1979 Greco Lawsuit Era Les Paul Copy

Paul Shows us his 1979 Greco Lawsuit Gibson Copy!

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[JCHaywire]

I was out walking in Chiba, Japan and saw the headstock of a 78 Greco LP sticking up out of the trash. I grabbed it triumphantly and play it to this day. It was pretty crusty, but responded well to refurbishment. Amazing luck!

[bigjohnson]

I remember seeing those guitars in the early 80s. A couple of friends had those guitars but they wanted to play my Japanese Aria Pro II because I had Dimarzio PUPS. It was a great time for LP copies such as Greco, Memphis, and Arias.

[spaceman]

Great vid, I believe there was also some EG 600 that had solid bodies as well whether these were transitional to the EG 800 or just what they had in the factory but solid boat anchors they are.

[nolukeskywalker]

Nice to see Grecos getting some attention these days. I absolutely love my 1979 EG600. I have to mention two wrong remarks here though:
1) The letter in the serial does not refer to the Fujigen factory but tells you the month the guitar was made in. So, F is the sixth letter in the alphabet and therefore stands for the sixth month of 1979.
2) EG 600s were NOT routed/chambered at least from 1979 onwards. My January 1979 EG600 only has seperate routings for each pickup and is otherwise rock solid, just like the US originals.

[rockdaddy]

Nice guitar, I remember seeing some of these in the 70s. Thanks guys.

[taz]

I have a 1979 Aria Pro II LC700 Les Paul Custom copy in black. Looks just like the Norlin era Les Paul guitars. The only difference with mine is it has a three screw mount for the truss rod cover and no fret nibs. Mine has the set neck with the volute, open book shovel head headstock and the period correct ABR-1 bridge. Looks just like a 70's Gibson Norlin Les Paul Custom. I put a Dimarzio Super 3 Distortion in the bridge and a Dimarzio PAF in the neck. It is an awesome guitar. I also have a 1975 A5522 Les Paul Custom copy in black. It has the bolt on maple neck, with the open book headstock and a plywood body. The guitar still sounds and plays great.

[jvanb]

I've been on the fence about getting an EG800, this video will probably push me over the edge. EDIT: I just pushed the checkout button on one.

[jeffroq]

Great video. My 1st guitar is like that. Columbus sunburst from the 70s with gotoh pickups and hardware. Like maxons the Gotoh pups are unpotted. It's a bolt on neck. I've still got it and use it regularly.

[nankypooh]

Pretty nice "Lawsuit" guitar. Looks like it's in great condition, and sounds gnarly.

[davidkastin]

Awesome L.P. Paul. Glad you brought it in for us to enjoy! Happy New Year to everyone at Zimm's. 🎸 ✌

[davidclifton]

have an unbranded mij 70s cherry sunburst one black instead of creme on the pickups. beautiful.

[patrickwardein]

That was a great lesson from paul, he is super knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing that. Super cool ax!!!

[dba]

What a beauty! You’re right put something over the name I can hardly tell the difference. Bet it plays great! A must for every Ace Frehley fan. And it’s 50 (!) years old.

[house-o-twang]

Thank you for the history overview. I have a '90 lemon EG 550 & its a great guitar for the money. :)

[ZPDSurvival]

I have a 1977 Starfield LP Copy that looks exactly like a 1975 Ibanez except the headstock was slightly Modified. Cool Video.

[defaulttoprime]

Just snapped up a Sekova just like the black one in this video... Great guitar...

[petal.]

Kanda Shokai were the owners of the Greco brand and the # system on their guitars was the same as Ibanez and other brands made by Fujigen for other Companies since late 75 when the system was introduced 😎 🎩

[anomolydebaucle]

I loved your work in the😥New York Dollls

[samright]

The pickups are lawsuits also. Dimarzio owns the patten for all crème pickups, That’s why Gibson makes Zebra pickups

[petal.]

F stands for June - the date / month of production, 79 is the year and
the rest is the production #. The set neck had no bearing on the 1977
" Lawsuit " as Ibanez branded guitars mostly had bolt on necks and it was only these and then only the Open Book headstock that was the issue .