Yes, that. There are definitely small builders with more available products, but not many that are subject to a similar level of demand. The way Josh juggles the demand for his products with him actually delivering is refreshing.You're not wrong about that. It would be more respectful of customers' time to provide a specific drop time.
But that's not how Broughton Audio works: it's Josh's business so, while we can choose whether or not to support it, he gets to decide how his drops are structured. That said, he:
All this to say that while I agree the unknown drop time does force customers to spend more of their time (and to lose sleep) than is necessary, I'm willing to indulge this quirk of Josh's because of how else he runs his business. He's earned that.
- keeps his prices affordable relative to his peers.
- regularly introduces new products. This year we got the Subsonic, Proto DI, and the Fantasm.
- he doesn't bundle preamps and pedals.
- doesn't post condescending updates to his website.
- has been making an effort of late to ensure popular products are (eventually) available in sufficient supply. Prominent examples being the Omnicomp, JoshWah, and Scorpion, but I see the re-re-release and refinement of older pedals as further evidence of this practice. This year alone Broughton dropped the Archetype Valve Boost (now with upgraded power supply), the Messenger (now in 125B size), the PLL (also in 125B size), and an additional round of Proto DIs. There's also a revised Resound and Modulation Station on the horizon. Furthermore, Broughton Audio dropped batches of the RFE, the Calamity, the FFXL, the Scorpion, the Silver Deluxe, and the Studio Boost Mini (another re-sized pedal, though one already in existence) this year. Plus the new pedals mentioned above. And then there's the upcoming Christmas drop. That's a lot for a solo builder! And I'm probably forgetting a drop or two. All this to say that what Broughton Audio lacks in quantity of drop size, it more than makes up for in quantity of drops. And quality of product, of course. When you think about it as a whole, it's actually quite astounding how much Josh builds in a year.
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I feel like announced drop times would just make the feeling worse, because after you don't get what you were gunning for-- and there is somebody who won't, because the supply is still limited-- you're gonna feel bad because you managed to miss it even when you knew the drop time. The random drop time is equally unfair to everybody, barring the issue of time zone. But at that point, personal schedules can vary a lot in terms of how convenient the "standard, new product, announced drop" window is. I personally am in a time zon
Not rage. After all, you know what you're getting into before the game starts. The only viable target for any kind of rage would be myself. And that is not a comfortable option. 
