Non-CS Fenders now over $3,000

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$2k MIM Fenders already exist. So I am not all that surprised.

 

[JiveTurkey]

$2k MIM Fenders already exist. So I am not all that surprised.

 

[TubeStack]

Different brand, but I was recently feeling The Call Of The Silver Sky™, but just couldn’t bring myself to spend $3700+tax on what is essentially a Strat.

I think I’d rather go used CS? But even those are $4k+ here.

Killer guitar though (the SS).

 

[itchyfingers]

Jesus, my first CS Fender Tele was $2400. Not that long ago either. Crazy times. Someone must be buying them...

 

[metropolis_4]

$2k MIM Fenders already exist. So I am not all that surprised.

In ‘96 I spent $350 on my MIM and a MIA cost $700.

Also in ‘96 a Pizza Hut pizza cost the same as it costs today



I call shenanigans

 

[TubeStack]

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Also a different brand, and gear area, but this is why it’s so remarkable (and cool) that L6 actually lowered the price of the Helix Floor. Also part of what pushed me towards it, to be honest. Crazy value for the money.

 

[metropolis_4]

Jesus, my first CS Fender Tele was $2400. Not that long ago either. Crazy times. Someone must be buying them...

I would love to know more about the market behind these prices. What is driving this?

It’s hard to imagine there are that many people out there willing to pay over $3k for a Brent Mason Tele.

I’m a huge Brent Mason fan and a huge Fender fan, but no chance I’d spend that kind of money on that guitar

 

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Taken totally out of context, Bro. Are you a politician??!!





Used prices are most def coming down.... in general.....

 

[JiveTurkey]

Taken totally out of context, Bro. Are you a politician??!!





Used prices are most def coming down.... in general.....

It must just be everything I want to buy

 

[la szum]

In ‘96 I spent $350 on my MIM and a MIA cost $700.

Also in ‘96 a Pizza Hut pizza cost the same as it costs today



I call shenanigans

And if I went out gigging again I would make less per night/per person than in 1996.

The economics of being a musician makes for some fucked up math man!!

 

[SillyOctpuss]

In ‘96 I spent $350 on my MIM and a MIA cost $700.

Also in ‘96 a Pizza Hut pizza cost the same as it costs today



I call shenanigans

My R7 was £1500 when I bought it second hand in the early 2000s.

 

[la szum]

It must just be everything I want to buy

Do you really want to live in and pay rent for that Penthouse Suite????

 

[la szum]

I'd also suggest investigating MIJ Strats. Many of those are of exceptional quality and
are still great deals on the used market.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I'd also suggest investigating MIJ Strats. Many of those are of exceptional quality and
are still great deals on the used market.

The necks have been pretty thin on most of the mij strats I've played. I really wanted to like a CAR mij reissue 60s tele but the neck was much too thin and generic feeling for me. It was actually the reason I had my purple tele put together.

 

[TubeStack]

I'd also suggest investigating MIJ Strats. Many of those are of exceptional quality and
are still great deals on the used market.

Any nitro options?

(pardon my…)

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Any nitro options?

(pardon my…)

Some of the higher end Tokais are nitro I think. I don't think Fender does any nitro mij models.

 

[la szum]

Any nitro options?

(pardon my…)

Is this the 4CM guy asking??

 

[la szum]

The necks have been pretty thin on most of the mij strats I've played. I really wanted to like a CAR mij reissue 60s tele but the neck was much too thin and generic feeling for me. It was actually the reason I had my purple tele put together.

I was told this exact thing about an Aerodyne I bought and now I love it. Weird!

I tend to gravitate towards 50's era/style necks that are on the fatter and wider side.

I just love the MIJ attention to detail. That Japanese aesthetic is something that I
really dig.

 

[metropolis_4]

And if I went out gigging again I would make less per night/per person than in 1996.

The economics of being a musician makes for some fucked up math man!!

I’ve wondered if part of what we’re seeing is the market shifting from working musicians to “lifestyle” collectors.

Instead of tools for a job guitars are becoming luxury collectibles

 

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I’ve wondered if part of what we’re seeing is the market shifting from working musicians to “lifestyle” collectors.

Instead of tools for a job guitars are becoming luxury collectibles

I wouldn't doubt it, Met.

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