Greco Les Paul Model History - Part 1

We dive in to a somewhat elaborated history on the Origin of The Greco Les Paul. Coming out of Japan starting in the 1970s.
These Copied Guitars are highly regarded in quality so i will bring you through some differences and what you might look for if interested in collecting one for yourself.
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[lastlaff]

Rob, you’re awesome, dude! Just wanted to say thanks to you, Dunsy and Lucas Fowler for all the help and info on these gorgeous guitars. As of today, I have joined the brotherhood with a ‘78 EG-700 straight from Japan!

[bkguitarrepairrestoration]

Agree, Tokai as well, own a few and they all are fantastic sounding guitars, very lively, lots of dynamics.
thanks for the video...

[MaritimesRemi]

I have a 71 to 74 Ibanez Les Paul, and apart from my bridge pickup that is different, it looks exactly like this guitar!

[ParagonGarage]

Great info👍🏻 i just picked up a Burny LPC i absolutely love it the quality and playability is better than most gibsons i have played. Next on my Radar is a Greco and an Orville

[sakitakungtyan]

I have a 1980 EGF1800 with Dry Z pup. Mine has the same color as yours but I am planning a refin down the road.

[carllarsson]

Hey Rob! Great video with tons of good info. I'm looking into buying what I think is a Greco eg700 but I'm not sure. It's black with a Greco logo and the standrard text on the headstock with two screws in it. The body is pancake with a maple top but there is no serial number. It is in fantastic condition and sounds and plays great. Do you know anything about the wiring on these models?

[blakespurlock]

Hey rob. What do you think the best greco I could get for around $1000? Vintage or newer.

[chipicaua]

Hey mate I have a question, I found a local used guitars shop in my area and they're selling an EG500 for 500 Euros. Do you think it's good value? Or should i wait till i find a better model.

[bigbromiki]

Great Vid, I’m eyeballing a 1980 super power goldtop with p90’s, any tips ?

[TheStrataminor]

What about the EG-360 model? These are Matsumoku made and usually Matsumoku was pretty good...

[erickt]

Any words of advice on the early 70's "Gneco's"? I've got one I'm looking at but I'm not sure if I should bother getting it seeing as they weren't super amazing until the 80's. Are they still worth getting for under 400?

[troyfrost]

Rob Ha... How do I go about buying a les Paul like this .Troy Frost

[timothtyyoung]

Hi Rob, I have a G786158 i picked up while stationed in Japan in the early 2000s. It needs some work, and I don't know much about it. Any advice/info is greatly appreciated.

[ninja-cszo]

I saw a les paul custom eg 300, for like 900€. Is it worth?

[nolukeskywalker]

Do standard Gibson/Epiphone pickguards and knobs fit on these Grecos? Would appreciate any Information on this one...thanks!!

[andrewrobinson]

Hi Rob, thanks for the info. Really helped me out. Ive bought a 75 eg550, still waiting on delivery. It has the diamond inlay headstock, greco pickup covers, edge binding on body and fretboard (no fret binding), gold hardware, black knobs, tws backing plate and pick guard. Block inlays... but set neck. Doesnt seem to match the catalogs description of a 75 eg550. Are the catalogs all they did or could I have a special order or maybe a bitsa? Still waiting delivery so cant tell you much more yet.

[cjw]

Hey rob I have a what I was told a 1974 legend les Paul black beauty copy bolt on neck it sounds amazing super fat tone I love the thing do you have any info on who made these legend guitars thanks

[mattmurray]

This is a great video. What do you think about the EG450S?

[InadrenDreana]

Hi!!!
Thank you so much for your videos!!!
What the right price for an egf 1200 with DryZ?

[jimmyjames]

Great job mate, I had to do a shitload of googlin' (as you have too, no doubt) to get all this info a few years ago. Your EG700 is an arse-kicker too! Off to check out yer Super Real/Mint Collection one now, cheers!