Any serious guitarists will let you know their holy grail.
It’s not any guitar; it’s another guitar.
None of the ones I already own sound good, though. Since it can’t possibly be me that is the problem, I need to purchase another, more expensive one.
I bought mine for $100!
I got it new back in the early 2000s but it had a flaw in the fretboard. I returned it for exchange but they discontinued it so refunded me instead. Telling this story to someone a decade later, they suggested eBay. I looked and there it was, bought it on the spot and had it in my hands a week later.
I have enough guitars but am now looking at other instruments. A cello is high on the list.
I’m a photography nerd.
There’s a bunch of rare and expensive cameras, of course, so I could probably just say “oh, probably anything from Leica”.
But the real snobs go for turbo rare lenses. As a Nikon fan, I hope that I shall one day be allowed to the same airspace as the hallowed Nikkor 13mm f/5.6. The first ultrawide non-fisheye lens. 350 of these were made, each individually blessed by priests as they left the factory, or so the story goes. They cost an arm and leg - wait, in this economy, an arm and leg would probably be cheaper.
The Imperator-Class Titan is the largest mini in Warhammer 40k.
I have fantasized about using one of these in an actual game ever since I learned of their existence in 8th grade.
“mini”
Considering it’s got full on artillery emplacements, and a fucking house on it’s head, it’s kinda too scale with the other units.
I dream of one day finding an original Model M keyboard in a Goodwill or yard sale for like $10. Every time I’m in a thrift store I look over the electronics section JUST in case.
Also waiting for the day I find a random copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Sega Saturn. Only 20,000 north American copies were made, which sounds like a lot but in video game numbers is insanely low. I’ve only ever seen it in the real world once at a gaming convention and it sold for $1,500.
If you want the model M just for it’s feel you should check out Unicomp keyboards. They make modernized versions that feel identical according to a friend who uses one. Although they are way more expensive than 10 dollars.
Goodwill has competent people to notice and divert such things to online auction. You’re better off checking pawn shops in crappy towns/cities.
JFC I had that game! Only could get like six games for the Saturn in the US (nights into dreams, clockwork toy knight, a tactical RPG that had a big rabbit in the intro (sorry I forgot the name), owner dragoon, and virutua fighter). Dan I had so many super obscure games from the discount bin cause they weren’t popular new. Now everybody wants them.
I’m a book collector, sadly most of the books in my preferred address are, and forever, will be out of my reach. My holy grail is The Magus by Francis Barrett (1801), it’s basically a guidebook to the occult. I’ve got a facsimile edition published in 1970 but I’ve never seen or heard of a original copy for sale - not that I’ve searched, I don’t wish to see an old man cry.
This post has some real The 9th Gate vibes. Love it. I hope you find your book someday.
For me with gaming (both playing and dev), a Steam Deck. Never wanted anything more in my life, seeing people have them and barely use them hurts. But I’m on long-term sick leave and live paycheck to paycheck, not able to save anything and it doesn’t look like that’ll change anytime soon. And it’s more than just wanting a cool thing, all I have is a shitty laptop from 2010 that barely plays 1080p video, and a TV I found outside that gets so warm that it’s hard to sit in front of for longer than two hours at a time. The laptop has no battery so it has to be used with the charger connected all the time and it’s too heavy to comfortably use anywhere but at a desk. I also have back and knee problems and having something like a Steam Deck would allow me to play and develop in bed or on my sofa and save me some pain.
Oh man that sucks
Can I ask you how old are you and why are you on sick leave? Your family can’t help you?
I finally saw a Baltimore Oriole (bird) in real life at my feeder. Its was beautiful and vibrant and now I need to find another cool bird to look at.
have you already seen a scarlet tanager or rose breasted grosbeak?
Grosbeak yes, Tanager no. But it is on the list.
Super subjective, but for my handtool woodworking, my grail is a pistol grip Stanley 610 drill. Do t know why, but ever since I saw one, I’ve wanted it!
A 1959 Gibson Les Paul in to a Marshall Plexi.
Username checks out… kinda :D
Electronics / hardware hacking and development. I have a Saleae Logic Pro 8 which is probably the most expensive thing I’ve ever bought in a weight to cost ratio at £933 for 60g.
Works fantastically, though, and the analog function and high sample rate is what truly sets it apart from other analysers.
I don’t have a personal need for a 16 channel analyser currently, so couldn’t bring myself to cough up the extra £500 for that model.
I’ll try to keep these both short.
Magic the Gathering - the “Power Nine”
There’s 9 cards from the first few printings that were simply deemed too powerful. Once they were out in the real world, the folks in charge realized they weren’t fun to play against, and resulted in wildly uneven games. In extreme cases, the opponent could lose without even getting a single turn. They’ve been banned from every format*, and have never been reprinted*. *Except of course when they are. https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Power_Nine
Model railroading (O-gauge). Lionel 770e Hudson
For O gauge size, the train everyone wishes they had in their collection is the 1937-1941 Lionel 770E. This was a super-unusual toy for its day, pretty much everything else had been aimed at younger children and a lower price point. Lionel decided to take a gamble and build a hyper realistic scale model that was aimed at young adults. It was honestly not a great seller in its day due to the high price point and the looming threat of WW2. But it was, and still is, considered one of the highpoints of the industry. You could argue that the current Lionel company is founded on this concept, as their VisionLine products are focused on ultra-realistic toys for grown ups (which will always be funny, as yes, our track has 3 rails). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOdDw0-Tflg
As an old and broken skateboarder, I would love nothing more than a pump track within driving distance.
There are some great parks, but nothing with enough flow that I can just carve around to work up a sweat without have to push or climb a ramp to drop in all the time.
I have a backyard that i don’t use and i often think about how hard it could be to build one. The more i think about it, the more i realise that the answer is: very.
An extended mini ramp w some features I could build myself.
A pump track that would be any fun and not be totaly dangerous sounds like a massive project.
rock band 4 legacy adapter. they stopped making them years ago and the prices went from 20 bucks to over 500 bucks. i had one and it broke because it used a shitty ass micro usb
Can’t you solder in a new item port? preferably USB-c?
yeah. some guy in the community started doing that for people actually
I’ve started collecting 1:24 and 1:18 scale models of my favorite movie cars and I guess you could say my holy grail would be a 1:18 sized, 1985, Cumberland Grey, V8 Vantage Aston Martin, from 007’s The Living Daylights (and recently, No Time To Die). That and the 1:18 Chevy Nova from Death Proof, without breaking my bank account.
The Klon Centaur is a highly praised guitar pedal that, since it had a limited production, has an unsustainable price for most of the players (some people paid up to 20.000$ for one).
Luckily the circuit is easy to copy and over the years many clones from other brands came out. But still, the original one holds a special charm and has become a higly collectible trinket.
