I've seen post on the internet that Fender is going to be increasing their prices by 25% please tell me that is just a rumor and the percentage is wrong?

please post where you found this rumour.

and on what products a 25% across the board im sure is comming from an unreliable source

I forgot where I read, but some say they got the info from Manny's Music Salesman.

welcome to the forums tazz ,it didnt sound like it came from anyone from Fender.my experience with salesguys is they will say anything to make the sale .and if you order anything be prepared to get jerk around all over the place by these guys .i know not everyone is like that but read any guitar center thread and you will find out its quite common,thanks dude keep posting happy new year

Yeah well that what I thought, but I will wait to see what happens after NAMM cause that's when companys like Fender generally make there announcements

I don't know about a reliable source, I have noticed a 50 dollarish mark-up on the Standard (MIM) guitars across the board. Not just one guitar shop, all the shops I go into.

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2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

Look around and you will see that the 50.00 increase is on many new guitars you can still see Standards advertised at 399.99 but you will notice that the same store will also have same color Standards at 449.99 my guess is the there 2009's

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Sorry, I meant the New 2009 Fenders. I guess inflation has hit Fender too. That's ok, they are still nice guitars for a nice price. I like to see someone get a 2009 Gibson Les Paul for $440.

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2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

thats understandable,and no where near 25%,everyyear labor and enviromental concerns have to be considered in production costs,even when materials cost decrease the cost of doing business is ever increasing this is a fact of life

Even if they do, if the retailers want to give even bigger discounts (in order to sell something during this recession), we could end up paying less in 2009 than we did in 2008 (or 2007).

For example, there's a current 5 Percent Off "sale" at an internet retailer, but technically they can't list some brands in the "sale," so they say:


So the "hint" is to call to get "good" prices and just don't Click to Buy!

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My other guitar is a Strat.

Its certainly happened here in the UK, prices have risen across the range by around the 25% mark, it had to happen because the £ stinks at the moment and against the $ has fallen by around 25% in the last few months.

I was in Sam Ash yesterday, 12/31/08 in Margate Fla and there were printed signs on the counter that showed price increase examples. The comment said something about purchase a Fender before the 2009 price increase take effect in Feb 09.

Of note: Sam Ash owns Manny's Music.

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Yeah I've been planning to get a Deluxe Players strat from "soundslive.co.uk", I ordered it some months ago, but they were out of stock, so they "couldn't guarantee the price" so they cancelled the order. This price was really good for me, because the Sterling Pound was really weak against the Euro.
But some days ago I recieved an e-mail that "fender was going to raise their prices"...

really feeling like I am being "jerked around" by these sailsmen... Are they even allowed to cancel the order, because they're out of stock and give me a way higher price?

I"m living in the Netherlands... Any good options that I should consider? They're pretty expensive here...