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Old 07-21-2011, 08:16 PM
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1967 Gibson price list
If I could go back in time with today's money!

Has anyone ever seen a 67 Firebird 12 string?











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Old 07-21-2011, 08:17 PM
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J200N for $575!
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Old 07-21-2011, 08:19 PM
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Here's a 66 Firebird VII

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Old 07-21-2011, 08:43 PM
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$345 for a Flying V!? Good god if only I had a time machine...there's one on ebay for almost $20,000 right now.
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:26 PM
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The Johnny Smith was right at the top - where it belonged.
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:34 PM
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They made about 225 Firebird XIIs. A buddy of mine has at least one in his FB collection.

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Old 07-21-2011, 09:49 PM
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$345 for a Flying V!? Good god if only I had a time machine...there's one on ebay for almost $20,000 right now.
That's really pricey for the 60s. $2000 or so? Not sure.

In a sense guitar prices haven't changed for what you "get" all that much, even with all the new technology and whatnot, which is a bit suspect.
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Old 07-21-2011, 10:23 PM
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That's really pricey for the 60s. $2000 or so? Not sure.

In a sense guitar prices haven't changed for what you "get" all that much, even with all the new technology and whatnot, which is a bit suspect.
'67 V's are pretty sought after. Only a little over 100 shipped. Pretty valuable...
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Old 07-26-2011, 06:03 PM
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67 es335 - $395!
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Old 07-26-2011, 06:26 PM
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67 es335 - $395!
this! what a price! wow!
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:16 PM
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Those are retail prices too. Most retailers sold Gibson for 35-40% off retail. So you would have actually paid alot less for any of those gtrs.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:33 PM
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I don't think gear was discounted very much - if at all - in the mid 60's. Maybe in NYC, but not in your average town.

That $1000 Johnny Smith is equivalent to almost $7000 in today's dollars. Pretty expensive then. Here's one available today for $6500 - maybe less with a bit of haggling.

http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-joh...-1967-sunburst

Just goes to show that not ALL vintage guitars go up in value when inflation is considered.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:36 PM
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They were all so far out of reach for me back then. IIRC the minimum wage at the time was around $1/hr.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:45 PM
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Yep. Minimum wage was $1.00/hr in 1967, so you'd have to work a LOT of hours for a Johnny Smith back then.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:48 PM
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this! what a price! wow!
That's $2700 in today's dollars. Which is, roughly, what they cost now.
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