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sticky1138
Well-known member
Thankful for Tayda - where else can I get a pre-drilled, powder coated enclosure in any color imaginable with my custom UV print graphics, shipped to my front door from the other side of the planet all for the price of a pizza?
Also the saints sharing BBDs during this semiconductor shortage. I was fortunate enough to find my own early on, but the more analog chorus pedals being made the better! They need to make a huge comeback in music.
And most importantly, those in the healthcare industry helping us power through this long and bizarre turn of events.
Also the saints sharing BBDs during this semiconductor shortage. I was fortunate enough to find my own early on, but the more analog chorus pedals being made the better! They need to make a huge comeback in music.
And most importantly, those in the healthcare industry helping us power through this long and bizarre turn of events.
jimilee
Well-known member
I’m thankful for my wife. Without her, my over 50 guitars, 8+ amps and countless pedals would not be possible. It’s really important to have a supportive wife, husband, partner, significant other in your life. Life is too short to spend it with someone with whom you are miserable. Make the most of everyday with someone special.
Thanks dude!
fig
Village Idiot
With all the births I should host a BabiesRUs giveaway!
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
I found that babies need new guitars and an amp kit too
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
Who knew that Jar of Beans would be a favorite toy? (Disclaimer: THIS IS A JOKE)
benny_profane
Well-known member
I'll keep this on topic to the realm of pedal-building since that seems appropriate. I spent a period of time working in electronics (which was very far away from my educational background). I really felt disconnected from everything related to work as it wasn't related to my formal education, but it was very demanding and took up a lot of my time/life. I had to do a ton of independent study to do well—but there was never that great spark I usually get with academic pursuits. Analog design and pedal-building was a way for me to create an inroad to my work so that it was more interesting and I had more of personal investment into it. I was also unable to play out or be in bands for a lot of that time, so building was a way for me to still be involved in music and creative endeavors. The community (here and the MBP board in particular) are a massive reason why building has been so rewarding. With so much of everything related to education being hidden away behind paywalls, restricted to formal academia, or otherwise cloistered, it's been great to have a community focused on mutual aid and self-education.
Bricksnbeatles
Member known well
First and foremost I’m thankful for my family— they really are the most important people to me, and I’m so lucky to have the family I do. They’ve always been incredibly supportive of my aspirations and hobbies, and they’re a great bunch to hang out with.
Not to sound corny, but I really am incredibly thankful for this forum, not only for the helpfulness and knowledge of the community or the fun contests and memes, but for what the sense of community here has done to keep me from sinking during the pandemic.
I’ve struggled with mental health issues for many years, and when I graduated high school I saw a sharp decline in my well-being after a series of crappy circumstances— nothing necessarily that out of the ordinary in the course of a lifetime I suppose, but the kind of thing that can really fuck a person up when they’re already in a bad place.
As time went on I lost pretty much all of my friends— either through drifting apart, betrayals, or my own mistakes. Before the pandemic hit I was struggling with balancing my college courses and my increasing depression, and I was forced to indefinitely drop out for the sake of my own well-being (if all had gone according to plan, I should have completed my bachelors this past may, but instead I don’t yet have enough credits for an associates degree even).
Through all of this, the only thing really holding me together much was going to concerts with my dad (and also my mom around 40% of the time). The pandemic hitting and ending my one real outlet was a huge blow to me, and between that, the severity of the pandemic in New York in 2020 especially, and losing two of my closest longtime (and two of my few then-remaining) friends in 2020 (thankfully I just mean that I personally lost them; with the current state of things, I know ‘losing’ has much more serious implications), I felt like my life would be stuck in this scary, isolated hellscape where I had no friends, nowhere to go, and no prospects for the future except staying in bed late and listening to sad Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell songs every day.
When I joined the forum here in the beginning of 2021, it really was a lifesaver for me. I was welcomed in and treated like an old friend pretty much instantly, and it was the first time in a long time where I felt like I belonged somewhere outside of my own home. Not only that, but seeing everyone else’s great builds gave me to motivation to get back to making things— a massive passion of mine, that I lost the will to do for a period of time between 2017 and much of 2020. The members of this forum became like close friends of mine when I was at a point where I had only two remaining friends in real life who I only texted with for a few minutes once every 6 or 7 months. I started visiting the forum every single day, and it really boosted me more than anything else I had tried up to that point. I had left Facebook and Instagram behind for the most part because all they did was bring me down. The PPCB forum has only ever been the opposite.
Sorry for over sharing, as well as for meandering more than a bit. I’m a bit of a sap, and a chronically long-winded writer. My point is just that this forum has done so much more for me than I ever thought some random group of likeminded strangers on the internet could ever do. Even though I’ve not talked much to most of you individually, I do consider all of you fine folks to be friends. Thank you all. You’re all brilliant and wonderful people.
Not to sound corny, but I really am incredibly thankful for this forum, not only for the helpfulness and knowledge of the community or the fun contests and memes, but for what the sense of community here has done to keep me from sinking during the pandemic.
