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I think even then a lot of it was an illusion - multiple shops owned/run by the same people and used prices aimed at collectors over players.
I liked Rock Stop just round the corner on Charing Cross road though - some interesting stuff, sensible prices and willing to do a deal on new bits.
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Fair. Probably true.
So... 50s and 60s Fenders are insane money, but 70s seem much, much less so. For obvious reasons including lower quality and higher production. But is there something around a few grand that would make a sound investment but also be fun to have around in the meantime? Just asking for a friend...
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Oh absolutely. There was definitely an element of 'keeping up with the Joneses' and the competitiveness between the shops seem to far outweigh the regard for the customer. I was explicitly asked to trawl round all of the other shops on the street to make sure Andy's prices were the 'best' on set models of guitar, despite the figures in question obviously still being far higher than anywhere else.
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I think even then a lot of it was an illusion - multiple shops owned/run by the same people and used prices aimed at collectors over players.
Yes this - by the mid 1980's the whole 'tin pan alley'' thing had become a bit of a parody.
Like Camden Lock I suppose ?
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Oh, only 2006 or so.
Felt like the shop, and the street, was still relevant then, but I guess it was only a matter of time before online markets took their toll. I wish I'd have been a little older and more adventurous, because I bet there were a whole host of incredible stories from the people I met.