Thank you - we so glad we inspired you to buy so many Eko's - they are great guitars. The newer far east constructed Eko's although we agree is superb don't think they have quite quite the same mojo as the Italian built examples and sound in terms of woods, the heavy finish, and the build which give the vintage examples a deeper more distinctive tone . Modern Rangers are built brilliantly using modern mass production techniques, finishes, and can end up playing extremely well - but to my ear anyway - not that distinctive - to like any other brand coming out of the far east. Anyway that just my view - great comment though and very much appreciated. If you haven't already don't forget to Subscribe and take a look at our all original music - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan, and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

@@sunhotband I totally agree, the modern Ranger though built very well and being a great performer, doesn't have that vintage mojo nor that inimitable vintage tone... even if much louder . My four Eko's are all different built so they don't overlap one an other, this make sens in a collection, I noticed that the late 60's version compares to the early 70's is of better quality, the neck is made of 5 pieces instead of only 3 , cheaper to built so, the bridge has also different position for the rivets and the bridge nut is made out of bone, the other is cheap plastic, for the rest, almost identical. I don't have the latest version from the 80's as you have. Keep up the great work, I sub by the way :)

Thank you for comment - I know there is a lot or references that say 1987 for the release of the DX7 MK 2 but my understanding is that it was released in December 1986 ready for Christmas - yamahablackboxes.com/collection/yamaha-dx7ii-fd-synthesizer/ - although there is a lot of conflicting information about its release date - December 1986 seems to be confirmed by Yamaha - but we could be wrong - let us know if find out any more - one thing we can agree on is that the DX7 sure is a great classic instrument. If you haven't already don't forget to Subscribe and take a look at our all original music and tell all you know about our work - it really helps us a lot - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan, and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

Thank you so much for the kind comment - the DX7 sure is a great classic instrument. If you haven't already don't forget to Subscribe and take a look at our all original music - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan, and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

Thank you - so much appreciated - glad you enjoyed it - ❤ you're comment is so inspiring to us and means a great deal - especially coming from someone like yourself in the industry. We get asked a lot - why cant we hear a studio recorded version of our songs like “Virtual Armageddon”, that we wrote sometime ago now about Ukraine (renamed - No Way Back ? for KZbin), and our many other newer songs like those in this video montage of one of our latest performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU . That's because our strategy as a new artists, is to concentrate on initially, honing our performances and skills, growing our songbook - now up to 2 whole albums worth of banging no filler numbers, and resist the lure of mostly vanity views on paid streaming platforms, and to only release free non commercial demos and live performance videos on free to view platforms like KZbin only, until we can secure a future paid contract to record our material in the real world - so hoping eventually that our offering to a manager, label, or producer, gives them certainty and proof of ability, and confidence in our work, and so is alluring, is much less risky, more commercial advantageous, and interesting for them to get involved and invest in us - all while insuring that no other artist can take advantage and use our material under compulsory licence, and cover it legally, until we commercially finally record and release it ourselves. So for now other than live performance, acoustic unplugged solo’s, and our early demo videos that we have shared on our socials - that's all you can hear of our all original work at the moment, all while maintaining Sun Hot Band’s U.S.P. that has been to only ever have, and will, play our own original music - I think we might be the only band to have ever done this ? So glad you enjoyed or music - thank so much again for the kind comment - don’t forget to tell all you know about us, and if you haven’t already to Subscribe to keep abreast of our new work - All the very best - Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

Thanks for the question - Its not one of the voices that's on the Rom cassette I've got - I think "FullTines" is a DX7 Mk2 factory default but can be loaded and patched to the Mk1 - if there is anyone who knows more - please comment below. Please don't for get to support our work and subscribe and take a look at our all original music videos - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

The mic used in the video we purchased at Maplins - they've gone bust now, and it was their own ProAmp brand of radio mic transmitter receiver all 1/4" Jack input output and the headset was in the pack - if have a search on Ebay might be able to get a second hand one still. The mic was good for quick set up outside windy locations and was reliable although a little limited in its sonic range - the rest of the band liked me singing with it - said it made my performance more dynamic - not not so stuck to a mic stand so may inspire me to use a headset mic again when we gig. If you have not already please don't forget to like subscribe and share - and take a look at our all original music - it really helps with our work - All the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

