Guitar Prices over time

[virtuocity]

For those in the know, I'm SURE I bought a standard American Telecaster about 10 years ago at approx £600, which included a lovely fender flight case.

Unless I'm getting this wrong, have these doubled in price over the last 10 years?!

 

[SatchFan]

Looks like you're right. I live within walking distance of a large music store and the average price for a standard Telecaster is just over £1100.

 

[JohnnyDee]

The models and specs are pretty wide-ranging and you can certainly get a 'pimped up' custom shop instrument for those prices.

However my local shop in Reading has standard USA examples for £650-£800 too.

 

[patricks148]

Not sure fender keep re issueing guitars and slightly changing the spec and the the version orig release date. for instance you might have a 64 re issue and the next one they do might be a 60.

plus add and drop from the range. guessing your tele is not the same as ones being produced now.

also with the amount of guitars re released, its you have to go back to the 80's versions for then to increase in value from the orig for sale price.

I had a special beach boys celebration white Jaguar made in Japan, cost £400 in the mid 80's now worth 5 times that.

depends on the demand for that guitar.

 

[Spear-Chucker]

'Supply and demand' to use a ghastly cliche. Guitar based music and specifically musicians using classic instruments (Strats, Tele's, Les Pauls, 335's etc. etc.) really took off again during the 90's and ever since so the manufacturers filled the void. The choice is amazing now but costs have followed.

There was a great article in Guitarist magazine last year about how the Fender Stratocaster was a dream for most players in the early 60's and it took months of saving or a decent recording deal to get access to one - not to mention they were still quite rare on these shores. They're probably more accessible than ever now but it still takes some serious saving to invest.

 

[JohnnyDee]

My Dad bought me my Strat back in 1974 and I still love it and would never sell it although have modified it, new black scratch-plate and EMG pick-ups (have retained the old white plate and Fender pick-ups if I ever want to restore it though.

He paid about £245 for it back then which was a fair sum of money. I had it re-fretted last year and the Tech tells me it's conservatively worth around £2K now.

 

[Aztecs27]

Fender Guitars made in the 90's-Noughties generally aren't considered collectable (yet), so I doubt their value has gone up much. I have a 2001 US Strat which I'm sure hasn't gone up in value at all - it's probably held it's value OK.

The originals from the 50's-70's collect the most wonga if they're in good nick (and even if they're not).

 

[patricks148]

'Supply and demand' to use a ghastly cliche. Guitar based music and specifically musicians using classic instruments (Strats, Tele's, Les Pauls, 335's etc. etc.) really took off again during the 90's and ever since so the manufacturers filled the void. The choice is amazing now but costs have followed.

There was a great article in Guitarist magazine last year about how the Fender Stratocaster was a dream for most players in the early 60's and it took months of saving or a decent recording deal to get access to one - not to mention they were still quite rare on these shores. They're probably more accessible than ever now but it still takes some serious saving to invest.

I think with professional musicians Strats, LP, Tele and 335 have always been popular.

with the birth of Punk, lots took up the guitar and started bands without really being able to play or afford a good guitar (i was one of those) but the more obscure guitars were cheap and easy to get hold of as such... in the 90's with lots of bands starting to use different instruments a few guys saw these as investments as they could be got cheapish and created the demand... which saw silly prices.. strats going from a couple of thousand to tens of thousands (50 ones anyway)

 

[Spear-Chucker]

My Dad bought me my Strat back in 1974 and I still love it and would never sell it although have modified it, new black scratch-plate and EMG pick-ups (have retained the old white plate and Fender pick-ups if I ever want to restore it though.

He paid about £245 for it back then which was a fair sum of money. I had it re-fretted last year and the Tech tells me it's conservatively worth around £2K now.

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Very nice rig.

