der damalige Preis der Fenders
Preise nach Premier Guitar:
1952 Fender Esquire: The 1952 list price for this guitar was $149.50 plus $39.95 for the case.
1955 Fender Stratocaster: The Strat’s original owner bought it new in November of 1955 for $317.
1957 Fender Stratocaster: The Stratocaster in sunburst finish was $249.50 without tremolo and $274.50 with tremolo. Fender also added an extra 5% for a DuPont custom color or a blonde finish and $49.50 for a hard case.
1960 Fender Stratocaster: According to an early ‘60s Fender pricelist, a non-trem Strat cost $259.50. There was a 5% up charge for a Custom Color, so ... about $272.47 (still $17 less than a sunburst tremolo version).
1961 Fender Stratocaster: The 1961 list price was $289.50.
1952 Gibson Les Paul: Gibson launched their first solidbody Les Paul in 1952 priced at $210.
1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom: A 1955 Les Paul Custom originally sold for $325
1956 Gibson Les Paul: A new Les Paul goldtop was $247.50, plus $42 for a case, in Gibson’s 1957 price list.
1956 Gibson Les Paul Model: In the 1958 price list, a Les Paul goldtop cost $247.50, plus $42 for a case.
1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom: Gibson shipped 256 Les Paul Customs in 1958 at a list price of $375. ... Case was an extra $47.50.
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard: This guitar was originally purchased for $260, including the hardshell case
1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard: The original list price was $247.50 plus $42 for the case.
Das Durchschnittseinkommen in den USA laut United States Census Bureau:
- Average family income in 1950 was $3,300, or $200 higher than in 1949
- The average (median) income of men was $3,400 in 1955, a gain of about $160 over the previous year.
- For the country as a whole, the average (median) income of families in 1960 was $5,600; but, for families headed by persons 65 years and over, the average was only $2,900, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. The all-family average was $200, or 4 percent, higher than in 1959, despite the downturn in economic activity in the closing months of 1960. Since prices rose somewhat between 1959 and 1960, the gain in real purchasing power of the median family in the United States, however, was only about 2 percent.
Siehe auch Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_Indexed_Monthly_Earnings