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Shall we convert this thread to a "Dear Satan..." letters depository?

I think that's a good idea now that people aren't as active posters as before. I'll write mine tomorrow.

Also, I got my assignment and I am hyped to get stalking!

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Dear satan
i wish for goroth's baxan. That or I have been pretty into getting an MXR micro amp or other 1 knob boost, SHO or the old duncan one looks cool. I have also had an unhealthy habit of gawking over artisanal big muffs i cant afford. I have a very short attention span and am easily bought so i am down with anything you see fit really. All my pedals are in storage atm so i dont have a setup really but i usually just put together whatever i feel like. I mostly play a jaguar into a V4 with Beyma libertys (JBL e120); some fuzz, been into fuzz faces for a while though recently i have gravitated towards thicker fuzzes or a (stock) ds-1 with the tone dimed; trebly overdrive distortion thing, RSH pedal has filled this spot a lot recently, OD-3 is a go-to, I use elements a lot for this too; almost always a colorsound powerbooster/overdriver clone; chorus or flanger set to goth; some weirder modulation; i use and abuse pitchfactor or raster 2, PS-2 has been an exciting adventure, or i use some bare bones analog for delay.
this is kinda representative of what i have been setting up recently: I love sugar and bitter things (like book of revelation bitter). Always looking for something nice to read, i have been reading camus, strindberg, and tove jansson as of late. Looking for the weirdest shit possible to listen to or some fuzzed out indie, i am still obsessed with the grateful dead also.

Asking for things like this is so awkward, just send some shitty mosky and a creed cd

EDIT: made my instagrsm page public for your stalking pleasure @mitchandtobin

I agree with the "Asking for things like this is so awkward" sentiment above, though I'll certainly make an effort to comment on weird shit I may have otherwise impulse bought were I not locked* into pedge state. (* the exception of this being the LaoWiz SINEWS I lined up for earlier in the summer - it's a limited sort of thing, I hope you understand). I'll cram those into the craigslist/ebay thread moving forward (GAS doesn't seem accurate) with the expectations that someone else will pick up potential scores. Some of that stuff will be stupid things only crazy people would ship.

Anyway, I am lead to believe (by the "normal" people in my life) that I can be difficult to gift shop for. I'm composing this post to hopefully alleviate that nonsense if it's burdening you at all. I'm generally happy with anything/everything. My signal paths are often in parallel (AKA there is no such thing as too many ____ pedals), and in terms of spending my own money on myself I tend to migrate toward broken things that I can work on/hopefully fix. The TL;DR of this all is that I find it easy to derive joy from almost anything, so please don't hurt yourself.

Local treats or home-made sounds will be embraced with gusto. Hail Satan and have a ball y'all!

UC general starter guide:

I like delays, glitchy pedals, loopers, and oscillating fuzzes, but I'm open to most other things, except modulation. I don't like modulation other than ring mods or perhaps a tad on delays. I'm staying pledge except I might grab another Seppuku MemLoss because I've got a discount code that expires by the end of the year.

I have two doggos, a baby boy and I play a lot of overwatch.

I only stream music via spotify these days, but if you've got anything you've made I'll definitely want to check that out!

I read a lot, but I'm a librarian with access to free books and I've already got too many unread books on my shelf. But, again, if you or anyone you know or really like has written something cool, I'd definitely want to check it out.

As far as snacks and food goes, I'll eat and drink just about anything. If you've got a tasty local hot sauce, I'm all about that unless it's prank levels of spice. I recently got into coffee also. I also have tea every now and then, especially during winter.

I'm tall and lanky and usually wear a size L t-shirt, if that is at all relevant.

Other than that, I'll be posting my boards soon so you can have a look. Stalk my posts and shift through my Instagram if you'd like @digitalflorafx

Happy hunting!

Gear wise, hehe stalk me. I hope I post enough, and am not too difficult given I've slowed down a bit on gear. I am intrigued by: EQ pedals, maybe a good sounding but not super complicated reverb? Big toob amps. Very lil toob amps. I always like: things that make noise, drum machines, synths to sample and process. I need a new recording interface and maybe mixer. vidret is the source of knowledge for what I'm thinking about eurorack

I'll endeavour to post more leading thoughts about gear over the pedge season rather than my usual one emoji shitposting regime.

Music, I don't really do physical formats anymore, bandcamp or just recommendations are good. As everyone else says (but is also true) I'd like to hear what you or your local area have been cooking up.

I love coffee, interesting teas, hot sauce, cold sauce, seasonings, recipes, whatever you got. I'm a keen cook so new ingredients and ideas go down well. I am vegan and can't eat any gluten so please keep that in mind. Within those limits, I'll devour anything.

