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WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	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. Top
JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Sep 10 2006 05:35 PM Are you thinking of this article from the SG101 Links (Gear) section? — Don Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	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. Top
WoodyJ Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1544 Bethlehem, GA	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 — Jack Booth (aka WoodyJ) The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) The Hula Hounds (1996-current) The X-Rays (1997-2004) The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012) Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990) Top
chad3006 Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 76 USA	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 Top

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