Grecomaniac
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Hi, I'm glad to find this forum which goes deeper into the needs of people who are interested in Japan vintage guitars. I'm a player and collector of Greco guitars for 5 years now and have gathered information about the Greco brand since that time. If you need some help mail here I will try to answer questions frequently. I'm German so my English isn't perfect at all, hope you don't care.
Some general information:
Grecos from 1972 'til 1975 the logo looks like Gneco. Les Pauls from that period have a bolt-on neck, but even these are killer replicas.
From each model there are different neck profiles, 50's chunky, 60's slim tapper, 70's soft medium, so better ask the seller if it matters.
Most of the EG-series had the numbers according to the yen price, so higher number means higher grade model.
I've had some EG-450 and EG-500 Les Pauls, if you get them from Japan they are not worth the high shipping costs and possibly taxes.
EG-series models start to be real killer at EG-700/800, if you can afford them, better choose these.
There are 77/78/79 higher grade les paul models with nickel hardware which are as good as the Super Real or Mint Collection series.
Serials on EG-models: The first letter is the month (G=July), the following first 2 digits the year (78=1978). You can't identify the model by the serial.
After the Mint Collection series (around 1985) Greco went back to bolt-on necks. These necks have no neck plate and are directly screwed through the neck end, it's sometimes hard to identify on photos.
Enough for now, I hope we can start a real information side here, you're welcome.
I'm a semi-pro musician for 35+ years and had always around 30-40 vintage Gibs and Fend's in my equipment. I've sold them all in the last years and have now only Jap vintage in my collection. I've never regret it for a second.
Some general information:
Grecos from 1972 'til 1975 the logo looks like Gneco. Les Pauls from that period have a bolt-on neck, but even these are killer replicas.
From each model there are different neck profiles, 50's chunky, 60's slim tapper, 70's soft medium, so better ask the seller if it matters.
Most of the EG-series had the numbers according to the yen price, so higher number means higher grade model.
I've had some EG-450 and EG-500 Les Pauls, if you get them from Japan they are not worth the high shipping costs and possibly taxes.
EG-series models start to be real killer at EG-700/800, if you can afford them, better choose these.
There are 77/78/79 higher grade les paul models with nickel hardware which are as good as the Super Real or Mint Collection series.
Serials on EG-models: The first letter is the month (G=July), the following first 2 digits the year (78=1978). You can't identify the model by the serial.
After the Mint Collection series (around 1985) Greco went back to bolt-on necks. These necks have no neck plate and are directly screwed through the neck end, it's sometimes hard to identify on photos.
Enough for now, I hope we can start a real information side here, you're welcome.
I'm a semi-pro musician for 35+ years and had always around 30-40 vintage Gibs and Fend's in my equipment. I've sold them all in the last years and have now only Jap vintage in my collection. I've never regret it for a second.