From the last recordings ... much better! The drums sound worlds ahead of what we did before, the Pro44 is just the most awesome mic to record the kick drum with. Using a condenser on the front skin provided nothing useful whatsoever and I'll return to my previous thoughts that the best mic for the snare is a 57.
With the absence of ProTools we now had to Di the bass better and recorded Graham's guitar with a Behringer V-Amp, both of which were marked improvements.