Merton

Blackbird, ABIII and Fortress are my faves; their new one is only a day old so not spent enough time with it yet.

Ultimately if you did this with Absolute Classic Rock you’d probably get a similar list; their playlist is very heavily stuck in those decades and the more modern takes on “classic rock” which PR plays don’t get a look in (Those Damn Crows, Florence Black, Massive Wagons, even Alter Bridge and the lamentable 5FDP). I bet if you asked the Kerrang radio listeners to do theirs, that’s when you’d get a bit more variety. They seem to focus on 90s onwards, with a smattering of classic Sabbath, Maiden, Ozzy, Van Halen etc. It’s through Kerrang that I discovered I’d missed all 25 years of Billy Talent (bloody love that band now) and Rise Against (same) and learnt more about a lot of other bands I knew from one or two songs only. It’s all incredibly subjective, and ultimately the PR raison d’etre is to play the older “classic” rock, hence that’s what the list will provide because that’s why the listeners tune in.

It’s my favourite song, and I’m going to insist on it being played in full at my funeral, whenever that may be (hopefully many years from now 😆)

Yes

Balls, didn’t know that!

This is the one @chris_b mentioned - a flipping bargain and hopefully relatively close:

First gig of 2026 up in cold Manchester at Band On The Wall, was ace. Surprising number of people showed up for a two day mini-Americana festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of the bigger Buckle And Boots festival held at Whitebottom Farm near Stockport. Katy Hurt had a 45 min slot on Saturday evening and we played pretty well I think (save a few little fluffs from yours truly). It was LOUD onstage but actually very well balanced. Bass was my ACG TKO, which interested one fan to the extent that he’s contemplating commissioning one purely to hang on the wall…! Rig was house-supplied TC Electronics something with an Ampeg cab, so I just used my Digbeth pre for the FoH and to sculpt the onstage tone. We had a blast, got back to Katy’s house around 1.30am and now I should probably get out of bed 😆

I can still find new ways to spend more but I do feel like I’m semi pro at it now 😄

I’m absolutely in, 2026 is a year of learning to play rather than learning to spend more 😀

Keep working on my consistency, articulation and musical vocabulary. And spend £0.00 on musical gear (except strings)

I think the Trace uses a modified IPR power amp module based on what’s been said in Talkbass

It’s not about size necessarily, it’s about the sound it makes. For me, it makes the right sound

Good luck! Hopefully an easy solution is nestling somewhere

Pretty sure mine did that; are you plugging in the foot switch before or after powering on the amp?