Members steve mac Posted October 2, 2016 Members Share Posted October 2, 2016 From a working musician point of view, what have you bought that cost fifty bucks or less that was either a top purchase or is now sitting on a shelf never to be used again.For me buying my first V pick was a game changer, although more than I would normally pay, having three sides it lasts that much longer and I don't think I have ever dropped one.The worst was a sort of stiff cloth designed to clean under strings, that was way to much trouble to use and when I did was not that effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted October 2, 2016 Members Share Posted October 2, 2016 Best buy:[ATTACH=CONFIG]temp_120702_1475419784533_905[/ATTACH] Until I made my own slide, it got used every time I went out to play. my new slide is a lead-filled bic lighter that I use even more because there's so much more I can do with it [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31825131[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted October 2, 2016 Lead? Really? I hope you wear surgical gloves when you play.... Best under $50 would have to be my Magnatone lap steel for $45 in 1990 in a NM pawnshop. Worst? Hmmm...ah, the Ashdown bass amp I got on sale for $49.99...failed after 1st use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted October 2, 2016 Members Share Posted October 2, 2016 Lead? Really? I hope you wear surgical gloves when you play.... You figure the lead is gonna ooze out through the outside of the lighter and get into my bloodstream? Anyway, I've always worn surgical gloves when I play, doesn't everybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 Normally, if I buy anything under fifty bucks it's usually strings, picks or cables. I did however score some very nice brand new Godin gig bags for ten bucks each. I use them for my two HM Strats. Back in the nineties, I also got a couple of drum machine cases from the Sunset Blvd Guitar Center for five bucks each. They have come in very handy over the decades. As an added bonus, I learned how to properly use dude, from the dude that sold them to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31829389[/ATTACH] These: PS: when are they going to fix the image dialogue? It NEVER works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted October 8, 2016 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 Best or worst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2016 Dude...you shudda called me when you were here! HM Strats? Horribly Mangled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2016 maybe because you need the full url, not just the file name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 perfectly acceptable, does something important and cost $5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 Sorry dude, but that was a very long time ago. Heavy Metal Strats. I bought two of them for my Top Forty band work, years ago, and just hung on to them. Twenty four frets, locking bridge and nut. I only use them now for Hendrix tributes and the like. Now that they are twenty-five years old, I guess they are vintage... They haven't gone up in price, just hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ski219 Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 My $25 ipad mic stand holder. Other than capos, slides, cables, picks, strings, batteriesI can't think of anything else under $50 that I use. Power strip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2016 strap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted December 9, 2016 Members Share Posted December 9, 2016 lol, my fav strap is a bison hide that cost $65... one of my worst expenditures this past year was the acoustic guitar reverb device that fits inside the guitar, utterly useless for my purposes... it was advertised so that it kind of sounded like it amplified the instrument but was worded very carefully to not actually say so. anyhow, i reiterate, utterly without use... best under $50 purchase all year has been a beautiful little bamboo bansuri made by a fellow out of gainesville fl. george tortorelli ... i can force a fourth octave high D out of the upper range and its a sweet, clear, easy to play instrument beautifully hand finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 9, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 9, 2016 Then it is not the Acero Aspri? That mounts outside...so what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted December 9, 2016 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2016 Tone wood amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted December 9, 2016 Members Share Posted December 9, 2016 tone wood amp.. amp is misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted December 9, 2016 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2016 I checked it out seemed like a toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted December 9, 2016 Members Share Posted December 9, 2016 four octaves ? a toy? mayberry four ewe, but even playing a transverse is a furst for me.... todays work is vivaldi f minor scales, glissandos, and meditative type improv... oh, yeah, the tone woodint... definitely in the toy category for my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirfun Posted December 17, 2016 Members Share Posted December 17, 2016 30 Bucks !! ) my all time #1 favorite 1957 Fender DeLuxe !! ) Horse traded the D120 that was in it !! ) The 1955 12" Jensen that is in it now was also a pretty good deal , my brother got it for 10 bucks at a garage sale !! ) like butta !! ) p.s. got a whole 75 bucks in a 1953 ES-175D !! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 21, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 21, 2016 and no sense of guilt[ar]?Estate sales, rummage sales, garage sales and pawn shops were, before the internet, treasure troves of potential undervalued gems. Now anyone who can type can look up the value of an item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 I can't imagine buying this, and if I did it would be a complete waste of $40 because I don't even use picks. I assume its kijiji value has to do with Paul Stanley rather than utility. I mean, a PICK COLLECTION?????? http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-musical-instrument/ottawa/pick-folio/1217913152 [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31898132[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted January 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2017 yeah, pogo, that looks like a very limited appeal item fersher... the best under $50 recently is tough, as I have been picking up 'nano' pedals from Amazon for a pedalboard to use in my 'orignals' band project; one item, though, I got the suggestion from here [solos and duos!] was a dbx GoRack for $29.99. I have not had a chance to use it but will, as we [blues Channel] are doing a gig on the Queen Mary [not the drag niteclub, the actual ship down in Long Beach Harbor!] at the end of this month using my 'mini' PA [Altos/Yamaha/hotspots]. We'll be short one vocalist, so the Yamaha is the perfect fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted January 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2017 anything too stupid to keep should be sold on kijiji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted January 16, 2017 Members Share Posted January 16, 2017 it may sound silly... but my best under 50 recently was a card reader that hooks up my ipad... simple firewire cable about four inches long and transferring files from go pros, zoomq8, digital cams, drone, etc in a much more timely and relaxed fashion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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