Xinlo

Hey everyone, I’m looking to buy some of the missing masks in my collection! I’ve attached a photo of what I own, so if it’s not there I’ll probably be interested. Worth noting I’m only really looking for the original line of masks right now, so probably no Nuva masks (though there’s a possibility, I don’t have many) or any other 04-onward masks. 

I also have a green Kakama and silver Kaukau for potential trade. 

searching for:

Red Kakama

Green Pakari

Brown Akaku, Pakari

Trans-clear Kaukau

Black Hau, Akaku

Orange Mahiki, Matatu

Lime Huna, Rau

Tan Mahiki, Rau

Light grey Huna, Mahiki, Komau, Rau

Light blue Huna, Mahiki, Matatu, Kaukau

Dark grey Huna, Mahiki, Komau, Matatu

Yellow Komau, Kaukau

Copper Komau

All 11 Matatu/Ruru european misprints (especially red Ruru)

Movie edition Kraahkan

And I think that’s everything.

Thanks!

Anyone have any thoughts on Discovery? From the trailer I'm not really getting it but I'll of course watch it and give it a chance... I want it to be good.

Alright I found photos of all my basses, so I'll start with them and do guitars later (they aren't as cool anyway):

Conklin GT5, "Cassandra" - My main instrument that I use 90% of the time, my dad found this on consignment in our local music store after a mere two hours of it being for sale. After doing some research on it (having never heard of the brand before) I discovered Conklin specialize in super weird 12+ string basses and equally strange guitars, and that this was the most normal model they manufacture. I also looked up some reviews, and there wasn't a single negative thing said about the brand or the model. I saw these going on ebay and in music shops for up to $1500 (generally $1200) and this was available for $800... so I snapped it up and have never regretted it. This thing sounds exactly how I always wanted my bass to sound, is perfectly balanced and feels like a dream to play... not sure I'll ever need anything better than this. Its only downside is it weighs two tons lol

Schecter *forgot the model*, "Ash" - The bass I play the other 10% of the time, mostly when I do easy pop cover band gigs and don't ever need a 5th string. This was a completely unnecessary purchase, but I loved how it looked and sounded, plus it's light as a feather. cost me about $850 in overpriced canadian hippietown dollars, but I also do not regret it and would recommend it for sure.

Samick Custom Pro 4, "Bobbi" - Went bass shopping in a town about 5 hours away to find a more practical instrument in my first year of college (to replace the one below) and while browsing some random pawn shop, a sketchy looking dude walks in with this - filthy and in bad need of some TLC. He tried to pawn it off to the store but they said they had enough basses, so I asked him how much he wanted and he practically begged me to take it for $40 because he needed the money (suspicious but hey), so I did. Brought it home, gave it a bath, ordered new pickups and new strings and had it set up properly by a friend and it plays good as new! I don't use it much these days now that I have those other two, but it's a solid bass and I lend it out to people often.

BC Rich Widow 5, "Charlotte" - My dream instrument. I saw this when I was in high school and wanted one ever since... I just find the proportions and style incredibly aesthetically pleasing. Two weeks before my college guitar audition I decided I wanted to go in for bass instead (having never played one ever) and ordered this online for $950. I learned on it and loved it, but discovered that it was ridiculously neck-heavy and playing it while standing is nearly impossible except for the simplest of parts. I somehow made it through most of my first year of college, and all my bass player friends who've tried it have no idea how I managed that. But it still sounds as menacing as it looks and works great for recording purposes and shock value, so I keep it around despite its impracticality.

so yeah there's my four basses and some info about them for anyone who cares to read it, and I'll probably makea much smaller post with my guitars later because they're mostly pretty lame. My amp is also an Ampeg BA-112 150 watt, if I'm not mistaken, and it's nothing spectacular but it's reliable and gets the job done. So yeah long post done haha, I leave you with this really cool picture of my band at our last show because I love them and also you can see me playing my bass on stage.

