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WaimeaBay
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Link Posted on Sep 10 2006 05:29 PM

A while ago, someone posted something about what prices of guitars were back in the late 50's early 60's also how you can calculate these numbers into our money values. Can someone direct me to this or repost the information.

If nobody did that here I am sorry, this is not the only board I post on.

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JetBlue
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Link Posted on Sep 10 2006 05:35 PM

Are you thinking of this article from the SG101 Links (Gear) section?

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WaimeaBay
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Link Posted on Sep 10 2006 05:50 PM

thanks man, that is the one. Wow, that really puts things into prespective. It seems like only the rich would have been able to afford Fender Gear.

We should probably appreciate AVRI Strat, Jag, or Jm being around 1,200. Those guitars will last a lifetime and sound great.

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WoodyJ
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Link Posted on Sep 10 2006 11:05 PM

Wow...I just plugged into the 2005 calculator and got the following figures for my first "good" surf setup:

'64 Fender Jaguar - $368 in '64, $2317 in '05

'65 Fender Bandmaster -$390 in '65, $2415 in '05

'63 (used) Fender Reverb tank - $45 in '65, $283 now

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chad3006
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Link Posted on Sep 11 2006 12:47 PM

Here's some info I quickly tracked down on a '66 Mosrite Ventures Model

Then: $398.00 + $54.00 for the case.
Now: I don't know $1,600 or so

Here's some more perspective on buying power.
http://www.cbpp.org/6-20-06mw.htm

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