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I've had 3 good builds so far, another five boards or so waiting for use. And i want to buy more.. But what do i do with them when done? I enjoy the building, but how many can I really use?

Build everything  ;D  Sell the ones that sit on the shelf to long  8)

Josh

I am just building them because I enjoy it and hopefully my son will play when he gets older and I can hand them down to him.

Quote from: zenless on March 18, 2014, 01:12:51 PM
how many can I really use?

Just one more.  :-)

I tend to build way too many fuzzess and those I sell to friends who have trust in me an my abilities although I'd love to keep everything, but occasionally I get GASsy about something so I need the money.

Just this week I went through all my builds and put a dozen up for sale in the local classifieds, just because I play those the least.
The others I hardly play more.
And a handful I play regularly.
So, wait for them to gather dust, then sell them, and think about quitting all the time.

When I build to order there's no problem, I keep thinking during all the process that the pedal is not going to be mine.

The problem is when I build a pedal and then realize is redundant to other or that I do not like it that much. In this case I find it very hard to part with it

All of the above.

Usually I only sell stuff I made for me if I have multiples of that circuit lying around or if I really just don't think I'll ever use it. Everything else I sell is custom work, often one-ofs.

I keep a lot of stuff in the event I know it's the right sound for a recording, but realistically I can get almost every effect I could want out of my pedalboard and maybe three or four other pedals (filter stuff, mostly), so if I were only keeping things I'd actually use I'd probably have no more than 10 pedals in the house.

I build for myself and I have a really hard time parting with pedals. Most of the time I rather they sit unused than not having them anymore. I am learning to let go... but its hard.

Cody

Build them, keep most, store lots that keep getting re-discovered down the line, I have a few go-to's though and I sell some when they get superseded.

Keep them all, look at them lovingly, inevitably trip over them on the floor of the man cave.

I do all that.
They stay in  a pile on the floor until they start getting in the way.  Then I'll give one or two to some friends, then try to sell the rest. 

If I can't sell them, then I salvage them.

I keep most, but am at a distinct limit for space, so I eventually give away some older builds on vero to guys at work or at a studio I work with a lot. I've also taken to cramming as many boards as possible into each box (especially dirt circuits) just to save some storage real estate —and it's a fun challenge! I'm not really set up to decorate much so the option of selling is a bit limited.

All the above.

I would say at this point I build mostly for others as I have grown kind of picky about what I like and would build for myself. When I started I built everything I put my eyes on and sold off a lot of those for cheap as they were dust collectors.

I do hate the feeling of selling a pedal and realizing you really miss it and then have to build another. The RAH comes to mind for me.

Build to try, decide if like, sell if not
Build with the intention of selling
Hoard Hoard Hoard

I sell them and them pine for them and build another. They are piling up nicely.

Quote from: selfdestroyer on March 18, 2014, 09:55:16 PM
I build for myself and I have a really hard time parting with pedals. Most of the time I rather they sit unused than not having them anymore. I am learning to let go... but its hard.

Cody

Right there with you..... Except for the learning to let go part.

I think my favourite build of all time turned out to be a build that my wife looked at and said, didn't you build that like 3 years ago?

I had.

Jacob

Quote from: LaceSensor on March 18, 2014, 11:10:34 PM
Build to try, decide if like, sell if not
Build with the intention of selling
Hoard Hoard Hoard

That's a solid philosophy.

I have done all of the above, though I rarely sell for what they're actually worth. Cause the build time is therapeutic, maybe I need to start charging for my therapy...

I have 5 compressors.  I don't really use or even like compressors.

Quote from: chromesphere on March 19, 2014, 03:36:42 AM
I don't really use or even like compressors.

BLASPHEMY!!!! Raise the mob! Burn his steak!

Jacob

haha, I actually thought Jon would be the one to say that! :D

Quote from: jkokura on March 19, 2014, 03:52:07 AM

Quote from: chromesphere on March 19, 2014, 03:36:42 AM
I don't really use or even like compressors.

BLASPHEMY!!!! Raise the mob! Burn his steak!

Jacob

What does the mob have against steak?

Quote from: pickdropper on March 19, 2014, 04:33:57 AM

Quote from: jkokura on March 19, 2014, 03:52:07 AM

Quote from: chromesphere on March 19, 2014, 03:36:42 AM
I don't really use or even like compressors.

