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If you correct the prices for currency devaluation, present day Fenders are less expensive and considerably better built.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
IF my dad were alive, I'd kill him!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/video/rockabilly-guitar-player-soloing-on-small-stage-stock-video-footage/2035-195
The Melody Maker would call you on a Monday morning for any edits from the previous weekly ad and it was in the shops for sale on Thursday
Can't recall when it became redundant as an advertising format - I'm guessing when Guitarist Magazine was launched
Around this time Rick Desmond's International Musician was the main monthly mag, but was always expensive for 1/4, 1/2 or full page ads
I have many old copies of International Musician + Guitarist and sometimes look through the ads to see such prices
Can anyone think of another industry that is still churning out bestselling models that are pretty much identical to those from the mid 70s?
I remember a journey from London to Frinton on Sea .......my hair was completely vertical when we got out ;looked like I had been plugged into a Van der Graff generator for an hour !
Funnily enough the front end in isolation looks just like a late 80s Maserati Quattroporte.