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Originally Posted by kp8
gibson is a company that truly baffles me. When they came out with all those Double cuts and SGs at a roughly HW 1 midprice level i though "they finally get it!" The dealers in NY all said the same thing... "'bout time they started making some nice affordable guitars that play well and compete at the mid-level price point" They are off my sh*t list.... Then ther get great review in all the guitar mags and things look good.
Then they bump their prices up $100+
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Prices have gone up more than $100 in some cases. Less than 2 years ago I got a faded DC for $519 and a faded special with buckers for $499. Granted, I got good deals, but those guitars are now both at $729 via their preferred online dealer, MF. I see them routinely priced between $689 - $749.
Your point is dead on. As much as I might sometimes get frustrated with Fender USA for not expanding their line of Teles, Fender Japan certainly makes up for that. And Fender seems to be much more in touch with their customer base overall. Gibson seems to think that they can get away with murder just because they have a decent name recognition out in the maketplace.