Things You Want But Can’t Justify Buying

[01010111]

This seems like a topic we indirectly cover some places. My irrational gear lust is the Aelita synthesizer. On paper it has a very very similar structure to my Roland SE-02. It does a couple of things my SE-02 can’t do. The SE-02 on the other hand has a ton of things it can do that the Aelita can’t. The biggest things the SE-02 can do that the Aelita can’t are play nicely (i.e. sync via midi or cv) with other gear, fit in a backpack, and do basic FM/pulsewidth mod.

So, even though I love the sound and look of the Aelita, I can get “close enough” with the SE-02, and the SE-02 is a much more convenient synthesizer. This places it in the territory of gear that I’d love to own, but can’t practically justify owning.


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What’s the gear you’d own if it were more practical to do so?

[Jwar]

Everything pretty much is a purchase I can’t really justify other than “I wanted it”.

[Heraclitus Akimbo]

I have a saved search on Reverb for a Hot Hand controller, and every time one comes up in my feed I'm like, "Hmmm...." but my intended use is really kinda a easy showy trick to make wee-woo sounds with my hand when my band plays.

[K2000]

More guitars. I have four, and I’m only a beginner/intermediate player (originally a bass player).

[Jwar]

I want a new guitar.

[tremolo3]

Could do damn well with just a Squier Strat, Line6 M5 and a Microkorg.


But I want a Monomachine and a Boss SY1000.

[Gone Fission]

Among other synths, I really want a K2x00 with the sampler option. Past strong experience draws me. But my keyboard skills have gone to shit as has my time to program such a beast, which is where it is at for those—if you’re deep enough into the system, you can do almost anything. So I balk at pretty good deals that I see.

[jirodreamsofdank]

Erica Synths Syntrx
Science Earthling

[coldbrightsunlight]

More guitars, specifically an aluminium one. They're heavy, expensive, I clearly don't need one in any sense because the guitars I have are good. But .. want?

[goroth]

8 string guitar.
SNK pedals VHD.
JCM 800.

I don't need any of these things.
I hope I won't buy any of them.

[jirodreamsofdank]

More guitars, specifically an aluminium one. They're heavy, expensive, I clearly don't need one in any sense because the guitars I have are good. But .. want?

EGC value increases and the long waits for new have mostly cured me of this.

[01010111]

More guitars, specifically an aluminium one. They're heavy, expensive, I clearly don't need one in any sense because the guitars I have are good. But .. want?

EGC value increases and the long waits for new have mostly cured me of this.

I still have the lust. I have no practical need for this, but I still want one in spite of the fact that I’ve been rocking the same guitar for over ten years.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Oh definitely not EGC haha I have heard enough horror stories. The places I'd go would be Tttides or Nude. They make nice things.

Goroth also hit a couple of my others though

JCM800
7 String baritone

[D.o.S.]

given that it's 2021 any kind of cab.

[coldbrightsunlight]

that hits where it hurts