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04 Jan 08 - 03:52 PM (#2228492) Subject: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Lowden Jameswright I've been asked if an acoustic guitar with C GIANT on the headstock is likely to be worth £65. Anyone know anything about this mark please? It will be quite easy for me to say it's hardly likely to be a rip-off at that price of course. |
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04 Jan 08 - 10:31 PM (#2228746) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Richard Bridge I have a 12-string, not so marked, that was a rip-off at that price! |
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05 Jan 08 - 05:34 AM (#2228873) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Lowden Jameswright Sorry to hear that Richard - though it beats me how anyone can turn out any kind of guitar for sixty-five quid. I'm told the Singing Postman played a Giant - now what should we make of that! |
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05 Jan 08 - 06:48 AM (#2228901) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Big Al Whittle sounds like something Robin might say, Giant Acoustic Guitars Batman! |
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05 Jan 08 - 06:17 PM (#2229382) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Richard Bridge I took a chance on ebay. Frankly, it was not a guitar but a wall ornament. It is old, needs a neck set and the intonation done, and would still sound crap even then! And it has sharp edges on the frets. |
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06 Jan 08 - 04:17 PM (#2229856) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Big Al Whittle Giant Acoustic Guitars - a well known favourite of the Big Known Folksingers of the 1960's. |
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07 Jan 08 - 01:33 PM (#2230437) Subject: RE: Giant Acoustic Guitars - Any info? From: Lowden Jameswright Sorry about the ebay gamble that didn't pay off. Got my hands on this "new" one (used - but as new) and I'm amazed. It's well made (clean as a whistle inside - no whiskers or globs of glue) - smooth frets, low action, gold plated geared tuners and a big bright sound. At £65 it's unbelievable value - I think back to my 1st guitar; twenty five quid for an Antoria acoustic in 1966 - what a pile of crap that was by comparison. |