Found an interesting photo on FB today.

This piece was cobbled together a couple of years ago to test the Accutronics reverb brick. It helped me learn about the operational range of the brick and to refine the design and schematics of a successor unit that will have a stereo output. It will also have a simple compressor/expander circuit in the wet signal path to compensate for a less than ideal dynamic range in the brick. It’s another project on a seemingly endless list. Like George Burns said: “I can’t die, I’m booked.”

I have instruments and equipment I’ve owned for over 40 years, some 50. I even have the first guitar amp my dad bought me when I was a young teenager. I’m not sure what it’s called to hold onto things so long. Anyone else here a long-term owner and what are your thoughts on this?

I could play from sheet music 50 years ago when I was taking music theory in school. Now I can see that the notes are on different lines but I’ve forgotten completely how the marks on the page correlate to the fretboard. Nowadays it’s pretty much just getting my fingers to find the notes I’m hearing in my head. What is your approach to playing these days and how did you get to this point?

Can we post mp3 files of our playing?