Mesa Mark III price list 1987

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This one was shown in my FB feed today. Enjoy

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Interesting. I always like it when people find these and post them. An inflation calculator puts the head at a little less than $3500 in todays money which is right around where the MKVII is.
 
Findthetone1 said:
Interesting. I always like it when people find these and post them. An inflation calculator puts the head at a little less than $3500 in todays money which is right around where the MKVII is.
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No no no it's not inflation and cost increases, it's corporate greed bro

You ever notice the assholes screaming that are the ones that want $35 an hour for a job a chimp could do but want to pay bottom price for everything they buy?
 
technomancer said:
No no no it's not inflation and cost increases, it's corporate greed bro

You ever notice the assholes screaming that are the ones that want $35 an hour for a job a chimp could do but want to pay bottom price for everything they buy?
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I notice it’s usually the exact opposite.
 
technomancer said:
No no no it's not inflation and cost increases, it's corporate greed bro

You ever notice the assholes screaming that are the ones that want $35 an hour for a job a chimp could do but want to pay bottom price for everything they buy?
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I don't know. For me, it helps put things into perspective. Doesn't make prices any more affordable, but it gives people an idea of where they should be. Now, raising prices $400-$500 a year on a product certainly looks a little greedy. But I'm not on the inside looking at material costs etc.
 
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Findthetone1 said:
I don't know. For me, it helps put things into perspective. Doesn't make prices any more affordable, but it gives people an idea of where they should be. Now, raising prices $400-$500 a year on a product certainly looks a little greedy. But I'm not on the insdie looking at material costs etc.
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Yeah material / component costs went up, labor costs went up, their transformers switched to a more expensive manufacturer, taxes went up (they're in Cali)... and they're still in line with inflation and other amps in a similar segment (US built high-end amplifiers). The main problem with Mesa is they were underpriced for so long people just expected them to stay that way.
 
skoora said:
…and I still didn’t want one….sorry, never been a fan of the MkIII.
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They're not that bad. I loved my Mark III red stripe when I had it, it was made in '87 too. There's a certain 80's vibe that you just can't dial out of those amps though, they're like hair metal amps. If you want that sound, get yourself a Mark III.
 
That was a lot of money back then. I bought a brand new JCM 800 2210 that year and it about $700 if I remember correctly.
 
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