Thanks @elk_wrath for raising this and @dreamer for answering pretty precisely.
What I can add on the positive side: I see a relief in scarce components. Some Duo X parts which I kept monitoring are available meanwhile, incl. one blocker with a spot market multiple of >100x early last year. This is very reassuring. Confirming all parts is quite some work though and honestly pointless right now.
The reason is that we cannot spread our resources thinner at this point in time. There were 3x more people at MOD when the Duo X was launched, and I believe it should have been more to do it properly alongside the other projects. If we divert our attention to the Duo X now, the Dwarf would terribly suffer - on marketing as well as engineering. The working capital need for a DUO X batch is a lot higher then with the Dwarf. And it was not part of the reboot budget in the first place.
The MOD Expression is a different case, as it’s targeted to the same audience as the Dwarf. We have as much pull from dealers as from the community. While it is a bit of a challenge mechanically, it’s also nowhere near the Duo X in terms of complexity and working capital needs. It’s by design more suitable for lower production quantities. The sad truth is, that we are moving very slow here, as we lack hands.
Tight constraints we have now might change as we are fundraising. The priority is to get the current more focused business well backed. Yet we are pitching both non-guitar segments as well as more powerful processors as an upside opportunity. Finishing a revision of the Duo X we had in the pipeline would be for sure the most short term option. And, if budget and amortization horizon allows, I’m sure we all here would not lack ideas for a MOD Giant designed from scratch.
Until we have the extra resources plus the suiting direction from those who provide them, we cannot execute any of this. I hope you understand.
Getting back to your original point @Elk_wrath: your videos are very inspiring and highly appreciated. All these pretty unique application likes yours let the MOD platform shine, regardless of the device used.