Those were the days!

[opticnerve]

Any takers for a Jetglo '67 325 for $800.00?

How about a '69 Strat for $550.00...or a '45 Martin D-18 for $900.00...or a '55 Tele for $1,250.00?

A couple short years earlier & you can probably cut those prices in half!

Ah, those were the days!

[cjj]

Any takers for a Jetglo '67 425 for $800.00?

How about a '69 Strat for $550.00...or a '45 Martin D-18 for $900.00...or a '55 Tele for $1,250.00?

A couple short years earlier & you can probably cut those prices in half!

Ah, those were the days!

Of course if you take into account inflation (http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) those prices today would be:
$550.00: $1189.82
$900.00: $1946.99
$1250.00: $2704.15

But of course, guitar prices don't exactly follow inflation...

[deaconblues]

Thanks for running the inflation numbers, CJ. An economic force often overlooked.

Of course, a '55 Tele for less than $3k is still an eye-poppingly good deal!

[Danotron]

I have a few of these old mailing lists from music stores, before the days of the Internet, eBay, and websites! They are both fun (and depressing) to look at now; but, at the time, I couldn't wait for them to come in the mail!

[libratune]

Yes, the good old days of waiting for dealer stocklists to arrive in the mail, sending in $2 for some snail-mail 35MM photos of your dream guitar (which would arrive 2 weeks later if you were lucky), combing through the outdated dealer stocklists in VG magazine with 1-point type too small to read -- those were the days of delayed gratification.

Now -- press a button and -- it's yours! You just bought it! (Um after you pay for it, of course.)

[collin]

Yep. I was 1 year old in spring '85.


I can't relate to those prices, but I do know those were the days when you relied on a music store flyer to find what you wanted - I'll gladly take the Internet, thankyouverymuch

[opticnerve]

...but I do know those were the days when you relied on a music store flyer to find what you wanted

I was lucky enough to live in NYC & had little trouble finding what I wanted. We had 48th Street ("We Buy Guitars" was my favorite shop), a few other shops scattered around...and

maybe 20 pawn shops in the area that I frequently visited. Also, classified adds in the papers was a good source for cool gear. Vintage, or "used" guitars were everywhere!

I rarely had to rely on mail order...although I did enjoy perusing the listings. Of course, it would have been an impossibility to aquire my Elpico amp collection before the internet.

[badeggs]

Looking at these prices makes me depressed...even with inflation.

[woodyng]

I don't wanna think about it,i had a CAR '66 clay dot Fender Jazz bass w/matching headstock back around 1972/3 that i bought and sold for around $400. And a mid 70's 4005 a little later,same price. My 4002 cost me about $650....my Viellete-Citron 8 string about $600...and so on....all gone now,of course,and pretty much irreplaceable at today's market value.

[jps]

...my Viellete-Citron 8 string about $600...and so on....all gone now...

That (Veillette-Citron - correct spelling ) would have been a nice one to keep. Martin Keith works with Joe Veillette; my two Elfin basses have Harvey Citron pickups in them.

[woodyng]

...my Viellete-Citron 8 string about $600...and so on....all gone now...

That (Veillette-Citron - correct spelling ) would have been a nice one to keep. Martin Keith works with Joe Veillette; my two Elfin basses have Harvey Citron pickups in them.

Oh no,that was a different veelettesitron... yeah,it would have been a nice one to keep,for sure.it was the best 8 string i've ever played.i had to sell it to help buy some PA equipment when my band's practice room was broken into....

[jps]

Do you still have the PA gear?

[bluewhale]

There was an annual Guitar Player/Bass Player gear guide from the time the 4001 CS was in production. It wasn't authoritative, but it showed a list price that was a little less than a 4001V63.

[woodyng]

Do you still have the PA gear?

I don't have anything from that period but my fading good looks....

[kiramdear]

San Francisco had some great music stores in the Seventies - not to mention the tons of pawn shops. My gratifications weren't delayed very long, I assure you.