Well this whole price disparity only works depending on how old you are.
Back in the 70''s ..or Pre 1984 when the Aus $$ was floated.
The Average value of the US Dollar back the was US $0.65 = $ AUS 1.00
To buy a New Gibson or even a old one, their value was WAY LOWER prior to 1984.
Guitars/ Hi Fi & LP records were cheap back then....I know, I stocked up on all of them....only problem was....NEW Gibsons were crap at that time, Standard models seemed to get through QC OK, but special model, forget it.
The Fretting was horrible, looked like nobody cared, very rough, scratches etc
Inlay was popping out....it really was that bad....I could go on, but little point.
You could pick up a used 60's LP standard for under AUS $400 back then...Pre L Strats were going for less [ ].... I use to buy them off impoverished musos so they could pay the rent, [ then let them buy them back] as I did...problem was, I've never liked the weight of a Les Paul, so have pretty much sold them on as soon as getting them.... well apart from one Custom Black [Bank Vault - don't ask]
The whole vintage thing is a myth.
I've played a LOT of these so called "Magic Year" Strat's / Teles / LP's... Sorry I'm calling Bull Shit.
You need to know the history behind the whole "Which Year is better " crap.
It all started around 1990 when at the Dallas Guitar Show [ where all the guitar dealers show their stock]
One dealer thought it would be a great display to one of each Strat & Tele, they had in stock, from each YEAR that Fender made them.
They had managed to get one from each, and had lined them up in a row.
The rest is history.
A Myth is born
].... I use to buy them off impoverished musos so they could pay the rent, [ then let them buy them back] as I did...problem was, I've never liked the weight of a Les Paul, so have pretty much sold them on as soon as getting them.... well apart from one Custom Black [Bank Vault - don't ask]
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