The Packrat (tm)

This little underground comic started out being made just for my own personal amusement, and also for readers of MusicThing and a few other vintage synth geeks who shall luckily remain anonymous here. If you're a musician-slash-"gear whore" than man, this is your toon, particularly if you're into old keyboards. I guess that's not very many people.

UPDATE 6/9/05: That quickly turned out to be only the beginning for The Packrat! Starting with the June edition, The Packrat is now appearing exclusively in Keyboard Magazine, both in print and online! Thanks to everyone who made Packrat an underground success!!

UPDATE 1/19/06: After a six month run, due to budget constraints, the Packrat has ended its run at Keyboard Mag. It's all on good terms and the strip may resurface one day; who knows.

Cool Packrat shwag available!

UPDATE 7/6/2007:
Here's THE LATEST PACKRAT COMIC!

Packrat Comic Archives
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2/23/05
Dusting off the Con Brio ADS200. In early May '05 Jose made this cool FAN ART! 3/6/05
Black synths or white synths? 3/20/05
A rat, an ARP 2600, and a timeless question... 3/24/05
What could be better than a Yahama GX-1? June 2005
The epic tribulations of a rodent gear whore begin at Keyboard Magazine!
July 2005
'80s flashback in this pseudo-semi- autobiographical anecdote.

August 2005
Never bite off more than you can chew, even if you're bucktoothed. September 2005
Sometimes too much is just plain too much. October 2005
Tribute to the late great Bob Moog. November 2005
What exactly do V.S.T.'s mean to an analog freak? December 2005
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, how shiny are your buttons! January 2006
This toon features copious knobs.

February 2006
Final Packrat toon for Keyboard Magazine explores the dark magic of the keyboard's LOGO. May 2007
Special new Packrat toon especially for the folks at AHNE 2007! July 2007
Here's another new one, with shouts-out to CustomSynth and Metasonix!


2/23/05 Dusting off the Con Brio ADS200. In early May '05 Jose made this cool FAN ART!	3/6/05 Black synths or white synths?	3/20/05 A rat, an ARP 2600, and a timeless question...	3/24/05 What could be better than a Yahama GX-1?	June 2005 The epic tribulations of a rodent gear whore begin at Keyboard Magazine!	July 2005 '80s flashback in this pseudo-semi- autobiographical anecdote.


August 2005 Never bite off more than you can chew, even if you're bucktoothed.	September 2005 Sometimes too much is just plain too much.	October 2005 Tribute to the late great Bob Moog.	November 2005 What exactly do V.S.T.'s mean to an analog freak?	December 2005 O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, how shiny are your buttons!	January 2006 This toon features copious knobs.


February 2006 Final Packrat toon for Keyboard Magazine explores the dark magic of the keyboard's LOGO.	May 2007 Special new Packrat toon especially for the folks at AHNE 2007!	July 2007 Here's another new one, with shouts-out to CustomSynth and Metasonix!