Thought it would be cool to see things that the good little girls and boys got for Christmas. As well as show off your Christmas goodies! ;)
This is my SWEET Christmas morning surprise!!!
(http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n541/redmangreg/1996Strat_zps99d217b2.jpg)
1996 American Standard Stratocaster. Maple neck. OHSC. MINT!!!!
Totally surprised with this one. I can usually guarantee knowing what I am getting but this..... this was a shocker!
OK.... who is next?? ;D
Dude, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's ... backwards.
Seriously, that is one sweet instrument. Big congrats.
Could I be any more jealous? Congrats
Ooooh, nice :) I expect better demo videos in future now! ;) :)
I picked up a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface, so now I can hook my 12 gauge mic up to the PC. Rock Shop NZ no-GST sale, didn't have to pay the 15% Goods and Service Tax.
I got a New hat. It's wool. Really dig it.
(http://cl.ly/image/0c1j2l3T0z3r/Hatt.jpg)
@ Lacky:
I have the EXACT same guitar: year, color, and maple fret board even. Absolutely wonderful guitar you got there, congrats!
I have 2 young kids which translates into me getting a big pile of nothing 8)
This will be my first build of the new year 8) I'm gonna need Jimi to come through with those Tayda codes, though.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/11557368855_1938b72923_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slimtriggers/11557368855/)
Quote from: jubal81 on December 26, 2013, 02:03:54 AM
I got a New hat. It's wool. Really dig it.
Hills Hats make better flat caps :) (The fact that they're NZ, and make 'em out of NZ wool, have nothing to do with it. Honest.)
Quote from: slimtriggers on December 26, 2013, 02:32:40 AM
This will be my first build of the new year 8) I'm gonna need Jimi to come through with those Tayda codes, though.
I'm on it, I have quite a few builds going myself waiting on those codes.
Quote from: alanp on December 26, 2013, 02:42:25 AM
Quote from: jubal81 on December 26, 2013, 02:03:54 AM
I got a New hat. It's wool. Really dig it.
Hills Hats make better flat caps :) (The fact that they're NZ, and make 'em out of NZ wool, have nothing to do with it. Honest.)
I'll have to look up Hills. This one's a John Hanly from Ireland.
I got socks and a heap of coffee beans. So I'm set.
The biggie: My wife went through the blog I use to host photos of my builds and downloaded pics of the outside and a gutshot one by one, and made me a nice chronologically organized scrapbook of all the pedals I built in the past year peppered with pictures of the kiddos that also fit chronologically. Really sweet thing the missus did for me, it must have taken hours to put together.
Quote from: timbo_93631 on December 26, 2013, 04:10:42 AM
I got socks and a heap of coffee beans. So I'm set.
The biggie: My wife went through the blog I use to host photos of my builds and downloaded pics of the outside and a gutshot one by one, and made me a nice chronologically organized scrapbook of all the pedals I built in the past year peppered with pictures of the kiddos that also fit chronologically. Really sweet thing the missus did for me, it must have taken hours to put together.
That is REALLY cool.
Got a nice set of Danish, Melamine, nesting, mixing bowls... the whipped cream will now be twice as fluffy the cookies way more fattening. I also got some those coffee beans, can't have too many of them around, no socks this year.
dave
Quote from: timbo_93631 on December 26, 2013, 04:10:42 AM
I got socks and a heap of coffee beans. So I'm set.
The biggie: My wife went through the blog I use to host photos of my builds and downloaded pics of the outside and a gutshot one by one, and made me a nice chronologically organized scrapbook of all the pedals I built in the past year peppered with pictures of the kiddos that also fit chronologically. Really sweet thing the missus did for me, it must have taken hours to put together.
That is an awesome gift. Really great idea and what a good way to remember your builds.
My wife discovered my Amazon wish list and cleaned it out! Music & hobby related items:
Electronics for Guitarists by Denton J. Dailey. I'm trying to understand some of this stuff...
The first 4 albums (CDs) by Cold Blood - I used to have these on vinyl. I saw them a couple of times in the early 70s and the latest incarnation again last year. Still fronted by Lydia Pense, great singer!
The latest CD by Tierney Sutton. She's an amazing jazz vocalist who I have seen many times. With this gift, I have all of her CDs.
