I bought an $800 half stack guitar amplifier in 2009 and rarely play with the volume above 1, let alone play shows with it. But it looks neat.
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My mixing studio monitors, I haven't properly gotten into mixing yet.
I just got a pair a Kali IN8 monitors last Friday. I play music, and have enough equipment to record, and want to, but I have spent hours just listening to music through them. The fidelity is insane, so if I only ever use them for listening to already produced music, they will still have been worth the money.
My camera (Nikon Z6) has a lot of features I never use and probably never will. Bit it's still an amazing camera that I can use to take photos with that I couldn't with other Nikon cameras I could afford. So it doesn't matter if it has a weird feature I don't use when I regularly make use of a feature it does so well. Paired with an old 70-200 2.8 I have taken a lot of photos I would have previously not have dreamed possible with my older camera setups.
My Switch. Just lost interest after playing a few games
The terrible state of online play ruined everything nintendo for me.
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I suppose the anti cat gate. Got it because new kitten wasn't getting along with adult cat. Kitten continued to not get along despite doing everything and asking the vet for more advice.
Kitten is with my mother and her cats and he gets along with both of them.
The anti cat gate stands there, expensively.
Fully use? Synthesizers. I just don't think that's possible.
Otherwise, I'm pretty good about using the things I buy. Maybe my HOTAS and Race Wheel, as those are the most niche gaming things I have. But price/per use is still not that bad, I put a lot of time into some of those games, I'm just not actively playing them as much anymore.
My Les Paul. I go in fits and spurts with learning to play the guitar, and haven't gotten around to figuring out the effects of all combinations of the volume & control knobs.
Just play it, my dude. I bought a fancy PRS because it fit my hands right, and it had a ding on the neck so the guy didnβt want it.
I straight up suck at guitar and can only play shitty 90βs alt and some pentatonic stuff, but itβs still fun.
If you want to get better at just making stuff up on the guitar, learn the pentatonic scale, pick four to six notes, and just jam with those notes. I like (2) 4-6, (3) 4-6, and (4) 4-6. You can bounce around between those and sound pretty cool.
I would 100% recommend taking lessons. I waited 25 years to start lessons and wish I'd done it much sooner. It's amazing how much you can improve in 6 months. And even professional touring musicians in really big bands still take lessons. It's only theoretically possible to self teach yourself, but practically very hard, especially if you have no musical background. If nothing else it gives you a motivation to practice whatever you've been set the previous 1 or 2 weeks.
I agree, but I'm retired, so to save money I'm learning via Justin Guitar, which is actually pretty awesome :)
Why buy a Les Paul of all things if you're still learning?
It was on sale, and prior to that I had a shitty acoustic which was zero fun to play, so I wanted something nicer that would last me a long time.
Back in December I spent $550 on a refurbrished home theater projector. After actually thinking things through, I realized that in my current living situation, the whole idea isn't going to work. I went back to watching movies on my TV and sometimes even my monitor.
I still haven't taken the projector out of the plastic wrapping, and I've been contemplating re-selling it on eBay so I can at least get my money back...but I highly doubt that will happen.
can you use it in the backyard?
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Bought a brand new truck for my in-laws. Only brand new vehicle I've ever bought in my life. I get to drive it for a month every couple of years.
2020 Shelby Mustang GT350R. I paid $80k for it and then another $25k at Shelby American in Vegas for the signature edition package. Bought it new in 2020 and it now has about 1500 miles on it.
It was my dream car but I just never have the time to drive it.
Trust me, it will go up in value... In 2070.
My car's extended warranty.
They finally tracked you down huh
Xbox Series X. I have a Day 1 release, and recently cancelled my XBL Gold + Game Pass due to lack of use.
Been playing PC or PS5 games instead? Or just haven't been gaming much?
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