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Fender price rise - update
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:53 am
by Jazzmasterfan
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%.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:56 pm
by vivadeluxxe
Yep, I was doing some guitar shopping the other day in Manchester, and every shop I went in mentioned it...
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:40 pm
by euan
Its because Monday is the first day of the new Fiscal Quarter.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:19 pm
by ekwatts
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 £250, AND it had a celebrity connection to Paul Ryder, too. FUCK.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:23 pm
by Josh
Will Squier have the price rise too? Since there an off brand Fender Company.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:28 pm
by euan
ALL GUITARS.
Not just Fender. Minimum 10% rise, 30% in some cases.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:02 pm
by Mike
My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:50 pm
by Fran
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.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:23 pm
by Bacchus
Fer fuck's sake. Cheap guitars are awesome.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:37 pm
by Mages
ugh, $300+ for a jagmaster? no thank you.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:33 am
by Josh
the good thing about cheap guitars is that there cheap.... wtf?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:57 am
by Nick
Mike wrote:My guitars are perfect anyway, couldn't care less.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:01 am
by Josh
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:03 am
by Sloan
My RIFFZ will become more valuable than one could ever imagine.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:49 am
by Sublimedo
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:07 am
by Mike
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:07 pm
by ekwatts
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:09 pm
by Mike
They are of equivalent quality, Eric.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:16 pm
by Fran
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:21 pm
by ekwatts
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.