Is this Greco Les Paul worth buying?

[Breeding The Spawn]

I have been looking to buy a Greco Les Paul for a while now but all the one's I am looking at ship from Japan and I have no experience buying guitars from Japan. I found this Greco about 1hour away from where I live, can any one tell me what model it is and if it's worth getting? Should I wait and keep looking? The one I am after has an ebony fretboard and has really nice shiny block inlays. If I do end up buying this, what can i do about that terrible carving they did in the back of the guitar.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Depends on the price. But I would probably grab it if it’s a good price.

 

[Breeding The Spawn]

Depends on the price. But I would probably grab it if it’s a good price.

Dude was asking about $650, checked back and it's dropped to $575.

 

[eggy in a bready]

that carving looks sick. what's terrible about it?

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

$575 seems like a great price for a Greco these days. I'd jump on it.

To deal with that carving, though, you'd probably need some wood filler and a refinish job on the back end.

 

[mbardu]

Do you have the exact model number? They've had a pretty wide range.

Ps : you can also keep your options open. Buying from Japan at places like Ishibashi is actually super easy (barely an inconvenience).

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Drive the hour and see. If it's not a basketcase, I'd grab it. The MIJ Greco stuff rarely disappoints.

 

[Breeding The Spawn]

Do you have the exact model number? They've had a pretty wide range.

Ps : you can also keep your options open. Buying from Japan at places like Ishibashi is actually super easy (barely an inconvenience).

Seller doesn't know what model it is, all he knows it's made in Japan.
Serial number :

 

[mbardu]

Looks like one of those EGC600s:
https://reverb.com/item/36090331-19...t-collection-ebony-japan-w-gibson-usa-pickups

It's a Les Paul, so if you are able to try it, then you must.
It might feel shitty in your hands, but it may also become your favorite guitar of all time on the spot

It's a bit beat up, so I'd see if you can get as low a price as possible.
Is the back image really carved into the guitar?

 

[DrakkarTyrannis]

Hell I'd get it just for the carving on the back. Ask him who did it and see if they do it often.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Hell I'd get it just for the carving on the back. Ask him who did it and see if they do it often.

Yeah. It adds character.

 

[DrakkarTyrannis]

Yeah. It adds character.

Yeah..THAT'S the kind of relic job I'd like on a guitar.

 

[Nightside]

Buy it. Grecos are good af.

 

[Spicypickles]

The quote is lame as shit and belongs on the inner arm of some waifish hippie chick that smokes clove cigarettes but the rest of it is pretty awesome.

 

[wakjob]

I'd take a Greco or Edward's over a Gibson in a NY minute, if it's a decent one.
Definitely go check it out. That's a super fair price IMO.

 

[soliloquy]

maybe i'm mixing Greco with Burny, but one of those has a wider range, where they CAN be made in China or Japan. For $575 for a Chinese guitar is kind of high (not saying anything bad about their craftsman ship).

but as an owner of a japanes les paul, and it being my favorite guitar of all time, i say try it. If it speaks to you, buy it!!

though that doesn't look like ebony board from the pictures

 

[MaxOfMetal]

maybe i'm mixing Greco with Burny, but one of those has a wider range, where they CAN be made in China or Japan. For $575 for a Chinese guitar is kind of high (not saying anything bad about their craftsman ship).

but as an owner of a japanes les paul, and it being my favorite guitar of all time, i say try it. If it speaks to you, buy it!!

though that doesn't look like ebony board from the pictures

Some Greco stuff is South Korean made, and Burny were built pretty much everywhere at some point, including China.

 

[Breeding The Spawn]

I picked it up yesterday for much lower than the asking price. I was playing a bunch of Carcass riffs all day yesterday that I forgot to report back. So far I love it, except the frets are so thin and extremely low, having trouble keeping it in tune, the pickups are microphonic when playing at higher volumes. Going to take it in to my local shop and see if it needs a refret or if they can squeeze more life out of those tiny frets. I already ordered some witch hat knobs, I need to find a new nut, roller bridge and still haven't decided on what pickups.

 

[Dust_to_Dust]

The quote is lame as shit and belongs on the inner arm of some waifish hippie chick that smokes clove cigarettes but the rest of it is pretty awesome.

fuck

 

[Supernaut]

I picked it up yesterday for much lower than the asking price. I was playing a bunch of Carcass riffs all day yesterday that I forgot to report back. So far I love it, except the frets are so thin and extremely low, having trouble keeping it in tune, the pickups are microphonic when playing at higher volumes. Going to take it in to my local shop and see if it needs a refret or if they can squeeze more life out of those tiny frets. I already ordered some witch hat knobs, I need to find a new nut, roller bridge and still haven't decided on what pickups. View attachment 87293

Wouldn't be surprised if that thing's had a fret crowning once or twice already if it's been well loved. Definitely get some new frets on that bad boy.