My family all pitched in and got me this little thing..
(http://www.cetronic.es/sqlcommerce/ficheros/dk_93/productos/544074056-2.jpg)
It's a JBC CD-2BC and yes, it's all that.
That's some soldering iron!
I can't build pedals in January, I'll be busy with the Batman Arkham Origins game I got.
I've got this to build :)
(http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/kits/LTCsteel/LTCsteel2.jpg)
Half of the money for it will come from selling the old one. Cheap these are not!
Quote from: Thomas_H on December 26, 2013, 02:56:24 PM
Quote from: juansolo on December 26, 2013, 01:53:46 PM
I've got this to build :)
I am jealous!
Me too!
I did get a fun thing: a Makey Makey. It lets you use anything even slightly conductive as an input device. So you can make a video game controller out of a bowl of fruit or by drawing on a piece of paper with a graphite pencil. The ridiculous possibilities are endless.
www.makeymakey.com
Quote from: muddyfox on December 26, 2013, 12:47:24 PM
My family all pitched in and got me this little thing..
(http://www.cetronic.es/sqlcommerce/ficheros/dk_93/productos/544074056-2.jpg)
It's a JBC CD-2BC and yes, it's all that.
Jeolous! they make some amazing tools. would love to get a setup from them
This http://www.amazon.com/BB830-Solderless-Plug--BreadBoard-tie-points/dp/B0040Z4QN8/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1388079458&sr=1-1&keywords=Solderless+Plug-in+BreadBoard
Besides the most excellent current lover I won in the pif, I got 100 of those smt j201....damn they're tiny!!
My wife got me an autographed picture of Walter Kronkite. I'm old enough to have been a kid during the moon missions and the coolest part of space flight was Walt. Right up there with Hendrix for being smooth...
I got like 3lbs of grocery shelf coffee beans. I am rather into coffee, go to great effort to avoid having coffee go more than a couple weeks past its roast date, drive halfway across town to avoid Starbucks.
But I'd rather drink reboiled diner fluid than miss out on the collective ritual of thought and effort that is Christmas giving. Anyway, stale beans are perfect for cold brewing 8)
Quote from: gordo on December 27, 2013, 02:54:10 AM
My wife got me an autographed picture of Walter Kronkite. I'm old enough to have been a kid during the moon missions and the coolest part of space flight was Walt. Right up there with Hendrix for being smooth...
That's just cool right there,mi don't care who you are. That man is a legend.
My mom, as usual, got me a bunch of funky vintage western pearl snap shirts. My girlfriend's dad gave me a watch, which I later found out was like $700 new (he got a new one and gave me his old one). Glad he likes me, haha!
But the coolest gear-related gift was from my dad: a Gretsch bar stool.
This one (photo harvested from ze googles):
(http://i.imgur.com/iduW4mZ.jpg)
Vox handwired AC15 head. I'm not sure how my wife figured that one out, suspect she walked into my favourite guitar store, told them she was my wife, and asked for them to pick out something I didn't have. Nonetheless, clearly the collective effort worked.
Curtis. That's a heck of an amp. Love that one.
I didn't get any gear. I did get a cool book about the history of the greatest sports team in history - the Maple Leafs.
Jacob
Quote from: whitebread47 on December 27, 2013, 05:25:44 AM
But the coolest gear-related gift was from my dad: a Gretsch bar stool.
The image looks like a miniature :)
Glad to hear everyone is having a good time with friends and family (of the blood, and of the heart.)
I got a big 700W drill. Now i can finally drill my enclosures at home, although I have to get a mount for it.
T-shirt:) !
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10190945/div/20131227_112623.jpg)
My Christmas gifts were kind of utilitarian (not that I mind...it's about the kid now, anyway) so yesterday I bought myself a 17" K Custom Dark Crash from Sam Ash. Used, for $120!
Whoops, I did get "Last of Us" for PS3 as a gift...which I will probably never get around to playing, even though it looks awesome.
You must. Best plot driven game ever made. Had me in bits.
Quote from: juansolo on December 27, 2013, 10:51:01 AM
You must. Best plot driven game ever made. Had me in bits.
100% agree. very emotionally driven. I never thought there would be a game with a story told better than Uncharted 2 & 3 but Naughty dog out did themselves with The Last of Us.
