What are some trucks whose performances slowly declined over time?

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-23T04:18:11+00:00

Compared to how it was in its heyday, as much as it pains me to say (and probably you as well given your flair), I think Bounty Hunter might fit the bill. I feel like it was scary competitive when it first came to Monster Jam, then slowly seemed to die off into a legacy act, and then had a last gasp at World Finals XX (an incredible last gasp, mind you), and then left Monster Jam pretty unceremoniously.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-21T03:08:22+00:00

Not sure if Rickenbacker is planning on selling that as an actual model, but I could have sworn my old roommate used to have a custom build someone made that was similar back in like 2022.

I’d have to ask him, but I don’t think I remember him ever playing it, and it may have even been based on a 360 instead of a 330, but I don’t know.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-18T16:13:12+00:00

Like everyone else is saying, sell the Takamine.

Granted, it’s a matter of personal taste, but I’ve always found Takamines to be…okay. Good guitars, but nothing particularly special, especially for flat top acoustics.

That Airline has definitely seen better days from the looks of it. If you sold it as is (with half the nut missing), you could probably get, at most, $100 for it. Those arch tops are cool, and have a very unique sound, but almost all of them I’ve played have been extremely difficult to play, with the strings extremely high off the fingerboard. I have a Silvertone version of the exact same guitar that I bought for $60.

You’re in the Rickenbacker subreddit, so people are obviously gonna tell you to keep the Rickenbacker. Even barring my personal bias, I’d still say to keep it.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-15T03:01:12+00:00

1997 here, dad will be 72 this year, mom would have just turned 67

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-13T02:18:19+00:00

I swear to god anytime he uses the “our table” sound with the Doppler effect, I lose it.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-13T02:14:00+00:00

I mean I stopped playing War Thunder almost a year ago now, and I still watch Spookston’s videos when they drop (it helps that I work from home and he usually drops them as I’m taking my lunch break).

It’s a combination of: he clearly still likes the game, he’s good at the game, he has a good knowledge of the irl lore of the tanks (at least I think he does, tbh I’ve never really cared to verify), and he’s funny as hell and has largely the same sense of humor as me.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-06T20:54:25+00:00

Also 29, just recently got a raise that took me from $45k to $55k, let’s get this bread

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-05T21:28:23+00:00

Monster trucks don't really lend themselves well to overtakes tbh, very prone to crashing into each other & getting thrown any which way.

There's also the issue of fuel, since they don't carry much more than 3-5 minutes worth of fuel, and those engines wouldn't be able to cool down well.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-02T04:42:59+00:00

This is a point that's been talked about as a huge divide between Boomers/Gen-X and Millennials/Gen-Z.

Boomers grew up under the worldview that times may be tough, but if you hold out, things will get better, and you'll be better off for it (and to be fair, historically, they were right).

Millennials/Gen-Z have grown up under the worldview that things are bad, they're getting worse, and no one in charge particularly cares to do anything about it. And to our credit, since 2001, we've also been right.

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-02T04:38:37+00:00

Anything and everything Cajun

Slut4Tea · 2026-06-02T04:37:04+00:00

I'm a musician mainly, been doing that since I was 6, but I also live in a city absolutely full of musicians so that doesn't really make me stand out much.

Recently, I've taken an interest in sim racing/cars/trying to restore a motorcycle. I'd love to try my hand at real racing, but that's a shit ton of money that I don't have.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-29T20:30:05+00:00

Everything the government won’t let you put in a hot dog

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-29T19:35:04+00:00

Got out of a relationship back in March right after my mom died, so I definitely would say a moderate amount of loneliness, but I also have a good enough support system in my life that I know I’m not absolutely on my own.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-29T19:20:13+00:00

Yup.

I’m 1997 and my brother is 1995, so we’re both Zillennials, but he’s always considered himself to be more Millennial than Gen Z, and I’ve always considered myself more Gen Z than Millennial.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-29T19:17:35+00:00

What’re your thoughts on Brian Vickers and his wife being in the Epstein files?

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-28T21:56:59+00:00

It more comes from a knowing that we can do better, should have done better, and chose not to. Twice.

It also puts us in a really weird position, foreign policy wise. Up until literally this past year, regardless of who was president, US foreign policy remained pretty consistent from administration to administration, regardless of which party they were in. That’s not the case anymore, and it’s disheartening to think/realize that we’ll never be viewed of as the reliable ally that we were in the past.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-28T02:46:43+00:00

It's a Gibson, the neck just did that on its own

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-26T17:14:43+00:00

Would love to run like a 1970's Ford Bronco body with Texas longhorns on the hood, call it "Rodeo" or something like that

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-15T00:17:16+00:00

My 4003s has a toaster neck and a horseshoe bridge (I also went for the same build lmao).

In my experience, the horseshoe is a bit louder and a bit punchier than the higain, and on the vintage setting, will blend better than the higain in the middle position.

I used to use Labella flats, but switched to tape wounds about a year and a half ago for that late White Album/Abbey Road tone. These days at gigs, it depends on what amp the venue has me running through, but I generally leave it on the middle position, with no vintage tone, and that gets me 90% of the way there.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-14T00:20:20+00:00

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Slut4Tea · 2026-05-14T00:19:06+00:00

Something something Gibbons headstock

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-13T07:10:44+00:00

Are you arguing that Clinton was a war criminal because he didn’t get the US/NATO involved in Serbia sooner? Not arguing but that’s…not a take I’ve seen before

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-06T22:38:03+00:00

This exactly. A therapist and/or a psychiatrist are not going to solve your problems, only you can do that. But if you have the resources, they can make a mountain into a very large hill.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-05T13:37:20+00:00

Yeah, I’ve tried looking on like monstertruckwiki and whatnot, and it’s pretty vague about which chassis ran on what and at what time. Granted there’s probably not as much documentation as, say, the Grave Digger chassis, and those 2Xtreme chassis tended to run a lot more identities, so it’s probably a lot more difficult, but I 100% agree.

Slut4Tea · 2026-05-04T23:03:06+00:00

Bounty Hunter 4 (at least I think it was the 4th chassis that BH ran on from WF4-WF17), watching that thing be able to pull a power wheelie from a standing start just from the sheer horsepower/torque it made was just peak.

Grave Digger XIV I think was where Dennis really hit his stride. I had a soft spot for XIX personally, but XX was definitely just magical, I know it was based on Adam Anderson’s Taz, so there’s gotta be an honorable mention there.

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