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just got one of these (similar to this one, not exact though) for $200 on ebay

1966 Eko cobra 612

mine is the one without the matching headstock

also got a free "holiday" banjo, its terrible. i love it.

pics when i get it in the mail.

awsome! i played an eko ebo styled bass a few years back and i loved the feel of the thing, and it was a step above the normal jap feel of the time.

My roommate from college has a 12 string EKO acoustic. It played nice for a 12 string despite some nice dings. No heel on the neck.

Kinda like this one:


That's a nice find

thanks, the neck on the electric is said to be similar to the ones on the acoustics (fat). im hoping its true.

I really like that. Do these come up often on eBay?

My main acoustic is an Eko Ranger VI. It's so good it gets more play time than my other 3 supposedly higher quality acoustics.
It's in my avatar pic if you need to see it.
I've never played an Eko electric, however they had some insane looking ones with all kinds of switches and strange vibrato systems.
The Eko company also made the Vox guitars and basses for a time.
They've reissued their acoustics and a couple of electrics, albeit with modern appointments. I'd post a link to the Eko site, but I'm lazy.

edit: fuck it, I ended up having to check the site out, so here it is:

http://www.eko.it/international/Electric.htm

they've got some cool amps too. I want the lorenz.

edit 2: they have an american site too.

http://www.ekoguitarsusa.com/AmpliLorenz.htm

Paul_Ray wrote:I really like that. Do these come up often on eBay?

they come up now and then but they are usually outlandishly priced. i lucked out on an auction.