Fender price rise - update

Jazzmasterfan · Post by **Jazzmasterfan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:53 am

I saw a thread or post somewhere on here about Fender raising their prices. I spoke to someone yesterday at Soundslive and they confirmed that Fender are putting their prices up next Monday by 10%.

vivadeluxxe · Post by **vivadeluxxe** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:56 pm

Yep, I was doing some guitar shopping the other day in Manchester, and every shop I went in mentioned it...

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:40 pm

Its because Monday is the first day of the new Fiscal Quarter.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:19 pm

When I spoke to the staff in Musicground, they said it was a 20% rise, the money-grubbing cunts. Johnny Roadhouse is the only decent guitar shop in town nowadays, and I was doubly pissed off yesterday when they guy told me they'd finally got rid of the Fralin they'd had for five years at a paltry Â£250, AND it had a celebrity connection to Paul Ryder, too. FUCK.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:23 pm

Will Squier have the price rise too? Since there an off brand Fender Company.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:28 pm

ALL GUITARS.

Not just Fender. Minimum 10% rise, 30% in some cases.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:02 pm

My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:50 pm

Old news. I heard 35% and apparently the manufacturing in China has gone tits up so you can expect an increase in a lot of budget guitars as well.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:23 pm

Fer fuck's sake. Cheap guitars are awesome.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:37 pm

ugh, $300+ for a jagmaster? no thank you.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:33 am

the good thing about cheap guitars is that there cheap.... wtf?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:57 am

Mike wrote:My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:01 am

Besides the price rise. Im not buying an actual Fender for a while... Im happy with my Jaguar as is.
The Squier rise kind of got to me though. If i want another Fender I'll hunt ebay for parts to make one.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:03 am

My RIFFZ will become more valuable than one could ever imagine.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:49 am

Nick wrote:
Mike wrote:My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.

But what about all the little Mike and Nicks that are still in their JagStang period and haven't seen the light?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:07 am

Sublimedo wrote:
Nick wrote:
Mike wrote:My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.
But what about all the little Mike and Nicks that are still in their JagStang period and haven't seen the light? :(

They can buy off you when you finally downsize that ridiculous collection of yours.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:07 pm

Mike wrote:
Sublimedo wrote:
Nick wrote:
But what about all the little Mike and Nicks that are still in their JagStang period and haven't seen the light?
They can buy off you when you finally downsize that ridiculous collection of yours.

ARF!

Srsly though, why are Mexican Jags as much as Jap Jags in shops?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:09 pm

They are of equivalent quality, Eric.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:16 pm

ekwatts wrote:
Mike wrote:
Sublimedo wrote: But what about all the little Mike and Nicks that are still in their JagStang period and haven't seen the light?
They can buy off you when you finally downsize that ridiculous collection of yours.
ARF!

Srsly though, why are Mexican Jags as much as Jap Jags in shops?

I suppose the 'upgrades' and choice they offer. Years ago MIM stuff was the poor mans Fender, with Jap and US viewed as better. But not now.
There seems to be a big shift that has been developing over several years with Fender and Squier, its like Jap models are becomming guitars in there own right like US models whilst MIM is the new MIJ and MIK is the new MIM. The chinese stuff seems to be the old korean market.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:21 pm

Mike wrote:They are of equivalent quality, Eric.

Yeah, I know, just seems odd to have those crazy Mezcans priced as highly as the Japanese ones. It's not tradition, and as a guitarist, I am afraid when companies break from tradition.