Greco
Greco Jazz Bass, 1977, black. This thing has a lot of attitude! It harks from the pre-CNC router era, so it's entirely hand made; the late 70s was a somewhat of a golden era for old-fashioned Japanese craftsmanship. Everything really feels...
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Greco CEG-100 in snow white finish, made in Japan 2010. At the risk o stating the obvious, this is one of Greco's Les Paul Custom style models. The more recent Greco models are brilliantly built; the quality of the finish...
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Greco EG-95 Les Paul style, vintage gold, made in Japan 2000. Modern-ish Greco stuff is super nice: the build quality is excellent, and they really do the not-quite-reissue thing really well. What you see here is basically what you get:...
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Greco EG500, cherry burst, made in Japan 1978. This is quite stunning, frankly. The top is a gorgeous piece of bookmatched flame maple, it's got no business being attached to a guitar under $3k but hey, I'll take it! The...
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Greco EG500, black, made in Japan 1978. Well, this is slick. 1975-85 is often referred to as the 'golden age' of Greco; this one hails from the middle of that famed period. The craftsmanship is bang-on: you can feel the...
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Greco EG500, black, made in Japan Feb 1978. This looks pretty classy, no? This dates to around the time when Greco's Gibson copies were getting so good it was beginning to attract legal attention. The quality of build on offer is...
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Greco EG500, cherry burst, made in Japan 1978. Check out that flame! The top on this is a seriously outrageous piece of maple; no tricks here, just awesome timber. The cherry burst finish lets the grain do the talking; there's...
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Greco EG500 LP copy, honeyburst, made in Japan 1977. This is a great example of vintage Japanese LP goodness; it's very tasty indeed. The first thing you notice is the beautiful two piece maple top; it's nicely matched and the...
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Greco EG600B LP Custom style, black, made in Japan 1977. This is a stunning vintage LP, it's so good. Greco attracted some exciting correspondence from Gibson over these Gibson style models, as you might expect: they're superbly made takes on the...
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Greco EG600P 'Black Beauty' Custom style, 1977. Oh man, this is cool. The three-pickup LP has always had a certain obnoxious charm: unnecessary, but full of attitude. This dates to the early part of Greco's 'golden era' and has all...
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Greco EG600P LP Custom Style, cherry burst, 1979. Do you like your guitars to be totally ace? Well, here you go then. Greco guitars from 1975-85 enjoyed a famed 'golden era'; this dates to the middle of that period. The...
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Greco EG700, made in Japan 1978, cherry sunburst. This Greco's take of the classic Les Paul Standard, and it's a very good one. The '700' means that in it's day, this sold for ¥70,000, almost double the cost of the basic model,...
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Greco EG700, made in Japan 1977, cherry sunburst. This model is Greco's take of the classic Les Paul Standard, and it's exceptionally good. The '700' in the model number means that in it's day, this sold for ¥70,000, almost double the...
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Greco EG800 gold top, made in Japan 1978. Whoa... that's a good looking guitar! The late 70s and early 80s is often referred to as Greco's 'golden age'; this stunning creature hails from the middle of that famed period. The...
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Greco EG800 gold top, made in Japan 1978. Whoa... that's a good looking guitar! The late 70s and early 80s is often referred to as Greco's 'golden age'; this stunning creature hails from the middle of that famed period. The...
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Greco EG800, tobacco burst, made in Japan 1974. We get a few 'lawsuit' Greco LPs through the doors around here, but high end models like this are rare, pre-serial examples even more so. If you look in the 1974 catalog,...
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Greco EG800GS, gold top, made in Japan 1979. These late 70s 'golden era' Greco LPs are wonderful guitars, especially the high end ones like this. First up: there was a huge sticker on it at some point, removed quite some...
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Greco EG900 LP Standard style, tobacco bust, made in Japan 1976. This is absolutely delightful. Greco made several models styled after the Les Paul Standard in the 70s; this was the priciest and fanciest of them all in it's day....
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Greco EGC57-60, 1985, black. This Les Paul Custom style model is from Greco's very well regarded 'Mint Collection' series. These are revered for their exceptional build quality and very 'vintage correct' specs; this is a very close replica of the...
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Greco 'Mint Collection' EGC68-60, made in Japan 1990, black. This here is a very tasty thing; a great example of 'Lawsuit Les Paul' goodness. The 'Mint Collection' series was Greco's late 80s/early 90s takes on the classic Gibson models of the...
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Model: Greco 'Mint Collection' EGC68-60Made: Korea, 1988 approx (no serial, date based on specs and catalog, 1988-90)Finish: gloss black, cream bindingNeck: mahogany, ebonite board, slim 60s style profileBody: mahogany, maple capWeight: 4.4kg approxMods: pickguard removed, truss rod cover, switch surround and knobs replacedPickups: original Greco 'Screamin'...
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Greco 'Mint Collection' EGC68-60 LP Custom style, made in Japan 1988-90, ebony finish. This is a stunning take on the 1968 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, made out of the Tokai factory in Japan. The Mint Collection series are very...
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Greco 'Mint Collection' EGC68-60 LP Custom style, made in Japan 1988-90, ebony finish. This is a stunning take on the 1968 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, made out of the Tokai factory in Japan. The Mint Collection series are very...
