1979 Greco EX800 Explorer Vintage Electric Guitar, Destroyer 2459 w/ Case, Japan Fujigen
$5,599.99
$5,599.99
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Up for sale, a 1979 Greco EX-800 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The EX800 is one of the more unique and rare "lawsuit era" instruments produced at the beginning of one of Japan's most storied periods of guitar production, faithfully replicating Gibson's original Explorer design with superb build quality, boasting four-piece maple neck and sandwich body construction and loaded with a pair of Maxon-made U-2000 humbuckers.
If your brain immediately goes to early Van Halen territory, we can hardly blame you, as this guitar features identical construction to the Ibanez Destroyer model 2459 used extensively on Van Halen I. The EX800 is the same instrument under a different name, with a more Gibson-esque headstock logo, made in the famed Fujigen factory alongside its Ibanez Destroyer cousin. Same factory, same guitar.
The EX800 is loaded with the original pair of Maxon-made U-2000 humbuckers (the Super 70 humbuckers in the Ibanez iteration are also Maxon-made). These pickups feature Alnico V magnets and are articulate and warm, with good top end growl, sustain, and punch, responding well to thick overdrive and delivering an open, dynamic treble response. Lightweight at 7lbs 10oz, this guitar has a particularly resonant and clear natural acoustic tone, with the midrange complexity and clear note attack inherent in ash. This EX800 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Neck: Maple
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .825” at 1st fret, .930” at 12th fret
- Fretboard: Rosewood, 22-fret, dot inlays
- Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, no wear
- Scale Length: 24 3/4”
- Nut width: 1 11/16”
- Tuners: Star tuners
- Serialization: C79-prefix (1979)
Body Specs:
- Body: Ash
- Pickup: Maxon U-2000 humbucker x2 (September, 1978)
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone, three-way pickup selector switch
- Hardware: Nashville-style bridge, stopbar
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, gold bonnet knobs, cream switch tip
The “Korina” gloss finish shows faint buckle worming central to the back, a few small chips in the clear coat on the body perimeter, and some additional scattered minor marks consistent with use. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, save for a few shallow nicks central to the carve behind frets 2-3 that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
A modern black Epiphone hardshell case is included.
If your brain immediately goes to early Van Halen territory, we can hardly blame you, as this guitar features identical construction to the Ibanez Destroyer model 2459 used extensively on Van Halen I. The EX800 is the same instrument under a different name, with a more Gibson-esque headstock logo, made in the famed Fujigen factory alongside its Ibanez Destroyer cousin. Same factory, same guitar.
The EX800 is loaded with the original pair of Maxon-made U-2000 humbuckers (the Super 70 humbuckers in the Ibanez iteration are also Maxon-made). These pickups feature Alnico V magnets and are articulate and warm, with good top end growl, sustain, and punch, responding well to thick overdrive and delivering an open, dynamic treble response. Lightweight at 7lbs 10oz, this guitar has a particularly resonant and clear natural acoustic tone, with the midrange complexity and clear note attack inherent in ash. This EX800 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Neck: Maple
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .825” at 1st fret, .930” at 12th fret
- Fretboard: Rosewood, 22-fret, dot inlays
- Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, no wear
- Scale Length: 24 3/4”
- Nut width: 1 11/16”
- Tuners: Star tuners
- Serialization: C79-prefix (1979)
Body Specs:
- Body: Ash
- Pickup: Maxon U-2000 humbucker x2 (September, 1978)
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone, three-way pickup selector switch
- Hardware: Nashville-style bridge, stopbar
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, gold bonnet knobs, cream switch tip
The “Korina” gloss finish shows faint buckle worming central to the back, a few small chips in the clear coat on the body perimeter, and some additional scattered minor marks consistent with use. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, save for a few shallow nicks central to the carve behind frets 2-3 that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
A modern black Epiphone hardshell case is included.
