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I have a Greco SE800 that was nitro finished and lightweight/resonant.
It just has the crappy Jeff Beck pickups and microswitches. Swap in a mint green pickguard and proper pickups and it would be awesome.

1981 Greco Super Real Strat SE800J Nitro finish All original. Missing tremolo arm Frets have mild-moderate wear but no buzzes. Local shop said enough fret life left for a few dresses. Proper "8" stamped neck pocket. Resonant and light weight 700USD + shipping Comes with Greco Hard Shell Case in pic....

That is a good point hiro. I agree with being hesitant to modify it. I've had the SE800J up for sale for a month or so with no bites. Didn't advertise it here though. I think the microswitches and colour combination make that particular model difficult to sell. I don't think the Jeff Beck strats had...

I've got a 1981 SE800J. This model seems weird to me. Supposedly 60s style strat with Jeff Beck mods that he had at the time. But it is an 8 hole pickguard which I thought was 50s. I read somewhere that the pickups are all the same (ie. no reverse wound middle). I hate the black pickguard on white b...

I am curious about these as well. If anyone has one, can they measure the neck thickness at the 1st fret? I read somewhere that these had nice fat necks (which many of the originals did not). Always wanted an SG but the necks were too thin.

I seem to recall someone saying the MIM strat tremolo arms fit in the old Grecos. Is that true? I have a super real that is missing the arm

GRECO EGC68-80 for trade: I am after a 335 style guitar with a fat neck. Not really interested in any solid body guitars. Features: Nitro violin burst finish. Original frets (>80% remaining) Real ebony fretboard and MOP inlays Waffleback tuners. 9.59lbs 50s profile neck with low action Original doub...

I am looking into a 335 and just wondered if any of the Tokais have fat necks. It sounds like the newer Edwards are fatter in general. I want something like a 58 or at least 59 LP in terms of thickness.

"Compared to a Martin (price), my '80 - CE350S sure is."

felixcatus,

Is your 350S a solid top? I read an auction in Japan that called it a "special". Seems harder to find info on the acoustics than I thought it would be.

I am trying to piece together a summary of the Cat's Eyes guitars. (I was expecting to find one here.) I am going to post some of the limited information I have put together and hopefully others can fill in the blanks. Brief History (From Tokai Wiki): Tokai Guitars Company Ltd., is a Japanese guitar...

Changed my mind about the trade. I found something with a fat neck so now this is for sale

Figured it out myself. With the newer Navs, the first number is the year the guitar was made...

Does anyone know how to date the newer Navs by their serial #?

As has been said before buying a guitar based on neck thickness measurements alone will give no gaurentee it'll feel like a nice thick neck when you have it in hand, it all comes down to the profile. I know. Even the R8s seem to vary greatly. I am starting to think that I will need to either buy an...

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/6351077-post7182.html I saw that one. It is a little heavy and after the exchange it is around 2700 Aus + shipping from Europe. At this point, I am considering doing a trip to Japan anyways, so I will keep an eye out for the Jetstar seat sales. That way I can try out...