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Up for sale, a 1976 Greco J-115 archtop in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This Greco was produced at the Fujigen factory in Japan as a faithful recreation of Gibson’s Johnny Smith signature model, rarely seen even inside its country of origin, featuring an X-braced spruce top, figured maple back and sides, a three-piece maple neck, and a bound ebony fingerboard.
The original Gibson Johnny Smith was designed in the vein of Smith’s D’Angelico New Yorker, with a 17” lower bout width and a body depth of 3 1/8”, yielding a bold, articulate natural acoustic quality with bouncy trebles, detailed midrange, and a rich bass register. Via the floating electronics assembly, the pair of Maxon-made mini humbuckers offer glassy cut and a certain sensitivity to pick attack, refined and well-suited to complex Jazz chord voicings. This J-115 weighs 8lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-54 roundwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .935” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, split-block pearl inlay
-Frets: Medium, no wear
-Scale Length: 25"
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Headstock: “Open book” shape, split diamond inlay
-Tuners: Greco-branded, Sealfast-style
-Serialization: G76-prefix translates to July, 1976 production
-Factory markings: Greco label, signed by Mac Sujihara
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce top (X-braced), curly maple
-Pickups: Maxon-made mini humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way rotary pickup selector
-Hardware: Ebony bridge with inlaid feet, Art Deco-style tailpiece
-Plastics: Multi-ply bound tortoise pickguard
The gloss Sunburst finish is framed by multi-ply binding, highlighting the deep and dynamic flame figuring across the bookmatched two-piece maple back. The binding is deeply ambered and checked, all stable with no notable deterioration. There is one very short, professionally-addressed split on the treble-side lower bout rim, and the gloss finish exhibits a bit of isolated finish checking, with cosmetic wear otherwise limited to light buckle rash central to the back and just a few minor nicks and light finish scratches on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
The original faux leather padded gigbag is included, along with a 1/4" to 1/8" 10ft cable.
The original Gibson Johnny Smith was designed in the vein of Smith’s D’Angelico New Yorker, with a 17” lower bout width and a body depth of 3 1/8”, yielding a bold, articulate natural acoustic quality with bouncy trebles, detailed midrange, and a rich bass register. Via the floating electronics assembly, the pair of Maxon-made mini humbuckers offer glassy cut and a certain sensitivity to pick attack, refined and well-suited to complex Jazz chord voicings. This J-115 weighs 8lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-54 roundwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .935” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, split-block pearl inlay
-Frets: Medium, no wear
-Scale Length: 25"
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Headstock: “Open book” shape, split diamond inlay
-Tuners: Greco-branded, Sealfast-style
-Serialization: G76-prefix translates to July, 1976 production
-Factory markings: Greco label, signed by Mac Sujihara
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce top (X-braced), curly maple
-Pickups: Maxon-made mini humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way rotary pickup selector
-Hardware: Ebony bridge with inlaid feet, Art Deco-style tailpiece
-Plastics: Multi-ply bound tortoise pickguard
The gloss Sunburst finish is framed by multi-ply binding, highlighting the deep and dynamic flame figuring across the bookmatched two-piece maple back. The binding is deeply ambered and checked, all stable with no notable deterioration. There is one very short, professionally-addressed split on the treble-side lower bout rim, and the gloss finish exhibits a bit of isolated finish checking, with cosmetic wear otherwise limited to light buckle rash central to the back and just a few minor nicks and light finish scratches on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
The original faux leather padded gigbag is included, along with a 1/4" to 1/8" 10ft cable.
