Ya I knew this would be coming, Fender could at least offer more color choices for an additional $200...
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Fender Price increase overnight
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And yet, people are quitting their jobs in record numbers. How are they paying the rent? Buying food? Buying basses?
The vast majority are not. Low interest rates incentivize debt, and discourage saving.
guessing this is a shot at me, all good. i agree on sentiment, but maybe best posted in the hallmark section
It's everywhere. Hamburger is pushing $7 a pound, salmon is $11 a pound, my $100 grocery bill is almost $200. I'm cutting back on just about everything and cooking at home. At some point it will all work out and we will
Have a new normal. Or something
Have a new normal. Or something
Truly. I was lucky the last 5 years or so I've been flipping basses trying stuff I like (nothing insane, find an american p for $800 sell for a grand etc). In 2020 I noticed it was harder to find deals and decided to hunker down and decide what I wanted in a collection, and keep it. Finished my ideal setup 2 months ago with a 58 AVRI that I personally think I paid too much for, but still under what I'm seeing now and where it's going. Anyone who has a fender bass better hold onto it tight or sell with the mindset you won't get one again for a while. I've got 4 fenders, a moollon, and a lakland so I'm very blessed.
The American Pro ii was the american pro which was the american standard. My folks bought me an american standard jazz bass for $1100 new in 2009, and i remember on the used market thinking paying $900 was a lot for one. glad i still have it. I'd never pay new prices for a fender today.
‘Oh those sneaky little b*stards!!
Just consider the last car going across the draw bridge as it was opening. I’d be relieved he made it instead of the alternative. I’m glad you made your buy at a good time. You got a good deal on a heck of a bass.
Just remember, inflation if a fact of life in this country. In the 70’s you could have bought a brand new PB for under $300. Gas for $.31 a gallon. What you are seeing is the effect of too many dollars chasing too few goods. Stimulus checks at a time of supply chain shortages. A perfect storm.
Just smile and enjoy your new bass.
Follow this link, then select 10yr for the chart. Look at volume.
DXY | U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) Advanced Charts | MarketWatch
This is as true as anything. Not sure how people are affording things, but they are. And if you don't want/need/have to wait, people are paying above sticker and by a lot. Also cash - houses are selling above asking for cash. It's crazy. I'm so thankful I don't really "need" anything major right now. Cars are almost paid off. My mortgage is very affordable. I have all the gear I need. We'll see how it goes. It's crazy.
You've heard of HVAC systems by Carrier. They raised their prices 11 1/2% starting today.
Saved 2 grand on a job by ordering last week
Saved 2 grand on a job by ordering last week
Recently had big time GAS.
I thought I needed to upgrade the two, inexpensive, 210 cabinets I'd been gigging with since 2008.
I went to pull the trigger for "two", Bergantino NXT210 cabinets.
Last time I checked the price was $1,100.00 each, (and in all honesty, I thought that was pretty expensive for just a 210 cab.)
Called the brick and mortar store I was going to buy the two cabinets through and now the price is $1,300.00 each.
For a 210 cab???!!!???
Instant GAS dissipation!
My inexpensive cabs have started sounding better than ever!
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i'll sell you some of my money for a good price
Hilarious!! Great idea if you know what you are doing LOL!! Considering the dollar’s purchasing power has dropped around 90% since the 70s, you might be on to something….
USA Geddy Sig now $2149 w/ 2022 pricing update.
Should have made it $2112. Missed opportunity.
Should have made it $2112. Missed opportunity.
People have money to burn otherwise they wouldn't sell and the prices would go down.
It's TRUE about basses and everything else.
It's TRUE about basses and everything else.
Yeah - it's looking like the CPI index is yielding an inflation rate of about 6.2% for American consumers and 4.7% for Canadians over 2021. This means that if your salary hasn't increased by this same percentage, you're effectively taking a pay cut. To put this in perspective, an American worker walking home with a 6.2% pay raise this year would only be breaking even in terms of their purchasing power.
The biggest dangers of a situation like this are that: a) it discourages saving -- with historically low interest rates, you're losing purchasing power by keeping liquid assets. And spending your money on goods is inflationary, which makes things worse. And b), there's effectively a transfer of wealth from the middle class to borrowers taking place, as the latter group isn't losing purchasing power on money they don't own - they're only paying interest on it, which is a far lower rate than that of inflation.
Unless interest rates are raised in the near future, we're going to find ourselves in a bit of an economic tailspin.
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Absolutely not a shot at anyone. Just feeling especially joyful this morning looking out at the snow. I hope all of you have a fantastic 2022. Rock this year.guessing this is a shot at me, all good. i agree on sentiment, but maybe best posted in the hallmark section
This way they get more for each of the fewer units they sell.
i would expect the fender corporation to be on the 'vanguard' of price increases (or even gouging) when the economy is churning as it is. that they've always been overpriced is beside the point of the thread, but i don't consider their price increase as anything 'inconsistent'.
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