This evening was supposed to be uneventful but I knew what I had to do.
My wife took the girls out to watch Les Misérables at Marina Bay Sands.
The house went quiet.
And that’s when things got… interesting.
The Setup
No grand plan.
Just:
- Red in hand
- the X4C within reach
- the Triple Threat on the floor
I started where anyone would—turning knobs.
A bit of distortion.
Then the phaser came in.
Then I left the delay on.
Eventually, I backed off.
Clean tones.
Neck pickup mostly.
Let the notes speak.
The Session Unfolds
What followed wasn’t structured.
It just… moved.
I went through:
- the two recent pieces I’ve been working on
- some of my usual riffs
- leads that came and went
Then I started singing and playing
Your Steadfast Love by Don Moen.
After that, I drifted into Anak by Freddie Aguilar.
First in E minor.
Then I pulled up the original on Spotify and followed along—this time in A minor.
No overthinking.
Just listening, adjusting, playing.
The Feel
Somewhere along the way, I stopped noticing the gear.
Stopped thinking about tone.
Stopped checking anything.
I was just:
- playing
- responding
- staying inside the moment
The End
I don’t know how long it lasted.
An hour? Maybe more.
Didn’t matter.
There was no “goal” to reach.
No perfect tone to dial in.
Just music.
Closing Thought
Nothing new was added to the setup.
Nothing needed to be.
Sometimes, the best sessions happen when everything else leaves the room—and you’re left alone with what you already have.
One line to carry:
When you lose track of time, you’ve already found what you were looking for.