What's the most expensive music related item you have purchased?

[Herr Tubthumper]

I recently "bought" the super delux 30th anniversary edition of u2's Joshua Tree, 1.4 kilos of Bono and crew. Very nice it is as well. It was something I wanted and my father and brother facilitated its purchase via some birthday vouchers thumbsup. I think this is my most expensive purchase.

Which got me thinking....what's the most the musos on here have spent? It can be records, merch, or memorabilia. Let's skip gig tickets unless anyone has flown somewhere silly specifically to see a band.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Modern times it would be The Jam - The Gift (Super Deluxe Edition) Box set but back in the early 80s I spent about £40 or something on a bootleg double album of the last Brighton concert on vinyl. Recorded on something very small, sounds awful but readily available in digital format nowadays.

 

[Justice]

Technics decks mixer amp about a grands worth about 20 years ago.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Technics decks mixer amp about a grands worth about 20 years ago.

If I was rich and had the space I'd do this. This is Soulwax's record collection and listening room.

 

[soistes]

Manuel Rodriguez classical guitar - was about £1,500 ten years ago

 

[Nitram]

Early pressings of Joy Divisions Unknown Pleasures and Led Zep III, although the late seventies Linn properly blew the budget.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

A Sony stacking hi-fi system, bought in 1988 to take to University. Bought it with money saved from birthdays and selling programs at the Goldstone, in the department store at the bottom of North Street (Hanningtons?) for £249.00

An absolute fortune - you could buy something for £50 now that would do more and probably sound as good or better. It felt the absolute DOGS at the time, though.

 

[Uncle C]

Three way open baffle speakers with 1950's vintage drivers. £3000

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

a pair of spoons
regards
DR

 

[James Bond's body double]

Just purchased x3 Sonus speakers grand total of 718.00, very happy with my purchase.

 

[Justice]

If I was rich and had the space I'd do this. This is Soulwax's record collection and listening room.

Looks a quality set up, that was always a problem could never practice for long without someone moaning.

 

[sydney]

my god...what a bunch of philistines...i'm not even gonna bother.

 

[scooter1]

The Liberty drum kit that i'm currently using

 

[Napier]

Cannonball tenor saxophone for my son.

 

[GT49er]

Fostex multi-track recorder and mixer (double speed tape cassettes). £400 - but that was ten week's wages at the time (and yes, it was nearly 40 years ago).

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Cannonball tenor saxophone for my son.

I bought a new tenor sax for my mum while living in the USA many years ago, and being neurotic about avoiding UK customs duty I put some sheet music in the case with it, covered it in fingerprint smudges to make it look used, typed up a professional looking letter saying I'd been invited to come over and play in a concert in Sussex and hid the reeds in some other luggage so that they couldn't ask me to play it (because I can't play a note). They did stop me, opened the case, took one look at it and let me through.

 

[boik]

Gale GS401A speakers when I first started work in 1976. £760 was a lot of money for a pair of speakers back then. Still got them now and still love them.

http://www.vintagegale.com/index.php

 

[Gabbafella]

My gold plated Technics SL1200's.
Cost about £2000.

 

[pearl]

a pair of spoons
regards
DR

the decadence

 

[studio150]

A few limited edition career box sets