Now that's what I call exciting noodling, @Joe Cabrera! I'm currently watching the fifth season of Stranger Things, and your short track would fit in perfectly. 👾👌🏼

Wow, what a great track, @Sebastian Henkelmann! The 71 attempts beforehand were worth it. 😊 Perfect flow song for today's St. Nicholas Day. And I really like the cover photo of the Landungsbrücken! ⚓ Here is my Christmas contribution: https://open.spotify.com/track/6thPffjEUk6n0O58QzuDK7?si=686c906cc8824736

Fantastic, thank you so much, @Joe Cabrera! I'm always up for reverbs, and I'm currently testing this one on a new demo track featuring acoustic guitar and piano. “Positive Temperance” is exactly what the track was missing!

Thanks to both of you for this great and genuinely entertaining episode! 🙏🏼 I loved how naturally you moved through the conversation — lots of interesting detours, yet you still hit all the key points. Very inspiring, and it even felt a bit like a good guitar improvisation 😊 Great to have you here as well, @Slower Tempo! Your mindset — that we’re all in the same boat, just at different parts of the journey — really resonated with me. Since I’m also exploring how to make a living from music, I’d love to ask you a slightly sensitive question (totally fine if you’d rather not answer): Roughly what share of your overall music income comes from streaming? And are there other major parts of the pie, like touring with 'Look What Happened' or merch? I’m asking because even if I multiplied my current streaming income by five or six (which would put me roughly in your range of monthly listeners with 'A Slower Tempo'), it still wouldn’t be enough to support my family here in Cologne.

@Slower Tempo Thank you — really inspiring to hear that you can make a living from streaming alone. Gives me a lot of hope!

@Sebastian Jautschus Thanks, I really feel the same – it’s great to see the community come alive right from the start! 🙌 About pedal pricing: I guess it’s mostly supply and demand. If Paul Davids has a pedal hand-built in Italy, those ~$400 are probably justified. Strymon reverbs are in a similar price range – definitely pricey, but also outstanding in terms of quality. As for the El Capistan: I’m not sure about Hermanos Gutiérrez, but @Sebastian Henkelmann definitely uses it – and that’s what really counts, right? 🎸

@Sebastian Jautschus Getting back to the Nucleo: Yesterday, a great episode of "That Pedal Show" (I’m a fan) came out, showcasing all the different aspects of the pedal. Here’s the part where they go through the most interesting sounds — thought you might find it just as exciting as I did: https://youtu.be/1e5hJbKhGFQ?si=dAnOwd1-yjIlLnem&t=1897