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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:41 am 
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Thanks to everyone I met here and did business with. I've decided to quit building pedals and dealing with musicians for personal reasons. I'm not enjoying it anymore and it has come time to move on and find something else to enjoy in my hobby filled life.

Thank you BYOC!! You guys are cool


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:38 pm 
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Good luck sir. You should go back to playing music for yourself. Take some time off though.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:17 pm 
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Too many rude encounters with pretentious jerk musicians so I'm done. Thanks though, Jimi!

Later gators.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:25 pm 
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Dude, don't sell your only guitar. Put it in the closet and take some time, then spend some time playing for yourself like Jimi said.

I completely get the pretentious musician thing, which is why I mostly only build stuff for myself or personal friends anymore and only sell the occasional extra builds.

If you let them take away your passion for music, then they have won :(


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:39 pm 
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You might consider doing what I did: retire from the pedal business, but keep the pedal hobby. In any case, best of luck to you!

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:45 pm 
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Sometimes you have to wipe the slate clean. Best of luck with whatever comes next.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:19 pm 
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duhvoodooman wrote:
You might consider doing what I did: retire from the pedal business, but keep the pedal hobby. In any case, best of luck to you!


This seems like good advice.

If you don't enjoy the business aspect of it, take a break and come back to what you enjoyed about it later. A little bit of time away can do wonders.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:42 pm 
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WretchedStudios wrote:
Too many rude encounters with pretentious jerk musicians so I'm done. Thanks though, Jimi!

Later gators.

No, I mean at home with an acoustic or something. I'm with you, I haven't been in a band in a few years.

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