Historical Info Site
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Historical Info Site
Stumbled across this really wonderful timewarp site that hosts the reviews of old magazines, mostly 80s/90s. Really fascinating the prices and opinions as items were released.
For example here is the Chorus line-up around the time of the BOSS CE-3 release
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/a-chorus-line-up/7053
Interesting those taht get praised and those that fail to!
For example the RAK-1 (the Korean(?) BOSS copy) > CE-2! (probably price)
And my Lord the prices are eye watering for now let alone back in the mid 80s
For example here is the Chorus line-up around the time of the BOSS CE-3 release
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/a-chorus-line-up/7053
Interesting those taht get praised and those that fail to!
For example the RAK-1 (the Korean(?) BOSS copy) > CE-2! (probably price)
And my Lord the prices are eye watering for now let alone back in the mid 80s
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I’ve got boxes full of old music mags in the loft. I was looking for something else last week and came across some. The prices of guitars were just as eye wateringly low ! A brand new Gibson Les Paul Standard for £500 anyone
This is a really interesting source of historical info and thanks for sharing it. I love this stuff.
This is a really interesting source of historical info and thanks for sharing it. I love this stuff.
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Great resource! Thank you.
I was a kid in school haunting my local guitar store when the early Boss compact pedals came out. I remember the buzz around the DD-2... no one had seen such a thing before. While the dollar value at the time now seems quaint (around USD$100), the price was eyewatering - about $250 in 2023 dollars (especially for a student).
I was a kid in school haunting my local guitar store when the early Boss compact pedals came out. I remember the buzz around the DD-2... no one had seen such a thing before. While the dollar value at the time now seems quaint (around USD$100), the price was eyewatering - about $250 in 2023 dollars (especially for a student).
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Thanks, that's a great resource!
I used to love 'Making Music' magazine - large format, full colour and completely free from (UK) music shops!
And I admired their cheek claiming to be 'Britain's Biggest Music Magazine' (or something similar) in that it was, indeed, the physically largest format one around
I used to love 'Making Music' magazine - large format, full colour and completely free from (UK) music shops!
And I admired their cheek claiming to be 'Britain's Biggest Music Magazine' (or something similar) in that it was, indeed, the physically largest format one around
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Me too, love it, could delve all day!!!The_Doc wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:10 amI’ve got boxes full of old music mags in the loft. I was looking for something else last week and came across some. The prices of guitars were just as eye wateringly low ! A brand new Gibson Les Paul Standard for £500 anyone
This is a really interesting source of historical info and thanks for sharing it. I love this stuff.
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Yes, I miss the print era to be fair, much easier to locate a pertinant article, and you'd read around different subeject areas of the magazine, cover to cover.Feedbacker wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:19 amThanks, that's a great resource!
I used to love 'Making Music' magazine - large format, full colour and completely free from (UK) music shops!
And I admired their cheek claiming to be 'Britain's Biggest Music Magazine' (or something similar) in that it was, indeed, the physically largest format one around
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Absolutely. I bemoan the current prices but looking back some of those simple pedals were incredibly pricey (DOD FX-45 Reverb!) for what they did.laurie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 1:06 pmGreat resource! Thank you.
I was a kid in school haunting my local guitar store when the early Boss compact pedals came out. I remember the buzz around the DD-2... no one had seen such a thing before. While the dollar value at the time now seems quaint (around USD$100), the price was eyewatering - about $250 in 2023 dollars (especially for a student).
In my "era" of the late 90s, I recall BOSS were the top of the tree, but a coveted DD-3 was at least 90 pounds used and that was barely much less than what I had bought an electric guitar for!
I live in "Yen" now and I'm sure if I converted back to pounds I'd be balking at most purchases even now. Sometimes I force myself just to shock myself into thinking
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I dunno mate... I've converted your purchase prices into CAD$ and some of the them have been way better than I can find here on a good day!fuzzbuzzfuzz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:53 amI live in "Yen" now and I'm sure if I converted back to pounds I'd be balking at most purchases even now.
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Wow! Great site!
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Yes true, used wise the system for at least shops is quite good, essentially it seems a used price is to be about half of the new price almost regardles of condition. For buyers great. For sellers on the other hand the shop would only offer 1/3rd or less of the value.laurie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:48 pmI dunno mate... I've converted your purchase prices into CAD$ and some of the them have been way better than I can find here on a good day!fuzzbuzzfuzz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:53 amI live in "Yen" now and I'm sure if I converted back to pounds I'd be balking at most purchases even now.
The sheer volume of electronic goods means availablity is high (compared to the UK for example), on that basis if I wait long enough and visit enough stores on my travels items can pop up and occasionally they can be snagged at a lower price.
On the downside certain US makes such as EHX seem (historically) to get taxed and the prices seem a bit higher than I'd expect, and things like DOD are less common on the used market, whcih now has a "collectors" vibe to it, and prices have risn beyond those in the states.
Of course the Yen value helps right now.
Canada always seems challenging!
Swings and roudabouts I suppose!