Guitar prices in the UK - What's going on?

  • Switzerland is and has always been special. Better not talk about its past, but it is an unreliable example. And who knows about next month?

    Never too old for rock'n'roll

  • None of the scare monger stories put out over brexit have come true ( suprise suprise). The pound has taken a hit because of the uncertainty in the markets of the direction the U.K. will be taking.. Once the uncertainty is lifted, the pound is very likely going to get stronger than before.

  • Switzerland is and has always been special. Better not talk about its past, but it is an unreliable example. And who knows about next month?

    What is wrong with the past there?

    People from EU were buying from U.K. because the exchange rate made the prices attractive so the prices increased.

    Yes but prices in relation where stable for quite some time..

    • Nightwish: Perhaps you are too young to remember how money was evaded to a paradise? Tyrants hiding treasures in a safe haven? Secret boxes? No need to send over the ocean then.

    Never too old for rock'n'roll

  • anyway, let 's talk about guitars. Otherwise, it is useless rambling and we are minor players in the financial / political world. The thing is guitars like anything else are exposed to currency fluctuation and speculation, and we can do little about it, just cry a little here.

    Never too old for rock'n'roll

  • I have noticed a huge increase in price on US guitar gear in the UK. For example the Strymon compact pedals lkke the el capistan and blue sky are now almost 300 pounds new when they were aroumd 230 not so long ago. it is definitely down to brexit caused currency fluctuations.

  • It's all down to the uncertainty since 'Brexit' as certain people believed the lies of the career politicians and voted to leave. This led to the market dips as the pound plummets and will probably continue to do so until the government instils some confidence in the market place. I doubt this'll happen under the current government- it's gonna take years to sort out this shit, but at least we don't have Donald Trump as president!!