Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 http://guitargai.com/html_folder/gai_otherBB1.html# $675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hazydaz13 Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 how is it compared to a highway 1? just a few bucks less... hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 don't know a thing about it other than it's Pink and I would drop in a David Gilmour EMG kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hazydaz13 Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 eh...I'd probably stick with what I know...never heard of these, but that doesn't mean anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Crow Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'm sure it's an excellent guitar, and I do dig the color. But I would imagine it has vintage frets and a 7.25 fretboard radius. If you like that neck dimension, then you'd have a very cool, unique guitar. For me, I've sworn off the 7.25 and vintage frets. Just don't want to fight that battle anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hit it. Greco made some great Strats. Check out what Grecos go for on EBay. That is not a bad price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'm sure it's an excellent guitar, and I do dig the color. But I would imagine it has vintage frets and a 7.25 fretboard radius. If you like that neck dimension, then you'd have a very cool, unique guitar.For me, I've sworn off the 7.25 and vintage frets. Just don't want to fight that battle anymore. Something I know very little about. Can you explain further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pedalboard Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Change out the bridge to a floyd. Make it a Pink Floyd.A Floyd wouldn't look good on that guitar, but I had to say that.On a serious note: nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 hehe, good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Something I know very little about. Can you explain further? 7.25 is the fretboard radius, it's a rather curvy radius from one side of the board to the other...Gibsons are in the 9 range I believe and wide flat necks like those on certain Ibanez shredding type guitars are in the 12 range...the larger the number the flatter the radius. Necks with the 7.25 radius are sometimes prone to fretting out when bending strings, though I've never had that problem but then I raise the action to a medium height to offset the fretting out...I love the feel of the vintage 7.25 radius, but really it's just a matter of personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'd take that over a current foreign made Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'd take that over a current foreign made Fender. I'd lake to try one of the new Fender Japan guitars since Tokai took over production in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 http://guitargai.com/html_folder/gai_otherBB1.html#$675 It's very cool but too expensive for me. By the time you get done with shipping and such it is not much more then a brand new Fender American standard strat with hardshell case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 shipping isn't an issue as I can pick it up. the question is, is this a better quality guitar than a new MIA standaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Don't know if it's any good but it sure looks pretty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 From Wiki Starting in late 1979 the Greco Super Real Series were introduced which were high standard replicas of Gibson and Fender models. In 1981/1982 the Greco Mint Collection was introduced which continued the high standard of the Super Real Series. In 1981/1982 Kanda Shokai and Yamano Gakki become part of Fender Japan and Kanda Shokai stopped producing it's own Greco Fender replica models. Since the end of the Greco open book headstock Gibson replicas in the early 1990s, Kanda Shokai have produced various models using the Greco brand name such as the Mirage Series (similar to the Ibanez Iceman), various Gibson copies (not using the open book Gibson headstock design), Violin basses (VB), Zemaitis Guitars and various other models as well. Some notable guitar players that have used Greco guitars include Ace Frehley who used Greco Les Paul replicas when Kiss were on tour in Japan and Elliot Easton of The Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Greco is one of the earliest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Frets, don't you have something that looks similar?? Pink strat, matching headstock? Is that a Fender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Frets, don't you have something that looks similar?? Pink strat, matching headstock? Is that a Fender? JB Player Sledgehammer from the late 80's/early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 shipping isn't an issue as I can pick it up.the question is, is this a better quality guitar than a new MIA standaard Hmmmm.......Quality wise I think that they would be evenly matched. Fender is putting out some nicely made gear these past years. As others have mentioned the Greco will have the vintage spec' neck and frets. Some people do not like them as the action generally has to be higher then the flatter board with bigger frets used today. The Greco does have a "cool factor" going for it. It looks really cool (imo) and has a nice "vintage vibe" going for it. If the price is no biggy for you then you might just go for it as that guitar with a Gilmour electronics electronics kit would be pretty cool all the way around. Would teh kit be an easy fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted March 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Would teh kit be an easy fit? Good rhyme and a good question. Probably wouldn't know until i opened her up. With my luck it would barely not fit and I'd ruin the guitar trying to make it fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 It's the wrong shade of pink for a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knox in Box Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Don't know if it's any good but it sure looks pretty!!! Don't you already have a pink strat at home? Thought I saw one in one of your clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted March 14, 2008 Members Share Posted March 14, 2008 Good rhyme and a good question. Probably wouldn't know until i opened her up. With my luck it would barely not fit and I'd ruin the guitar trying to make it fit. My guess is the guitar is routed in the traditional S/S/S fashion. Where did Gilmour put the battery on his 57 RI's that he would take on tour with him? The trem cavity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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