Exactly what the title asks. I just picked up a ZOB 18 inch blue label, and was looking to upgrade the downstem. If given the choice, which would my fellow blades choose?
although ive never tried i would go with the alex k, will save you 20 dollars if im not mistaken and alex k shower head is a very very quality downstem
At this point it's just a standard straight tube, I figured I'll upgrade the downstem in the next week or two, then look into some quality ash catchers. I need to pick up a nice bowl piece, too. Trying to get a fully customized set up at some point.
[quote name='"freshboii"']I'm in the same situation, and I'm going Alex K.[/quote] I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully I can get out to J Friendlys next weekend.
What I've figured out: $150 for a quality strait tube $40 for an Alex k down stem $100 for a decent ash catcher And you're in to it $290 total Or.....just pick up something that rocks right off the bat like an sg king stem for $350ish and have a lot better rig. Personally I went route 1 just because I couldn't afford to shell out $350 all at once, and I do like just having a simple tube so I can use it during parties with less worry than breaking out a sovereignty at a party... Just realized that was way off track.....wonder why hahaha. To answer your question, I'd just get the Alex k and save the $20. But both rock.
I'm actually splitting the cost of everything with this girl that I blaze with all the time. Like you said, can't afford to shell out all of the money at once, so having a piece that I can play around with works well.
I'm actually picking up an Alex k. stem sometime this week. Im a fan of his work, and have an awesome bowl blown by him too. Personally, I prefer a nice straight tube, being that I like to change stuff up a lot.
for both of you i would pick up an alex k shower head down stem and also a mcfinns carbon filter or a locally blown carbon filter. will cut the cost a good amount and i personally prefer the carbon filter. much smaller, cleaner smoke, cleaner bong, better high and better taste if you ask me. less harsh edit- carbon filter will cost you 60-70 tops aswell. local one will probly be around 40
I like Alex K a lot better, the Sovereignty gridded is a crazy downstem with a lot of grids - but regardless of whether you tilt it or not - the holes will never fire evenly. So if your tube is tiltable - the Alex K is the bomb.
Anyone else have any suggestions? I think I'm pretty much sold on the Alex K, but I'd still be open to any other options.