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The guitar would still have that Jazzy plinky-plonk with a humbucker in it if it had the stock bridge. With a tightly tensioned TOM set-up, it shall not.

Are we talking mojofeathers again instead of Pixies paul_?

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brainfur wrote:

dezb1 wrote:

brainfur wrote: I bet they will be $379

I bet they will be £479

no, thats too close to the price of blacktop jazzmaster!

£379 you can bet it'll be twice as expensive as in the states.

£327 at sounds live. that's pretty reasonable for a brand new fully functioning jazzmaster.

I ordered one for $379 Canadian (a bit less than 379 American)

Well that's encouraging!
Fair, fair, fair.

iblastoff wrote:I ordered one for $379 Canadian (a bit less than 379 American)

Is it?

I thought the Dollar was about the same and actually under the Canadian dollar, as of late.

But it's not a big difference anyways. The Brits are the ones who always pay way more.

£327 British Pounds = $516.2183 American Dollars

Yeah. Our dollar and yours is more or less at pairity, depending on the hour.

yah i mean paying 379 canadian would technically be lower than paying 379 american since canadian money is slightly worth more as of late.

jcyphe wrote:The Brits are the ones who always pay way more.

£327 British Pounds = $516.2183 American Dollars

Infuriates me and its the same with most brands. I cant see how the difference is justified either, its an import to the US and Canada as well after all.

I like this guitar a lot but decided some time ago the next guitar i buy new will be from a British company, even if it is via China.

Fran wrote:

jcyphe wrote:The Brits are the ones who always pay way more.

£327 British Pounds = $516.2183 American Dollars

Infuriates me and its the same with most brands. I cant see how the difference is justified either, its an import to the US and Canada as well after all.

I like this guitar a lot but decided some time ago the next guitar i buy new will be from a British company, even if it is via China.

So another Burns then?

As the last debate went so well, how about another: Television's second album was the best.

(Don't send me to jail for my gentle trolling pls)

VAT is now 20% which adds a lot to the difference in price, add on the costs they factor in for shipping around the country due to increased road taxes and petrol and like most items the prices have shot up a lot recently. I can't even think about buying new at the moment, I'll be scouring ebay for deals for the coming years I think.

ekwatts wrote:As the last debate went so well, how about another: Television's second album was the best.

(Don't send me to jail for my gentle trolling pls)

Haha, I actually got Adventure in the post yesterday - how bizarrely topical. I also know you must be joking.

I like both of Televisions albums relatively equally.

I've been meaning to get Adventure for ages, but have just never got around to it. I will at some point.

I've never listened to it, ever. I should probably download it.

Don't forget The Blow Up.

I'd always say the first album is the better of the studio ones, but the Roir live set lets you hear TV and Richard Lloyd unleashing some pretty fabulous noise.

Fiery.

ekwatts wrote: So another Burns then?

Quite possibly (it was painful selling that red Cobra) or s/h Gordon Smith or Chapman maybe. I can safely say Patrick Eggle and Jaydee are way beyond any budget of mine for the foreseeable future.

lorez wrote:I'll be scouring ebay for deals for the coming years I think.

Yeah, there is this possibility. I think they will be rare though, in the UK i have'nt seen any s/h Squier Jags or Jazzmasters yet, never mind Blacktops.

So how does it work when a British company like a Burns makes guitars in China or Korea, do they still have to pay import taxes or are those taxes less because of where the company is based?

lorez wrote:VAT is now 20% which adds a lot to the difference in price, add on the costs they factor in for shipping around the country due to increased road taxes and petrol and like most items the prices have shot up a lot recently. I can't even think about buying new at the moment, I'll be scouring ebay for deals for the coming years I think.

our value added tax (similar to america's sales tax) is added to the price before point of sale, so the recommended retail price already has it factored in. doesn't it work differenly in the US? the MRSP or whatever it's called is the pre-tax price? just wondering if that accounts for at least some of the difference. wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't though, and we were getting ripped off in the worst way possible.