u/Straight_Art_9067

Catan!

We are Catan addicts, also new in town. We have Dice Catan, Rivals for Catan, and now we have the big box version that ideally needs 3-4 players.

I know nobody is supposed to talk about it, but can anyone drop subtle clues as to any Catan clubs in the local (Shaw Road, Sumner) area who are looking for players?

I'll be putting Catan on the Road in my Amazon cart while I wait for responses, which are appreciated!

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u/Straight_Art_9067 — 7 days ago

Chinese takeout?

New in town, trying to get acclimated. We haven't had the greatest luck ordering Chinese food, and finally found a decent place in Bonney Lake. Anything closer to home? TIA!

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u/Straight_Art_9067 — 8 days ago

NPD: Pettyjohn Gold Overdrive

Huge props to whoever maintained this pedal prior to putting it up on Reverb. It's in excellent condition and was in fact the Toan I have been looking for and not finding, though arguably the Azor SAG Overdrive, while useful in its own way, wasn't cut out for the job.

THIS pedal really brought the joy to my playing. Suddenly I'm sounding like I'd always hoped I would, which now inspires me more than ever to break free of the minor pentatonic rut I've been in since 1991. I'm also enjoying triads.

Side note, I've been surprised nobody is putting Pettyjohn pedals in their rigs. (To be fair it doesn't seem like Pettyjohn is actively producing pedals lately.) Strymon has that "look" kinda, but the first time I saw a Pettyjohn pedal (on JHS YouTube, of course) it struck me as "serious gear" in contrast to say, Caline pedals, no offense.

Anyway, yay for good deals on Reverb!

u/Straight_Art_9067 — 14 days ago

I got tired of crawling around on the floor to figure out what knob and switch does what, and came up with a workaround: An under-desk tray to lift the box up and put it where I can see it, then it swivels under the desk when I'm not making any adjustments.

Since Simplifier-type Sims aren't really "pedals" in that there aren't any footswitches housed on the unit (see how I addressed the super duper Simplifier that has a separate footswitch?) it was nice to get the sim off the pedal board, and ultimately off the floor.

u/Straight_Art_9067 — 18 days ago