@@sunhotband thanks for the replay

Thank your for your kind comment - glad you found our video informative - cant remember what we paid for it but are currently selling the 4O01 to raise funds for some other equipment we need for £3895 on Reverb. If you have not already please don't forget to like subscribe and share - and take a look at our all original music kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU - it really helps with our work - All the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

Thank you - was very pleased with the way it came out - was looking very sad. Had paid peanuts for it probably and was going to get binned if we had bought it - made an interesting project - of course would not have been possible to scrape off that horrible graphite finish if it had been refinished properly. If you have not already please don't forget to like subscribe and share - and take a look at our all original music kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qlaWtvoJx9atU - it really helps with our work - All the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

So glad you enjoyed it - SUN HOT BAND only have or will only ever play originals - its our bands USP - don’t forget to Subscribe and tell all you know about us, all the very best - Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND. 🙂

Thank you so much for the kind comment - and glad you're enjoying your own Eko - Please if you have not already don't for get to Like & Subscribe, it really helps our channel, and take a look at our all original music - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

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Really interesting - I never knew that - l love Little Green Bag - and Paola Blanca is well very catchy. Very much appreciate the comment - Don't forget to Subscribe and Like if you haven't already and check out SUN HOT BANDS all original music - it really helps us out. All the very best - Marlowe - SUN HOT BAND.

Very kind much appreciated - glad you enjoyed it - all the very best - Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

For a sixties instrument they we're and still are not that valuable - so maybe not such a great loss as you think - as being a budget instrument they we're limited in tone and playability - nevertheless many people bought them as their first instrument so they have more of a nostalgic following as I don't think an bands of note played them. Anyway still an interesting guitar that a lot of people started out with - and very much appreciate the comment - Don't forget to Subscribe and Like if you haven't already and check out SUN HOT BANDS all original music - it really helps us out. All the very best - Marlowe - SUN HOT BAND.

I know what you mean - I'm kind of ambivalent - about the larger headstock - I think it can look cool on a more reliced instruments as I thinks its the older design - not so good on a newer more mint example. Indeed I have a great looking very beat up Squire Strat Affinity that a school had thrown out that I rescued from a bin, and have been relic-ing up ever since that has the larger headstock. Ironically one of my favourite guitars not because of the headstock but sounds and plays extremely well. Have owned and traded Tele's myself - love their tone but find the bodies a little more uncomfortable to play than the Strat shape - so never really got into them much. Anyway agree with you - I like Strat too - just got a very cool Acoustasonic Strat - that Fender UK helped me out with - and is SUN HOT BAND's new lead guitar - gives our numbers a unique voice and ability to go acoustic to electric during a number - as I'm the only guitarist as we are a trio is invaluable. Check out my recent solo performance playing some of the bands original number on my Start Acoustasonic - the audience went wild for it - link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYmven2ZmsuGqKs. Anyway appreciate the comment - Don't forget to Subscribe and Like if you haven't already and check out further SUN HOT BANDS all original music - it really helps us out. All the very best - Marlowe - SUN HOT BAND.

You're right budget guitars of this era seldom played well out of the box - and these guitars good looks rarely matched their tone, playability & versatility. That said set up correctly and if you play the right genre then they work great - but definitely not the best choice to learn to play on - it is was it is - made an interesting project and video to restore - so many people had these - sold it on to a guy who had one when he was young and wanted for nostalgia to get one again. Thanks for the comment - don't forget to subscribe if you have not already done so and take a look at our all original music kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc all the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND

Love the DX7 but don't have any rack equipment - mostly use our Roland RDX 700 with midi with plugins to our DAW. Have so many different keyboards - need the space - so reluctantly will be selling the DX7 soon - to live on with some else who can utilise and has more space than us . Thanks again for the appreciation and kind comment - all the very best Morgan - SUN HOT BAND 🙂

🤔When you say sustain - is it a welcome voice of your guitar or an annoyance to you ? If it is the latter - the riveted bridges of these guitars wings tend to lift and the gap with the top creates unexpected reverberance and unwanted resonance which can be cured by wicking some glue under the bridge wings to stop them moving - or possibly there is a loose internal brace, or even sympathetic string resonance after the nut.

