Used Guitar-Gear Apocalypse? - I Welcome It 

Great Video! and thanks for watching us!

I've been playing for 35 years, and in the late 80s & 90s, 60% of pre-tax retail price was pretty normal for used gear. It's all kind of ridiculous now.

Crack is expensive tho

I can get just about any style of guitar with any wiring schematic brand new, for under $500.00. Absolutely no reason to buy used at inflated prices.

(A lil rant from me , a hillbilly from south central Ohio" ......Here in the US , the working class have been struggling . People say "I don't want to get political" but you have too . But in the US there is "real policy politics" then there is "social media , drama , identity BS politics" . The working class have been seeing their purchasing power dwindle . For example in 2003 I made $16 an hr and today I make $32 an hr . With inflation my purchasing power has only increased $150-$160 . Meanwhile corporations have seen record profits every year since 1980 . Our govt handed Wall Street the keys in 1980 and it's been hard on working class Americans . Another problem is people get approved for lines of credit and buy things they want . Problem is when something happens and they can't pay , the interest rates are criminal . Like 30-50%+ . Then you can never rebound . Gibson and Fender's prices on standard USA models are criminal lol . For a standard Gibson Les Paul is was $3200 after taxes . A Fender USA Strat is $2400 after taxes....a bolt on neck that has the neck and body carved by CNC machines . IMO I think all these profiteer/greedy folk wanted to see how far they could push things until we took to the streets . But the USA is so divided politically , it's tough to bring people together . It would just be good if us who work full time jobs could afford was once considered essentials , are now luxuries ( Car , food , house payment ) Those three things now are now crazy expensive . Great video BTW . Take Care - Jman