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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIQUE-HAWAIIAN-GIVSON-ELECTRIC-FRETLESS-BASS_W0QQitemZ150374768710QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item230308e046&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIQUE-HAWAIIAN-GIVS...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

If it was your dog, you'd take it out back and shoot it.

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Ah, Givson - Mother India's finest! :rolleyes:

I had the intriguing experience of examining one of these first-hand, in my local Crack Convertors a couple of years back. You really do get the impression that a few containers of random guitar parts washed up off Mumbai & someone who'd never seen a guitar before put them together with the aid of a 1963 Teisco catalogue.

I've actually seen these turn up on Ebay being fobbed off as 60s oddities - anyway the website's here - the peculiar naming conventions are why the Ebay seller assumes his bass is Hawaiian:

[url="http://www.givson.com/home.html"]http://www.givson.com/home.html[/url]

If you really want a Givson GB King bass (OK, I know you don't, but it's theoretical, right?) Raj Musicals will do you one brand new for about £60. Air fare to New Delhi not included. :)

Jon.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='606670' date='Sep 23 2009, 02:31 PM']Ah, Givson - Mother India's finest! :rolleyes:

I had the intriguing experience of examining one of these first-hand, in my local Crack Convertors a couple of years back. You really do get the impression that a few containers of random guitar parts washed up off Mumbai & someone who'd never seen a guitar before put them together with the aid of a 1963 Teisco catalogue.

I've actually seen these turn up on Ebay being fobbed off as 60s oddities - anyway the website's here - the peculiar naming conventions are why the Ebay seller assumes his bass is Hawaiian:

[url="http://www.givson.com/home.html"]http://www.givson.com/home.html[/url]

If you really want a Givson GB King bass (OK, I know you don't, but it's theoretical, right?) Raj Musicals will do you one brand new for about £60. Air fare to New Delhi not included. :)

Jon.[/quote]


I WANT ONE!

At first I thought that Toon wood was actually a typo, but then i did some research, and it looks like it's some kind of australia-pacific wood, apparently a good tone wood.

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[quote name='razze06' post='606678' date='Sep 23 2009, 02:41 PM']At first I thought that Toon wood was actually a typo, but then i did some research, and it looks like it's some kind of australia-pacific wood, apparently a good tone wood.[/quote]

Australia-Pacific?

I thought Toon wood grew only in the suburbs of Newcastle ...

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[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='606818' date='Sep 23 2009, 04:46 PM']


beware of imation - with [i][b]that[/b][/i] logo ?[/quote]
In all fairness the actual instruments are, well - [i]unique[/i]! :rolleyes:

I'm surprised at the amount of positive interest this is starting to attract. Maybe we should organise a buying trip to Givson HQ and bring a few home. Could be the ultimate BC curry weekend! :)

J.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='606956' date='Sep 23 2009, 06:54 PM']I'm surprised at the amount of positive interest this is starting to attract. Maybe we should organise a buying trip to Givson HQ and bring a few home. Could be the ultimate BC curry weekend! :)[/quote]

One of the BC luthier visits, eh? That'd be would be one to remember. One week Celinder, the next Givson... large Cobra please.

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[quote name='ash_sak' post='606766' date='Sep 23 2009, 03:57 PM']I quite want this.

It looks amazingly awful and like it has tooo many knobs.[/quote]

i think it's like the ugly lass who suddenly looks alright after you've killed a full bottle of Jose Cuervo and had a few guinnesses to wash the lime down...you know you'll regret it in the morning, but it might be worth a quick fumble of her G-string as long as she doesn't cost too much, or have terrible neck-dive when hung from a strap :rolleyes: :lol: :) :lol: :lol:

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