Greco PB500 'Spacy Sound'

jackass · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 2:43 pm Post subject: Greco PB500 'Spacy Sound'

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 · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:17 pm Post subject:

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.

jackass · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:29 pm Post subject:

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...
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3rdstone · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:25 pm Post subject:

Like wulfman said, these are probably really good P-basses.
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wulfman · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:00 am Post subject:

Here is a picture of an SE-500 Strat from 1981. Nice pieces of wood on most Grecos of the time:

jackass · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject:

Niiiiiiice!
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3rdstone · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 8:59 pm Post subject:

I'm usally not a big fan of natural finishes, but that grain is just gorgeous.
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jackass · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject:

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?
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