I love to read, sci-fi is my big love, but any fiction will get me going, I even branch out bravely into non-fiction from time to time if you have something interesting. Those tend to sit on the shelf more but still get read. Would love to be introduced to some new authors and ideas.

I have too many tshirts and not enough socks. I also like hats.

I'll probably update this a little as I think more

I should probably post more

Gear wise : dirt is always awesome, I love high gain rip your effing face of distortion or wild fuzz. I tend to trade and sell a lot of pedals but always have a good pile of dirt around ( don't know what to do with but I KNOW I should keep it)

I am really in the market for a good WAH pedal or some sort of rad flanger pedal (think EQD Pyrmaids) - I will be happy with what ever you choose

Gummy anything is my food of choice - love beer and all of that good stuff. I can only do streaming services for music because I am rough / irresponsible with my toys. As for music I am cool for anything - Bay Area Thrash Metal (Exodus, Slayer, Metallica, Testament) - 90's Florida Death Metal ( Cannibal Corpse / Morbid Angel / Entombed) are my fukking jams. Sprinkle in some Dobie Brothers / George Benson and you get me.

I am also a sappy ass MOFO for Disney stuff (I have no same - Walt Disney / Don Bluth are huge influential artists for me) - I love 90's related horror movies, cartoons, - early WWF/WWE stuff

Yassss, TARGET ACQUIRED!

I eat almost everything, and what I don't eat, my gf and 5yo daughter do.
Gear-wise i am not gassing for anything atm, but a good ol 4-knobber flanger is still on my wantlist. I always love me some fuzz, lately more on the jangly-trebley-octaveuppery side of things, but i am also a Big Muff lover so i'm always happy to try some of the fancy iterations on the circuit by a number of small builders. I will post my boards later this week.
Most importantly: pleeeease i like my pedals with just 1 footswitch, 2 footswitches are allowed only on bigger boxes, like 1590bb and such.
Letely i am more and more into simple stuff, so no menu diving.
My birthday is in a few weeks and if I don't get a new tattoo, i'll probably buy a cheap squier jazzmaster classic vibe to modify/upgrade/destroy it.. other than that i am gonna S T A Y P E D G E .

Other things:i am into Lego, in 2022 i have become a cat owner, i started indoor climbing about 8 months ago and i am super into it, I am a sci fi books aficionado.

Just stalk me, i'm not super active lately (I promise to do my best and be more) but have a decent share of posts.

Dear Satan,
I'm sorry that I make life so difficult for the elves.
It's a challenge to stay pedge in the face of a weakened GBP and the already low prices of WRAA Labs / Glowfly Pedals. But I will. I'm still seeking something with a momentary switch for blasts of chaos noise. Dust is close but not quite it. I'll love and cherish whatever I may receive.
I like spicy things and alcoholic beverages but not meat foods. Experiencing unusual delicacies is one of my favorite things and I'd love to know what your most fondly remembered Christmas or otherwise homey treats are.
I'd like to hear the music you and your friends make, if you make music. Otherwise, I'd like to hear your favorite thing this week.
All my love.

Heyyyyy Satan,

First off, know you can do no wrong.

I think my gear and sonic zones are traceable on these pages. In broad strokes, I'd say, while I guess I like fuzz, I don't have much application for dirt, but modulation (and/especially weird modulation) suits me well. Anything glitchy, stretchy or loopy that massages sounds is cool with me.

I'm also not a particularly accomplished "player" of anything, so I also relish anything that makes sounds that I can pipe into my mixer and out into various loops of pedals. I like both things that are show-off-y and goofy that are fun to brandish at gigs and also subtle knob-twisting things. For gigs this year, I think I played (let's see...) lyre, lap steel, synths, monotrons, accordion, ukulele, tapes and so on and so on.

Looking back, I don't think I actually got any pedals this year (huh!) but I got some cool sound-making things like a Sound Urchin (exploded kalimba-type thing), a circuit-bent speak & spell and a Voltaire (square wave synth sequencer thing). My big purchase was a Pluto synth, so in theory, finding things that can receive its CV or talk via MIDI are on my list of things to explore, tho I don't really know those worlds. (the speak & spell is more at my level of tech sophistication!)

I like sweet treats. I like savoury treats. So much so that my t-shirt needs are probably a 2XL these days. (I do like t-shirts.) Not particularly into alcohol or coffee but I adore tea.

I have a turntable in the closet, but frankly I'm not in a rush to get it hooked up. I love CD's, I like tapes, though most of my music-buying lately has been digital from bandcamp.

Anyways, to repeat, have fun, do not stress and there will surely be relative joy all around.

I picked up the gear part of the gift today at the post office. I'm speed running this shit, boys and girls!