Guitar cab prototyping part 5 - AVD angles and tuning (and why you can't move the panels!)

[@Scoots1994]

I saw The Minutemen play in Oakland decades ago. Great band.

[@BarefacedAudio]

I bet they were great live! Love Double Nickels On The Dime. I’ve only seen Watt live with The Stooges but that was very awesome.

[@Factless_Wonder]

Hey o! Following up on my weird ide of allowing customers to move the baffles! Thanks Alex!

[@Factless_Wonder]

Alex, I'm on the edge of buying the 1x12 frfr cab you build. I tried my buddy's big twin 3 and it's honestly really amazing sounding with the quad cortex both on bass and guitar. Will I regret buying it because it's a 1x12? My guitar Spidey sense says a 2x12 is better for music I play (see: Jericho hill on the spot). Thoughts??

[@BarefacedAudio]

M Potter It’ll be easier to go through this via email, then I won’t forget to reply!

[@tonekilltech]

Thanks as always for sharing these insights!

[@Gyllbonus]

Do you tune your avd to individual speakers?

[@BarefacedAudio]

There’s definitely a video needed about that!

[@vortexan9804]

Its a diffraction horn at higher frequencys.

[@mehAudio]

Wait… did you explain, yet, why your demonstration cab says ‚Rarefaced‘ on the back?

[@BarefacedAudio]

This was inspired by Orange (mountain) Bikes, whose prototypes always say Strange in the same front / logo style: www.bikeradar.com/news/add-weight-go-faster-orange-bucks-the-lightness-trend/

[@simonorchard1115]

Is there scope for a series on the bass cab design process? Not just because I want to know why my Super Twin is the shape it is 😉

[@BarefacedAudio]

Absolutely! Tons and tons to talk about on that.

[@Scoots1994]

Pickup position is a scale ... closer to the bridge changes the tone and feel one way, away from the bridge changes it another way. Every position is "right" for someone :). I prefer the bite and attack closer to the bridge.

[@BarefacedAudio]

Yes - and I think there’s also a thing regarding your plucking/picking position vs the pickup location - if you play near the pickup you get more of the transient percussives.

[@Scoots1994]

@@BarefacedAudio Absolutely. I think for some musicians they find their home tone by using the pickup as a rest which plays a part in the variety of home tones of j-bass players. It's got more easy to find options you can stumble on as a beginner.

[@BarefacedAudio]

@@Scoots1994 not long after I started playing bass I got my Dad to help me put a thumbrest on my bass because it made no sense to be tied to the bridge or neck pickup if I wanted somewhere to put my thumb whilst playing the E string!

[@PooNinja]

Fire alarm? Who put the lights to close to the sensor? Keep life simple 🤘🏽

[@MegaTubescreamer]

apropriate angle ! 🤔😇