Too bad the price has corresponded to the times and is very expensive now. I think My lady paid 1800 bucks out the door for my standard in 04... They are what now...?? 3grand??
The Standards were always less expensive than the maple top models. So with a maple top your McCarty would have cost a few hundred more, to make a comparison more fair.
It's been 12 years since they made your '04. More than a decade.
An '04 Mustang was $18,000. A 2016 bases out at $24,145. That's a price increase roughly comparable to guitar price increases over the same period, and during that time, more of a Mustang's parts have been outsourced overseas to further keep the cost down.
A McCarty is all USA parts.
I always use the Mustang as a comparison because my first car was a 1965 Mustang that based out at $2.495.
With all USA parts!!
Gas was 12 cents a gallon when I learned to drive. I think I just filled up last for around two bucks a gallon, and thought I was getting a decent price!
My '65 SG Special cost under $300 new, including the case (which was priced separately back then).
I was with my Dad when he bought it for my brother, and I remember the discussion about the price with the dealer. Sadly, the dealer he bought the guitar from has long been out of business, and the mall where he got it has been torn down as of this year.
So nothing really stays the same. Time marches on. Welcome to Earth!
