Prices from the past

idiotwindow

Interesting that a Squier Affinity wasn't much cheaper in actual £ in 2002 (and obviously more expensive when inflation is factored in) than today. I know that these guitars are the very essence of a globalised product (with production constantly shifting to cheaper locations) but it does illustrate how, at the bottom end of the range, guitars have become increasingly good value.

jimmyguitar

None of those prices look unusually cheap to me but I suppose I’ve always bought used! If that ad was in this months guitarist mag I still wouldn’t buy any of it! 

DefaultM

This is around the time I started playing and I used to dream of being able to afford a Gibson Les Paul. Now I've got 2 and don't even play them. Bit depressing really.

pintspiller

@DefaultM such is life

boogieman

thegummy said:

Remember to adjust for inflation before comparing the prices.

I think a lot of people, particularly older people, judge prices against a base level in their head from years ago and they don't take in to account inflation (don't mean guitars, just every day prices).

True that. I’ve got an early 70s Rose Morris catalogue that lists a Gibson LP at nearly £400. To put that in context, at that time petrol was about 25p a gallon, beer in the student union was 10p a pint and I bought my first car, an 8 year old Ford,  for £90. £400 was a simply enormous amount of money. 

hollywoodrox

I’ll have a USA BC Rich Gunslinger

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Damn they didn’t come out clear

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I need that vandenburg ,ace graphics. I used to have that Peterson amp . 

guitars4you

Assume those dates are about 1982/83 ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Loobs

mort said:

I remember this ad - the word ‘outfit’ used to drive me nuts (.....still does looking at it now)

Yeah I always wondered what the 'outfit' was supposed to mean! Haha! 

hollywoodrox

guitars4you said:

Assume those dates are about 1982/83 ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Peter cook ones from 85  the others from  88 :O

hollywoodrox

2002 does seem relatively recent to me . The past  seems more like pre 92

guitars4you

hollywoodrox said:

guitars4you said:

Assume those dates are about 1982/83 ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Peter cook ones from 85  the others from  88 :O

Surprised the Peter Cook was as late as 85 - But 35 years is a long time to recall all prices/models - I was basing my guess more on the Deluxe Reverb amps etc

guitars4you

hollywoodrox said:

That is just remarkable especially the Jazzmaster 1965 + 63 + 61 and the 67 TSB + CAR Jag - Admittedly we don't know if any changes etc

even then the Starcaster prices were higher than other guitars - I thought they'd only gone 'silly' pricing in the last 10/15 years or so - As there was a time when no one wanted them