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Fixed it for you.
I'd be putting your foot down on that one. I still have the cheap 400$ stove that was here when I bought the house. It works like a champ. I have cooked many a good thing on and in that unit. When I replace it, I'll get one of those $1200 double oven units, which I'll find on sale for $900 or $1000. That is even pushing my limits of practicality. But....2 freakin thousand + for a stove that you'll use once or twice a day? That's as ridiculous as the people who pay 4k for a fridge. I don't understand people. The food isn't going to taste any better. People treat kitchen appliances like they do cars. Always have to have the better one than your friends.
That's the wrong defense for a crowd that sees little issue paying $5k for a guitar. That also explains your correction to Les' post.
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bodia
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That the wrong defense for a crowd that sees little issue paying $5k for a guitar. That also explains your correction to Les' post.
Ditto!
dmatthews
Dave's not here
No skidding... That being said, 2 large is a hella lot of stove.That the wrong defense for a crowd that sees little issue paying $5k for a guitar. That also explains your correction to Les' post.
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In my house I'd be doing both, and then gluing the Chanel purse fabric onto the guitar.
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PRS guitar from esteemed member - sleep on the couch, TV dinners & cheap fast food, potential divorce,.........and plucking on a new addition to your PRSi arsenal.
New 2k$ stove - Happy spouse, fine meals,..........plucking on your old PRSi
............ahh .......that's a tough one.
New 2k$ stove - Happy spouse, fine meals,..........plucking on your old PRSi
............ahh .......that's a tough one.
I could totally rock a $2K stove...
...and a hollowbody.
...and a wife that could rock a Chanel purse and a $2K stove (mine can do both).
Interestingly enough, meals cooked on finer stoves does taste better since the people that buy them generally are more passionate about cooking fantastic meals.
...and a hollowbody.
...and a wife that could rock a Chanel purse and a $2K stove (mine can do both).
Interestingly enough, meals cooked on finer stoves does taste better since the people that buy them generally are more passionate about cooking fantastic meals.
Crassus: Do you play PRS guitars?
Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Crassus: Do you cook on a $2000 stove?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Do you consider the playing of PRS guitars to be moral and the cooking on $2000 stoves to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both PRS guitars and $2000 stoves.
Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Crassus: Do you cook on a $2000 stove?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Do you consider the playing of PRS guitars to be moral and the cooking on $2000 stoves to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both PRS guitars and $2000 stoves.
Yeah.. people do tend to spend more when they are passionate about something. But, its the passion that makes the good food, not the 2k stove.
I can cook up a storm. Believe me on that one
I spent quite a bit of my younger years in restaurants doing just that. With that in mind, I can tell you with 100% certainty, that you can cook just as good a meal on a cheap stove versus one of the fancy ones. I knew my argument wouldn't hold weight in the land of heavy impulsive spenders. I will continue to try to rub off on you guys, though, with my frugal practical ways. My only exception is a musical instrument. I'll spend on that.... oh... and a Big Green Egg.. because that isn't the same as a standard grill. That is about it.
Part of the passion is the process, whether it be cooking, playing guitar or cutting grass, you name it.
Having 6 burners going for a complicated dish beats the hell out of doing the bits one at a time on a hot plate and worrying about keeping things warm when it is time to combine them. Yes, an exaggeration on the low end, but it makes the point.
I feel better about my guitar playing when I glance down and see the fantastic guitar I'm holding. Do I play better? tough to say. I know I play more and that will translate to better. Same for cooking on a fantastic stove or turning on a high end lathe, etc.
Frugal can hold you back.
Having 6 burners going for a complicated dish beats the hell out of doing the bits one at a time on a hot plate and worrying about keeping things warm when it is time to combine them. Yes, an exaggeration on the low end, but it makes the point.
I feel better about my guitar playing when I glance down and see the fantastic guitar I'm holding. Do I play better? tough to say. I know I play more and that will translate to better. Same for cooking on a fantastic stove or turning on a high end lathe, etc.
Frugal can hold you back.
drawshot
Just one more...and that's it!
+1
In the spirit of full disclosure, I SUCK at guitar. I've been teaching myself to play a little over the past year, and I have redefined the term 'awful.' There is no reason on earth why I should own an SC594, and have a DC594 on order.
BUT....
I work very hard for the money I earn, and my thoughts are that I wanted to get the very best gear I could. This does two things.
1. Makes me excited to play, and infinitely more focused on what I'm doing. The quality level of the gear I own warrants an equal amount of quality in my efforts to learn how it works. Also...I fear that if I slacked off during practice sessions, Paul would show up at my house and take my toys away from me.
2. It removes any potential excuses I may be inclined to sling , based on inferior equipment. If I own the perfect guitar, then I can take on faith that any issues are caused by me...not the instrument.
I see it like this: People buy luxury cars because they love how they feel when driving them. People buy expensive clothes because they love how they feel when they wear them. People buy pricey appliances because they firmly believe it offers them a culinary 'edge.' And people buy PRS guitars because they want the utmost of quality, craftsmanship, feel, tone, and the exciting pleasure of playing them.
I could drive a Yugo, rock some Salvation Army jeans, and eat Top Ramen (Oriental flavor) forever...but I've taken other guitar roads this past year, and kept coming back to PRS. To me, the joy I feel by owning one is evident in how hard I'm working to make it sound the way it should...and it's most definitely worth the price of admission.
All that being said...if a spouse is passionate about cooking, and the ownership of a $2k range makes them happy and fulfilled...it's worth it. I know my wife would gladly sell ME to get a high end Viking range..
Hell...she'd likely trade me, straight up, for an Easy Bake Oven.
dkilpatrick
Makes guitar faces
Well said,
Buy the best that you can afford, whatever that may be, and there will be nothing holding you back except for yourself.
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