Mickthemiller Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Looking at Gibson acoustics on line today. J15 now £1399 J45 now £1899. £200 in one fell swoop. New pricing or the result of the value of the pound dropping??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Relic Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Wow good job I bought mine last year that's one hell of a rise , wonder if the street price shows the same increase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Must be a little more going on than just the pound devaluation. Pre-Brexit a pound was worth $1.50, today it is $1.33. So purely based on that, my calculations say a £1,400 guitar would cost £1,580 today. Maybe this is what it's like to be "at the back of the queue”? ;) http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/22/barack-obama-brexit-uk-back-of-queue-for-trade-talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickie Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 List price in most UK shops for my J45 custom when I bought it in April 2014 was £1999. The list price coming in just now seems to be £2499, quite a huge hike over two years. Brexit and the pound is certainly responsible for a good slice of that. I suppose the only good news is that if you are selling, prices for used Gibsons in the UK will probably get a boost relative to the new prices. It's really not much fun if you are buying new though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 sounds like Canada..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 sounds like Canada..... You've not self inflicted harm to your currency too, have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 You've not self inflicted harm to your currency too, have you? No. They've also struck a blow for sovereignty, opened up a new era full of opportunities, understood that New Zealand is a key (wee) trading partner, and made a clear commitment to spend 350 million pounds per week on their health service. Like us, they may well need to spend more of that enhanced health budget on anti-psychotic medicines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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