I also agree 100%
The last of us is probably my favourite game on the ps3. The story and characters were so well done.
Got a ditto looper of the missus, and a dewalt hand drill of the parents. Very happy with my little haul!
Cant forget the Christmas socks either. Always have to have Christmas socks!
Damn, I wish I had time to play games... good ol' days...
Nowadays I'm lucky if I even get to play the geetar for a few minutes. ::)
Quote from: madbean on December 27, 2013, 10:38:10 AM
My Christmas gifts were kind of utilitarian (not that I mind...it's about the kid now, anyway) so yesterday I bought myself a 17" K Custom Dark Crash from Sam Ash. Used, for $120!
Whoops, I did get "Last of Us" for PS3 as a gift...which I will probably never get around to playing, even though it looks awesome.
You live north of me in Murpheesboro (sp?) right? I go to sam Ash everytime I'm in Nashville.
I posted these at BYOC as well, but...
Got a new "big boy" Panavise with the Wire Holder attachment. I also got a new DMM, as my old one is a real POS. And a solder spool holder and magnified visor (for SMD).
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh218/reverse_engineer/pv_zps64441d7d.jpg)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh218/reverse_engineer/DMM_zps5680065b.jpg)
Late present just arrived. Finally got my own copy of the Art of Electronics. Very pleased about that.
I got 100 gift card, so I bought myself a pbass body to rebuild a bass I'm not crazy about.
I got 100 gift card, so I bought myself a pbass body to rebuild a bass I'm not crazy about.
Quote from: pickdropper on December 27, 2013, 04:58:19 PM
Late present just arrived. Finally got my own copy of the Art of Electronics. Very pleased about that.
Nice, always wanted a copy, but I'm not in love with the pricetag. Horowitz and Hill, right?
Quote from: jkokura on December 27, 2013, 06:03:42 AM
Curtis. That's a heck of an amp. Love that one.
I didn't get any gear. I did get a cool book about the history of the greatest sports team in history - the Maple Leafs.
Jacob
Maple laffs!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk (http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1)
Them's fighting words buddy. Better check yoself before you wreck yoself!
Jacob
Pfeh. They aren't the mighty All Blacks. They aren't even the British and Irish Lions.
rugby on ice skates, now that I'd pay to see...
I got a Marshall DSL-15h and some other stuff
Quote from: jkokura on December 27, 2013, 11:20:48 PM
Them's fighting words buddy. Better check yoself before you wreck yoself!
Jacob
Whoa..Whoa....Whoa.....
Shouldn't you be a Cannucks or Oilers fan there Jacob? Or at least the Canadiens ::)
Since I am originally from there.... it's Red Wings ALL THE WAY!!!!!
Pretty sure Jacob's from Toronto so he really has no choice in the matter.
A strymon Big Sky. Dare I say, I will be flogging this thing on my youtube channel. Its pretty cool! Want to be for the price tag though.
Merry xmas to you all and happy NY!
Paul
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on December 28, 2013, 12:23:13 AM
Quote from: jkokura on December 27, 2013, 11:20:48 PM
Them's fighting words buddy. Better check yoself before you wreck yoself!
Jacob
Whoa..Whoa....Whoa.....
Shouldn't you be a Cannucks or Oilers fan there Jacob? Or at least the Canadiens ::)
Since I am originally from there.... it's Red Wings ALL THE WAY!!!!!
Blackhawks fan here. Things have been good for the past few years after some really lean years.
Devils fan here. I'm sure I will offend you all when I say...
SCOTT STEVENS FOREVER!!!!!!
Quote from: culturejam on December 28, 2013, 04:59:52 AM
Devils fan here. I'm sure I will offend you all when I say...
SCOTT STEVENS FOREVER!!!!!!
Jersey strong! GO DEVILS!
However, the Preds culture down here in Nashville is really, really awesome.
Quote from: culturejam on December 28, 2013, 04:59:52 AM
SCOTT STEVENS FOREVER!!!!!!
Freaking Scott Stevens was a nemesis. I can't believe he got away with some of the hits he did. Ended Lindros' career single handedly. If you're a Jersey fan, I get you, but shouldn't you be a Neidermeyer fan or a Brodeur fan first? (Over Stevens)
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on December 28, 2013, 12:23:13 AM
Whoa..Whoa....Whoa.....
