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SOLD outside Fretboard for 900 quid PRICE DROP £900 - FS/FT Greco "Super Real" EGF850 - MIJ - 1980
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Frets: 181
After trialling a bunch of les-paul-a-likes recently I have finally settled on a Maybach Lester, for my taste it's a perfect blend of traditional sound and build with some modern appointments for comfort.
That does leave this beaut surplus to requirements, and as much as I'd love to keep every guitar I ever touch I live in the real world and have a house a a job and a better half to placate... so this lovely jubbly Greco EGF850 in fetching and oh-so-original Cherry Sunburst is up for grabs.
The usual gubbins; 24.75" scale length, mahogany body and neck, maple cap, rosewood 'board, nitro finish. I think it's very likely the flame top is a veneer but it looks nice and personally I love that it's not a mega flamed bling-machine. The neck on this is quite "59"... whatever that means. It's slimmer and perhaps a touch faster than my Lester 58. Very comfy.
This one has got Bareknuckle Mules in it and Gotoh tuners. Condition is very good, especially for something that's older than I am. There's a couple of dinks here and there but nothing awful, I've tried to capture them in the photos.
I've got a hardcase and box so if you'd like to arrange a courier that's an option. Otherwise collection from South Manchester or meet up a reasonable distance.
It owes me £975 so I'd like that back. Trade-wise you could likely tempt me with Jazzmasters, Telecasters, SGs (bonus points for p90s and/or not red), maybe even semi hollows. Basically anything that isn't obscenely "metal" I suppose. I'm sorted for amps and pedals though - thanks.
That does leave this beaut surplus to requirements, and as much as I'd love to keep every guitar I ever touch I live in the real world and have a house a a job and a better half to placate... so this lovely jubbly Greco EGF850 in fetching and oh-so-original Cherry Sunburst is up for grabs.
The usual gubbins; 24.75" scale length, mahogany body and neck, maple cap, rosewood 'board, nitro finish. I think it's very likely the flame top is a veneer but it looks nice and personally I love that it's not a mega flamed bling-machine. The neck on this is quite "59"... whatever that means. It's slimmer and perhaps a touch faster than my Lester 58. Very comfy.
This one has got Bareknuckle Mules in it and Gotoh tuners. Condition is very good, especially for something that's older than I am. There's a couple of dinks here and there but nothing awful, I've tried to capture them in the photos.
I've got a hardcase and box so if you'd like to arrange a courier that's an option. Otherwise collection from South Manchester or meet up a reasonable distance.
It owes me £975 so I'd like that back. Trade-wise you could likely tempt me with Jazzmasters, Telecasters, SGs (bonus points for p90s and/or not red), maybe even semi hollows. Basically anything that isn't obscenely "metal" I suppose. I'm sorted for amps and pedals though - thanks.
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EDIT: as @Homer rightly says, this is closer to the 59 style neck (22.2 mm thick at 1st fret) and very comfortable.
Most of them have thick 58 type necks, this one closer to the 59 style (22.2 mm thick at 1st fret) is very comfortable.
I personally like the weight and neck size of these early Greco’s. The one I had rung so acoustically and sounded better than any genuine modern Gibson. GLWTS
To my hands and ears it feels similar to the Maybach Lester '58, but with a more manageable neck and slightly more bark from the Bare Knuckle Mules. It was a tough call between the two, but I'm a vain bastard and I've always had a softspot for tobacco sunburst....
Doesn't quite match your criteria but the neck pickup is technically a P90 and it's more of an orangey red than deep cherry