We won't be selling Mark 2 players with Mark 1 faces. A hole for the volume knob would need to be drilled, a new cap for it would be required, the IR (which has moved onto a daughterboard) would need to be desoldered and kludged back onto the display board, and the metalwork is not compatible with a Mark 1 handle so the moulded curvey handle would have to stay.

Hopefully less people will be turned off by the Mark 2 than were by the Mark 1 face. The Mark 1 really wasn't suitable for wider retail sale and we wanted to open this option. A lot of clients have asked for a moulded panel - maybe they wanted something more traditional, but empeg isn't about traditional styling :-)

Wait until you see the finished product, then give it a couple of weeks - believe me, this design grows on you.

About your carry case - if your invoice says Blue then that's what you ordered, the web site automatically feeds the sales system. If you want to return the case (in good condition!) I can swap it for you.

Rob