Incoming NGD... turns out it’s chambered / semi hollow

cm01 · November 2020

I’ve been pretty good this year ... sold 3 guitars and bought 1 ... didn’t really have anything on my radar until I spotted this little beauty. Should arrive next week, fingers crossed.

CarbonCopy · November 2020

Nice. Has a Jeff Beck vibe about it.

usedtobe · November 2020

Nice!

cm01 · November 2020

CarbonCopy said:

Nice. Has a Jeff Beck vibe about it.

Yep.. it’s Greco’s late 70’s take on his wraptail Les Paul

*Aaron* · November 2020

Thats really nice

cm01 · December 2020

It’s arrived ... it’s light and super resonant .. neck is a little skinnier than I’d like but not a deal breaker. The rosewood has some lovely character

vincechu89 · December 2020

Stunner, happy NGD

Switch625 · December 2020

Is it a fixed neck or bolt on? It might just be my eyes but the low E string doesn’t look like it’s sitting parallel along the neck?

cm01 · December 2020

It’s set neck ... I think it’s the angle it’s sitting at because it’s fine in person

EDIT: I tell a lie, it is slightly out ... not really noticeable when playing it though

skunkwerx · December 2020

Switch625 said:

Is it a fixed neck or bolt on? It might just be my eyes but the low E string doesn’t look like it’s sitting parallel along the neck?

Its a wrap tail, easily adjusted!

cm01 · December 2020

So, just given it a clean up and a new set of strings and had a look inside ... turns out it’s chambered / semi hollow!

It’s very light - I’d guess under 7lbs, which makes sense - I’ve not seen construction like this before. It seems like as if the top is a thin layer of mahogany - from tapping the top it appears to be like this everywhere apart from a block behind the bridge.

The neck tenon seems unusual as well, in that it has a couple of metal rods inserted into it - it’s hard to capture in the pics.

The most important thing is it plays beautifully and sounds great unplugged - very loud, sweet and chimey - I’m looking forward to plugging it in tomorrow to see how it sounds amplified.

stickyfiddle · December 2020

That looks fabulous! And semi-hollow should make it sound great too.

All-black or blacktop? The world needs more blacktops

cm01 · December 2020

All black ... I love it, can’t wait to plug it in

lustycourtier · December 2020

Built like a Proper Gretsch Duojet that.

ToneControl · December 2020

you should get acoustic feedback at lower volumes, I always liked that on my chambered guitars

JohnS37 · December 2020

That looks fab, best of all worlds, and a stopbar tailpiece too!

Philly_Q · December 2020

Very cool. I've always liked the Jeff Beck style LPs, I had the Edwards version for a while, wish I hadn't sold it.

I've seen these Grecos on eBay over the years but I never realised they were chambered (maybe some of them aren't). I think sometimes they're a dark green colour rather than black, unless it's just the colour fading in a weird way.

cm01 · December 2020

I’ve had a ton of Grecos over the years but none have been chambered ... I had a purple Edwards Beck LP as well which was purple and I regretted selling too.

Philly_Q · December 2020

cm01 said:

I’ve had a ton of Grecos over the years but none have been chambered ... I had a purple Edwards Beck LP as well which was purple and I regretted selling too.

I saw my old one on eBay. It had turned up in Spain, and had acquired some dings and a different case. I was tempted to buy it back, but they wanted more than I'd sold it for, so I wouldn't pay that much on principle.

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