Pickups sound great, no mud at all. they're bright and responsive. It is just a really high quality sounding and feeling instrument. effortless sustain.
serial: A870014
A87 means it was made in January 1987.
I'm still trying to figure out what pickups these are. that would help me identify what specific model this is. I'm guessing they are either SCREAM'IN or DOUBLE TRICK pickups.
It looks like a Greco Mint Collection (based on the flower pot inlay on headstock) and I would say the model number is either an EGC68-60, 70 or 80. just because I've seen an 87 of what look like a EGC58-50 and it had features that weren't as good as this (it only had a short-tenon neck, not long-tenon like mine). On the model number, EG = Les Paul Model, 68 = 1968 Model, 60 = it would cost 60,000 Yen.
Some interesting stuff I found out, recently while researching Greco's: Greco, Ibanez and Fender Japan are all basically the same company, Kanda Shokai. The original idea was the Greco would be domestic market and Ibanez would be foreign market. However, over the years they developed in they're own ways, and have their own unique models. Through the 70s and early 80s Greco made fender copies until Fender signed a deal with them to become Fender Japan. If you think about this, the fact that Fender Japan is actually a completely separate company from Fender USA, it explains a lot. Fender Japan probably doesn't have much more relation to Fender USA than Gretsch does. This is why they have all these unique models. and if you look at the MIJ fenders that fender USA chooses to import they all are significantly different than any USA or MIM models so as not to directly compete.
nice !
