Posts by j1c1a1

See My Portfolio My first recollection of photography involved instant adoration thanks to my Great Grandmother, Sidney (Bolich) Binns, gifting me a Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic R4. This made a complete…

We don't care about what the magazines say about your amplifiers, Jason... Amp Expert Circa 2020, the prospects for JCA Circuits were unknown due to Pandemic Screw in addition to…

"With Friends Like Friends, Who Needs Enemies?" 200K 'It's "With Friends Like Guitarists (Drummers too!), Who Needs Enemies?"' Me I was minding my own business when the Divine Inevitable happened…

Circa 2007, I reached a milestone I wanted for several years which included becoming "dealer" for one of my favorite brands of vacuum tube resellers at the time. You know:…

From 2006 to 2011, JCA Circuits served as a factory authorized service center for Mesa-Boogie, KORG, Marshall, Park, Vox, Roland, Fender, Kurzweil, and Peavey products. I was also offering my…

The Alpha and The Omega This particular event took place in Fall 2025 and established the last time I would allow access/demos to take place within my home shop. From…

The "Don't Let Em In Your House..." series are based on events which took place. I will not use actual names and will make every attempt to remain ambiguous while…

This is a nice sounding and good-looking pedalboard, IMO. The Gig Rig Quartermaster looks nice and also appears good on paper... However: I remain unsold on using active effects switchers.…

This is my old Kalispel pistol case converted into the beloved “Shit Array” pedalboard. I love double entendres and poking fun of truly beautiful German pedalboards made from plywood. I…