I recall that the CVs were listed as being $479 on the Fender site two weeks ago.
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Fender Price increase overnight
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I recall that the CVs were listed as being $479 on the Fender site two weeks ago.
Looks like some Squiers just went up @ $10, too. I just bought a CV 70s Precision from Sweetwater a week or so ago and today it's $10 more.
I'd say that's pushing $500. Prices WERE like $329 in late 2019. Helluva price increase vs increases prior.
Sheesh! Some ARE $500 now!!! https://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier...ue-1500000348214.gc?cntry=us&source=4SOS0DRBA
Got some PV74 j pickups before Xmas. (Nice). Looks to me like the price has now gone up $20 from $110 to $130. Anyone looking for fender pickups might want to buy some at the old prices while they can.
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People's circumstances are very specific right now. Not everyone has done poorly through the pandemic.
I'm fortunate to be in an industry that has done very well - I feel for people in the service and entertainment industry whose livelihood is threatened because people are hesitant to venture out. Certainly they are the unfortunate ones and it doesn't feel like their misfortune is going to resolve itself anytime soon.
There seems to be another sector of employment, at least in the US, where job demand is there but people are not returning to the jobs because they feel the jobs don't pay well enough to justify the conditions. I sense some of these people were close enough to retirement anyway that they decided now is the time, others have found jobs they see as more attractive (probably at Amazon) and decided now is a great opportunity to reinvent their careers.
We may have to grapple with this situation in the chapters to come. I fear we may be accustomed to very low prices for certain things in our lives, those prices being paid for in part by poor wages among the people providing them. We might have to endure a spike in prices on things we consider normal in order to address this situation; hopefully it would be an acute issue and not one that sticks around for years.
Meanwhile, yes - there are a lot of people with plenty of disposable income right now and pricing is hard to understand. Real estate in particular is kooky because the demand patterns according to geography have been rapidly redefined. I live in an exurb of Denver - for a long time I was concerned that when the boomer generation stopped owning homes I'd suffer a decline in value because fewer people would be clamoring for the homes closer to the city. Now I'm not sure, could be the opposite as downtown Denver is not a good scene much of the time and far fewer people are reporting to work there daily.
Meanwhile it's an abysmal time to consider a vacation property - tons of money chasing very little inventory.
I'm fortunate to be in an industry that has done very well - I feel for people in the service and entertainment industry whose livelihood is threatened because people are hesitant to venture out. Certainly they are the unfortunate ones and it doesn't feel like their misfortune is going to resolve itself anytime soon.
There seems to be another sector of employment, at least in the US, where job demand is there but people are not returning to the jobs because they feel the jobs don't pay well enough to justify the conditions. I sense some of these people were close enough to retirement anyway that they decided now is the time, others have found jobs they see as more attractive (probably at Amazon) and decided now is a great opportunity to reinvent their careers.
We may have to grapple with this situation in the chapters to come. I fear we may be accustomed to very low prices for certain things in our lives, those prices being paid for in part by poor wages among the people providing them. We might have to endure a spike in prices on things we consider normal in order to address this situation; hopefully it would be an acute issue and not one that sticks around for years.
Meanwhile, yes - there are a lot of people with plenty of disposable income right now and pricing is hard to understand. Real estate in particular is kooky because the demand patterns according to geography have been rapidly redefined. I live in an exurb of Denver - for a long time I was concerned that when the boomer generation stopped owning homes I'd suffer a decline in value because fewer people would be clamoring for the homes closer to the city. Now I'm not sure, could be the opposite as downtown Denver is not a good scene much of the time and far fewer people are reporting to work there daily.
Meanwhile it's an abysmal time to consider a vacation property - tons of money chasing very little inventory.
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Can't buy new because of supply shortages, won't buy used because of outrageously inflated prices due to low inventory...Like others have said, this is a good time to learn to be happy with the gear you have and maybe focus more on improving as a player.
If I am recalling correctly, Fender/Squire had two "bumps" in 2021. Epiphones are up pretty significantly as well. I wasn't tracking Squire prices in 2020 as closely as I did this last year so I don't know large the increases were.
But costs, generally, are always on the rise.
It's just a matter of how quickly they are rising, and they are rising mighty quickly as of late.
Yeah! The rises are to be expected, like I can see Squiers going up like $20 semi-annually, but that $100 jump in October? November? That was LUDICROUS imo! But then again, I don't get to make that call lol.
We're getting to the point where a custom or high end instrument looks like the better buy. If I'm going to spend 2k, why spend it on a Fender?
That means the amount of posts on TB asking if the price difference between and American and a Fender is REALLY worth it will be up within weeks! LMAO.
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My best friend lives here part-time and there (Nashville) part-time. He also owns several rental properties here (Eastern NC). I think your situation is rather unique based on conversations with him.
Nashville is booming like almost no other town in America right now. Tech companies, music of all genres, and other industries are migrating there in droves. Half of his musician friends are "coding" for a living now.
And for extremely good reasons which cannot be mentioned here.
Some insiders have been saying that american fenders are going to hit custom shop prices and mexican fenders are going to hit american prices.
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Exactly!!! Heck! That's why I put in for a tricked out Serek back in July! $3150 for a bass that is 100% tailor made for me vs being just another off the line! I'll take it! (Plus supply chain shortages are starting to restrict custom options as well)
Dude exactly, I needed a 5 string and was pretty close to a Am Pro Jazz, but at about 2k I got a better used bass on ebay.
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