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Greco 'Mint Collection' EGC68-60 LP Custom style, made in Japan 1988-90, ebony finish. This is a stunning take on the 1968 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, made out of the Tokai factory in Japan. The Mint Collection series are very...
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Greco EJR-82, made in Japan 2010 approx, 'limed mahogany' finish. This model is Greco's most recent take on the classic Gibson Les Paul Junior. Greco's famously brilliant build quality is certainly on offer: this feels exceptionally well balanced, well finished,...
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Greco EJR-82, made in Japan circa 2010, TV black finish. This model is Greco's most recent take on the classic Les Paul Junior. Greco's famously brilliant build quality is certainly on offer: this feels exceptionally well balanced, well finished, well...
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Greco EGS-85 LP Junior in 'black wood' finish, made in Japan in 2000. These recent-ish Greco models are exceptionally well-made, the build quality on this would make some very expensive guitars blush. This is basically Greco's take on a Gibson Les...
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Greco EGS-85 LP Junior in 'limed mahogany' finish, made in Japan in 2000. This is a fairly 'recent' Greco, made out of the Fujigen plant to an exceptional standard. It feels amazing, everything is exactly where it should be: the...
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Greco F-200 acoustic, made in Japan 1973 approx. This is surely a lovely creature. Greco are mostly known for their electric guitar models, but their lesser known and less common vintage acoustics are absolutely worthy of mention. This one takes it's cues...
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Greco F-250 dreadnought, made in Japan 1973-4, natural finish. Oh boy, check out that stunning rosewood on the back... delicious. These old Martin style Grecos don't attract the same fanfare as their electric contemporaries, but they're surely worthy of some...
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Greco JB500, made in Japan 1981, refinished to satin black. This bass is endowed with huge amounts of swagger and attitude. Dating to 1981 and made in the legendary Fujigen factory, this is a great example of proper vintage MIJ mojo....
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Greco KF-190 in yellow, made in Japan circa 1966. Here's something different for you! This vintage-Japanese oddity is a halfway point between a Telecaster and a Rickenbacker-style hollow like a 330. The body is fully hollow and made from a...
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Greco LGB-700 LP style bass, silver sparkle, made in Japan circa 2000. These don't come around often, seems like they were made for a year or two and that was it. The LP bass is one of those quirky kinda...
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Greco SS-600P2 SG style, black, made in Japan 1990. These Mint Collection Greco guitars enjoy a great reputation; they're brilliantly made instruments. This is a whole lot of fun: it's lightweight but still well balanced, looks super mean and sounds...
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Greco Mint Collection SS63-60, made in Japan 1989, black. These are very well regarded in MIJ-nerd circles, and not for no reason. This is a lightweight SG with a classic mildly chunky neck, but it's very well balanced and doesn't...
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Greco Mint Collection SS63-60, made in Japan 1990, black. This is a really fun guitar to play! The neck has the typical classic-SG slightly chunky roundness; it's well balanced with the light body and sits nicely in the hands. Being...
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Greco SS63-60 SG style, made in Japan 1988, white. There's some Greco models you see around a fair bit, and some you just don't. This SG-Special-style beauty from the famed Mint Collection series is definitely not something you see every...
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Greco PB600 Mercury Bass, made in Japan 1978, natural finish. These old Grecos are a delight; they were all made by hand before the days of CNC; the attention to detail is exceptional. This was Greco's take on the classic...
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Greco RB1000 bass, made in Japan 1974. This bruiser is Greco's take on the classic Rickenbacker 4001, and it's really quite brilliant. Dating pre-serial Grecos is tricky, but this one matches the 1974 catalog perfectly, and given these models changed a...
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Greco RB650N, natural maple finish, made in Japan 1976. These vintage MIJ takes on the classic Rickenbacker 4001 bass are in increasing demand; it's easy to see why. This is a beautifully built instrument; the quality of wood used and the...
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Greco RG750B, made in Japan 1977. This is Greco's take on the short scale Rickenbacker 320, a very similar model to John Lennon's preferred Ric 325, but without the tremolo. It hails to the early part of Greco's 'golden age'...
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Greco SA500, brown sunburst, made in Japan 1980. The pictures are going to speak a lot louder than words, but hey, here goes. This model is Greco's take on the downsized 335, so it's similar to the Gibson ES339 in...
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Greco SA-550, walnut stain, made in Japan 1977. These vintage ES-style Grecos are starting to get really hard to find; they're experiencing increasing demand as word spreads about just how great they are. First: oh heavens, what a looker. The...
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Greco SA-75, cherry to black fade, made in Japan 1990. This is a really lovely guitar! The SA-75 replaced the (slightly) more common SA-700 and dates to the very end of the 'open O logo' era, famed for the 'Mint...
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Greco SE500, natural finish, made in Japan 1977. This is a lovely item. By the mid 70s, Greco were making terrific instruments; in many ways they were better than what was coming out of USA at the time. This is...
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Greco SG Junior style SJR-82, shiny white, made in Japan 2000. This is a proper cool guitar. SGs are hard to beat as rock-and-rollers, and this one has a perfect glam-but-mean aesthetic. It's light and nicely balanced, the common SG...
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Greco TC500, black, made in 1974 approx, with some mods. The Tele Custom is an original Fender design, launching in 1972. Across the pacific in Japan, it didn't take Greco too long to join the party; this example dates to...
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