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| 2867.1 | good taste in guitars...... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Thu Dec 16 1993 07:01 | 9 |
| I think the suggessted retail on a Les Paul std is about $1500 (I
think).......I would guess you could scarf one at about 30% off that, maybe 40% if you
get lucky.....
Used Pauls are going for $650 to $900 in my area......(VA)
Good luck and good choice! I LOVE mine!
dawg
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| 2867.2 | | 11663::GOODWIN | | Fri Dec 17 1993 10:34 | 21 |
| re: .0
You're probably thinking of Tewksbury Music in Tewksbury MA. They are
a Gibson dealer. IMO, their prices are nothing special. Certainly no
better than any of the other Gibson dealers in the Boston area.
If you're looking to find 'that special' guitar before you buy, you might
want to visit one of the areas higher volume Gibson dealers such as E.U.
Wurlitzer. It has been mentioned elsewhere in this file that they generally
have a good selection to choose from.
I'm not really up on current prices as I have not bought any new guitars
recently, but as a general rule, you should be able to get one in the range
of 20 to 40 percent off the manufacturers suggested list price. IMO, A 20%
discount represents a fairly poor deal and 40% off is a great deal.
Also remember that in Massachusetts there is a 5% state sales tax on top
of whatever price you find. New Hampshire, where there is no sales tax,
is not far from Boston.
/Steve
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| 2867.3 | Bet you guys didn't know about good ole MA's "use tax" | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Down on that shreddin' flo' | Fri Dec 17 1993 11:36 | 12 |
| ALso note that EU's and Daddy's have stores in both NH and MA.
If you're buying anything much above $500 you might want to arrange
to pick up the items at the NH stores and avoid the MA tax. I know
that both of these stores WILL (or at least "have") done this for
customers.
Now, technically, YOU are obliged to pay a "use tax" (equivalent
to the sales tax), when you bring it back into MA. But no one ever
does and it's basically unenforceable.
db
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| 2867.4 | Go Mid-West Young Man/Woman | TROOA::BUCKTON | | Fri Dec 17 1993 12:01 | 9 |
| How about guitar stores in the Minneapolis area? I live in the Great
White North of Thunder Bay, Canada, but venture into Minnesota from
time to time.
Currently have a 2 strats, but I'm looking around for a 335 or similar.
Bucky
TBay
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| 2867.5 | | 11663::GOODWIN | | Fri Dec 17 1993 12:08 | 10 |
| re: use tax
Ya, I can remember back when the MA state troopers were sent up to hang
out at the state line to catch MA residents bringing new appliances back
from NH.... but then the NH troopers started citing the MA troopers for
loitering...
How's that for an example of our tax dollars hard at work for us?
/Steve
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| 2867.6 | I could write oodles on how much I hate the state of MA | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Down on that shreddin' flo' | Fri Dec 17 1993 12:40 | 7 |
| > How's that for an example of our tax dollars hard at work for us?
Steve,
Don't get me started.
db
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| 2867.7 | | 11663::GOODWIN | | Fri Dec 17 1993 13:03 | 6 |
| Remember too, that technically MA isn't a state, but rather a
'commonwealth'. I don't really know what the difference is,
but judging from the name, it must mean something like 'your
dollars are really everyone elses dollars' 8^)
/Steve
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| 2867.8 | | WEDOIT::ABATELLI | | Fri Dec 17 1993 13:20 | 7 |
|
RATHOLE ALERT!
Oh gawd, here we go again!
<next unseen>
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| 2867.9 | OK fer Ferinner's | SALEM::LAYTON | | Thu Dec 23 1993 07:01 | 8 |
| The author in .0 is evidently not a resident of the Great Commonwealth
of M-word, therefore has no tax obligation if he buys an instrument in
Cow Hampshire, and then boards a plane at Logan...the GC o' M would
have to prove intent to avoid the tax, blah, blah, blah....
For .0, not an issue.
Carl
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| 2867.10 | yo, tovarisch... | MKOTS3::BROWN | B52 pilots do it in the buff | Tue Jan 18 1994 11:07 | 3 |
| is Moscow the location or the node name (?)
I suppose that Gibsons aren't real common in the CIS/FUSSR...
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| 2867.11 | Yes the location code is MOSCOW | MOSCOW::BERGMANS | | Thu Jan 20 1994 02:48 | 29 |
| Yes the location code is Moscow.
You would probably be surprised by what is available in Russia and by
the skills of the local guitar heros.
There is one shop in Moscow that has a full assortiment of Gibsons,
Fenders, Rickenbackers, PRS, Marshalls, Mesa etc.....
The prices are much higher given the import taxes.
Ther are also a couple of local manufaturers which are building good
guitars.
I own two "Russtones" which have been made specially for me. I got
to the factory and I have choosen the woods the necks the pick-up wiring
etc...
I paid about 400$ for each. They are VERY nice instruments.
I have a Strat which I left in Switzerland, but I needed one guitar
in Moscow. That is how I found out about Russtone and it turned out
to be a very nice experience.
I still NEED a Les-Paul anyway .......
Regards
Jean-Paul
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| 2867.12 | more on Russtones? | RICKS::CALCAGNI | kant sheck dees bluze | Thu Jan 20 1994 10:06 | 5 |
| Someone in the Boston area is (or at least was) importing Russtones.
The ads didn't give much detail about the axes themselves; could you
describe them in more detail?
/rick
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