[Uzisuicide]

Camaro SS 6 speed LS3 motor, full flow master exhaust, orange w/black racing stripes. Bought last week. Look for me on the Capital Beltway blowin' up chumps in their beamers and Mercedes'.

[Laner]

Portishead live in Roseland NYC on double 180gram vinyl.

[cardguy]

Portishead - great band! Although I never realised how important Isaac Hayes was to their sound!

The hook in that song is the sound I associate with Portishead.

Still props to them. I think they invented a whole new genre (trip-hop).

[el mechanico]

So I've been drink and click buying crap on ebay.. I bought a museum quality vintage trials bike last night for the opening bid and the seller has not responded to me.. I think he thought it was going to the moon..so did I as I set my max bid 1k higher than what I paid.

I have a theory that old jap bikes 70s, 80s are going to the moon soon so the ones I want I'm buying up.

[Laner]

(04-01-2014 03:52 PM)cardguy Wrote:  

Portishead - great band! Although I never realised how important Isaac Hayes was to their sound!

The hook in that song is the sound I associate with Portishead.

Still props to them. I think they invented a whole new genre (trip-hop).

That Bristol place was insane in the 90's. So many great artists from that era.

"Glory Box" is the first "red pill" song I can remember. I was coming down off a hit of Dove snuggled up next to a sexy redhead from Devon and I thought to myself, "women just want a man, so they can be a woman". Simple as can be.

I just bought Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger last night. Its not easy to find good quality 90's vinyl. And f*ck me that album rips! Reminds me of shredding the rubber off a 69 Camaro back when I was in high school.

[nmmoooreland20]

(03-31-2014 03:14 PM)Thomas the Rhymer Wrote:  

Bought a better ukulele 2 days ago. I bought a cheap one in January and despite only playing for 3 months and despite that it sounds awful, it managed to get me laid (afterwards, she said something to this effect: "I admired your self-confidence, but when I heard you sing with your uke, that's when I fell for you...). I figured I may as well upgrade my uke. For some reason singing a song while strumming an instrument seems to have a rather interesting effects on girls. My new ukulele costs twice as much as my first one but sounds ten times better and is also easier to play, the strings aren't so damn high off the fret.

No one in South Africa plays the ukulele (rather, everyone plays a bit of guitar), so what I also like about it is the novelty value. It's a conversation piece as well as an instrument. I can ramble on about how it's the national instrument of Hawaii (surprisingly, not many South Africans know this) and other stuff I thumbsuck on the fly.

I, too, recently picked up the Uke. Starting with a Lanikai LU-21. What’s your new model?

[Thomas the Rhymer]

(04-02-2014 07:19 PM)nmmoooreland20 Wrote:  

(03-31-2014 03:14 PM)Thomas the Rhymer Wrote:  

Bought a better ukulele 2 days ago. I bought a cheap one in January and despite only playing for 3 months and despite that it sounds awful, it managed to get me laid (afterwards, she said something to this effect: "I admired your self-confidence, but when I heard you sing with your uke, that's when I fell for you...). I figured I may as well upgrade my uke. For some reason singing a song while strumming an instrument seems to have a rather interesting effects on girls. My new ukulele costs twice as much as my first one but sounds ten times better and is also easier to play, the strings aren't so damn high off the fret.

No one in South Africa plays the ukulele (rather, everyone plays a bit of guitar), so what I also like about it is the novelty value. It's a conversation piece as well as an instrument. I can ramble on about how it's the national instrument of Hawaii (surprisingly, not many South Africans know this) and other stuff I thumbsuck on the fly.

I, too, recently picked up the Uke. Starting with a Lanikai LU-21. What’s your new model?

Ha ha, it's not like in South Africa I have a choice of models to pick from in the music shop. The music store guy was pretty surprised that someone actually wanted a decent ukulele and not a guitar. But they pulled out a Ziko Dux 18s with some sweet sounding aquila strings, and that's what I bought.

My first ukulele is a PureTone with some nasty nylon strings that are high off the fret board, you have to press really hard and even then the sound can be harsh. But even a bad ukulele has a charm of its own.

Remember when learning to play the uke, that the strings need to be 'broken in' and that you'll have to re-tune the uke between each song. It takes a while for a uke to stop detuning itself after every few strums.

[Sourcecode]

I bought 2 tickets for me and my main girl to go on a ghost walk.
She hates scary stuff.

[heavy]

Chromebook HP 14 from craigslist brand new for $200...exactly what I need in a laptop except no Skype (use Google Hangouts yeah right with my Mexican gf). But it is awesome, I love it.

Couple weeks ago bought two tix for me and a buddy to see Jason Aldean and FGL, last minute (concert had already started) from a broker in Chicago. Got the tickets emailed to me...row H floor for $65 per. So many hot young beautiful corn-fed midwestern hoes

[RockHard]

Yamaha acoustic guitar, bought for $75 from an Elvis impersonator off Craigslist. My old acoustic sounds OK in open chords, but above the 5th fret it sounded like it's made of a shoebox. Also, I was having problems with bar chords - thought it was my technique. New axe sound great and magically I can play nice clean bar chords.

[Rotisserie]

Cost me $6, no more fatass wallet

[Veloce]

Bose SoundDock 10. Bought it with credit card points. I've got a pretty sick vintage tuner/speaker set but that entails burning custom mixes onto CDs, and I just wanted something I can stream wirelessly with, and my living room isn't that huge so I think the sounddock should have enough juice to piss of my neighbors.