@@sunhotband First, I apologize for the thumbs down on the response you gave to my comment. It was unintentional, I meant to leave a" LIKE 😊 " again, so sorry about that. I wanted to leave a positive response till I could message my thanks, woops. Thank You!! At this point it isn't being annoying. It is still very much in the clean up stage, I am just so happy it's playable. When I found it, it had four(all different colors)coats of acrylic paint on the top, side, fretboard, neck even the headstock. It was a pretty art project but I thought it was a waste of an instrument and couldn't leave it. 98% of the paint is gone, I just have to get the paint out of all the nooks and crannies. When i couldn't resist any longer I put strings on it. Oh, and it played!! A pretty bright sound without sounding tinny. A luthier told me beforehand the frets need leveling and there would probably be some fret buzz and there is but it isn't bad, i just have to pay close attention and place my fingers close, close, close to the frets, which is the proper way, but i am lazy and generally don't. Well like I said, I am just happy it's plays AND has a pretty sound. The information you gave me, makes feel better about possible problems in this area. I greatly appreciate you for taking the time to respond. Your video was very very informative, if I haven't subscribed already, I will after leaving this comment. Have a great Day!!

@@delorissamuelson6988 Sounds like quite a project - I have owned several and they all needed some adjustment even the mint ones to get playing nice - they were well built by Eko, but a lot were never set up correctly. A lot of fret buzz on Rangers although can be unlevelled frets - that was one thing generally Eko got right - I would examine the neck to body angle - which is the source of fret buzz lot of the time. Thankfully the bolt on neck means that a neck reset is relatively easy to remove fret buzz, if you know what you are doing - and involves constructing some thin card shims to create the correct neck angle - so the bridge to nut string height above the frets is correct. I say this is more likely from my experience - but could also be that the action is just to low and this can be easily adjusted by raising the bridge. Good luck with your Eko, and many thanks for the interesting comments - all the very best Marlowe - SUN HOT BAND 🙂

I have owned an Eko Ranger 12 - 1967 I think, for nearly 50 years. It is far and away my favourite accoustic guitar. Yes, the sustain is real. I have also just purchased a 1968 Ranger VI and I'm waiting on delivery. I'm willing to bet right now that there is little difference between them. (apart from the extra 6 strings).

@@sunhotband Hello! Thank You for the suggestion. A slight adjustment has made a world of difference! Still a little buzz but that may be poor technique on my part. Thanks again!!

Agree there are certainly a lot of sixties and seventies period guitars of the like of Burns, Hofner, Eko etc. not to mention the plethora of Japanese built retailer badge up guitars that you would think deserve more recognitions and higher prices. Unfortunately what I have learned as many have passed through my hands is that surprisingly many have been little or even not played at all - no fret wear etc. - at its usually because they do play very well without a great deal of set up, modifying, or messing around with, and even then they may not all have a limited tonal pallet and usefulness. There are a lot of cool looking vintage instruments that have over complicated bridge and vibrato / whammy bars that make their tuning unstable, but were snapped up at the time by eager novice players just because they looked cool. The vintage US guitars of Fender and Gibson often do not look as cool, as many a competitors offering of the time, but what they got right was they’re simple reliable designs, that set up easy, and generally their more stable hardware made them a must have for the bands and artists of the period ensuring their use by others, and establishing a standard sound which then led to the demand and higher prices we see nowadays. I’ve just acquired a very similar period offering from Hofner to the Broadway - a early 60’s Hofner Colorama, that I must admit even though very similar in period and construction, sounds and plays a lot better than the Broadway. Hope to be doing a video on it shortly as will be listing for sale - as it vintage guitar trading is my side hustle - that helps keep SUN HOT BAND afloat and making music - Please don’t forget to like comment and most importantly Subscribe - it really helps our work and take a look at our all original music - link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe - Sun Hot Band.

