Category Archives: Hobbies

K20-X Preamp

January 10, 2011

I’m working on a veroboard (strip board) layout for a Dean Markley K20-X preamp.  It’s almost complete, but still untested.  Once I finish it I will need someone to do the testing since I don’t have time for that bit.  … Continue reading →

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Learning guitar – again

January 6, 2011

I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years now.  And by “play” I mean that I can tune it, jam out some power chords and play some simple rock and punk songs.  I can “strum out this tune, yeah” but that’s … Continue reading →

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Steam power anyone?

January 3, 2011

I’ve been interested in steam power since I was a little kid.  I remember reading and rereading the steam engine section of our encyclopedia set to the point I knew it by heart.  I’ve had a handful of model steam … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…more guitar stuff

December 30, 2010

I go through periods of research into certain fields and/or products.  Recently it has been my quest for the perfect guitar setup.  For me this includes amplifier, electric guitar and acoustic guitar.  I’ve pretty well decided on keeping my Dean … Continue reading →

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SSGuitar.com redesign

December 28, 2010

I’ve just launched the new theme for SSGuitar.com, it is completely redesigned and has been parred down to a very minimalistic but usable state.  Check it out if you want to see what I’m talking about. For those of you … Continue reading →

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