 

[Spear-Chucker]

I think with professional musicians Strats, LP, Tele and 335 have always been popular.

with the birth of Punk, lots took up the guitar and started bands without really being able to play or afford a good guitar (i was one of those) but the more obscure guitars were cheap and easy to get hold of as such... in the 90's with lots of bands starting to use different instruments a few guys saw these as investments as they could be got cheapish and created the demand... which saw silly prices.. strats going from a couple of thousand to tens of thousands (50 ones anyway)

Some of these prices are scary. Know chap with an early lefty strat he paid around £25k for..At least it's naturally roadworn!

Amazing that during the late 80's when I really got playing the classic guitars were so less sought after as was the fashion (neon Japanese stuff was much more de rigour)

 

[JohnnyDee]

Very nice rig.

:thup:

 

[patricks148]

Some of these prices are scary. Know chap with an early lefty strat he paid around £25k for..At least it's naturally roadworn!

Amazing that during the late 80's when I really got playing the classic guitars were so less sought after as was the fashion (neon Japanese stuff was much more de rigour)

Back in the 80, one of the guys who had a shop in Denmark St got hold of about twenty 50's strats still in the original boxes from a shop in New mexico that closed down (they were in the loft) they got sold for £2k each back then, wonder what a 50 brand new strat would bring now under the same circumstances.

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Back in the 80, one of the guys who had a shop in Denmark St got hold of about twenty 50's strats still in the original boxes from a shop in New mexico that closed down (they were in the loft) they got sold for £2k each back then, wonder what a 50 brand new strat would bring now under the same circumstances.

A very comfortable retirement :smirk:

Although you'd have to keep one...

 

[Aztecs27]

Back in the 80, one of the guys who had a shop in Denmark St got hold of about twenty 50's strats still in the original boxes from a shop in New mexico that closed down (they were in the loft) they got sold for £2k each back then, wonder what a 50 brand new strat would bring now under the same circumstances.

 

[patricks148]

A very comfortable retirement :smirk:

Although you'd have to keep one...

You know a strat is prob one the few guitars ive never had any interest in owning

 

[williamalex1]

Some pictures of my old lead guitarists 1961 Fender StratView attachment 18257View attachment 18258View attachment 18259View attachment 18260View attachment 18261.
It was refurbished in the mid 70s by John Birch, maple fretboard and resprayed, still has original pickups , pots and tuning heads. Cost £199 in 1961. serial number 55973.
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[patricks148]

Some pictures of my old lead guitarists 1961 Fender StratView attachment 18257View attachment 18258View attachment 18259View attachment 18260View attachment 18261.
It was refurbished in the mid 70s by John Birch, maple fretboard and resprayed, still has original pickups , pots and tuning heads. Cost £199 in 1661. serial number 55973.
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god that was made almost 300 years before Leo fender invented the first one

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Some pictures of my old lead guitarists 1961 Fender StratView attachment 18257View attachment 18258View attachment 18259View attachment 18260View attachment 18261.
It was refurbished in the mid 70s by John Birch, maple fretboard and resprayed, still has original pickups , pots and tuning heads. Cost £199 in 1661. serial number 55973.
.

That's really special, looks like it has some interesting history.

You know a strat is prob one the few guitars ive never had any interest in owning

I never used to be (went down the pointy super-strat route a few years ago - see below) but I'm a sucker for lake placid blue and rosewood so one day I'll sell some stuff and go Fender in some way to that specification if means allow.

 

[williamalex1]

god that was made almost 300 years before Leo fender invented the first one

Oops before the original Stratovarius and just before my time too ha ha, typo but i did get it right the first time.

 

[patricks148]

That's really special, looks like it has some interesting history.



I never used to be (went down the pointy super-strat route a few years ago - see below) but I'm a sucker for lake placid blue and rosewood so one day I'll sell some stuff and go Fender in some way to that specification if means allow.

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sorry dear boy but that is the worst looking guitar ive ever seen:rofl:

was looking as a dealer site in the US and the same year, spec and condition of my old Jaguar now sells for £3500, more than 10 times what i paid in the 80's