Nice! Thanks for sharing.

There's a dead simple mod (literally snipping out one resistor) you can do that smoothes things out, especially on lower-medium gain settings, called the Ruetz mod, sounds like it'd be up your alley. I much preferred my trusty RAT with that mod, even if you lose a little gain.


Please spay or ...

Kentmere 400 35mm

Some new shots

Ilford HP5 medium format

Way cool!

That looks too light for Daphne blue—or maybe I'm used to the vintage ones...

My 78 P-Bass had OG plastic pots

NickD wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 6:28 am Must be a cool feeling to hold your own record in your hand.

I must’ve listened to this album hundreds of times but hearing it on vinyl was a whole new experience.

Thanks Nick. This one is complicated for me.

Bacchus wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2026 5:12 pm Gorgeous!

But when I read a post saying "Finally found The One" or similar I always think "haha, have you fuck, we'll see you back here with a new guitar soon."

and either Nick O or Shad end up with that guitar

The ultimate irony being, as all his fans and friends are getting a vinyl copy of his great work, our drummer Chad passed away.

A refresher. On November 18, 2019 Chad suffered severe brain trauma after a fall and was in a semi-comatose state until his passing.

They’re heeeeearrrr….

Don’t clean it! That’s Seth Lover’s earwax! That’s how wide- range pickups work.

Throw on some delay and you can go nuts on Moonage Daydream!

Foxy as shit!

My dad’s hands. iPhone pic adjusted in photoshop.

New round. Olympus OM-1 35mm Kodak Gold 200 pushed to 400. Shot in Fort Worth Texas

Yup, great contrast and depth.

Just loaded up some HP 5 on the medium format camera yesterday.

I also just ordered some Kentmere b&w to try out.