker is one foot from the wall. In your demo there was a ton of room behind the speaker.
Bob Wijnschenk If the cab is anything from only few inches to as much as thirty feet from the rear wall the AVD works. The benefit diminishes more with big distances to the rear wall because the reflection is less strong but in those scenarios you don’t need to stand as close to your cab so the off-axis frontal output is less of an issue. I’ve noticed a few people assuming you need lots of space behind the cab - why do you think this is? Just wondering about guitarists’ intuitive understanding of acoustics... A
@@BarefacedAudio thanks for the clarification.