what the hell is "sod's law"? :confused:

That's great that you found a tone that makes you happy. As a certified "tone whore" I know how great it can feel when you finally find that tone that makes you go "hell yeah!!!"

And as you said, it goes to show that you don't have to have an expensive rig to get great tone. All it takes is getting familiar with your equipment, and trying new things. A lot of times, it will turn out that the last thing you thing that would sound good, ends up being the holy grail of tone.