Shouldn't you be a Cannucks or Oilers fan there Jacob? Or at least the Canadiens ::)
Dave has it right. I was born in Toronto, and grew up there in the midst of some of the best sports years Toronto had in (since the 60's). I was 9 and 10 the years the Jays won the World Series. I was 11 when the Leafs made their last really great push towards the cup (freaking Gretzky). I watched Pinball, Gizmo and Ismail win the Grey Cup in 91 and Pinball and Flutie win it in 96...
Being a kid in Toronto in the early 90's was pretty awesome. For that, I bleed Blue, Blue, and Double Blue.
Jacob
A friend is retiring as a builder so this is what I got in the mail.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-chj3EiuQCEg/Ur6zmMerv-I/AAAAAAAABxE/B7sj2b7cueY/w959-h538-no/.facebook_1179404227.jpg)
Quote from: Cortexturizer on December 28, 2013, 11:33:04 AM
A friend is retiring as a builder so this is what I got in the mail.
Good to know some people are able to get rid of the addiction ;)
Couch strap for me. http://www.couchguitarstraps.com/yellow-w-white-racer-x-guitar-strap-p-125.html
Sadly, no guitar/fx related gifts for me...... :'( But I did get an ice bucket (for wine or beer) that's illuminated by LED's that respond to music. I'll be a big hit on the next BBQ party! Have to wait a couple of months for BBQ weather though..... And a triplet of socks from The Isle of Man ??? Apparently, everybody has three legs over there??? But Xmas was pretty good, lots of german beer, and that is a gift in itself!!
Paul
I got the 2nd edition of Merlin Blencowe's tube preamp book. It's really good. Planning more amp builds for 2014!
Consider it gift.
First ever ( for me ) fabbed board.
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt164/kokySX/aacebcff-7a60-454b-ad35-77e1c0310e4f_zps1d94a46c.jpg)
And these little helpers
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt164/kokySX/41169efe-555c-448b-b83f-ac26bde0b361_zps32a9d94d.jpg)
Quote from: alanp on December 27, 2013, 08:18:30 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 27, 2013, 04:58:19 PM
Late present just arrived. Finally got my own copy of the Art of Electronics. Very pleased about that.
Nice, always wanted a copy, but I'm not in love with the pricetag. Horowitz and Hill, right?
Yep, 2nd edition. I specifically requested that it be second-hand and it is. You can save quite a bit off of the high price tag that way.
My big Christmas gift this year was a nice turntable. Then I turned around the day after Christmas and bought a new guitar, A Reverend Sensei 290 in cream. It'll be my third (and definitely not my last) Rev. Love those things.
Quote from: irmcdermott on January 01, 2014, 01:06:43 AM
My big Christmas gift this year was a nice turntable. Then I turned around the day after Christmas and bought a new guitar, A Reverend Sensei 290 in cream. It'll be my third (and definitely not my last) Rev. Love those things.
Sounds like a great haul! Love the looks of those Senseis. Never had a chance to see one in person.
Yeah, there was an eBay deal that was running that Sensei for 30% off. I couldn't pass it up.
I'm stoked for the turntable too!
Quote from: pickdropper on December 29, 2013, 02:33:40 PM
Quote from: alanp on December 27, 2013, 08:18:30 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 27, 2013, 04:58:19 PM
Late present just arrived. Finally got my own copy of the Art of Electronics. Very pleased about that.
Nice, always wanted a copy, but I'm not in love with the pricetag. Horowitz and Hill, right?
Yep, 2nd edition. I specifically requested that it be second-hand and it is. You can save quite a bit off of the high price tag that way.
For the moment anyways there's a second edition for $22 with resonable shipping (from New Delhi).
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Horowitz+and+Hill&kn=second+edition&sts=t&tn=the+art+of+electronics
Quote from: davent on January 01, 2014, 06:39:27 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 29, 2013, 02:33:40 PM
Quote from: alanp on December 27, 2013, 08:18:30 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 27, 2013, 04:58:19 PM
Late present just arrived. Finally got my own copy of the Art of Electronics. Very pleased about that.
Nice, always wanted a copy, but I'm not in love with the pricetag. Horowitz and Hill, right?
