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jackass Guitar God
Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 50 Location: aalst-belgium
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 2:43 pm Post subject: Greco PB500 'Spacy Sound' |
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Hi everyone,
I'm currently looking to buy this locally, could anyone give me more info about it: serial is D812671, looks like it's made in 1981, quite a bit beaten up...
what wood would this be? Matsumoko made?
thanks in advance...
I'll try to upload pictures
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wulfman Guitar God
Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 928 Location: TOKYO!!!!
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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It is made by Fujigen and those later Greco copies are extremely nice IMO.
I have a couple of 1981 SE-500 strat copies that have maple boards and sen ash bodies which is similar looking to a tight gran ash. I can't be sure that the bass has the same body wood but I'd say the odds are pretty good. |
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jackass Guitar God
Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 50 Location: aalst-belgium
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Wulfman!
I was told it was Matsumoko made... but I like the FujiGen story even better!
I was hoping it to be an ash body/ maple neck combo... _________________ facedown in the dirt, your foot on my back... |
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3rdstone Guitar God
Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 130 Location: Hagstrom Guitars, ABBA, Yngwie, Meshuggah, Volvo and IKEA
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Like wulfman said, these are probably really good P-basses. _________________ "What, another one? But for God's sake why, they all look the same?!!" |
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wulfman Guitar God
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Here is a picture of an SE-500 Strat from 1981. Nice pieces of wood on most Grecos of the time:
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jackass Guitar God
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Niiiiiiice! _________________ facedown in the dirt, your foot on my back... |
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3rdstone Guitar God
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I'm usally not a big fan of natural finishes, but that grain is just gorgeous. _________________ "What, another one? But for God's sake why, they all look the same?!!" |
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jackass Guitar God
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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A little update: I bought it a few months ago and damn, it's a real good P bass, allright!
It needed a good set-up and a neck re-set, since the action was too high for me, but now it plays very well
Anybody an idea about the pickups? _________________ facedown in the dirt, your foot on my back... |
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