Greco Joan Jett Melody Maker

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:37 am

Wish Gibson made one like this.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:38 am

That looks pretty sweet!

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:53 am

Needs a Red Rhodes Velvet Hammer.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:48 am

I remember digging through guitars to get to the sig Gibson version at HOG during BROEFEST!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:21 am

HNB wrote:That looks pretty sweet!

she does doesn't she. the guitar looks nice as well

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:28 am

So hot.

The sheer number of Grecos that float across the East Sea from Japan makes Korea a fun place for poking around for such gems. Notwithstanding, The above lovely is not to be found 'round these parts.

This week's local Greco'd charmers in Seoul...A pair of 1980 sweeties.

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NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:40 am

That semi-acoustic is lovely - Oasis sticker notwithstanding.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:27 pm

Man I kind of want one. Every time I see it I like it more.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:50 pm

How much?????

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:41 pm

Wow, it just got sold...sticker and all. Seller got a full W1.2 million for it, too (about $1050).

One correction, it was a '76. Also had heaps of lacquer checking, upon close inspection...

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Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:45 pm

Stickers = Shit. Ekwattssaid.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:16 am

this is the Gibson re-issue. AND IT NOW COMES IN BLACK.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:35 pm

robroe wrote:

xxhoixx · Post by **xxhoixx** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:54 pm

Are those Greco guitars any good? I see them on ebay all the time.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:50 am

Exhuming the thread thanks to another Greco popping up in the neighborhood, sans tacky OASIS sticker. Apologies to re-visitng JETT seekers.

Since I'll soon have the SG1000, Godin A4, and heap of pedals in other peoples' hands, this gorgeous 1976 SA-550 being sold over here for $750 is looking like a possible replacement, though the owner says there's a noteworthy finish crack on the top somewhere. Pre-lawsuit SA-550s with the trapeze tails and crown logos on the headstock are rather interesting. They're ES-330s for the most part, have short supports/blocks on the inner sides of the F-holes, but are practically hollow-bodied and ooze chime.

To be continued(?)

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:15 am

A friend of mine on another forum has one of those (with a gorgeous factory trem) and he loves it to bits: dew it Ultra.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:40 am

That is lovely, I approve

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:09 pm

Aye gents!

Something about brighter, more articulate vintage-wound humbuckers in a non-center block hollowbody is wooing me like heck right now.

The guy lives just 4 metro stops from my office, so it shouldn't be much on an issue to check the thing out and see what the possible issues might be (maybe tomorrow?). My fickle heart has some competition at the moment, though, as an equally even more enticing mint G6136DS Black Falcon (viva la Dynas!) has been on the market and is slowly dropping in price ($2500 and still falling) with no fish biting so far, and if I sell all of my lesser-used guitar junk and maybe another guitar la wife will give me her blessing for a purchase. The plot thickens.