Wow I got summoned to BZP... neat that you actually remembered me haha! I'll get some pics up of my new gear and things soon, I've upgraded quite a bit since my last post I think...

also thanks scythey for plugging my album and thanks truant for giving it a listen... it's not anything super spectacular, there's a lot we weren't able to do because we recorded it in about 7 hours, but I'm still pretty proud of it. Didn't spend a penny on it, either

Took a trip to 'Murikka and found a bunch of cool stuff:

Saga - Heads Or Tales

Metal Church - The Dark

John Williams - Star Wars Original Soundtrack

Chris de Burgh - Spanish Train And Other Stories

Marillion - Fugazi

Coheed & Cambria - The Color Before The Sun

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Love Beach

Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour

Sweet - Give Us A Wink!

Jethro Tull - Benefit

Jethro Tull - Stormwatch

Kansas - Song For America

Kansas - Monolith

Kansas - Point Of Know Return

all on vinyl as well as Fly By Night, 2112 and Test For Echo by Rush on cassette.

last album I fully listened to was Megadeth's new "Dystopia". Enjoying everything but the lyrics.

Currently listening through Van Der Graaf Generator's "H To He, Who Am The Only One".

ABBA by ABBA, Holy Diver by Dio, and The Warning by Queensryche all on vinyl.

Dust And Dreams by Camel

got the star wars soundtrack. it's pretty great

was never a huge motorhead fan, but his influence is undeniable. Glad I did get to see him live before the end

bought myself a new bass finally! Cost me about $840 with tax and all, and I'm gonna need to spend another $50 on getting some minor things tweaked, but I love it very much. I have named it Cassandra and today was its first trial after I cleaned it and re-strung it, and it sounded at least 5x better than either of my other two basses. Happy days!

Clone Wars is awesome, especially from season 3 onward. I just bought the new(ish) box set of seasons 1-5 that was on sale at walmart too, so I've gotten into it again which only makes me more curious to see Rebels address some of its unresolved plotlines.

Man, Rebels is killing me. It's getting really good with its central plot but there's still so much filler. I just want to know more about Ahsoka lol (maybe that's unfair to the show but she's such a good character I need to know what she did after clone wars, and what'll happen when she meets Vader). Also glad Hera seems to be getting more screen time than last season and Ezra a little less. He's getting better but I'm still not a huge fan.

From Happiness To Dust by Swallow The Sun

New Star Trek TV series announced! It will have been almost a 13 year gap between shows by the time it comes out, and who knows how good it'll be with the writer of the new movies handling it... but from what I've read it seems that CBS doesn't have the license to the new movie timeline stuff, so it's likely going to be in the "prime" universe. As wary as I am I can't help but still be excited... new characters, new ships, new races... and we only have to wait 14 months

Asia - Alpha (Cassette)

The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

Peter Gabriel - So

Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: Insurrection Soundtrack

Saga - Images At Twilight (Vinyl)

Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

Kansas - Leftoverture (Vinyl)

ABBA - Voulez-Vous (Vinyl)

Slayer - World Painted Blood 

Journey - Frontiers (Vinyl)

Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache

Prism - Young And Restless (Vinyl)

Leonard Bernstein - Holst: The Planets (Vinyl)

Yes - Relayer

Ordered Like Gods Of The Sun and The Dreadful Hours both by My Dying Bride, as well as finishing off my Megadeth collection with The System Has Failed. Then I found the last Alan Parsons Project album I needed, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, at a used book store.

new slayer album was disappointing as expected... I was hoping for better after the first single but it ended up being slayer. New Amorphis was cool, though I think I still prefer Circle. Also nobody's talking about Book Of Souls, so I assume nobody liked it?

The Album and The Visitors both by ABBA, and Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth all on vinyl.

The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden and High Country by The Sword

Slayer's "Seasons In The Abyss" on vinyl.

found Tool's 10,000 Days at a used book store

Watershed (Special Edition w/DVD) by Opeth