I’ve struggled with mental health issues for many years, and when I graduated high school I saw a sharp decline in my well-being after a series of crappy circumstances— nothing necessarily that out of the ordinary in the course of a lifetime I suppose, but the kind of thing that can really fuck a person up when they’re already in a bad place.
As time went on I lost pretty much all of my friends— either through drifting apart, betrayals, or my own mistakes. Before the pandemic hit I was struggling with balancing my college courses and my increasing depression, and I was forced to indefinitely drop out for the sake of my own well-being (if all had gone according to plan, I should have completed my bachelors this past may, but instead I don’t yet have enough credits for an associates degree even).
Through all of this, the only thing really holding me together much was going to concerts with my dad (and also my mom around 40% of the time). The pandemic hitting and ending my one real outlet was a huge blow to me, and between that, the severity of the pandemic in New York in 2020 especially, and losing two of my closest longtime (and two of my few then-remaining) friends in 2020 (thankfully I just mean that I personally lost them; with the current state of things, I know ‘losing’ has much more serious implications), I felt like my life would be stuck in this scary, isolated hellscape where I had no friends, nowhere to go, and no prospects for the future except staying in bed late and listening to sad Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell songs every day.
When I joined the forum here in the beginning of 2021, it really was a lifesaver for me. I was welcomed in and treated like an old friend pretty much instantly, and it was the first time in a long time where I felt like I belonged somewhere outside of my own home. Not only that, but seeing everyone else’s great builds gave me to motivation to get back to making things— a massive passion of mine, that I lost the will to do for a period of time between 2017 and much of 2020. The members of this forum became like close friends of mine when I was at a point where I had only two remaining friends in real life who I only texted with for a few minutes once every 6 or 7 months. I started visiting the forum every single day, and it really boosted me more than anything else I had tried up to that point. I had left Facebook and Instagram behind for the most part because all they did was bring me down. The PPCB forum has only ever been the opposite.
Sorry for over sharing, as well as for meandering more than a bit. I’m a bit of a sap, and a chronically long-winded writer. My point is just that this forum has done so much more for me than I ever thought some random group of likeminded strangers on the internet could ever do. Even though I’ve not talked much to most of you individually, I do consider all of you fine folks to be friends. Thank you all. You’re all brilliant and wonderful people.
JamieJ
Well-known member
I’ll let my wife know that it’s normal to buy a new guitar and amp “for the baby”.I found that babies need new guitars and an amp kit too
My 6 month old has good taste - I think she’d want a custom shop strat…
fig
Village Idiot
Not sappy at all @Bricksnbeatles . I'm truly glad you found a flotation device, and we all benefit as a result of your being here. I've enjoyed reading your unique perspective this past year. You have this vast knowledge of all things musical, and my wife would refer to you as an "old soul".
I'm rooting really hard for your generation. The challenges all of you face seem much more complex than those we navigated; riddled with agenda-driven influences that have a voice never before available. That's as deep as fig goes lest I desecrate this sanctuary with things better left unspoken.
I'm rooting really hard for your generation. The challenges all of you face seem much more complex than those we navigated; riddled with agenda-driven influences that have a voice never before available. That's as deep as fig goes lest I desecrate this sanctuary with things better left unspoken.
fig
Village Idiot
Good News Everyone! I finally got that bit of sludge out from under my big toenail!
Wrong notes....lessee here...schematic for doomesday device..no....revised schematic for doomsday device...nope....Time machine build report...hmm I never posted that...one day......aha! Contest!
Okay Randy...[steps on computer power cord....it hates that]...
Randy popped out 3 names, and I've learned not to argue with the software so....
Congratulations to @fractal33 , @swelchy , and @jimilee....all winners to begin with
but now each with an extra $50 to bolster their shopping carts.
A big thanks to all of you for reading!
Always, thank you @PedalPCB for all of your hard work, and for putting up with me for nearly a year now! Few can boast such a feat.
A big Howdy! to all the lurkers. They need love too!
Oh! While I am in contesting mode.... @wintercept , you need part 2 of your prize today so you can take advantage of that sale, so I'll shoot you that code Sith Lord!
Now go build something! Why? Because I said so!
Wrong notes....lessee here...schematic for doomesday device..no....revised schematic for doomsday device...nope....Time machine build report...hmm I never posted that...one day......aha! Contest!
Okay Randy...[steps on computer power cord....it hates that]...
Randy popped out 3 names, and I've learned not to argue with the software so....
Congratulations to @fractal33 , @swelchy , and @jimilee....all winners to begin with
but now each with an extra $50 to bolster their shopping carts.A big thanks to all of you for reading!
Always, thank you @PedalPCB for all of your hard work, and for putting up with me for nearly a year now! Few can boast such a feat.
A big Howdy! to all the lurkers. They need love too!
Oh! While I am in contesting mode.... @wintercept , you need part 2 of your prize today so you can take advantage of that sale, so I'll shoot you that code Sith Lord!
Now go build something! Why? Because I said so!