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If the jack socket was wired back to front you should still get a note, just extra noisy. The pics aren't clear enough to be certain what's going on, but you can eliminate the pots by unsoldering the pickup and holding the wires onto one plug of a guitar cable. If that works, chuck the pots and put fresh ones in. If the pickup is problematic, get a used decent pickup in the Marketplace and start over.

I think 2 or 3 doors will have a folding passenger seat, 4 or 5 doors not. Or did you mean rear seats?

[quote name='slapathy' timestamp='1469433811' post='3098140'] Not only that , but I put this info on the XKEC forum, and it appears that one or two of us have done this. [/quote] Love that bit!

Yup, as suggested above the end result is down to personal taste. Works a treat for me, among my various cab combinations. As long as half the amp power - 250W - isn't overpowering either cab you're ok on a technical level. Looking at your OP I'd give it a try. Something else to be aware of, especially if using different brands of cab, is phase.. if you start with your 212 sounding great, then adding the 112 makes your sound seem somewhat lacking, the cabs could well be 'out of phase' i.e. speakers travelling in opposite directions. Easy to remedy just by reversing the polarity of one of the cables.

If both cabs are 8 Ohms, each will present the same load to the amp so get the same power. I've run a 212 and 112 together, different makes but both 8 Ohms, and it was ace! :-)

If you're looking for portability and versatility, have you considered a longer term rig of either two 210s or a 210 plus a 115? I have a variety of different cabs, from a 110 to a 115, and take different selections depending on the gig and the band.

^^that. Nowadays 5 strings and longer scales are commonplace, but the C Bass was most unusual for the time. Quality English made gear. I love my Overwaters! :-)

A P pickup in bridge position would sound a bit fatter than the J bridge pickup, but the J neck pickup will give you the more P like sound. Just leave the bridge pickup off if you don't like that tone, or get a P bass!

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1468329821' post='3090166'] They bought market share.... SWR did not do D Class very well, as that is where all were heading Fender felt SWR did not do enough to enhance their stable. Stupid, but hey Fender see Fender do. [/quote] I've heard of this in other fields too.. buy up the competition just to close them down. Eventually all that's left to buy is your gear.

What's that old joke about 'bucks up the feet'? ;-) Most of us folkies do stuff by ear rather than charts. 'Too disorganised' is just the typical Brit self-deprecation coming out. Paying gigs? I feel your pain!

Possibly i) and possibly ii). Also possibly neither. It all depends on expansion and contraction of bits of wood.

Yup, sometimes just the sound pressure of the combined band in a small enclosed space is terrible for actually hearing things.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1467242539' post='3082273'] Oh indeed I agree. In fact that's some of the pleasure I get working on them. I think this one is pretty cool. But sometimes, though not always are a higher end instrument is really nice and you can get something more out of them. Personally I think this bass bass the tone ive been looking for. Its just the feel is a little off. [/quote] So, a few tweaks and you have it nailed.. fantastic! Personally I really like the fact that I've put some of my own effort into my own instruments, as it makes me feel more of a bond with them.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467036253' post='3080643'] As said, get another SC for more beans. Having said that, if you need more than 300W through an 8ohm cab for bass at a rehearsal, then your band must have serious 'volume war' problems. Get everyone to turn down. I hope you're using ear protection, too. [/quote] In a nutshell. I SAID 'IN A NUTSHELL'!!

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1466711619' post='3078155'] Will you lot please stop looking for stuff thats broken... [/quote]You mean there's more bits to find?

[quote name='Beneath It All' timestamp='1466097232' post='3073358'] ..............................So much for Overwater always thought they sounded sterile anyway. [/quote]...where mine are tone monsters which I'll never let go. Each to their own.

Errr.. details? In W.Yorks, so will keep eyes open and spread the word.

If you're doing a more folk-rock thing, just use what you're comfortable with. Last time I took notice, Dave Pegg, who must be pretty much the icon of such behaviour, was using an Ibanez SR 5 string.

For me it was The Wild Rover.. hated it and playing it for ages, then one night I looked up out of my pit of misery and saw everyone in the place dancing on the tables and grinning from ear to ear. I though I might as well join them, especially as I was getting paid for this. Love it now! :-)

I use mostly a Fred Kelly Slick Pick light or medium when playing a bass-strum style in a drumless lineup. Downstroke only, but being a smaller pick I don't have any snagging problems. We sell them in the shop (£1.50), although I see they're not on the website. Handy, that!