The Greco EG 800 (Les Paul Copy) Part 3: The Full Sound Demo!

[@backlom]

Just watched the Greco vs Gibson and heard the original pickups, I’d would reinstall the original pickups. Original punched through that amp.

[@orenfisher8948]

Sounds better than most Gibsons I've played/heard. Good one!

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks! I couldn't be happier with this guitar.

[@wolfgangkocks6494]

That's probably the best clean LP tone I ever heard! No harsh, woody bridge pu and no wobbly, boomy neck pu! Amazing! Thanks for posting. I never cared the headstock logo at all. I prefer to invest in substance. To that I'm in keen love to my 1979 EG900 blacky:-)

[@avjake]

The harmonics at 10:34 are just sick. What a great sound. I want a set of those pickups.

[@johnipennie2021]

That guitar sounds beautiful. Thanks for letting me hear that clean tone Lucas.

[@jeffsmiley3213]

Awesome tones man!! Gibson or not.... I always say, "if it sounds good, it is good" !!!

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks! I like this guitar as much as any Gibson I've ever played.

[@slashingbison2503]

A les Paul is a les Paul ... A good les Paul dosent need to have ‘Gibson’ on the headstock Many late 70s early 80s replicas are fantastic especially if you go for the mid range and above. Tokais are especially nice 👍

[@wolfgangkocks6494]

To all who ask the PUs. Lucas somewhen tells these are stock PUs, so due to the 1977 cataloque and a EG 800T model, these stock PUs are Maxon (Nisshin Onpa) U-2000, Alnico 5 PUs. Better known are the higher graded Maxon PAF (EG900) and DRY Z PUs (EG1000 = sometimes traded up to 600€ a pair!).

[@johnipennie2021]

Also, I too agree. the original pickups sound best. Did you use that Helix on your Greco vs Gibson video? That amazing unit has endless amp configurations with easy perimeter control. That may be why I thought the new pickups sound different. They still sounded great, maybe the difference I'm hearing is the Helix! You're also I think a fantastic guitarist! I think you could make $100 guitar sound good. What a great guitar that Greco is.

[@Paulmccarthy6801]

Awesome playing awesome guitar. Have to pick me up one of these bad boys.

[@pocketsdoesstuff3880]

My suspicion is those pickups were Maxon. Possibly identical construction to Ibanez Super 70s, especially since what Ibanez did was basically throw a new name on pickups that already existed, which I believe were made by Maxon. What research I have done claims that in their day, a lot of people loved them and those that didn't tended to swap them out for DiMarzio's. Somewhere I read that if you feel like they are too microphonic, wax potting them can fix that. But I think their being microphonic may have only been an issue when they had the metal covers on them anyway.

[@randallmarshall593]

Awesome tone. Thanks for the videos. Can you demo it with just a Marshall and no extra effects for a stripped down listen? Also how much difference do you hear in person of this guitar vs your 3 pickup guitar?

[@cheesefrogsnail]

Great sounds, really stunning...i have just won an auction on yahoo japan for the same guitar or so and i wish it sounds the same!

[@smflyboy]

That sounds fantastic. Would love to get my hands on one of these. Looking around right now. What size strings are you using? 10's? 9's?

[@LucasFowler]

I use 11's on almost everything. Thanks!

[@smflyboy]

@@LucasFowler Thx! I use 11's also, but 10's are more comfortable for my bends. Enjoy your videos! I was up late last night looking at Greco's haha.

[@mohdnaim3488]

awesome neck pickup tone!

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks!

[@NitroHasGame]

Holy fuck that playing man! That guitars looks and sounds stunning!

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks!

[@johnpulaski3293]

Davy Knowles riff near the end. Well done. I own three Grecos and love them.

[@LucasFowler]

I have 2 now and I love them both, more than my actual Les Paul :P

[@johnpulaski3293]

@@LucasFowler Is this a challenge? :)

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Same here and I'm eyeing up another one 😆

[@tuco8734]

Awesome, I bought a Greco EG500 Super Real from 1979, love it . These guitars have gone up in price considerably the last year or so , still a bargain compared to a Gibson though.

[@IamtheActionman]

They have gone up big time. I'm eyeballing an EG800 and it's up there at almost 900 USD. I'm in Canada and our dollar sucks atm so I'm looking at over 1200 that's with shipping and possibly duty.

[@matthewward5813]

That greco is the bees knees dude... sounds awesome so e tastey licks as well...subbed!

[@cool555breeze]

Prices have SKYROCKETED this past year...

[@westrose7525]

Nice lick man

[@slashingbison2503]

Sounds great, love MIJs

[@666kiker666]

awesome sound you have there dude!

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks :)

[@Shafano]

Hey bro could you please do a video on how you have your line 6 helix setup? I really like the tones you get out of it and im thinking of getting one in the near future probably the LT model.

[@LucasFowler]

Absolutely!

[@Shafano]

@@LucasFowler Thank you so much brotha!!!

[@LucasFowler]

No problem. Prince Vegeta for life!

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Does it have the pancake body build ? Not that it matters much as it sounds fab ☺

[@allphase]

I would like to know if body is pancake too? Pancake= excellent tone/sustain! My 74 LP Custom 20th Anniversary body is pancake. So is my Rick Turner Model 1... I just purchased a Greco EG 800GS Gold Top with P-90’s to add to the collection!!! 🥰😄👏🏼

[@waynefrench6611]

Yep. He did mention in one of his other vids it’s a pancake body with a maple neck. He didn’t mention a volute but it probably has one as he also said it’s essentially a copy of what Gibson was kicking out of the factory at that time (1977)

[@jazzydog]

Sound so fantastic!!.

[@omarcusihuaman4261]

I got one and because of that i don't care of any gibson les Paul. Eg800 '72 i rescue it from a local evil reseller here in Peru, he doesn't know untill this day what guitar is this.

[@vaughnwebbermusic]

Awesome guitar

[@LucasFowler]

Thanks!

[@adityap8746]

Absolutely awesome sounding Greco! Have you faced the the usual tuning issues on the Greco that Gibsons are apparently known for?

[@LucasFowler]

I haven't run into any tuning issues, but I did eventually change the tuners to locking grovers, for ease of string changing.

[@adityap8746]

@@LucasFowler Thanks Lucas! Appreciate the response.

[@luiszamot9711]

Can you leave the link of the seller of this one?

[@ErebosGR]

The neck pickup reminds me of Petrucci's Flight of the Bumblebee and I wouldn't change it, but the bridge pickup sounds to me very generic and nondescript. Maybe a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates replacement? ;) Sweet tones and a great guitar, nonetheless!

[@LucasFowler]

I'm considering going the 70's route and putting a Dimarzio Super Distortion in there :) (with a series/parallel switch of course)

[@ErebosGR]

Not really a fan of the Super Distortion (apart from Al di Meola's tone) but I'm sure you'll make it sound awesome.

[@LucasFowler]

I wouldn't use something like a Super Distortion for all my pickups needs, but this guitar does have kind of a 70's thing going on...I do quite like Seymours, Pearly Gates sound great, maybe even a Custom 5!

[@bryanborghi]

which pickups have this guitar?

[@quintstone4248]

Does the eg 800 have a long tenon?

[@addradz]

I researched my EG850 it has a medium tenon. Comes through to the PU cavity