"Guitaronomics: Have Guitars Become More Expensive Over Time?" (Reverb.com)

Started by Now_And_Then, May 22, 2016, 08:34:12 AM

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Chumly

I'm amused by this fellow's not-entirely-incorrect commentary.
QuotePleaseTurnItOffItAllSucks  • 42 minutes ago 
What a lot of time and space wasted to praise an instrument that basically sounds like a blender, or perhaps an ice maker. Why people are so impressed with the volume of sound from something that requires no effort to do, it's the amp that does all the work. The distorted sound of all this so- called tone makes it so that you can't even tell if the chord is major or minor, it doesn't matter as long as it's loud, and the player makes a lot of faces while all the noise is going on. And oh yes, don't forget to run around the stage acting like a fool because there's no way any of this could be done sitting down. Here's the next article: Electric Guitars - All Crap, All the Same.
I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. - Richard P. Feynman

Kevin M

Quote from: Chumly on May 22, 2016, 08:51:38 AM
I'm amused by this fellow's not-entirely-incorrect commentary.

Just a troll. Set IGNOREMODE=ON. :-)

HecticArt

Quote from: Chumly on May 22, 2016, 08:51:38 AM
I'm amused by this fellow's not-entirely-incorrect commentary.

Jazz purist. Stay off his lawn.

He's not entirely incorrect, but he doesn't believe in different strokes for different folks either.

Now_And_Then


Chumly

I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. - Richard P. Feynman

gumbo

Read slower!!!   ....I'm typing as fast as I can...

Rhcole

Guitars today are super-cheap compared to when I was a kid. The lowest priced electric guitar that you might expect to find back then might have been around $80. There were $50 guitars in dime stores but even I knew they were a joke at 10 years old. An $80 guitar had a ski-jump neck, awful pickups, and was close to unplayable. My first guitar was a Canora, which was so bad I still want to find the dump pile it is in somewhere and jump up and down on it.

That $80 guitar would translate to at least $400 today, maybe more. For that price, you can get any number of CNC guitars with good frets and acceptable tuners.
My first decent guitar was a Carvin for $225 with case. That would be around $1,200 today. For $1,200 you can buy a keeper guitar today.

...and you can buy boutique guitars, custom shop guitars, hex-equipped guitars.
This, right now, is the golden age of guitar building.

Elantric

No doubt adjusted for inflation, guitars today are much cheaper than they were in the 1960's.
Although I think they were at their cheapest back in 2009 - when i could get a perfect setup Rogue (Cort) Lipstick Sparkle guitar for $99 new 
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/rogue-lipstick-electric-guitar


Read the reviews
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/rogue-lipstick-electric-guitar#reviews


or Rogue Sitar for $499 - often on sale before 2010 for $325 at Musicians Friend



which has gone up since
http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-STR-1-Electric-Guitar-Crackle/dp/B0002F6N1I

chrish

What, a rogue sitar for 6100 dollars with shipping at amazon? Good to see there are dreamers out there. I'd be laughing if i sold mine for that amount of cash.

Elantric

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=17855.msg127265#msg127265
Below is a repost of a thread I made a few months ago, but seems more relevant to this thread's topic 
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QuoteWhich begs the question of whether or not the differences are worth the cost,
Once the baby boomers die off - probably no.
Even with a video like this,

Some still cant tell or care to know the difference between a $350 Asian LP copy or a $3500 genuine Gibson Custom Shop instrument.
Also most folks who know guitars and the attention to detail of today's Gibson Custom Shop instruments are "Les Appalled" by todays high prices, which seem to be hitting Samick  / Young Chang Grand Piano $$$ territory 

With CNC mass produced asian guitars, Younger generations in my experience have Less Exposure to a genuine Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul with correct hardware and Neck specs and nitro lacquer finish  - you won't find that on an Agile, or Harley Benson or 99% of Epiphones - with exception of Nitrocellulose lacquer,  Not even on USA production Gibsons from Massman ave Gibson USA plant in Nashville that Norlin built in the 70's




I never thought Id say it - but my Gibson 2015 CS8 LP was worth every cent. 

Some perspective on cost.


http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?80782-Price-of-a-new-Les-Paul-in-1959



In 1959 a Gibson Les Paul Standard with case  cost $307.50 - which with inflation is equivalent to $2,506 in 2016




In 1974 I bought a new Chevrolet  for $3,200,- which with inflation is equivalent to $15,392 in 2016

and a new Gibson Les Paul with case for $540, - which with inflation is equivalent to $2,619  in 2016


Here is an inflation calculator
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1.00&year1=1959&year2=2016



And a lot of it revolves around "When  you were age 16, what type guitar was played by your personal guitar gods, and exudes a positive reaction of immense joy every time you touch it" Thats going to be a different experience for each individual.




I know a local collector who owns 22 guitars - yet all are the same model  Jackson Randy Rhodes in different years and colors


Not worth debating which one of us is happier, ( or more nuts) ?