Hey guys! Hope everyone is hanging in there and getting geared up for the Christmas season.

I mentioned a week or so ago that I had major surgery on 10/30. I’m still on lifting restrictions for about another 3–4 weeks, after which they’ll do a CT scan to make sure everything has stayed in place and that I didn’t pull a hernia.

I don’t want this to be all about me, but God really broke through in this situation. Now that we’ve received the pathology report, so much has been confirmed, and we truly believe this was nothing short of a miracle. Thirteen years ago I was told that, although they didn’t understand why I was sick, I should expect to be sick for the rest of my life and that they would do their best to manage my symptoms as the disease chewed through my pancreas. Today they understand why—despite everything they had done—I kept getting worse. They’ve identified the likely cause that had been hiding in plain sight for probably close to 15 years!

I don’t understand why my kids had to grow up never knowing a dad who wasn’t constantly sick, but that’s a conversation I’ll have one day with the Lord, and I’m certain it will all make so much more sense then. For now, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude because I’m looking at the possibility of a full recovery.

Alright—on to what I really wanted to share! I’d like to introduce y’all to what I’m calling the “Mad Tiger” (the name has layers of meaning I can elaborate on in the comments if there’s interest).

The only thing left to do is install a Tone Geek “Pew Pew Preamp” (a Stratoblaster circuit) on a bypass toggle. But since this guitar is a hardtail, I’m going to have to get creative with battery placement. Any suggestions on the best spot for the 9V battery/power supply?