Pimp my Pipe, Really?

smoothsailing · Oct 13, 2015

I realized this isn't factory and I really don't understand "Bling" in general. I've seen pimp my ride and thought there's a waste of time and Chip Foose's destruction of preserved classic cars, it all seems a little ridiculous. I guess classic muscle was always more appealing to me.
Now pimp my pipe? I'm not a fan , I've seen altered pipes in the past and some are interesting if not better then they were before , but I feel this is not an improvement.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/252120142426

foolwiththefez · Oct 13, 2015

Ugh. That is gawdawful. The gold and ceramic banding is nice but the studs are just tacky. Ick.

prairiedruid · Oct 13, 2015

Who gave the pipe acne?

brudnod · Oct 13, 2015

I love well done silver work on pipes particularly if it lends support/strength for the shank. But this is just not attractive. Could the ladies weigh in on this? Is there something us old farts are missing?

brass · Oct 13, 2015

Pipe bling can be problematic. I like a touch of elegance, e.g. a bone or brass band. However, I'm not fond of the plastic looking color bands, e.g., the Savinelli Caramella. For me, I've probably skipped more pipes because of bling than I have bought pipes because of bling.
On the other hand, I do like some of it very much.
Savinelli's 316 is a good example of restrained bling.

mso489 · Oct 13, 2015

I enjoy the pimped pipe as a piece of humor, but that pipe absolutely requires an audience. When a pipe embodies a certain degree of theater, it's not for solitary smoking. You take that baby to a pipe club or pipe show and you must not let on that you know there is anything the least bit unusual about your pipe, and just wait for the double takes and other reactions. It's a real piece of mischief. Best if you are long known for perfectly traditional stogy pipes.

foolwiththefez · Oct 13, 2015

As much as I dislike wishing misfortune on people, I dearly hope that monstrosity doesn't sell.

aldecaker · Oct 13, 2015

To my eye, the beauty of a pipe is in the wood, wether it be grain or blasting or rustication, and the execution of the carving. My eye doesn't appreciate sparklies or shinies overmuch.

saint007 · Oct 13, 2015

I agree with Brass. Just the right touch of bling is classier.
This is the pipe I stick in my pocket for more formal occasions. Blue alligator Sav.

phil67 · Oct 13, 2015

Looks like a pipe that Liberace would have loved had he been a pipe smoker. :roll:

oldreddog · Oct 13, 2015

Needs a goose on the stem.

oldreddog · Oct 13, 2015

Double post,feckin smart phone.

smoothsailing · Oct 13, 2015

Looks like a pipe that Liberace would have loved had he been a pipe smoker.

It would indeed match his style.

mrbigglesworth · Oct 13, 2015

Hahahahaha! Funny. Oddly enough, though, I'd like to own one like that. Just to look weirder than people already think I am, if nothing else.

MSO489 is right; this pipe deserves an audience. And an unwitting one, at that.

mrbigglesworth · Oct 13, 2015

$3000!!!!! Holy crap! I looked at the ebay link. Are they serious? Are these real jewels? I thought somebody just bedazzeled the thing. Got a pipe I don't use much that I'm thinking of bedazzeling now.

thnaks · Oct 14, 2015

Weighing in...wow is that ugly

okiescout · Oct 14, 2015

Like they say sometimes less is more. I do not mind some contrast but I agree with MSO. I believe this one was not made for a solitary smoke. For $3000 a guy could have a rack full of braggin rights pipes. 8O

cosmicfolklore · Oct 14, 2015

Kudos for whoever did that, although it's still just a Peterson, ha! I like to jewel up my pipes also, and at the NOLA pipe show, I had to fend off various attempts to buy my personal pipes as I was smoking them. But, after I've altered one of my pipes for myself, I have no intentions of selling them. Well... unless the price is right. Everyone has their price, right?

Personally, I'm not a fan of just randomly sticking set stones all over the bowl. But, this guy must have liked the idea. Good on him. Or her.

phil67 · Oct 14, 2015

I think the term’ pimp’, or more aptly put: ‘pimped’ is a very apropos term for this pipe. Nothing wrong whatsoever with accenting a pipe, but this looks more like a candelabra more than a pipe and I personally would never be caught smoking such a thing in public no matter what the occasion or social setting might be. That is unless of course I dressed like a pimp, and or the aforementioned Liberace. I guess I’m just one of those who thinks less is more. Hey... whatever floats your boat as that is all that really matters.
Here is the perfect match for someone who would absolutely love to have and be seen with this pipe in public. :wink:

aggravatedfarmer · Oct 14, 2015

I think it's ridiculous and it's a smack in the face to exceptional carvers and pipe makers in our history. "Any fool can use duct tape, it takes a man knowing what he is doing to build it."

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