thebrig Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) Great responses so far, which help me understand why people want such instruments. I am old enough to remember having the the '[i][b]Bells of Surbiton[/b][/i]' catalogues in my teens, that listed all these old classics, which included 'Fenders' for around [b][i]60/70 guineas[/i][/b], 'Gibson Les Pauls' for about [b][i]60 guineas[/i][/b], and I think it must be a Beatles thing, but I can definitely remember the Hofner Violin bass was [i][b]55 guineas[/b][/i]. Then there were the cheaper 'Watkins' range of 'Rapier' guitars which sold for about [b][i]15/20 guineas[/i][/b] (I think), along with the 'Copycat' echo. If only I knew then, what I know now! Edited May 23, 2012 by thebrig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 [quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1337807710' post='1665908'] Great responses so far, which help me understand why people want such instruments. I am old enough to remember having the the '[i][b]Bells of Surbiton[/b][/i]' catalogues in my teens, that listed all these old classics, which included 'Fenders' for around [b][i]60/70 guineas[/i][/b], 'Gibson Les Pauls' for about [b][i]60 guineas[/i][/b], and I think it must be a Beatles thing, but I can definitely remember the Hofner Violin bass was [i][b]55 guineas[/b][/i]. Then there were the cheaper 'Watkins' range of 'Rapier' guitars which sold for about [b][i]15/20 guineas[/i][/b] (I think), along with the 'Copycat' echo. If only I knew then, what I know now! [/quote] Indeed, same with everthing though isn't it! 4 bed detached houses selling for £2k in '69, Elvis sun records selling for 5cents in '55, now worth £3k etc, etc. Ferrari 250 GTO selling for £3k in 1965, now worth £2.5m......the list go's on. Now, where that 'build-your-own-time-machine' manual?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I'm fortunate enough to have aquired 3 of the American Vintage series, which I consider to be very good replicas of the originals in terms of looks, feel, sounds & quality. They're not originals, they're not that precious, they're far from unique but they are better than any other Fenders I've had &/or tried. A big plus is that you can buy one in 'perfect condition' if that showroom shine is what you're after, not many originals like that left in the world. If I was 'rich' or came into some serious money, there's nothing I'd like more than to seek out & collect some original Fenders, just like the one in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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