Bass prices today

[bass12]

I bought my first Lull in 2012. The same bass would cost about twice as much today. Sadowsky NYCs and MTDs have gone up at least $2000 in the same amount of time.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Mind if I ask what you're basing that on? US inflation is currently at 2.4%, compared to june 2022, when it was at 9.1%.

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Don't mind at all. That point of view is just a little myopic. You need a much longer sample size. Prices are not in lock step with the inflation rate. They meander independently, but you put the two on a long term, like 30 years, on a mountain chart you get a clearer picture. Corroborate that with the per capita income and it becomes even clearer.

BTW, back in the late 70's early 80's inflation. was well over 16% thanks to the oil embargo. The Fed cut off the money supply to wipe out inflation which lead to the market crash of 1987 a much more severe correction that what we are seeing today. I had a 30 year conventional 20% down mortgage I locked in at 9.75%. 30 year conventional mortgage rate did not drop below 9.75 in time some time in 1995. There was no "HARP" back then. They had a federal program called "Pay your mortgage or live on the streets". Fun times.

 

[Cory rich40]

Just checked Sweetwater.

$2650 gets you a USA StingRay with case.

$3030 gets you a new in China Dingwall NG-4.

EBMM prices look good to me.

The Bongo also recently increased in price a couple of hundred dollars.

 

[Cory rich40]

Just checked Sweetwater.

$2650 gets you a USA StingRay with case.

$3030 gets you a new in China Dingwall NG-4.

EBMM prices look good to me.

Dingwalls prices now are kind of outrageous. Especially since the tariff. Luckily I didn't pay those prices for the ones I own. On some of those basses there was almost a 500 dollar price increase. I know your a music man fan. I am too. It's the only brand that I know of that if I order an instrument online it's almost a definite guarantee that I'm not going to have any quality control issues. But I'm a Dingwall fan too. I'm also at the point where I think Ibanez isn't so bad.

 

[H K]

Don't mind at all. That point of view is just a little myopic. You need a much longer sample size. Prices are not in lock step with the inflation rate. They meander independently, but you put the two on a long term, like 30 years, on a mountain chart you get a clearer picture. Corroborate that with the per capita income and it becomes even clearer.

BTW, back in the late 70's early 80's inflation. was well over 16% thanks to the oil embargo. The Fed cut off the money supply to wipe out inflation which lead to the market crash of 1987 a much more severe correction that what we are seeing today. I had a 30 year conventional 20% down mortgage I locked in at 9.75%. 30 year conventional mortgage rate did not drop below 9.75 in time some time in 1995. There was no "HARP" back then. They had a federal program called "Pay your mortgage or live on the streets". Fun times.

Interesting, basically prices have gone up because of inflation, but not yet corrected themselves to the decreased inflation?

Will be Interesting to see how it develops over the next few years, all the major brands dropping new model lines aimed at specific markets. Wouldn't surprise me if they had a new model at every 100$ increment soon...