(ARCHIVE) Greco TVB-45 White 1990
- Description
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Greco TVB-45, white, made in Japan 1990. This is a charming little thing. Greco started doing basses in this style in the 70s, taking Gibson's LP Special DC as the starting point but creating something that Gibson never quite offered. It's a medium scale 32" neck, a couple of inches shorter than a P or J, but longer than a standard EB-3/SG bass. It's comfy and compact in the hands without feeling too cramped, and balances well with a strap. The tone is swampy and thick, with a fat fundamental note and a round, warm midrange. It will excel in blues or doom type stuff, although it's certainly not limited to those niches. Heaps of bass for the cash, and it looks pretty mean too.
Model: Greco TVB-45
Made: Japan, 1990, Fujigen Gakki factory
Serial: G004515
Finish: white, gloss poly
Body: basswood
Neck: maple 3-piece, rosewood fretboard, 32" scale, 12" radius, bolt-on construction, slim C profile
Weight: 3.420kg
Mods: truss cover removed and missing
Pickups: Greco PU-TV4 passive humbucker x2
Accessories: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some minor chips on the end, a dent on the top edge and dimples on the bottom edge, as well as a scratch near the G tuner on the back and minor scuffs on the front around the logo. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back only. The back has some checking and scuffs along the back and bottom edges, scuffs and dimples in the elbow area and some dimples on the horns and around the neck plate. The sides have dimples on the top horn, a bunch of chips and scuffs in the elbow area around past the strap pin to the jack, some dimples down from the knobs and some scuffs on the bottom horn. The front has some dents in the elbow area and around the bridge and pickups, dimples near the knobs and on the horns and some play wear around the strings.
Overall: good condition (6.5/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 45/105 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only
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