Those long-haired hippies over at the Arts Council have gone crrrrrrrrrrazy:

Take it away is an Arts Council initiative designed to help more people get involved in learning and playing music. The scheme allows individuals to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 for the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, and pay it back in nine monthly instalments, completely interest free.

http://www.arts....uk/takeitaway/

So if you want a new instrument, or know someone that does, do the right thing.

Did you get an instrument in the end?

Aren't the Asgard supposedly technologically superior?

I'm fiddling with learning the bass now, and I want to be able to play before I upgrade from my bog-standard Crafter. So I've put the decision off for a while. It's a bloody great idea though.