Worst bang for your buck...

[Ascension]

Alesis ADAT. The technology was obsolete before you could get your second album out.

And also it's a glorified VHS. Has all the mechanical quarks with the rubber rollers and belts of a VHS consumer deck. I still have at least one and a BRC here somewhere.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Cassettes have been making a comeback for years. There's a market for them. Drawbacks aside, they're a nice analog merch option with much lower outlay than vinyl production. I still have my old dual tape deck from the 90s and I've gotten a few recent tape releases that sound great through my system.

I still use mine almost every day.

 

[Artie]

I miss my Portastudio. It got drenched in the basement flood last February. They're so expensive now. The last meaningful project I used it on was recording a bunch of drum samples from a friend's kit to build a programming library. Best programmed drum sound I've gotten, there was some body to the hits that I didn't get from recording straight through an interface.

I have the MKIII. But it sits in a closet because I also have the DP-004. Does the same job, but records to a MicroSD card, and dang near fits in your pocket.

 

[Supernautilus]

Four tracks are such a vibe. I can still remember me and my buddies using our Tascam back in the 90s. A 30 pack, some pizza, and a bag of smoke, and we were happy all night. We used to make the silliest music. It was awful, but we had so much fun. God I miss those days.

 

[AniML]

Not that I bought it or would consider it if I could, but this is getting insane

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Acoustic-Guitar/Jimmy-Page-1964-SJ-200/Cherry-Tea

but there is also an even more expensive "Collector's Edition"

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Acoustic-Guitar/Jimmy-Page-1964-SJ-200-Collectors-Edition/Cherry-Tea

$12,999, and $19,999 (seemingly only because Jimmy played it) respectively.. The Standard original model is $5700

 

[Supernautilus]

Not that I bought it or would consider it if I could, but this is getting insane

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Acoustic-Guitar/Jimmy-Page-1964-SJ-200/Cherry-Tea

but there is also an even more expensive "Collector's Edition"

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Acoustic-Guitar/Jimmy-Page-1964-SJ-200-Collectors-Edition/Cherry-Tea

$12,999, and $19,999 (seemingly only because Jimmy played it) respectively.. The Standard original model is $5700

I’ve often wondered if I would ever be persuaded to buy silly things like this if I was crazy rich. I mean, it’s easy to say “I would never” when I’m poor lol. But, they say that money changes people. Something to think about I guess.

 

[jeremy]

i mean, if i had lots of millions of dollas... i wouldnt buy that, but i might spend stupid money on a vintage strat or something

 

[Supernautilus]

For me, it would definitely be a trip to the custom shop, so I could get exactly the features I want. Vintage instruments are cool, but I personally value customization above all else.

 

[Mincer]

I know people with money like that that spend $20k on every single signature guitar that comes out, and they don't ever get played. No, I don't get it.