yeah cycles would work but not around here in the city. too many end up underneath trucks on the hiway, I guess sidestreets and moving closer to work. tri-cycles and skateboards....hmmm
18gallon tank for me is once week, usually 14gallon top off. so far its not too bad at only a $5 week increase.
if we go to war all that could change i suppose. if it rises to say...$3.85 again...$23 a week increase, and thats a new $92 month of beer money or Gear on Reverb......
then again staying home more and eating out less and squeezing out other things will make up the $90 month as usual.
The VST rack gear is free pretty much, or even at $150 for some. Is it so close to the $1699 piece for a non-pro HR ? probably. but are Keyboard/Synth effects as good in VST as some vintage Moog? or is it all about collecting gear and not really the sounds? I suppose the VST could start adding crackling pots and 60hz capacitor issues into the plugins after say a year or so....kind of like Windows adding viruses in their upgrades so everyone upgrades again.
The Symetrix I havent used either in 2 months is in theory pretty cool because it has the Mic mV output level instead of only Line Level....a little internal switch so it acts like a CouldLifter but much much more. It was $150 used and made of steel and hiqualiity baked on paint etc...quality built stuff not the cheap water slide and made from tupperware.
maybe gas prices fluctuate with gear prices and not presidents. whats the cost of a Reuben during the Carter era vs Trump era? and does the red meat have less carbon 14 in it?