Greco guitar users

[pekzman]

merun akong boogie greco strat dito, pinalitan ko yung nut saka yung string retainer

[prince22]

pag nag upgrade ka ng pups makintab na cover nun. Mag post ka sa ads madami sellers dyan specify mo lang japanese guitar kasi like sa pots magkaiba diameter ng US at mij shafts lalakihan mo pa ang butas. Sa pups no prob. Anong part ba papalitan mo? Try mo din stewmac.

Pero okay pa naman yung pups di ko naman balak mag upgrade. Parang kung pwede yung chrome cover lang o mahirap kaya yun? Or pwedeng i pa metal polisher ko nalang yung cover?

[royc]

Pero okay pa naman yung pups di ko naman balak mag upgrade. Parang kung pwede yung chrome cover lang o mahirap kaya yun? Or pwedeng i pa metal polisher ko nalang yung cover?

ginawa ko yun kumintab tapos pinag sisihan ko hehe mas bagay sa vintage ang patina. your call

oo nga pala dadating ang time di na yan kikintab kasi ubos na ang chrome plating

[prince22]

Actually ngayon nag papaquote nako para sa mga gold hardware gusto ko ayusin tong SG ko pero sure naman ako reversible padin naman yung upgrades.
 

[junryu19]

My guitar since high school!
Greco W-120
Originally 12 String pero pinagawa ko na lang 6 string kay sir Arie Hipolito!
Uwi ni erpat nung 1985.

[prince22]

My guitar since high school!
Greco W-120
Originally 12 String pero pinagawa ko na lang 6 string kay sir Arie Hipolito!
Uwi ni erpat nung 1985.

Aray  sayang di masyado naalagaan

[junryu19]

Aray  sayang di masyado naalagaan

Actually sir, kapapagawa ko lang po nyan kay sir Arie Hipolito.
Umabot sya ng 4k dahil andaming baling brace sa loob atbp.
It may look old on the outside pero it still sounds like new.
Hindi na daw maibabalik sa dating finish sabi ni sir Arie.
Ang sabi nga nya mas maganda ang tunog habang tumatagal ung kahoy!

[PhosHilaron]

anong model ng Greco ang pinaka vintage? yung pwede ng tumapat sa 1959 burst ng Gibson?

[prince22]

Actually sir, kapapagawa ko lang po nyan kay sir Arie Hipolito.
Umabot sya ng 4k dahil andaming baling brace sa loob atbp.
It may look old on the outside pero it still sounds like new.
Hindi na daw maibabalik sa dating finish sabi ni sir Arie.
Ang sabi nga nya mas maganda ang tunog habang tumatagal ung kahoy!

I mean sayang dapat di mo pinaconvert. Kumuha ka nalang ng ibang acoustic na 6 strings talaga.

[junryu19]

I mean sayang dapat di mo pinaconvert. Kumuha ka nalang ng ibang acoustic na 6 strings talaga.

pwede pa rin sya 12 string sir.
I just opted to use 6 string instead.

[ioffendpeople]

I mean sayang dapat di mo pinaconvert. Kumuha ka nalang ng ibang acoustic na 6 strings talaga.

+1

seemed like kind of a waste to convert the thing to 6-string...a guitar like that is rare as it is, but to each their own i guess.

[brandey]

Pwede pa naman gawin 12 string yan. ang tinanggal lang naman ata ung tuners saka ung string pins

[prince22]

Pwede pa naman gawin 12 string yan. ang tinanggal lang naman ata ung tuners saka ung string pins

Papalitan pa yung bridge at nut nyan eh. Gastos ulit. Sana binenta mo nalang sakin tas bumili ka 6-string
pero kanya kanyang trip diba? IMHO lang naman talaga ehh sayang.

[fred]

Here's my mid-70s Les Paul copy of Greco.
Still in the process of being restored to playable condition.




Here's Terry Kath of the band Chicago playing a similar model starting at 3:32( not sure what brand he was using but the form and shape is very similar)

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[prince22]

Nice! Sayang yung Bridge at Stoptail. Or ganyan na yan nung nakuha mo?

[fred]

Yes, ganyan na when I got it. Bridge and stop tail have now been replaced to correct specs. Electronics are  now fine as well now.

[prince22]

Which reminds me I haven't posted mine yet 

Still in the process of restoration/upgrading

Greco 1989 SS600P2
From this






to
This


Changed TOM Bridge (MIJ Chrome) and Stop Tail (MIJ Gold)
Poker Switch Chip to Gold
Gold Strap Locks
Changed the Knobs to a witch hat type (from a telecustom)
Wala pako time ipatrapezoid yung inlays, changed some other minor stuffs too.

[jepbueno]

Guys, listen to this:

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Greco Mint Collection daw, swabe

[jepbueno]

[update]http://www.grecoed.com/good scans of old greco catalogs


Madami na din akong nakikitang naka post na Greco so baka puede din tayong gumawa ng sarili nating thread. Para din to sa mga interested sa Greco so we can share what we know. Here's mine:



It's a 1978 EG700 setneck

[update 052609]
mahogany two piece, two layer back
maple two piece top
mahogany three piece neck
rosewood Fingerboard
locking tuners
Gibson 57 classic/classic plus pickups (still have the stock U-2000)
Goodall NOS oil caps
refretted (used to have fret edge binding)
solid body and not pancaked

Photogenic LP gamit ko nun and narealize ko na kung magpapamana ako sa baby ko ng gitara dapat yung may historical value. Hindi ko kaya ang Gibson hehe kaya I decided to get either a Greco, Tokai or Burny. 

Di naman ako nagsisisi dahil iba talaga ang tunog ng Greco

more pics here
http://gitarista.ning.com/profiles/blogs/1978-greco-eg700

sir royc, inexplain sakin ni sir danny yung tungkol sa locking tuners nito pero hindi pa rin talaga malinaw. How does it actually work?

[prince22]

sir royc, inexplain sakin ni sir danny yung tungkol sa locking tuners nito pero hindi pa rin talaga malinaw. How does it actually work?

Google is your friend, bro. there are a lot of simple explanations for that. Cheers!

[royc]

sir royc, inexplain sakin ni sir danny yung tungkol sa locking tuners nito pero hindi pa rin talaga malinaw. How does it actually work?

dun sa shaft may pin sized hole. hanap ka ng matigas na wire or paper clip pasok mo dun and turn to tighten or loosen.

[psychic_sushi]

My current no.2 is a 1979 Greco Jeff Beck Strat.

Had to slightly tweak it with a new pickguard & selector switch as the stock switching drove me nuts. but I kept the old stuff for safe-keeping 

I used this guitar at the pedal shoot-out, alot of the participants felt that she had the *cough* "hiyaw" thing going for her. Was not surprised as the 1st greco strat I owned had this quality too.

Still wrestling with the very pronounced V shape neck & radius. i admit to having a love/hate relationship with her as it takes me longer to warm up to her neck, but DAMN, THE TONE. it's a tough-love thing! She's a b*tch but she's fantastic!

Will post pics soon...

[jepbueno]

Google is your friend, bro. there are a lot of simple explanations for that. Cheers!

hehe, nagoogle ko na matagal na bro, before pa ako magpost dito. kaso ang nahahanap ko eh yung mga bagong locking tuners (yung tipong hindi na iikot ang strings sa posts) ang nahanap ko lang na similar eh yung grover rotomatics yata yun. at text based lang ang nahanap kong guide ahaha.

susubukan ko yung sabi ni sir royc, kinakamay ko lang kasi haha

[PhosHilaron]

i'll make sure i'll have one greco lp this year.

[weeeeeenesus]

may nabibilan pa po ba ng greco?