According to Mechanix Illustrated in 1959 (http://api.ning.com/files/AI-C-DD*hScrd6PWrp*XNc2iccto*GhD8SiRfgvT9jAZKU8GU0vVNC2ulM7Q5Qj*NDX-08pN0Cr8vkZz08ZrKa-vAWScFg9l/HowtoMakeanElectricGuitarMechanixIllustratedSept1959.pdf) (pdf)
Note the parts list and price at the end.
Expensive pickup! $28 in 1959 = $229 in 2015...amp, $55.50 = $454.
The good old days don't look so good when you put them in perspective... 5 cent Three Musketeers bar? 41 cents, now there's a bargain!
A keeper...! ;)
Quote from: dadagoboi on October 22, 2015, 06:39:23 AM
Expensive pickup! $28 in 1959 = $229 in 2015...amp, $55.50 = $454.
The good old days don't look so good when you put them in perspective... 5 cent Three Musketeers bar? 41 cents, now there's a bargain!
Screw that! I'm going to write to North Miami Music Center and see if they'll still honor those prices. ;D
Quote from: Dave W on October 22, 2015, 08:39:40 PM
Screw that! I'm going to write to North Miami Music Center and see if they'll still honor those prices. ;D
I'll check it out when I'm down there in February.
3 musketeers selling for 1.29 in most places in atlanta