1983 Greco EGC68-500 Custom Black Beauty Vintage Guitar w/ Screamin PAFs, Japan Fujigen
$1,599.99
$1,599.99
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Up for sale, a 1983 Greco Mint Collection model EGC68-50 in near-mint condition and in perfect working order. Crafted at the Fujigen factory during the “lawsuit” era of Japanese guitar production, this Mint Collection Greco is a clear response to the ‘68 Les Paul Custom, featuring a carved maple cap on a mahogany body, mahogany neck with a long neck tenon and a rosewood fretboard, and “Screamin” PAF-style humbuckers.
Weighing 9lbs 8oz, this EGC68-50 dishes out plenty of natural warmth and resonance, qualities faithfully captured by the “Screamin’” PAF-style humbuckers. Wound in-house at Fujigen, these pickups deliver a great array of traditional Les Paul-style sounds: the bridge position has a rich growl and cut with great note attack and harmonic complexity, while the neck pickup is fat and round. This Greco has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Chunky ‘50s-style C, measuring .880” 1st fret, 1.025” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Greco-branded, gold keystone buttons
-Serialization: H83-prefix, “500” sticker on back of peghead denotes original model tier and price (¥50,000)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: “Screamin’” PAF-style humbucker x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to January/February, 1983
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1-style bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Four-ply black pickguard (replacement), gold witch hat knobs (replacement)
The gloss Ebony finish is framed by multi-ply binding, and cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing central to the back and just a few faint scratches and nicks in the clear coat on top. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless save for one shallow nick central to the carve behind fret 5.
A Ritter padded softshell case is included.
Weighing 9lbs 8oz, this EGC68-50 dishes out plenty of natural warmth and resonance, qualities faithfully captured by the “Screamin’” PAF-style humbuckers. Wound in-house at Fujigen, these pickups deliver a great array of traditional Les Paul-style sounds: the bridge position has a rich growl and cut with great note attack and harmonic complexity, while the neck pickup is fat and round. This Greco has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Chunky ‘50s-style C, measuring .880” 1st fret, 1.025” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Greco-branded, gold keystone buttons
-Serialization: H83-prefix, “500” sticker on back of peghead denotes original model tier and price (¥50,000)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: “Screamin’” PAF-style humbucker x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to January/February, 1983
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1-style bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Four-ply black pickguard (replacement), gold witch hat knobs (replacement)
The gloss Ebony finish is framed by multi-ply binding, and cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing central to the back and just a few faint scratches and nicks in the clear coat on top. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless save for one shallow nick central to the carve behind fret 5.
A Ritter padded softshell case is included.
