What’s really good?

I am an idiot genius. I was about to make an emergency mouser order and pay for fast shipping when I decided to check the shelf above my desk instead of where I store all my capacitors and found what I was looking for. Classic case of putting something in a really clever place, forgetting about it, and not being able to find it again. I searched my inbox and found that I had ordered them in February 2024 🤦
 
Holiday vacation coming up. Much needed and looking forward to slowing down.

Also, selling gear I don’t ever use. It’s nice to just toss it on reverb, put it a bit above their “sell quick” price, and then print out their shipping label and drop it off. So far everything has sold the same day. It feels good to let go of some of this stuff. More room in my dude cave, more $$ in my pocket.
 
Going through some shit right now and one of our fellow forumites saw that, in the thread that's a polar opposite of this one, and sent me a PM to thank me for all the useful, detailed posts I've made (let's just coast on that and ignore all the rubbish "empty calories" I post).
Even wanted to send me a prezzie!

Wow, that lifted me up so much. Right up. Like a lightswitch being thrown.

I don't know if it's okay to let on who, so I'll keep my yammer-jammer shut and do some soldering right now.
 
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That's wonderful. As much as I feel the need to post when something pisses me off I do think it's important to let people know when they do good stuff (and no, it wasn't me who praised FF!). It's fun, takes little effort and can make someone's day. In general I would much rather say something positive than negative to someone. And it helps that there seem to be more helpful, generous people here than most places online.

Some of the amp building sites I used to frequent had smartass "experts" who loved nothing more than to belittle newbies. That doesn't happen here. I hope it stays that way.
 
I got tapped to play bass with a new group the other day and we seemed to gel nicely. Nothing crazy serious but it's nice to know I can hang with a group who make their own music and want to go out and play shows. They seem to be somewhat normal and not chemical dependant too which is a nice change. I dunno.. I always seem to attract the type to slam 15 beers and rage at the world for not giving them everything they ever wanted... which is a vibe for sure.. but this is a welcome change.
 
Yesterday I delivered my first pedal that someone reached out to me to build. They were super excited, and I’m a huge fan of his former band, a two piece metal band. They’ve have/had a solid following, toured the US a couple of times and Europe once and have played with some household names in the genre.

I stopped by his studio, got to hear some upcoming tracks from his new project. Little change, it's Americana with the drummer from the other band a couple other players. As a thank you, he hooked me up with two records from his previous band that I didn’t have. One was a limited edition that sold out immediately.

We also talked about his new project. The album is set to come out in November 2026, they already have an indie label deal. They’re demoing now and he picked my brain on what could be cool for the sounds he’s going for. I’m going to stop by with a couple of ideas and if any work, he wants me to build those for him, along with a spare since they’ll be touring for this record cycle.

It felt great knowing that with this hobby I can be part of something I love and make some sort of impact.

Now I have four more pedals I need to finish over this holiday break…
 
jcpst said:
I met another pedal builder for the first time in real life. Had some coffee and traded pedals. I got a sho->sho->green ringer, and a one knob fuzz with pre and post tone switches. He got a Rust Driver and a Precision Fuzz.
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That kicks ass.

The one time I met another builder in the wild they were one of the most annoying people I’ve ever met. I’m happy for you 😂
 
About 3 weeks ago I went back on antidepressants again for the first time in about 6 years. I've been on something off and on most of my life. I inherited mental illnesses instead of generational wealth 😂. The past 6 months were very trying between work, the holidays, teenagers and aging parents with health problems. I was struggling and I simply felt to much all the time.
So far it's helping. I asked my brain if we could be happy and it told me the best it could do was not sad 🙏🙏🙏
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Guardians of the analog said:
About 3 weeks ago I went back on antidepressants again for the first time in about 6 years. I've been on something off and on most of my life. I inherited mental illnesses instead of generational wealth 😂. The past 6 months were very trying between work, the holidays, teenagers and aging parents with health problems. I was struggling and I simply felt to much all the time.
So far it's helping. I asked my brain if we could be happy and it told me the best it could do was not sad 🙏🙏🙏
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That’s great. Just turning down the intensity of depression, anxiety, etc can be life-changing. Besides, happiness as a goal to achieve is impossible. Self-care is better.
 
Got an offer letter today for a big promotion!!! It is a national product specialist role, a blend of support and policy/procedure implementation. Really excited as it's a very impactful position in the company. It's also semi remote/work from home and mostly 8-5, so a big quality of life improvement over the 8-5 with nights and weekends mixed in.
 
jwin615 said:
Got an offer letter today for a big promotion!!! It is a national product specialist role, a blend of support and policy/procedure implementation. Really excited as it's a very impactful position in the company. It's also semi remote/work from home and mostly 8-5, so a big quality of life improvement over the 8-5 with nights and weekends mixed in.
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