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Agree - I too learned to play on mine too - it was my first real guitar too - glad you found our video informative. If you have not already please don't forget to like subscribe and share - and take a look at our all original music - it really helps with our work - All the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND.

I'm from the Netherlands, and in the 60s and 70s Eko guitars were quite popular in the Netherlands. They were affordable and pretty good.

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Agree it's a great instrument and and its robust construction has ensured there are many good working example still around for relatively little money for such a classic instrument. Please don't for get to support our work and subscribe and take a look at our all original music videos - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

Same I find one in charity shop 10 pounds!

Agree it's a great instrument and and its robust construction has ensured there are many good working example still around for relatively little money for such a classic instrument. Please don't for get to support our work and subscribe and take a look at our all original music videos - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

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Thank you so much for the kind comment - and glad you're enjoying your Eko too - that was good price - like all things branded in UK and the US Eko is known but not such a big thing, in Europe they are much more well known and obviously in Italy where there were made still have a big following - Please don't for get to Subscribe and take a look at our all original music - link here for a taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauyepR-oq2dfrc - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan and Warren - SUN HOT BAND

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Couldn't agree more! - as always very much appreciate your support - all the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

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Hi sound like your Father's Eko Ranger might have had a neck replacement at some time - which was one of its features that could be done when the frets wore out. I personally use Light 0.012 , 0.016, 0.024, 0.032, 0.042, 0.053 Round wound Phosphor bronze on my Ranger and my other acoustics. I now this is going to guitar heresy but I always buy budget brands and find they play and sound just as good, and last the same as the more expensive ones. From my experience learning way back now, - keep up with learning guitar - it takes time to reach a level before you really enjoy playing - but keep going - it so worth it! - Please don't forget to like and Subscribe and tell all you know about our all original music - All the very best - Marlowe - SUN HOT BAND

Thank your for your kind comment - glad you found our video informative - and it rekindled your interest in your Dad's Eko Ranger - great that your discovered the Marshall too ! If you have not already please don't forget to like subscribe and share - and take a look at our all original music - it really helps with our work - All the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND.

Unfortunately if you meant to enquire about the actual unboxed P2 in the video - I sold it sometime back now. However there are many similar nice examples that are either for sale now or come up regularly for sale on sites like Ebay & Reverb just search for Eko P2. They were very popular low budget student instruments back in the day - and Peter Sellers literally wore one in his film to cover his modesty in a nudist colony scene in the movie "A shot in the dark" KZbin link to the scene here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rorJqZWlh9l-gKc which made it even more popular I suppose - hope that helps. Please don't forget to Subscribe if you have not already and have a listen to our all original music and tell all you know about us it really helps with or work - All the very best SUN HOT BAND.

Thank you so much for the kind words and support - please don't forget to subscribe and take a look at all original music too - it really helps our work. All the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND

Glad you enjoyed our latest original number - although it doesn't look like it - that was one of the hottest days of last year - so hot we had two string breaks in just one set! Keep watching for our new material - all the very best SUN HOT BAND

Much appreciated - very kind - so glad you enjoyed our all original songs - when I play solo as well as SUN HOT BAND's too, our unique selling point is that we only have, and ever play originals - indeed our ever growing song book is enough for two albums now or up to a 60 minute live set if needed now. Don't forget if you haven't already to subscribe, and please tell all you now about our music - it really helps support our work. Link hear to our latest number "Clouded Love" hope you enjoy it kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5vddaCNateGhsU - thanks again for your support - all the very best Marlow, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND. 🙂

Thanks again Marlowe, I will be following your progress. Keep recording, all us musicians have to stick together. I currently record under the alias Sebastian Vandalproof and have a few acoustic originals on KZbin also. I was just wondering if you ever use that Eko Ranger to perform with as these have such a unique sound quality. Keep writing as I also manage to fill up enough material for more albums, they are fun to make and the evolution of your music will change, it just keeps getting better and better.✌@@sunhotband