BLASPHEMY!!!! Raise the mob! Burn his steak!

Jacob

What does the mob have against steak?

If you're just going to burn the steak, can I eat it instead? I'd hate to see a good steak go to waste.

Quote from: gtr2 on March 18, 2014, 01:36:30 PM
Build everything  ;D  Sell the ones that sit on the shelf to long  8)

Josh

This! You need a choice for "all of the above" added to the list...

I've got a big green shopping bag full of damn pedals next to the speaker cab in the living room. Selling them is a pita, cos DIY'ed pedals are hard to flog off.

I'm trying to cut back on pedal builds. This synth thing might be good for that.

Quote from: pickdropper on March 19, 2014, 04:33:57 AMWhat does the mob have against steak?

Quote from: lincolnic on March 19, 2014, 04:50:39 AMIf you're just going to burn the steak, can I eat it instead? I'd hate to see a good steak go to waste.

I really just thought that burning him at the stake was a bit much, and burning his steak seemed a much more mild punishment. You could eat his steak, but the mob probably won't like you.

Jacob

I have built somewhere around 25 pedals.  I have given away 3-4, never sold any.  I have a large and a small pedal board fully loaded (plus several boxes of completed pedals).  But at this point I play guitar only for my own enjoyment.  Last year I played 3 shows backing a friend, but those were on bass.

Quote from: jkokura on March 19, 2014, 07:11:27 AM

Quote from: pickdropper on March 19, 2014, 04:33:57 AMWhat does the mob have against steak?

Quote from: lincolnic on March 19, 2014, 04:50:39 AMIf you're just going to burn the steak, can I eat it instead? I'd hate to see a good steak go to waste.

I really just thought that burning him at the stake was a bit much, and burning his steak seemed a much more mild punishment. You could eat his steak, but the mob probably won't like you.

Jacob

I used to work at a restaurant that I think was frequented by some mob guys.  Unfortunately, I don't remember that place serving steak, so I am not sure how interested in it they were.

I agree with the therapeutic comment. Something calming about getting the parts together, installing them, solder job, getting everything lined up. I just wasn't sure why i'd need 8 different fuzz pedals. I mean i love Fuzz but i'm just a bedroom hero player, so not like I need to capture different tones for an audience or anything!

Quote from: gtr2 on March 18, 2014, 01:36:30 PM
Build everything  ;D  Sell the ones that sit on the shelf to long  8)

Josh

this is what I did when I built. And hopefully will again, soon.

Curt.

I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my pedalboard just because of this. I'm going to plan some positions in there that accommodate 'flavour of the week' pedals, combined with the 'stays there forever' type. Good excuse to keep everything I build, and I also hope to beat my building slump this way.

Paul

I keep them all and sell a few.

They are like kids and who sells their kids? I mean I thought them up (well Brian and others did) but I made them a reality and birthed them, I rasied them, I taught them how to work when they at first would not, I feed them 9v sometimes 18v if they are hungry, I've taught them how to play with others nicely and if not I put them in timeout or beat them senseless and finally they mature into nice little worker bees and share in my joy with other gear.

Quote from: TNblueshawk on March 19, 2014, 07:07:46 PM
I keep them all and sell a few.

They are like kids and who sells their kids? I mean I thought them up (well Brian and others did) but I made them a reality and birthed them, I rasied them, I taught them how to work when they at first would not, I feed them 9v sometimes 18v if they are hungry, I've taught them how to play with others nicely and if not I put them in timeout or beat them senseless and finally they mature into nice little worker bees and share in my joy with other gear.

This, I like....  ;D

Quote from: TNblueshawk on March 19, 2014, 07:07:46 PM
I keep them all and sell a few.

They are like kids and who sells their kids? I mean I thought them up (well Brian and others did) but I made them a reality and birthed them, I rasied them, I taught them how to work when they at first would not, I feed them 9v sometimes 18v if they are hungry, I've taught them how to play with others nicely and if not I put them in timeout or beat them senseless and finally they mature into nice little worker bees and share in my joy with other gear.

...the most beautiful thing I've read today.   :'(

Quote from: alanp on March 19, 2014, 04:56:53 AM

I'm trying to cut back on pedal builds.

Heretic