I am fully gunna check that book out!
Yes some of my pals are lifelong audio gear nuts and it’s contagious fun! They have started making custom efx toys as gifts for each other. I am working on doing “circuit bending” to make an old old school analog drum machine act weird. This gift should get me into the club, I hope, for now I just bring as much PA gear as I can to the parties and enjoy playing with all the knobs and sliders. It’s a hard club to get into because a fuzz box is a fuzz box but a solid brass insulated knob is holy. Ever get into an hours long passionate discussion about “strain relief” for audio wiring? I know the bbq to join if that’s your thing, lol.