I have used both my Eko Ranger 6 and 12 to perform in the past - but not so much now as although my Ranger 6 does have a a passive pickup installed - for live performances of the type we get where set up time is non existent you play then you're off - I prefer to use my Lava Me 2 carbon fiber as it is more stable, has a better pickup arrangements, hence tone for the sort of live gigging we do at the moment - and can be played in the full heat of the summer. That said I do use the Rangers for recording still - indeed I have just completed recording our brand new single "The Rain" on which I used my Eko ranger 12 for many parts. You're absolutely right about keep going with writing - Thank you so much for support and kind words - all the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND @raypitcher9767

Very kind - much appreciated - so glad you enjoyed it - if you like Eko's check out our other videos - link to one about the P2 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYm2cpmLgaeffM0 - don't forget to subscribe, and check out my Band's - Sun Hot Band - all original music. All the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND 🙂

Looking back you're absolutely right - we we're certainly we're raw back then, we had a songbook book of all original songs, but nowhere to play, so we set up outside and played to people drinking in the Pub opposite - did that almost 3 years back now - pushing the limits of what was essentially banded here in the UK at the time of the Pandemic - which was to play live music to the public, even got asked when we did it one time to stop by the police as we were drawing a crowd! My brother Morgan - the drummer - who I think was 12 at the time has argued to take this down as he is embarrassed about his playing - but it documents our development, and loads of people seem to like it. To be fair he was was using a dd55 back then with these horrible light plastic rubber button piezo, bass and hi hat pedals, that move all the time or misfire, he has got much better in the years since and has proper weighted pedals and an upgraded dd75 - in fact we played very near to hear last summer at the Worthing Festival stage - link hear - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5vddaCNateGhsU check it out - think we're much better now but still room for improvement though ! - all the very best Marlowe SUN HOT BAND

Left handed Ranger 6's we're manufactured but will be rare and difficult to find - you could always do the same as with your Rio Bravo and convert a right handed one with a new nut, bridge saddle and additional left pick guard. An Eko Rio Bravo is a good instrument and very similar to the Ranger though. Glad you enjoyed the video don't forget to subscribe - good luck in your quest to find a lefty Ranger - all the every best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

@@sunhotband Many thanks for your advice on the guitar, yes, it could be altered but the pick guard leaves a mark as I've tried this one and I had to remake a new one to compensate this part. Luckily the shape of the bridge is rounded and quite unique it hasn't affected the pitch of the low E string at all. The nut has to be curved due to the design and made to measure, but I did carve one from bone. Yes, I have subscribed and will be checking out your Band, the very best of luck with it, we musicians have to stick together .

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That's very unusual for a P2 as the nut slots are normally more than adequate as it has a zero fret arrangement. If they are binding in the nut and are the E and A - Simply use an old E and A string of the gauge you're using pull it taunt and carefully run it back and forth through their respective nut sluts a few times - as a file - should open them up a bit and then should not bind and should be fine. Hope that helps - don't forget to subscribe - and check out our SUN HOT BAND all original music - all the very best SUN HOT BAND

Very kind - so glad you enjoyed our work - that's a very old video now we did back in the Pandemic - don't forget to subscribe to keep up to date with our latest all original music - link hear to our latest number kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5vddaCNateGhsU all the very best SUN HOT BAND

So glad you enjoyed our work - we are Sun Hot Band three teenage brothers from the South Coast in the UK. Our sound is a unique fusion of rock, blues, pop, folk, dance & country called “Sun”. SUN HOT BAND is unique in that it only has and ever plays its own original music. There is Marlowe Laye - frontman, lead vocals & guitar, Morgan Laye - vocals, drums / piano, Warren Laye - saxophone & bass. We are all self-taught, self financed, musician who really play live with no gimmicks - just our own instruments and voices. Please support us by subscribing and tell all you know about us. That street performance we did three years ago now during the pandemic - see this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5vddaCNateGhsU for us performing our latest number “Clouded Love” earlier this year - thanks again for your support and interest all the very best Marlowe, Morgan & Warren SUN HOT BAND

Thank you much appreciated 👍🙂

Glad you enjoyed our bit of festive fun 🙂Hope you have a great New Year - all the best SUN HOT BAND