Alternately, this post should be in the "First World Problems" thread: "Vintage speakers/tuner too inconvenient. Getting wireless Bose."

[rudebwoy]

@Laner - you rocking vinyl! What's your system set up?

I bought a shirt from Massimo Dutti for $70, why are clothes so expensive.

[Barada22]

I've always wanted a badass king bed and now I have it...I rule!

[Laner]

(04-17-2014 03:53 PM)rudebwoy Wrote:  

@Laner - you rocking vinyl! What's your system set up?

I bought a shirt from Massimo Dutti for $70, why are clothes so expensive.

Mission 732 speakers- Made in England.


Custom hand made speaker stands. Never knew what a difference this made.

Technics SL-1600 turntable.


Akai am-u22 amp.

This is my weakest link. I want to step up my amp in the future, and with it perhaps a better pair of speakers. But man those Missions are sweet.

Throw on some 180gram vinyl and kick back in my listening chair with a scotch. Never fails to put a smile on my face.

Audio is a process, one that will stick with you for life. It seems to be more of an evolution. Part of its money as well, as the salesman I use sells $100,000 systems to Chinese kids on the regular as well.

But most people start out and adapt their taste as time goes on. I cant even begin to understand the depth of knowledge these guys have. But most of them have been in this for life.

[RougeNoir]

I bought a mens' multipurpose indoor/outdoor basketball (didn't know they come in 3 sizes), some soft plastic fishing lures, sinkers, hooks, and 1/4 oz jigheads, all from Dick's Sporting Goods by the way, haha

[rudebwoy]

@Laner - nice setup and it use to be a serious weakness of mine. I love all those tube amps, a few friends of mine have Macintosh's (sp).
Good sound is something that can't be beat, hard to put into words.

[Laner]

(04-18-2014 10:34 AM)rudebwoy Wrote:  

@Laner - nice setup and it use to be a serious weakness of mine. I love all those tube amps, a few friends of mine have Macintosh's (sp).
Good sound is something that can't be beat, hard to put into words.

Yeah I can see the addiction. Lets start a HiFI thread to smoke out the audiophiles. I know I could use some guidance.

I was looking at this guy the other day. Work of art.

[RockHard]

Found this at a thrift shop. Don't think it needs any explanation.

[Farmageddon]

2013 Fender American Vintage 1959 Stratocaster.

Fender has its ups and downs as a company, but right now they are making really incredible guitars. I owned an original mint condition REAL Pre-CBS Fender Stratocaster about ten years ago and it was the best guitar I have ever played in my life. This reissue is extremely close. The reason I got this one is because Fender reissued the 58-59 "D" shaped neck that they only did those two years. I have small hands so this neck is perfect for me and when I saw that they were making the "D" necks I bought one the next day. I'm very impressed with this reissue.

Sonic Blue with Mint Green Pickguard.

   

And I got a Patek Philippe 3820 last month.

   

.......................

I purchased both of these items with money I made doing Booshala's credit card hussle, so, essentially, they were both free (other than the minimal amount of time I put into buying the credit cards).

[heavy]

Photive CYREN Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker with Built in Speakerphone & 8 hour Rechargeable Battery - Purple
   

For golf and sitting on the back porch...works great, loud, and great battery...$40

[Laner]

Nexus 7 tablet.


I bought it mostly for work so I can do presentations 1 on 1. But its also a great little mobile workstation as long as I am using Drive and other cloud apps for most of my work.

[rekruler]

Been back in the US for nearly a year working a decently paid gig and made the following "big ticket" purchases during that time:

A 2001 Corolla
A Nikon D3100 DSLR camera
A $250 kayak
A $1300 bolt action rifle (rifle + scope)
Some decent winter expedition clothing totaling maybe $500

The purchases giving me the most satisfaction right now are the ones I didn't make. Damn it feels good to have money in the bank. Asia, here I come again!

[Sourcecode]

just bought a 60 dollar plane ticket to venice

[Drazen]

I got a Bonavita Coffee maker recently. I used to use an aeropress but in the morning before work, I'm a little lazy to do all the steps to brew it correctly. This is a little more automated and idiot proof. Its been great, very good tasting coffee and easy to do. I've been making bulletproof coffee every morning and it is really making (or seeming to make) a cognitive difference in me, moreso than Apple Cider Vinegar or Zinc.

Quote:

The Bonavita Exceptional Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker is a German-engineered coffee maker with a thermal carafe that brews coffee to ideal coffee standards of water temperature, contact time, and coffee grounds saturation. A 1400W thermal block heater achieves proper water temperature quickly, and the stainless steel thermal carafe keeps your brew hotter, longer. Get a perfect cup of coffee, every time.

The Exceptional Brew coffee maker is one of few coffee makers that have been certified for quality and performance by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), meaning that the Exceptional Brew is equipment capable of brewing coffee to the exacting standards set by the SCAA.

The German-engineered brewing system features a 1400-watt heater raises water to an ideal brewing temperature (205 degrees F / 96 degrees C) quickly and efficiently. This coffee maker is engineered for precise water and coffee grounds contact time along with a shower head designed for complete coffee grounds saturation and optimal extraction.

Exceptional Brew offers exceptional performance, brewing 8 cups (5 oz. cups) in just 5-6 minutes. The stainless steel thermal carafe keeps your coffee warm for longer versus a conventional glass carafe. The easy-to-fill water tank has a wide opening and clear markings for exact water filling, and the unique boiler heater releases water only when it achieves an ideal coffee brewing temperature of 200-205 degrees F.