Hey guys,
I've had an interest in electronics since I first starting modding my Epiphone SG installing a coil tap. Ever since then I've progressively achieved more difficult wiring (push/pull pots/series wiring/killswitches etc) and eventually built my first pedal (A/B/Y box).
Sufficient to say I've been bitten by the bug.
Whilst I'll never be an EE, after some research I've found a really cool project. It's a Beavis Board, which is essentially a break box and breadboard so you can test your prototyping through an amp without taping everything to the workbench :P Even just in researching breadboards and applying schematics to them I've learnt so much. I feel like this will be a good step towards building my own custom circuits.
Here's a pic of the breakbox design:
http://beavisaudio.com/bboard/images/io_diy.jpg
I've got almost all the parts now. Just going to Jaycar tomorrow to buy an enclosure. My end goal is to be able to prototype and design my own schems.