Yep, 2nd edition. I specifically requested that it be second-hand and it is. You can save quite a bit off of the high price tag that way.
For the moment anyways there's a second edition for $22 with resonable shipping (from New Delhi).
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Horowitz+and+Hill&kn=second+edition&sts=t&tn=the+art+of+electronics
That is the International softcover version. I don't know if the content is identical or not. It could be a great deal. I wanted the hardcover version, though.
Got a TC Nova Tap and I like this thing! My only non DIY pedal besides a modded Boss SD-1.
Bought myself this:
(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/LaceSensor1/drsci/IMG_2209_zps24cdcb5a.jpg)
And got some cash to buy a new soldering station. Now to read up on a good model!
@Lace
Looked up "The Elements" pedal. What is the jack for that is located on the side of the box? (next to the "S" in Elements)
Sorry... for some reason I cannot pull up the website right now :-\
It controls the clean blend.
wouldve been better controlling something else, but meh, options are options
i see everyone received nice toys!!!
This was one of my fav...
a new DMM!!! and a new soldering station.
happy new year to all of you!
Lace I've loved every clip of that pedal that I've heard! It's a fantastic gainer. Saw the guts somewhere, double side pcb, look really complicated, nobody traced it so far. Would love to have one...What do you think of the pedal now after having trying it out for a few days?
Quote from: Cortexturizer on January 02, 2014, 11:30:24 PM
Lace I've loved every clip of that pedal that I've heard! It's a fantastic gainer. Saw the guts somewhere, double side pcb, look really complicated, nobody traced it so far. Would love to have one...What do you think of the pedal now after having trying it out for a few days?
Hi
PM'd in addition to this. Its a fantastic pedal. Its a 4 layer PCB, as I understand all of Ryans designs are.
I dont think it would be easy to trace. Having said that, Ryan is pretty friendly and answers peoples questions on how his shit works, and he has been pretty expressive in describing the building blocks and signal chain order through the topography of the pedal.
Id go so far as to say its the best overdrive/distortion pedal Ive experienced, by a long stretch. Its massively versatile and can replace a multitude of boxes. Its also harmonically the richest pedal I own - pinches and squeals are effortless, if thats your bag.
Added to that, the best customer service levels and imho some of the most beautiful finishes on any effect pedal make the Dr Scientist line as a whole something very special and worth the money.
Ian
Oh and to add to the Dr Scientist porn, this was kinda also part of the same deal.
(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/LaceSensor1/drsci/IMG_2210_zps79e8b4d5.jpg)
Now I also has one of this:
Xytronic 1680 dual channel solder station, with SMD tweezers.
Wasnt that much more than the single channel 1600 with only the soldering iron.
Thanks Mum and Dad!
(http://www.xytronic-usa.com/images/XY-LF-1680.jpg)
I'm a little late here, but in Spain Christmas gifts are delivered by "The Three Wise Men" on January the 6th.
I got a sweet Pedaltrain 3 that now I have to fill with pedlas. And a dexter tool kit including a wire stripper. Plus a bach of pcbs I bought for myself (to start the new year in a good mood, you know, and to fill my new pedalboard).
But the coolest gift I had was, by far, the one my gf did for me: she adopted a Lemur in my name! It isn't as cool as it sounds, but now I became part of a program to support the work the guys at "Durrell Wildlife" do day by day to save endangered species from extinction: http://www.durrell.org/adopt/ring-tailed-lemur
Anyway, you can now meet Stumpy, my ring-tailed lemur: (http://pix.avaxnews.com/avaxnews/dd/e6/0000e6dd_big.jpeg)
He is supposed to be the oldest lemur in the world.
He does look pretty crabby. ;D
Same look my wife gets when I tell her I need a new guitar.
If they don't make a cartoon one day, about Stumpy, the oldest, nastiest lookin', scowling, one eyed lemur alive, i'll be very dissapointed ;D
I got a had sewn hat from a relative... with a beard.... soooo warm.
It looks a lot like this one
(http://images1.vat19.com/covers/large/beardo-hat-gray.jpg)
Looks a bit Hannibal Lecter-ish... nice :)
Thank you clarice ;)
Built the clock if you missed it on the build thread:
(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/nixie5.jpg)