Denmark Street: The Ultimate British Guitar Experience.

[ragman1]

That wasn't cheap, pingu. £400 in 1962 is nearly £11,000 in today's money.

[docsteve]

I’m Canadian. Thanks for the lecture.

Sorry I overlooked the Can in your message.


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[Gitterbug]

[Yes I'm that old ....QUOTE]

We mostly are, I'm afraid. This Forum has lost many fine contributors lately. While rehashing decade-old threads may be indicative of a next generation interested in "timeless" topics, I wonder if it's the Forum getting tired or just me.

[Christian Miller]

[Yes I'm that old ....QUOTE]

We mostly are, I'm afraid. This Forum has lost many fine contributors lately. While rehashing decade-old threads may be indicative of a next generation interested in "timeless" topics, I wonder if it's the Forum getting tired or just me.

I’ve been feeling that a while. I think what keeps me here are the characters. But yeah, we’ve lost a few

[pingu]

That wasn't cheap, pingu. £400 in 1962 is nearly £11,000 in today's money.

ok I’m not that old ….
i bought it in the mid 80’s

[ragman1]

ok I’m not that old ….
i bought it in the mid 80’s

Well, I sort of guessed :-)

In that case, if 1985 were today it would only be £1,550. Which is not what they are now!

[Franz 1997]

ok I’m not that old ….
i bought it in the mid 80’s

That's inflation for you. When I first could afford Denmark St. in the early 70s, 335s /45s cost £150, not £400. Casinos/330s, £100. Teles, £100 or £150 with MN. The bargain of those times were strats, which sold for £70 in the late 60s and still could be had for under £100 then. They were considered out of fashion, and there were lots of them around. Mostly, stripped to the wood, to get rid of that uncool fiesta red colour.
I AM that old.

[darkwaters]

Sorry I overlooked the Can in your message.


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No sweat. Sorry if I came across a bit snippy. Bad day.

[bananafist]

Hi Franz (Chris),

Yes, I began to think it was just me that remembered those prices in those days. I recall Lew Davis had two sunburst 59-60 Les Pauls, brand new for 125 guineas each. They were there week after week, unsaleable. I bought a Gretsch Tennessean for £70 and a 62 Precision bass for £65 from Pan Music in, I think, Wardour St, back then.

I've still got my Slaman DS350 thin, though others have come and gone.