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The 17 year old me stupidly turned down my driving instructors offer of his 63 Strat for £175.00 in June 87. I foolishly, or honestly found an ad for Vintage & Rare. Which I think was quite new then & 60’s ones were about £3K. So I told him & he kept it. Then his father in law bought him another one!!!
I don’t remember the 80s prices but I bought a new USA Standard Strat in 1995 for £549 or £599, I forget exactly. That’s one I should have kept... Caribbean Mist green, one of the rarer colours.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
I remember this well, as it was way beyond my budget, being twice the price of my crap Satellite (bought the year before).
Four years later I got mine secondhand for £35.
I still consider Strats ‘home’, though I probably spend more time with humbucking guitars now, if I’m honest.
Surprised in many ways on my part - I recall the gasp as the Strat hit £1000 for the 1st time and ditto an LP Std hitting 1K for the 1st time, repeated years later at 2K - So surprised I can't recall the £400 and £500 days
Just had a thought - around 1989-92 I was not working in the guitar trade - I ran a drum business in Derby for a short period so would not have been aware of the day to day pricing
They’re worth a reasonable amount these days, rightly.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I still have the neck on my favourite Tele as I butchered the body with a Strat trem and extra routing, but it was a great sounding and playing guitar.