marcellis
Senior Member
Coming down folks --- a serious crash.
I'd hold off buying one till next year - if you buy one at all.
Gibson USA series and some Fender American Standards are already selling for lower prices
than Pac Rim brands like Gretsch & Guild Newark Street. Epi prices are already down.
That trend will continue. Mexican Fenders will be ok. But Pac-Rim brands are now competing
w/US-made Gibsons and Fenders. Those Far-Eastern brands are going to take a bath.
I've just been guitar shopping. That was the reality that I observed.
I'd hold off buying one till next year - if you buy one at all.
Gibson USA series and some Fender American Standards are already selling for lower prices
than Pac Rim brands like Gretsch & Guild Newark Street. Epi prices are already down.
That trend will continue. Mexican Fenders will be ok. But Pac-Rim brands are now competing
w/US-made Gibsons and Fenders. Those Far-Eastern brands are going to take a bath.
I've just been guitar shopping. That was the reality that I observed.
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