Greco EG-700 Les Paul Copy from 1978 presented by Vintage Guitar Oldenburg & Tobias Hoffmann

[@meesterprofe007]

Nice looping and exploration of all possible tones over some jazz progressions...and that great old MIJ Greco

[@stevejewett3650]

Those Japanese Les Paul copies are excellent guitars. I'm a Fender guy but feel the need to have a Les Paul in my tool kit even though they don't feel natural to play for me. I've had many Gibson Les Pauls through the years including a custom, a standard gold top which I bought new in the early 80s for $550, and various tributes and studios. I sold them all and recently picked up a 70s Cortez Les Paul copy in an orange/red stain, block inlays, bound fretboard and a slim profile neck with volute. Five ply binding on top, single ply on back. The craftsmanship is impeccable and the neck feels much more comfortable to me than the Gibsons, and not a hint of fret buzz. It sounds really good, not muddy in the least but warm and clear and the treble doesn't suffer when the volume pots are turned down. The solder joints seem original but somehow the pickups are out of phase with each other. My first inclination was to wire them in phase but I found, with both pickups on, that if I roll back the volume on the bridge pickup to 9 it takes away the volume cut typical of two pickups out of phase on 10. In this way it kind of sounds like a Telecaster and I decided to keep it that way. Please keep these excellent videos coming, and of course, any guitar will sound good in your hands.

[@vinnieirvine1365]

That sounds amazing. Maxon pickups are among the best ever.

[@cancelbubble6535]

I have a 1978 EG 900, great guitar. That guitar turned me into a massive Greco fan, I've bought and sold many on ebay. The 900 and 1000 are the real sweet spot when it comes to value. 1200s are great, but not quite the same value, IMO. 1800s are for collectors and they come with a collector price. I wouldn't recommend anything less an a 600, just not worth it, IMO, step up a bit. I had a John Sykes model, which I think was a EG 650, that was a pretty good guitar.

[@kijineco6238]

日本人として、嬉しい意見です。

[@RiperSnifle]

What do you think of the EG700?or EG59 70? Prices are varied. There is an EGF1200 for sale on reverb for 5.5k... are they taking the piss?

[@cancelbubble6535]

@@RiperSnifle The 700s/70s can be good guitars, though with vintage guitars, it's always a little gamble buying something without being able to play it first. That price on the 1200 doesn't surprise me, but they're probably just fishing for best offers.

[@RiperSnifle]

@@cancelbubble6535 good to know. Just trying to work out all the deliniations and their differences, what's good what's not etc. Not a huge amount of info online about the Greco Les Paul's it seems

[@jbharrop]

These vintage Greco are excellent. I have a 1980 EGF850 on which a previous owner swapped the pickups to Bareknuckle Mules and its sounds fantastic. I've not seen a Gibson LP of that era which beats it for quality and tone. Keep up the superb reviews.

[@modestoney1577]

Yes, they are, but please keep it quiet....the last thing i need is that these are sky rocketing in prices.... ;)

[@Dav2112]

The stock PU2 pickups sound great too.

[@MrSkunk1964]

not surprised one bit ...Greko were made by Fujigen . I have a FGN goldtop P90 ..amazing instrument .

[@Dav2112]

These Greco Les Paul replicas are amazing instruments, recently got a 1981 EGF850, it's became my favourite guitar now.

[@NEWYORKPATRIOT-cp2tx]

The finest Les Paul's I ever played were a 1970s Greco and German Hoyer. And I say that as someone who's owned a Gibson '68 standard, '57 custom and even a '59 standard.

[@pablo.l]

Great sound. Super tasteful demo

[@pablosanmartin9330]

Amazing !!!!!!! Thanks from this video !!

[@RithanVijay]

Amazing guitar playing ❤

[@Za7a7aZ]

Woww...thats a cool cat playing..

[@geraldhills41]

Very Steely Dan sounding .

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

I had one of these, same model and year, got it with an EG600C of same year. It was burgled from my home in 2015.

[@ldf399]

devastating. hope you get it back one day.

[@josemperez2164]

Tengo 4 Greco 3 del año 80 y una del 78 excelentes guitarras..

[@andikerl2486]

Deine Demos sind soo toll!

[@moetaroumoegi2071]

good guitar

[@harringtonbenton334]

Can you hear.and feel the difference in the EG 500 and the EG 700?

[@ojaisherpa]

yes.

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

Cool

[@guidodejong001]

Reminds me of Josie :-)

[@0Imtheslime0]

I am currently restoring a 1978 Greco.. Its a weird thing with dot inlays instead of blocks. Could be replaced in time though and not original

[@SOAMLE]

Beautiful tone and guitar. Is this the one with the Maxon pups?

[@neroinc5998]

Poor kids can’t touch a playable vintage guitar for less than a grrr today

[@ymelfilm]

it still comes wth a pancake body, right?

[@kijineco6238]

このギターの発売当時の価格は、500ドルくらいでした。当時でも安い価格帯。

[@yellowtrees3833]

you look like matt rose's long lost father.

[@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg]

If the headstock doesn't say Gibson or Epiphone it's not a Authentic Les Paul bottom line

[@Bradof77]

If that’s your jam, then epiphones don’t count. If it’s not unobtainium it’s not cool huh? What exactly is it about Gibson that means other guitar builders cannot do better? I’m certain that the executives at Gibson were just as cheap as anyone else. I put it to you that gear snobbery only robs you of the chance to find some great gear that doesn’t have a typical brand name attached… Just a thought…

[@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg]

@@Bradof77 oh Epiphones count considering that where the Les Paul solid body guitar actually began Les Paul in the epiphone facility 1939 into 41 and long before Gibson and McCarty got involved with anything..so see should have done your research first before you open your mouth and stick your foot in it

[@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg]

​@@Bradof77 so I'll say it again if that headstock doesn't say Epiphone or Gibson it's not authentic period

[@Bradof77]

@@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg If that matters to you, then I guess it’s a travesty, we should report this fraudulent KZbinr… Oh wait, you’re the only person who cares… The video was actually about a Greco, so dude, go find your people and enjoy yourselves.

[@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg]

@@Bradof77 yep majority of us want the real deal..so there you go

[@vadimvadim3007]

Me gusta mucho tu música y tus videos cortos. 👍 uno de gisellee.monster Quiere compartir videos como el tuyoj para conseguir el cariño que no tiene.