"Because it's there."

[alanp]

Does anyone else find themselves taking up projects just for the sheer challenge of it? (That was a big reason for me to do the ADA and Lovetone flanges.)

Just started a TH sea urchin project (submitted just now.) Should be moderately hairy.

[Thomas_H]

I could not agree more.
Although I tend to try bringing things together forming someting new that has not been there before.

Ähh, what is a TH sea urchin project ?

[alanp]

Er, through-hole sea urchin in a 1590A. Sorry, need to get to bed :/

[juansolo]

Yup, frequently.

[LaceSensor]

The mantra of an FX junkie.
Ive built lots of stuff "just cos". I have a bunch of OD/Fuzz/Dist and barely ever play music which requires them.
Fun to buzz around on when I fancy it though.

[kothoma]

The more dirt boxes and swirl fx I build the more I resort to nothing between my guitar and a clean amp but a cable.

[Cortexturizer]

Amen.

Kothoma that should go to my signature.

[GermanCdn]

Yeah, that accounts for about 1/2 my builds.  "Need" doesn't factor into it too much, it's just fun to put together.  However, I don't box (or even drill the box) until I've rocked it out enough to warrant that kind of commitment  .  Hence the big box of "Not boxed yet" below my build desk.

[pedalman]

In one hand you have your "wants" in the other hand you have your "needs"
But my "want" hand is heavy handed every time !

[jimilee]

It's a hobby with certain need for another hobby. I build for the challenge and to support independent designers like midway fair and Rej. I will end up with about 3 tremolos now with no real need for any, and everyone needs 10 delays, right?

[icecycle66]

That might be the only reason I build, is for the challenge.
Well, that's why I started anyway.

Now, I also find that the more pedals I have, the fewer I use AT ONE TIME. Instead of having to stack and rearrange two or three distortion pedals, which then requires a noise filter, and probably and EQ.  I just use one of the ones I build that actually gets me the sound I'm looking for.

[pedalman]

It's a hobby with certain need for another hobby. I build for the challenge and to support independent designers like midway fair and Rej. I will end up with about 3 tremolos now with no real need for any, and everyone needs 10 delays, right?

No, 11 ! LOL

[DutchMF]

We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.

This says it all. Kennedy had a point, so now lets forget about the whole 'Berliner' thing...... 

Paul

[billstein]

I have tried to discipline myself, I really have. I determined to be purposeful in my building. Decide what I need to build not just what I want to build. Ever since that iron willed resolve, I have built only what I wanted, piling one dirt box onto the pile of dirt boxes. I mean, how much distortion does one guy need? 
I'm now on a vero kick, for some reason I have decided that I need to build everything Wampler. I've built the plexi, pinnacle, ecstasy and today I will finish the Paisley.
I'm so weak. I SUCK!

[jimilee]

A hobby is frivolous anyway, no harm no foul!