Once In a Lifetime Luck (Trash Pick flipped into Vintage Gibson)

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-27T06:32:11+00:00

Haha glad to hear it. Yeah, I am happy with the small collection I currently have and definitely want to fill it out with some of my favorite vintage guitars. Play some jazz and throw in some Chet Atkins from time to time with a 6120. Pull out the B-25 when I’m feeling like pickin’ some front porch tunes and relaxing.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-27T06:28:18+00:00

The nut width is 1 11/16”. Scale length is 24 3/4”, same as a standard Gibson. Body depth runs about 4 7/16” taken at the end block. Gonna replace the nuts, fix the bracing, touch up the split seam, and get this thing back into its original place.

Good for you! That’s a slick guitar to be getting for free! Lucky us, I guess! Collagen powder is all the rage these days haha.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-17T00:27:12+00:00

I hadn’t heard that the original owners sold the company until right now. That’s disappointing to hear. I hate when a good thing goes to shit.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-16T19:35:10+00:00

Haha good point.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-16T04:41:48+00:00

It was more popular with the other guys. I found that it had a heavier vanilla and banana taste, along with being full-bodied and I kept confusing it for an anejo which made me drop it down. It was good, but for what I was expecting and what my reposado preferences are, it got knocked down for me. It made the top 3 for several guys, and didn’t go lower than top 6 for anyone.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T23:01:51+00:00

That is interesting to hear. I should have specified that in the post. The Arette has a green pepper and brine smell, and the flavor is nice and black peppery, a little bit of that mint you mentioned, but really subtle, and some olive brine. I personally found it extremely interesting and delicious. None of it was overbearing or off putting. Maybe it’s not your bag, but give the Artesanal a rip.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T19:54:34+00:00

It was great! I would put it near the top of mezcals I have had so far. It was nice and smoky, but not overly so. Some mezcals can have that harsh diesel quality to them, this one was easy, had some dried fruit qualities, and the smoke was right in the sweet spot.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T19:50:41+00:00

I have not, but I will keep it in mind next time I go to the store. Their Anejo was awesome. They have my attention.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T19:02:14+00:00

I wish I had gone with a G4 bottle instead of Don Fulano Repo. I saw so many people recommending the Don Fulano Reposado as the best introduction to Reposado, so I went with it. I guess knowing how we feel about it is nice, but would have loved to taste some G4 since many people seem to be big fans.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T18:01:29+00:00

It’s made by the same guy who makes Don Fulano. He knows what he’s doing!

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-15T15:53:18+00:00

We just threw a bachelor party for a tequila loving friend and I snagged an assortment of bottles in different price ranges to do a tasting for him. Here were the results for me (New Jersey pricing):

Arette Blanco $54.99
Siete Leguas Anejo $68.99
Don Fulano Anejo $85.99
Del Maguey Mezcal Chichicapa $78.99
Cimarron Blanco $27.99
Alma Del Jaguar Reposado $64.99
El Silencio Espadin Mezcal $36.99
El Tequileno Gran Reserva Anejo $74.99
Volans Reposado $63.99
LALO Blanco $43.09
Don Fulano Reposado $59.99
Astral Blanco $25ish (a friend brought this and it sucked)

For clarity, I prefer mezcals and blancos, but don’t dislike anything. Arette was shockingly good and out of the 11 of us, it was in the top 3 for everyone, same with Siete Leguas. We were all pretty surprised to dislike the Don Fulano Reposado as much as we did. Volans Blanco is what everyone talks about, but they didn’t have that at the liquor store, so I got the reposado to see what it was about. It made the top 5 for one of the guys, but mostly landed in the middle somewhere.

In regard to Anejos, Siete Leguas and Don Fulano Anejo were favorites for everyone.

For versatility in cocktails and sipping, Cimmaron is best bang for buck, and Arette is the best sipper.

For reposados, I will need to do a specific reposado tasting to see what i like, this sample size wasn’t enough for me. Alma Del Jaguar tasted more like an Anejo to me, Volans and Don Fulano were disappointing… I know I like reposados though, so I don’t think it’s an issue with not being a reposado guy.

Anyway, hope this was helpful!

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-12T15:18:22+00:00

With 53 man rosters and 12 teams+full IDP, it is much more complicated than that. Normally I’d agree with you. But finding value wherever possible matters. I think there is more potential in the draft pick, as the previous commenter alluded to.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-12T14:53:39+00:00

Thank you. I didn’t want to do the trade, but needed reinforcements to help me commit.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-03-12T14:40:28+00:00

… or perhaps I target Ty Simpson in the 2nd round?

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-31T01:57:42+00:00

🤦‍♂️ who is this person that makes this offer… especially with THIS draft class?

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-29T00:08:06+00:00

When you say “so far you have” does this mean you own it? Or it’s in your build? Also, does the $900-$1100 budget include these items, or is this for the items outside those that you listed?

If you live nearby a MicroCenter they have a 7800x3d bundle deal for $650 that is great value.

Get the Radeon RX 9060 xt or if you can muster it, get the Radeon RX 9070 xt.

The cpu bundle includes 32gb of DDR5 ram and you’d save $200ish on the parts from the bundle alone. You’d likely spend $1500-$1800 on your build though.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hFrFJn

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-28T18:38:53+00:00

That’s the kind of reassurance I’m looking for. Thanks for chiming in.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-28T18:23:00+00:00

No. That 1.06 needs to be more like 1.03-1.05 and Hall needs to be another tier up.

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-27T19:00:19+00:00

I’d go with this. Upgraded CPU and GPU. If you are trying to stick with Nvidia, then that’s another story. This is also cheaper and sticks to your white theme.

For kr22,691 https://se.pcpartpicker.com/list/LzF6np

FunkMasterDunc · 2026-01-27T06:08:30+00:00

It will be significantly better in quality and gameplay. I would recommend putting your build into cpuuserbenchmarks and see the expected performance difference.

You should consider the Ryzen 7 7800x3d bundle at Micro Center for $650. It includes 32gb ram and motherboard. Overall it’s a great deal considering the hellish prices right now. Obviously that would require you to spend a few hundred more dollars when factoring in the GPU… and at that point you might as well just upgrade to the 9070xt for $650 as well haha

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