zhivago
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This awesome '55 takes this thread back to the top! :hank
Here is an interesting guitar I came across a few weeks ago while looking through Facebook's classifieds section.
While I have seen a ton of 70s Greco copies of Sunburst Les Pauls, and humbucker Les Paul Customs, I've never seen one so close to an Alnico Custom...to be quite honest I was almost tempted to buy it! :yah
Hah, I was paying very close attention to that ad too, I could just never justify the long drive to see it (I'm London too). In the end I bought another Les Paul last week so I can't imagine I'll be getting it now.
I couldn't find another Greco in any catalog or post that resembled it which slightly put me off. The ad suggested it was '70s but the serial number says '89.
This awesome '55 takes this thread back to the top! :hank
Looks like I might have to make a trip to St. Paul very soon. Anyone else notice how white the binding is?
This awesome '55 takes this thread back to the top! :hank
Looks like I might have to make a trip to St. Paul very soon. Anyone else notice how white the binding is?
I am not that familiar with Grecos in general...all I know is that if they are 70s, glued neck with the "correct lawsuit" headstock they may be cool....seeing that Custom really got me interested...to be honest, if I had space (ie, didn't live in London), I would have picked this one up for, ermm...archeological/Indiana Jones reasons!
I'm not either, I just did my research on this one as I was curious and always loved the style (hence reading this thread regularly!). How about you buy it (and collect it) and keep it here where I have the space? :biggrin:
Cool!! Let us know what you think of it
The binding is a bit whiter than usual, but that may be just the lighting in the photo :jim
and the hardware is a bit golder than usual hmm... because its a super well preserved guitar!Cool!! Let us know what you think of it
The binding is a bit whiter than usual, but that may be just the lighting in the photo :jim
and the hardware is a bit golder than usual hmm... because its a super well preserved guitar!
This is amazing, Rex!! I am so happy to hear you snagged this one! :salude
On the gold hardware thing, in general,.. I think it also depends on the player....I have a guitar that has gold hardware, and after playing it a lot, including with a band, which = sweat, it looks about the same as when I first got it.
In contrast, my '56 came to me pre-rusted...god knows where she was before I took her in, but the plating on the tailpiece is mostly gone...like it was a Chitlin circuit guitar or something!... :jim
Thanks. The hardware has a bit more wear than the pics show but is in very good condition. The bridge was put on backwards on a prior string change which hides the playing wear on it. Once I flip it back to the proper position, the wear will be even on both the tailpiece and the bridge.
Overall, the guitar is in immaculate condition with zero finish checks, etc. on the body and only a few on the headstock. A person could not ask for better. The pots were a bit scratchy when I rolled them off but improved as I worked them a bit. Not a huge deal. I'm going to try it through the my Fender Twin. I'm sure it will sound great through that one.
Very cool!!
Are you going to stick with the original Fretless Wonder frets?
That's the plan. They are good shape because the previous owner always used flat wound strings. Problem is, they sound like s**t compared to round wounds. And the gauge he used is HEAVY. Would it really be bad to use round wounds (I like Slinky 10's)? Would it cause excess fret wear?
Rex