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Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:31 pm
by rickenmetal
I was looking on their website at that guitar they have in the same body style. Looks kind of cool, but it looks so cheap.
The low-end Jacksons are also made in India, by the way.
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:19 pm
by doctorwho
Welcome, Dain!
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:55 pm
by rickenbrother
johnallg wrote:Welcome Dain! Your picture reminds me of my first pic of me and my first Rick:
Comment on mine was it looked so myspace!
Well, it does!!
Welcome to the forum, Dain
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:09 pm
by jingle_jangle
dain wrote:.. at some point i'll have to take a trip to mumbai and go "gitter" shopping..
Maybe you could pick me up a genuine "Ragamaster", Dain. (Indian Jazzmaster).
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:27 pm
by johnallg
Paul, I've finally figured out why that avatar doesn't bother you - you see it normally - you live in California - The Earthquake State!
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:14 pm
by dain
jingle_jangle wrote:dain wrote:.. at some point i'll have to take a trip to mumbai and go "gitter" shopping..
Maybe you could pick me up a genuine "Ragamaster", Dain. (Indian Jazzmaster).
actually, i'm almost done building a "ragaCASTER" does this count?
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:27 pm
by jingle_jangle
The Indian Subcontinent has taken hold in your brain, Dain...
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:42 am
by rickenmetal
Strangely enough, the only real electric sitar I know about (forget about that Rick bass ripoff, I don't want to hear about it) is the Rajah, which appears to have been made in Japan.
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:56 pm
by dain
rickenmetal wrote:Strangely enough, the only real electric sitar I know about (forget about that Rick bass ripoff, I don't want to hear about it) is the Rajah, which appears to have been made in Japan.
i think the whole point of this thread is that a lot of what happens in india STAYS in india. but the rajah is definitely the only "production" electric sitar that i've seen on this side of the pond. although in melbourne i found a couple sitars (and strangely a bellzouki) that were outfitted with pickup systems that appeared to be carved out of (fake i presume) ivory that looked to be from the 70s. i'm pretty sure those were from an india company...
jeez i need to post in another thread before i pigeonhole myself...
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:20 am
by rickenmetal
Here's a nice electric veena, sounds like humbuckers, I guess it could use better pickups though:
http://www.sitarsetc.com/Electronic_instruments.htm
I am really curious about those tabla machines. Obviously the newer ones are all digital because they want them to sound like real tablas, but I know those things have been around for quite a while, I wonder if they ever made analog versions.
Re: Givson Guitars "Beware Of Imitation".
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:52 am
by rickenmetal
I somehow don't see that bass and that guitar as a B.C. Rich Eagle copy, although I don't claim to have seen all the Eagle shapes ever made. It looks more like a Warmoth Z body, which I don't know if it is a Warmoth design or a copy of something.