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Graphic Desiger. Not an illustrator.
Printmaker. Not a copy machine.
Sometimes on a bicycle. Ham radio nerd.
Multi-instrumentalist.
Pew enthusiast.

Adding and removing until my skyline is easily digestible. It's probably not you, it's usually me.
Whelp, guess it's snow season.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Twenty-five albums you should probably check out. Number 18 might surprise you.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Just look at how clean that PCB etch came out. Guess I'm ordering parts to build a Wooly Mammoth pedal.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nonsense
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Got five boards with 15 pedal PCBs ready for etching. Several weird fuzz pedals, cab sim, filter, etc.

Now the hard part: build the BOMs and place an order for components.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I SHOWED YOU MY NOSE PLEASE RESPOND
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Adventures in pedal building part 2: reprinted and etched the boards I made backwards. Learned I can very easily scrape the print off after etching with a razor blade. Much easier than toner transfer and scrubbing with acetone. I'll drill and cut them after I eat some food.
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Someone bugged the bathroom at work.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I've been toying with PCB etching for a bit now and I tried a new method. Instead of using glossy laser transfers I direct printed the copper with a UV printer. And it worked. The ink holds up to the etchant but can be removed with a fingernail.
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Kid has a broken Tube Screamer. I tried to fix it. It's above my skillset to fix so I ordered up a PedalPCB Mean Green Metal Machine, fired up the art software, and got to printing. The finest resistors, caps, and transistors Tayda has to offer will be arriving soon...ish.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jokes on them. Time isn't real.
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Monthly music roundup. Bunch of old favorites, two vaguely new, and on new release.
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm sorry, getting a late start on #nonsensenovember. I'm going to try to post some new art nonsense this month. Might be 2D, 3D, auditory. Who knows.
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
WELL, SHE DIDN'T?!
November 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nothing scarier than seeing a "transparent PNG" with the "transparent" baked into the background.

🤦🏻‍♂️
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I etched this EQD Arrows boost clone a few months ago. Finally got around to soldering the bits and bobs on. Yes, it looks like hot garbage, but it's my hot garbage. Not looking forward to the off board wiring. I already took my melatonin and it's past my bed time. I'll do it tomorrow.
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
got to doodle on a future custom bass idea. I want an Alembic Series 1, but not a small body style, more like the size of a Grabber, but 34"+ scale, with double P pickups, and an aluminum neck with a 2x2 headstock. I want all the inconvenience of having an XLR jack so no one wants to borrow it.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Anyone missing discs 5-8 of their still sealed Windows version 3.11 install floppies? They're at my house for some reason.
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
13 pedals, 38 knobs, 5 switches, 16 foot switches, and there's at least six more that didn't make it on this revision.
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Final Destination of bass players.
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM