tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post6456944332564119531..comments2024-01-22T05:19:42.754-05:00Comments on Guitar Answers: What Musicians Are Saying About Fender Price IncreaseGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09635989205726305059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-59027299660080751742010-06-23T11:40:35.220-04:002010-06-23T11:40:35.220-04:00As much as we would all like to think we live in a...As much as we would all like to think we live in a perfect world here is a bit of reality for you.. Wake up.. I am a well known boutique amp manufacturer and at the beginning of 2008 tubes, tolex,transformers,and even wood has increased dramatically, in some cases double. I have seen my manufacturing costs increase by 1/3 easily.. This is no joke people..Also take into account the tighter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-6678384338313944862009-12-05T20:34:53.093-05:002009-12-05T20:34:53.093-05:00A great comment from above...yea,sure does sound l...A great comment from above...yea,sure does sound like price fixing.And in,my opinion,Gibson has been high priced for a long while now...Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635989205726305059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-49103206568453242932009-12-05T01:00:04.108-05:002009-12-05T01:00:04.108-05:00A year ago:
Eric Clapton Custom Shop Strat $2100....A year ago:<br /><br />Eric Clapton Custom Shop Strat $2100.00...<br /><br />Now it's selling at list price, $3500.00.<br /><br />I think it's about time that something is done about this. Gibson is being equally aggressive in their increases as well. It's sickening.<br /><br />They are price fixing the market, and it's illegal. Love the products, hope they go broke from greed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-74460615627257339152009-06-08T14:06:50.212-04:002009-06-08T14:06:50.212-04:00I am afraid that Fender custom shop guitar days fo...I am afraid that Fender custom shop guitar days for $2,000.00 are gone my friend...Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635989205726305059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-2442860237602915812009-06-06T18:24:13.833-04:002009-06-06T18:24:13.833-04:00Just so you know ....
I was going to buy a Fender...Just so you know ....<br /><br />I was going to buy a Fender '52 Hot Rod Telecaster ... At Guitar Center and Musicians Friend the price was around $1639.00 - They have sale days on the holidays and you could have puicked one up for around $1300.00 - A week later the prices went to $2059.00 which is more money than a new custom shop strat was last year.<br />Price increase at retail is about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-81304652638313984742009-05-17T17:44:00.000-04:002009-05-17T17:44:00.000-04:00This is bull. I purchased a MIJ 62 RI strat for 35...This is bull. I purchased a MIJ 62 RI strat for 350 used 5 years ago. Granted, that was a great deal, but given what I've paid in the recent past, there's no way in hell I can justify paying almost a grand for a mexican guitar or more than 2k for an Eric Johnson strat. No way. Looks like I'll be watching for a deal on craigslist and ebay, or I'll go back to playing musicman. They make a better Danenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-33228868378727766262009-05-09T03:40:00.000-04:002009-05-09T03:40:00.000-04:00i bought my american strat deluxe for $1,200 in 20...i bought my american strat deluxe for $1,200 in 2006 around this time of year. i was looking on ebay earlier tonight to see what these things were going for just to see what i could theoretically get out of it, and this one guy posted that these things are retailing for $1,600 now on musicians friend. I thought the guy was trying to scam people with that ridiculously high price, until i checked Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-88783841414460957892009-04-26T10:05:00.000-04:002009-04-26T10:05:00.000-04:00Yea,i agree,the jumps in price are,well,rediculous...Yea,i agree,the jumps in price are,well,rediculous.They are too much too quick!And my other gripe with Fender is the ol' "new car" sales approach!(How many Strat models are there now?Hum...do i see a blog there somewhere?)The idea is,create a new model and they will buy!I wish now i had held on to ALL the Strats i have owned,i could go back to school and another degree!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635989205726305059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185192539912914868.post-833877551962157102009-04-26T03:36:00.000-04:002009-04-26T03:36:00.000-04:00I agree completely, I own Fenders and many other k...I agree completely, I own Fenders and many other kinds of guitars too, the last time I bought a Fender it was the year 2002 and paid $800 for it, they have been increasing at the rate of almost $50 a year in the last 4 years.<br /><br />I was going to pickup another Strat for a backup guitar when they were $1000, the next thing I knew they jumped from $1000 to $1275 overnight, an increase of $275Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com