Impulse buys........

[dangolf18]

I impulse-buyed an old Carrera. At least it can be considered an "investment".

[wathabanos]

On 11/18/2022 at 8:00 AM, El Presidente said:

Purchase October 2022

2009 R50 Volkswagen V10 twin turbo diesel. 

Voted dirtiest car in the world 2010. 

We were just made to be together

Rob, I'll see your 345 horses and raise you 510  (Not technically a 2022 impulse buy, but definitely a 2021 one...Purchased October 2021)

[Buffalo]

Ziricote back and sides. Cedar soundboard. Luthier: Jim Holler                

It sounds superb (but only when played 😉)

[Bords]

55 minutes ago, Buffalo said:

Ziricote back and sides. Cedar soundboard. Luthier: Jim Holler                
It sounds superb (but only when played )

Awesome!!! Love the integrated bevel. First zircote nylon I’ve seen.

I’m learning Tarrega Capricho right now but play it on a steel string.


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[Buffalo]

21 hours ago, Bords said:

Awesome!!! Love the integrated bevel. First zircote nylon I’ve seen.

I’m learning Tarrega Capricho right now but play it on a steel string.

Thanks. My right arm loves the bevel in the binding. It is quite comfortable, but according to the luthier, difficult to build.

Are you playing Capricho with your R.H. fingers/nails?

[El Presidente]

Bought it with my two boys on Saturday. 1/3rd each.  Little fishing runaround for the river and bay. 

It never stops 

 

[wathabanos]

11 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Bought it with my two boys on Satyrday. 1/3rd each.  Little fishing runaround for the river and bay. 

It never stops 

 

Very nice! I’ve personally never really been a boat man (I consider them money pits), but that is very nice. Looks kinda like what we call in the states a fish & ski, you can have fun and feed yourself in that boat

[El Presidente]

1 minute ago, wathabanos said:

 

Very nice! I’ve personally never really been a boat man (I consider them money pits), but that is very nice. Looks kinda like what we call in the states a fish & ski, you can have fun and feed yourself in that boat

Good father son time + they can take it out with their mates whenever they want.  It will be well used. 

[Bords]

Thanks. My right arm loves the bevel in the binding. It is quite comfortable, but according to the luthier, difficult to build.
Are you playing Capricho with your R.H. fingers/nails?

Yes flesh and nail. I’ve played fingerstyle on steel string for years just not a lot from the classical repertoire, mostly Celtic and blues. capricho is such a haunting bit of music!


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[wathabanos]

5 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Good father son time + they can take it out with their mates whenever they want.  It will be well used. 

Sure beats the PS5 I got for my kids for father/son time lol

[Fuzz]

5 hours ago, wathabanos said:

Sure beats the PS5 I got for my kids for father/son time lol

Stop owning those noobs and let the kids win for once!

[westg]

14 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Bought it with my two boys on Saturday. 1/3rd each.  Little fishing runaround for the river and bay. 

It never stops 

Love it. Fun times ahead ! 😎🌴

Have you named her yet. How about Kermit ,😁

Congrats,👍👍👍

[El Presidente]

38 minutes ago, westg said:

How about Kermit ,😁

Perfect!

[BuzzArd]

Early/mid 60’s Rogers Holiday “Top Hat” kit. 
I needed a 6th drum kit like I needed an extra hole in my head.  Wife was surprisingly accommodating….  Local estate sale find.

 

[Chas.Alpha]

18 hours ago, BuzzArd said:

Early/mid 60’s Rogers Holiday “Top Hat” kit. 
I needed a 6th drum kit like I needed an extra hole in my head.  Wife was surprisingly accommodating….  Local estate sale find.

I still look for the yard sale finds! Back in the "80's, I stopped to get gas after sleeping in the van after a gig the night before and saw a garage sale sign. Bought the 4 piece "New Broadway Jazz" kit for $90. !2, 16, 22.  Sold most of everything since, but will give these to a worthy home before I pop me clogs!!!

[Nevrknow]

On 11/21/2022 at 7:43 AM, El Presidente said:

Bought it with my two boys on Saturday. 1/3rd each.  Little fishing runaround for the river and bay. 

It never stops 

Best size ever! I have had smaller and bigger boats but I swear it seems like the best times were had on that size vessel. The go anywhere do anything size. 👍🏻

[garnett]

A $50 toque I already have about 10 toques but it is a nice toque.

[El Presidente]

5 minutes ago, garnett said:

A $50 toque I already have about 10 toques but it is a nice toque.

...not that there is anything wrong with that. 

toque

a woman's small hat having a narrow, closely turned up brim

[KCCubano]

15 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Perfect!

Go with "Assman" like the proctologist named his boat in the Seinfeld "Fusilli Jerry" episode.

[M1B]

3 hours ago, KCCubano said:

Go with "Assman" like the proctologist named his boat in the Seinfeld "Fusilli Jerry" episode.

 

[Fuzz]

9 hours ago, KCCubano said:

Go with "Assman" like the proctologist named his boat in the Seinfeld "Fusilli Jerry" episode.

Oh, I think we can come up with better names for a fishing boat:

• Unsinkable II
• Myott
• Fishizzle
• Master Baiter
• Aquaholic
• Joint Venture (since it is owned by the 3 of you... and the kids are going to be partying on it )
• Net Fish & Chill
• Crusty Seamen
• Knot 2 Bad
• Playbuoy
• Nauty Buoy
• Boatox
• Titan Uranus
• Tunadude
• Petit Corona or Demi Tasse (since it is a small boat)

 

[BuzzArd]

19 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

I still look for the yard sale finds! Back in the "80's, I stopped to get gas after sleeping in the van after a gig the night before and saw a garage sale sign. Bought the 4 piece "New Broadway Jazz" kit for $90. !2, 16, 22.  Sold most of everything since, but will give these to a worthy home before I pop me clogs!!!

That’d go nicely in my snare collection! 
 

[Bijan]

I put together 2 work from home setups, one on the main floor and one in the basement.

Two, 4-monitor/2-computer setups. As I'm generally debugging graphics drivers bugs.

[joeypots]

4 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Oh, I think we can come up with better names for a fishing boat:

• Unsinkable II
• Myott
• Fishizzle
• Master Baiter
• Aquaholic
• Joint Venture (since it is owned by the 3 of you... and the kids are going to be partying on it )
• Net Fish & Chill
• Crusty Seamen
• Knot 2 Bad
• Playbuoy
• Nauty Buoy
• Boatox
• Titan Uranus
• Tunadude
• Petit Corona or Demi Tasse (since it is a small boat)

 

At the harbor when I was a kid there was a lovey boat, Coquette. She pulled a long a dinghy,

Coquette’s Tender Behind. 

Classic.

1 hour ago, BuzzArd said:

That’d go nicely in my snare collection!

Drum porn. I have fewer drums than I want and more drums than I need.

[Grateful13]

Some great instruments in this thread!
 

My biggest “impulse” buy this year was a 1960 Les Paul Junior. One of these has been on my radar for years but I finally found one this year for a price that was too good to think twice about, at least by 2022 standards (I bought an even nicer vintage Gibson a few months before so I wasn’t really in the market). The plastic knobs are replacements but otherwise no breaks and all untouched electronics. This thing absolutely screams.