Up for sale, a 1974 Greco EG-650B in 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This early Greco Black Beauty was crafted at the Fujigen factory during the “lawsuit” era of Japanese guitar production, featuring a pair of Maxon U-1000 humbuckers with Greco-embossed covers.

In a year when most Greco production was still bolt-on, this top tiered set-neck Greco has a mahogany body, maple top, maple neck, and bound ebony fingerboard, weighing 9lbs. The pair of Maxon-made U-1000 humbuckers are both hot and detailed, with warm, spongey lows, smooth treble growl, and a tailored midrange. This EG-650B has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: ‘50s-style chunky C, measuring .890” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled and crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Gotoh Star, gold-plated keystone buttons

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: Maxon U-1000 x2, 1974 date stamps on baseplates
-Harness: Full-size 500K Japanese pots
-Hardware: Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar, “Greco”-embossed pickup covers
-Plastics: Witch hat knobs, four-ply pickguard

The gloss Ebony finish has many dings along the lower bout perimeter and several smaller marks on the body as a whole (yet also primarily concentrated on the lower bout). The neck profile retains its smooth gloss.

A padded softshell case is included.