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What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:34 pm
by Phily
Somehow I have a 50 Dollar gift card to Sweetwater.

Don't worry. They've let me know about it.

I was gonna just buy cables but maybe someone out there has a 50 dollar or less great idea!

I play guitar, bass, synths and do a little home recording

What ya got!

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:39 pm
by penningtron
Yeah, probably several sets of strings. It's boring, but I'll actually need and use them unlike a Joyo Phaser or whatever.

A co-worker gave teammates $10 gift cards out a few years ago (thanks?). I bought as many bags of Dunlop picks as I could to stay under the limit. I'll be set with fresh picks for a while.

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:53 pm
by jfv
In general? Vinyl records.

Specific to Sweetwater? Hmm... *looks on Sweetwater*

...I'd probably buy the best headphones that $50 can buy.

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:54 pm
by Phily
penningtron wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:39 pm Yeah, probably several sets of strings. It's boring, but I'll actually need and use them unlike a Joyo Phaser or whatever.

A co-worker gave teammates $10 gift cards out a few years ago (thanks?). I bought as many bags of Dunlop picks as I could to stay under the limit. I'll be set with fresh picks for a while.
Yeah. You are probably right. I've looked at a little gear here and there and almost always stop myself. I don't need anything. I've got everything I need and have stuff I don't even touch.

The only purchase I see myself eventually making is something to move away the digital "four track" and record directly to a computer. And to be honest the only reason I'd do that is to save a little time

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:59 pm
by jfv
Phily wrote: Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:54 pm The only purchase I see myself eventually making is something to move away the digital "four track" and record directly to a computer. And to be honest the only reason I'd do that is to save a little time
Would you find something like this useful?

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -interface

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:35 pm
by elisha wiesner
They have used shit now. I'd probably just look around at the used pedals every once in a while until I found something that looks fun/stupid for less than $50

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:48 pm
by RyanZ
mic stand or shock mount

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:22 pm
by Nate Dort
2 packs of bass strings

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:02 pm
by TylerDeadPine
A flugelhorn stand for your flugelhorn

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... horn-stand

Re: What would YOU waste a $50 gift card on?

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 7:27 am
by matttkkkk
A super nice set of La Bella flatwounds. Seriously you won’t believe how good they are. I bought a used bass with them on and, damn.