Gift ideas?

[spi]

What's a couch strap?

It's a seat belt for your couch

 

[falco_femoralis]

This year I'm going to email her my cart at tayda, drumfactorydirect, antique electronics, mouser etc

 

[vigilante398]

My birthday is in a few weeks, I asked for a new CNC machine. I always make sure to ask for something ridiculous so the thing I buy myself (jazzmaster) seems like less of a big deal.

 

[Feral Feline]

Griffineffects gots some dope peripherals and brand name spare parts...

I skipped them because I had a bad experience with them.

 

[jimilee]

How are the tweezers? I have had 2 cheapy sets and the tip bent on both and one I stabbed myself accidently reaching into my tool drawer to get it....

I have no complaints so far. Use them a lot for touting wires.

 

[giovanni]

Tools, books, and supplies. Do you need a big box of strings? Do you need a new tuner? Things like that

I have so many of all those things! I bought a big box of strings from Stewmac a few years ago and I still have most of them… I don’t change strings too regularly. I have plenty of books and I recently bought a new tuner. So I’ll probably check out tools and supplies!

 

[giovanni]

Give me time to go play my guitar more than once a week.

But for real. I just wish I had more time to work on hobbies.

Me too. I have asked for that in the past. Like a weekend where my wife would take the kids somewhere so I can get some alone time. Always a winner idea!

 

[giovanni]

Patch cables

Just bought bunch of them! I should stop shopping for myself.

 

[giovanni]

Couch guitar straps are amazing! Fun and something personal.

Strings.

Consumables.

I bought one of their straps years ago. It’s nice but I find it a bit stiff. I prefer suede.

 

[giovanni]

You can definitely go with tools, a good multimeter, BBQ thermometer/etc, guitar strap/tuner/etc, clothes/shoes, whatever you like.
But you're a Dad, so ... you could also score a win-win by asking for something your wife and/or kids also want - maybe a trip somewhere, dinner out, etc.
You sound like a sharp and sensible guy, I'm sure you'll find the right idea.
Good luck!

This is a very good suggestion. It’ll probably be both a physical gift and something like a family out to my favorite pizza place.

 

[giovanni]

way too bright flashlight
nose flute
hackey sack
nice wool socks with cool patterns
leather work gloves

I have never played hacky sack! I do love me some nice work gloves. Any specific recommendations?

 

[giovanni]

Lighted magnifier. Something like this.

https://a.co/d/fhlbXH2

These are super handy

https://a.co/d/9kJ9yiL

These are super handy

https://a.co/d/11mGP3k

I got goggles already. The light magnifier thing is very nice. And those tweezers are certainly sexy! I used one of those to pull a plastic gem out of my daughter’s ear a few weeks ago!

 

[giovanni]

PCBs in your PedalPCB wish-list that keep getting pushed down the queue (gift certificate from kids enables them to give what they can afford and you can top it up, if your wants/needs exceed the GC.

OR

PCBs from vendors you normally don't buy from, but keep meaning to get but for whatever reason(s) don't.

For example there's a few PCBs from FuzzDog, DEFX, MAE, MAS, Moonn, Lectric-FX, and others I want but have yet to pull the trigger on.
Also from Aleph Null, Schu-Tone, SheepyLove PCBs from JLPCB/Oshpark and other forumites' shared circs. JimiLee has had some PCBs I wanted and got some and some not got 'cause he was fresh out.
Dead Astronaut, Ghost, JMK, Moodysounds, Musikding, Delyk, Rullywow, THCustom, Tubetown, Zorg, 5 Cats, ElectricDruid, AMZ, Effects Layouts, GuitarPCB, GGG, PigeonFX, Parasit, GCI, EAE, SushiBox(C2C)...

There are a couple more that I forget the names of — some of the fellow-forumites have build reports of them...

Other* Pedals was one of them. PeddlerEffects, too.

@DGWVI has introduced a few new-to-me small-scale PCB vendors, I thought I'd written them down in one of my aggregating list-docs...

HM-2 Cult was another 'n'...

Hmmm need to update my list.






Bunch of defunct, alas: Grind Custom, 1776, Nucleon, LG, Stomptown...

I haven’t considered more PCBs because I already have a giant backlog. But this list is very tempting…

 

[giovanni]

My birthday is in a few weeks, I asked for a new CNC machine. I always make sure to ask for something ridiculous so the thing I buy myself (jazzmaster) seems like less of a big deal.

I got me a new guitar for my birthday a couple years ago. Recently we’ve been discussing moving back to Europe so the prospect of acquiring more bulky gear is a bit of a taboo… gotta figure this one out.

 

[swelchy]

Something I didnt know I needed until I got one.. Now I cant leave the house without it... Olight Arkfeld pro.. flashlight.. I have used this thing so much it's rediculous.. It's always in my front pocket now.

 

[jcpst]

I have never played hacky sack! I do love me some nice work gloves. Any specific recommendations?

I took a hiatus from hacky sack from about the late 90s to a few years ago. It popped in my head one day and I impulse bought it. It’s always in my travel bag now. I’ve pulled it out around my old friends and it’s a good time.

I don’t have specific recommendations for gloves. I just picked up a basic budget pair from the hardware store. But much better than cutting and burning my hands

 

[vigilante398]

My wife asked me today what I "actually" want for my birthday in a couple weeks. I doubled down on CNC machine. We'll see what happens.

 

[Band of Dans]

What about something for listening to music? I plan to drop some hints about the fancy new sennheiser wireless headphones (hdb 630), though they’re pretty spendy so I’m not holding my breath. If you haven’t explored the current crop of IEMs, there are some amazing options these days. I got the letshouer s12 pro (planar magnetic) refurbed about a year ago and they’re pretty incredible, esp for like 100 bucks. There’s a ton of info on reddit if that sparks your interest.

If you play with a band, some nice earplugs could be a good option and your gift giver would get to feel like they’re protecting your hearing.

 

[vigilante398]

My plan backfired. My new CNC will be here next week, now I have to figure out how to justify the jazzmaster.

 

[bean]

Couch guitar straps are amazing! Fun and something personal.

Strings.

Consumables.

Also, Couch wallet and pick holder (attaches to car key ring).