Ok, I’m an idiot. Or maybe an addict? Hi my name is Andrew and I’m a pedalholic, and I’m ok with that. Sort of.
I go through a lot of gear, and typically I find the stuff I want to try out used at a bargain price. I am patient, calculated and nerdy enough to know exactly what price I need to buy something at in order to be able to resell it later and break even or preferably make a small profit. I’ve done well for myself, with my gear hobby breaking even after all the gear I buy and keep for myself.
Sometimes though, I go off the deep end. I spend every last cent I have saved up for gear and sell off everything I can. It’s been one of those days.
It started when I decided to pick up a used Chase Bliss Thermae for a pretty great price. A price that after selling my ARDX20 and Amaze0 had me in the green, while also being low enough that I could resell it and at least break even. So what happened? Well the ARDX20 after years of service is gone, and I’ve developed a new obsession with Chase Bliss. I’ve tried only 1 other pedal of theirs before (Brother’s Gain Pedal) and didn’t really find it to my taste, but the Thermae was so beautiful sounding, and so inspiring with it’s many options, that I just want more.
Soon after That Pedal Show released their “Tomatotone” vs Everything video and I decided it was time to give it a try, after all I was in the market for a good Fuzz Face and Klon Centaur or clones there of, so if it could do both and more it would make sense, especially now that I’ve started using Midi for controlling my rig (starting to see the cascade of rational yet?). Prices were crazy on Reverb, so I ordered direct (plus a Mood since I had just gotten rid of my looper) figuring I could always sell it on reverb and break even if we didn’t get along.
Speaking of getting rid of my looper, I couldn’t decide between the Mood or the Blooper, so I budgeted for both as they seem to compliment each other in many ways. The Blooper is still back ordered so that isn’t here yet, but just know that will also be on it’s way soonish.
Lastly searching for any other Chase Bliss pedals I might be interested in, I came across two crazily priced pedals on Reverb. The Ayahuasca Tremolo Fuzz and Generations Loss. While I love the sounds of the Generations Loss, I can’t justify the price they command right now when I can get some of the sounds out of the Mood, Blooper and Thermae. The Ayahuasca while really cool, was similarly priced insanely, but I did like it. So in order to ease my wanting, I setup a search with filter on Reverb for an Ayahuasca that would be $750 or less (still double the original list price) but had to be the “Spirit Molecule” coloring, of which there were only 10 made (#50-59). Low and behold a few days later…. well you get the idea.
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