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If by 'rock music' you mean anything with a guitar, ok. But it isn't. Metal is not rock. Stoner, Sludge, Doom and Hardcore are variants of Metal. (there's also hardcore House which is electronic dance music)

Alicia Keys - Fallin' Not disco but soul in 6/8

Curious how you get on, I've been contemplating a similar setup lately.

All that Mojo! It must play like I can't believe it's not butter.

There's the band name!

How much for the beard?

I'd call thomann. They have an astounding range.

The signal will be divided over two outputs on the splitter so each amp gets less gain into the input. Only a problem if you switch between using one and using both which will be much louder. Room acoustics change by having more objects in, no different than having guitar rigs and such in the rehearsal space. Possibly a factor when recording something delicate. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about it.

Idiot Error just so happens to be my middle name!

That is very cool 😎

I'd call the shop to make arrangements and ask all questions. Maybe negotiate a slightly longer trial period even. Or make a trip out of it, book a b&b and see the sights? Granted this adds to the cost of the thing.

The terms are perhaps best separated by drum kick mixing like here https://www.crate.fm/tutorials/mastering-the-art-of-kick-drum-production-a-complete-guide-for-music-producers "Creating a good kick drum is not just about the 'thump' or 'boom' " And later "The rapid downward pitch envelope makes that satisfying punch" So thumping subs have a lot of boom (or even whoomp) and they are punchy if they react fast or 'tight' .

Well this is going all over the place, as expected. For Loudness in hifi (not car stereo, which copied home hifi) see Fletcher-Munson. Thump is in the sub 100Hz, punch is as described by Mykesbass, they are not the same.

Maruszczyk Jake are excellent. VanderEnd DeGier Maybe even go as far as to try a Spector, like the NS Pulse?

Thump is the whoomp from cheap oversized subs in cheaper smal cars driven by baseballcapped chavs. Nothing to do with good bass cabs.

I would love to see the research on this! Could you help me with a link?

I'm sorry but that's incorrect. High energy spikes cause damage, prolonged exposure to fatigue from sound pressure does at lease the same if not more. Kick drum is as bad as cymbals, the sub boom at gigs and festivals is an absolute hearing wrecker.

The arrangement is identical to the 810 so they'll suffer from the same, but now you're suddenly pitting them against different configurations that imo don't serve the same purpose or crowd. If one would compare apples to apples then have a look at the glorious SWR Henry the 8x8.

Isn't that last one taken?

Anton, Bill, Murph & Victor Since you're playing covers you'll never do headline tours or sell records so the name just needs to set you aside from all other coverbands. You can replace the names with your own but if anything it'll be less rememberable (as a gimmick). Keep them in alphabetical order though, it pleases the OCD crowd.

That's the music from the shop where I will definitely not be buying my jeans on sale.

I have mine, the rest are bonus. http://cellarguitars.com/index.php/cellar-v/

EB string are the only brand I used to break so I haven't owned any since the late 90s. I was using the pink packaged super slinky's O think. After some years of searching I've now landed on DR strings and haven't had a set disappoint me. If I were in your position I'd play the current strings to end of life to see how long they last you. Everyone has different amounts and composition of skin grease on the fingers, some more acidic than others and this will make a big difference.

What are you looking for that makes you contemplate changing the gauge? What do you want your strings to do differently than the ones it came with?