K. So rather than feel sorry for myself, I've decided that I'm going to turn the living room in my house into a music room (my room mates are on board, fully supportive of the idea).

Going to paint the one wall that is shared with the kitchen a dark purple.

Then I'm going to move every synth, guitar, bass, electronic drum kit, etc. in there, and have them always set up so that anyone can walk up and play them. Also going to buy a piano as soon as I can find one for a decent price.

Beyond that, I'm going to have it set up so that anything in the room can be recorded onto a laptop and possibly also reel to reel, at a moment's notice. Will also have vocal mics, monitor, etc. set up.

Today I went out and bought 6 guitar wall racks like the ones they use in music stores.

Like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B7RAB8/ref=asc_df_B001B7RAB81053536?smid=A28RZEVTQ2NMS9&tag=nextag-mi-mp01-delta-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B001B7RAB8

I also bought a Boss tremolo pedal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp77ueBkqS0

You can adjust the sound so it's much more harsh cut off (square wave) or a softer one (triangle). You can control the depth (how much the volume drops, from 0 to 100%) with each cycle, and you can adjust the rate.

-Chris