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Nice acquisition Neep, enjoy! Not helping my Grabber GAS mind...

The First Cut is the Deepest - PP Arnold / Rod Stewart

Blame it on the Boogie - Jackson 5

Sounds like I should keep quiet about loving D'Addario Pre Steels then... Tried a few different brands of Stainless Rounds, and the Pro Steels simply sound better on the bass than anything else I've tried.

Feline Good - Nina Simone

RIP Mani

I've Got a Brand New Combine Harvester - The Wurzels

Celibation - KC and the Sunshine Band

Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders

Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull

Sleeping Satellite - Tasmin Archer

ACS Custom. Not cheap, but bloody good. I put off getting some for years, after having sworn by the Christmas tree type ones (Etymotic ER-20's), but decided to finally take the plunge and get some moulded ones. They're simply head & shoulders above the other "off the shelf" ones. Initially went for the 20dB filters, found them a bit too effective, so got some 17dB filters, which are perfect. Tried some Alpines, I found them fiddly and didn't sit in my ears very well. ACS Custom Earplugs

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The Highlands are a big place indeed, @neepheid and the rest of the Aberdeen posse are about 2 and a half hours away from here. I have considered FRFR / active PA speakers, but the general consensus from the FRFR thread (from what I've read of it), is that unless you can go down the QSC route, it isn't worth it, which is why I ended up with the Ashdown in the first place. To add another googlie into the mix, we're going to be moving house in the not too distant future, so I think any plans for gear upgrades need to be put on hold. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions!

He used a Westone Thunder 1A in the early days.

I've had a couple of Ric cases that have suffered from this, unfortunately, no matter what I tried, they still reeked after treatment. They also suffered from the usual Ric ABS case breakages, so I'm assuming that they were the cause of the mustyness getting in to the case. The easiest option was to buy a new case.

Been Caught Stealing - Janes Addiction

Grinning Like an Undertaker - The Accused

Which is kind of where I'm at really, like you say, 22kg is hardly a behemoth, it is manageable, but shaving a few kilo's would be nice. Need to figure out how to get the grille off without damaging anything, and then maybe look at some Neodymium speakers. And as @neepheid was saying, the market place up here is a bit rubbish. For even a subtle divergence from the "run of the mill", I'd need to go to Glasgow at the least, and even further afield if I wanted to try anything "out of the ordinary". If the Rumble's pre-amp sounds a bit generic, then that's not really an issue, as I'm just plugging into the Effects Return anyway, and using the POD as the pre. Need to get some time with the FlyRig and get that dialled in. Been looking at the Barefaced One10 with their Activier amp, which according to their blurb is the equivalent to a 500w Class D. Thanks for the info folks. 👍

I think you've hit the nail on the head there, it's rich & sonorous because of the cedar top and the thin finish. Keep going like that, it'll only get better and better.

I'm actually kicking myself about missing out on the Bergantino IP310 powered cab that was in the marketplace the other week. Something like that would be ideal, plug the POD or the FlyRig in, and away you go.

Am I Going Insane - Black Sabbath

People are Strange - The Doors

I'm Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage

It does seem to be a recurring theme for most music shops, especially those in the more "out of the way places", loads of electric and acoustic six string guitars, a handful of generic other instruments.