jaxson50 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 We didn't know how good we had it; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 what's this we stuff? I wasn't even born yet and I'm old!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I bought a new EB0 in 1970, for $350. That was a good chunk of change back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashPerryBurst Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Having heard how ridiculously cheap LP's were back in the height of the glam metal period, I wish I could go back to that time and pick up a few keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Looking at the bridge on the LP I'd say this ad was from around '54-55. I was 4 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Looking at the bridge on the LP I'd say this ad was from around '54-55. I was 4 years old. I thought 54' has wraptail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelinguy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 You guys realize how much $250 was back then, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 You realize how much $250 was back then, right? Today wise? $2,131.68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelinguy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Today wise? $2,131.68 Yep. It's semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Well guy's thats where the time machine comes in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Well guy's thats where the time machine comes in.... Just hope the guy at the register doesn't look at the dates on the bills you're handing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'd first have to make sure the serial number on the plate was legit though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If you do find a way to travel back in time buy a few houses while you are there. You'll be able to get good ones for about $4000 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I think I would look up a young Johnny Lennon, make friends with a kid named Gates and another guy named Jobs, maybe buy as much IBM stock as I could...but I haven't worked out all the details,with my luck I'd end up parking my time machine in jail with a guy named Manson.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'd have to go back and make 2 stops-one on the evening and night of Sept 17 and 18th 1970 in London and the other on the night of Dec 7,1981 outside the Dakota across from Central Park,NYC-I would have gladly taken the bullets instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 i'd save Hendrix from death and he will live another 60 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Having heard how ridiculously cheap LP's were back in the height of the glam metal period, I wish I could go back to that time and pick up a few keepers. This I can actually remember. LPs were a bargain pre-Slash. I also remember "big headed" Strats being worth only a couple hundred bucks. Look at the prices now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I'd have to go back and make 2 stops-one on the evening and night of Sept 17 and 18th 1970 in London and the other on the night of Dec 7,1981 outside the Dakota across from Central Park,NYC-I would have gladly taken the bullets instead. Or you could just shove Yoko in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb5150 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 $240 was a lot of money back then. My grandfather has an awesome shotgun that he bought for 8 dollars brand new back in the day and he told me that he saved up months for it. Today it is worth over three grand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yep I remember well selling a 1958 LP when the value got up to the $9000 dollar mark i was sure it was temproary I mean it was just a guitar right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think I would look up a young Johnny Lennon, make friends with a kid named Gates and another guy named Jobs, maybe buy as much IBM stock as I could...but I haven't worked out all the details,with my luck I'd end up parking my time machine in jail with a guy named Manson.... Or..how about show up for the BLUESBREAKERS gig 5 min before Clapton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think, if we look at the 'golden age' of guitars, what was, and what we have now, we are living in the BEST time. I thing the late 50's and 60's guitars were clearly good, and the guitars from the 70's and 80's sucked. But today, I think if we look at it objectively, They are as good as they have ever been. And at the same time, they are relatively less money than they were. Chances are, that in the future, we will want to go back to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashPerryBurst Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 This I can actually remember. LPs were a bargain pre-Slash. I also remember "big headed" Strats being worth only a couple hundred bucks. Look at the prices now! Wish I was around back then to take advantage. I was born a few months before Appetite for destruction released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 It would be fun to do something like that but you really shouldn't change the past as you cause a paradox. That would be bad! Good thing is, you have to have time travel first and that's really hard to do with our currant tech levels and it's all in theory as well so it may not even be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I would like to say a few words in defence of Yoko Ono-Lennon after the comment someone made about shoving her in the path of the bullet.Yoko has been getting a bad rap eever since John died,first people blame her for the demise and breakup of the Beatles,nothing could be futher from the truth.John would have left the Beatles many months sooner as he was getting depressed and disillusioned about the whole thing and just wanted out to do his own thing.Yoko stuck by his side and convinced him to stay at it and her whole presence in the studio was to give John her full support in what was becoming a heartbreaking prospect for John,without her presence there John would have been out through the door for good probably right after Sgt. Pepper or the White album. A lot of people get their knickers in a knot over John's will and her refusal to give Julian more money than the will stipulated.She struggled with this and it was difficult for her but that was what John had written in the will and for her to go against it was to dishonor John and his wishes even though deep down she may have thought it wasn't right for John to do that. Three years ago I bought one of the first 50 '65 John Lennon Casinos,a John Lennon EJ-160-E and a natural Casno(to at least to get some semblance of the Revolution look)all on the same day.One day shortly after I was home alone playing all of John's Beatle songs and when I was playing "I'll Be Back" I had a strange feeling come over me,almost like a religious epiphany and I just got overcome with emotion and suddenly felt compelled to write Yoko and thank her for permitting Epiphone build guitars in the image of the ones that my greatest hero,mentor and life role model played. I wrote her the thankyou and went into how much John and his music meant to me and how I felt about him.I mailed the letter just hoping that by some slim chance she'd get it and know that there were still people who love John.Several weeks later I got an envelope from Studio One in NYC and thought that it may be from some music business or musicians organization I had emailed. Anyway it turned out to be a letter from Yoko thanking me for writing and how my words touched her deeply.Along with that was a note from her PA apologizing for the length of time it took for the response.She told me that it was because Yoko insisted on personally writing John's fans.Also enclosed with the letter was a picture of John and Yoko at the Montreal Bed In For Peace and written on it were the words To Derek-Love Yoko. For this very busy lady-who rubs shoulders with the world's most influential people daily-to take the time out of one of her hectic days to sit and correspond with just another one of John's millions of fans shows that she has a huge heart.She could have just thrown my letter in the garbage without even opening it but she took the time to read it and even respond to it.This letter,picture and my "John" guitars are my prized and most cherished possesions and I'll never forget the kind and selfless gesture that Yoko took to brighten the life of one of her husband's biggest fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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