Identifying Greco Semihollow

Mith · Plucker Joined: 10 Dec 2017 Posts: 4

Hi. I recently acquired a guitar and I was hoping someone around here might be able to tell me a little bit more about it. It doesn't have a serial number underneath either pickup.

thanks for looking

marcusnieman · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:32 pm Post subject:

Late 60's, early 70's Matsumoku made. Similar body shape, bound diamond F holes, pickup selector switch, vibrato frame as this Matsumoku Greco Shrike:

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Mith · Plucker Joined: 10 Dec 2017 Posts: 4

I thought "Shrike"refers to the pickups? The offset ones in a diamond pattern like this guitar

marcusnieman · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:15 am Post subject:

Mith · Plucker Joined: 10 Dec 2017 Posts: 4

Thanks, I understand now.

How could I go about finding what pickups are in it?

marcusnieman · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:36 am Post subject:

Mith · Plucker Joined: 10 Dec 2017 Posts: 4

I checked the pickups when I got the guitar but they were blank.
It seems that neither of the pickups are are original to the guitar. The bridge pickup seems to come from something called an "Apollo May Queen". The neck may come from an "EJ-1". maybe