Some of the Best Looking Budget Guitars you haven't Played.. YET!

[@ScienceofLoud]

I don't know what it is, but I'm super into that Tele. It ticks all my boxes and tickles all my fancies.

[@PooNinja]

TMI

[@kebab_boi]

HI COLIN!!

[@ScienceofLoud]

@@PooNinja Wait until you find out how much it floats my boats

[@johncollins5552]

Just read for the first time an interview where Jimi Hendrix was asked why he preferred a S type guitar, he said a T type only has 2 sounds, one good and one bad😂

[@derPaul76]

I am more the Strat guy - but that Tele causes cravings

[@rowbags3017]

I've still got my Eko 12-string acoustic that I bought new in the mid '70s. It's built like a tank and has never let me down, but I've neglected it shamefully and haven't played it for probably 8-10 years. Seeing this video, I've just given it a strum and... would you believe it? - it's still nigh on in tune! I reckon it deserves a fresh set of strings and some TLC and playing again! 😎

[@EasyHeat]

Possibly one of the most recorded 12 strings back in the day. Peanut butter and jealous. Ha!

[@anselmoroberto2464]

I own a blue sparkle Eko Camaro like the one in the vid. It has the most comfortable and reliable neck and with its p90s it delivers a classy Jazz tone. I play gigs with it and even played this guitar at jazz festivals. Paid it only 200€, new… a hidden treasure , a gem of an instrument ! Just try it to believe

[@andsoistopped]

That 4/2 headstock on the EKO.

[@StevenPerrone]

Got the Eko S300V MN guitar for about 2 years now and it's just a steal for the price!Here in Italy Ekos are well known from the 60s and in the recent years, thanks to the work of awesome musicians like Massimo Varini and Roberto Fontanot, the company rose from the ashes and began producing these new lines of guitars! And like the Camaro they are unique in the market! Thanks a lot to bring them to channel Andy 🤜🤛🎸🔥

[@FGg503]

I think they look cool, and furthermore, I'm glad to see Eko back in the market. You need to do a video on both the Tele relic and the sparkle blue off-set. We're waiting! 😆😅

[@guitartribe]

thank you! 🙏we worked a lot on EKO GUITARS

[@AllanGildea]

Those first 2 look fab - nice review - would have loved to hear them demo’d!

[@keithhampton9700]

Really love that Tele!! Headstock is a bit different but Love the relic job! Bravo!!

[@Kestrel-zc1du]

my beloved first electric guitar, got in 1965 as kid Christmas present, was an Eko Cobra, and had the truss rod adjustment that way, very easy to use

[@jonstephenson100]

Ooooh that sparkle offset looks fun!

[@iainjohnston4070]

Oooh that blue sparkle would look go well with my blue sparkle super sonic! Pictures on the site don't do it justice though

[@ItsaCatsLife]

Just before I start watching, I'll mention that have three budget EKO Electrics, amazing value. The DV10 (SG style) has an amazing build quality and playability is on par with 'G' branded guitars. I also have a VT-380 (Tele style) which came with some fret sprout, but once fixed is a lovely guitar to play, finally I have a Daphne blue S-300 (Strat style), again, for the low cost is incredible. Hardly anyone knows these in Australia, and only one outlet sells them here. I'll never sell mine... :) OK - now to the video..

[@blue6633]

Could you tell me please where in Australia

[@ItsaCatsLife]

@@blue6633 Google 'EKO Guitars Australia' The School Locker should be the top result.

[@blue6633]

@@ItsaCatsLife Cheers mate and thanks for replying I will definitely pick one up

[@nebroTtfeoH]

I love the look of them and the price is unreal. I couldn’t find any info on the type of lacquer used.

[@jwstout007]

Piqued my interest here in the states. Thank you, Andy!

[@abcrx32j]

What i love about Eko is that they put 14" radius on all their guitars, so it's not just a regular carbon copy of the obvious source.

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

Like others here - I still have my Eko Rio Grande that I bought in the mid 70’s - and it’s the one guitar I’ll never part with! I’ve got it strung with ball-end classicals - and the combination with the D sized body gives a lovely tone for late night playing - and it doesn’t disturb the neighbours! I’d really love one of their semi-acoustics or a gypsy-style guitar!

[@MrRudePolite]

Is there any chance at getting that blue sparkle in the US?

[@wideyxyz2271]

I had an EKO 12 string acoustic back in the 80s it was okay and sounded good. I paid a tenner for it and sold it for 25 quid because I got fed up of tuning a 12 string lol the fickle teenager I was in 1980. I then bought a Hondo 2 new wave for £70 (just over 2 weeks wages!) it was an utter bag of crap. I then got an ovation semi which was wonderful till my mate sat on it. Ok memory lane ramble over(I'm 58 now)! and have way too many guitars so says my wife!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I played a vintage ranger 12 a few weeks ago. was SO heavy

[@PooNinja]

I’m definitely going to that website!!!!

[@saarangnarayan123]

Loving that blue sparkle thing-y. It's like a PJD on a budget!

[@derin111]

This has convinced me to keep my Eko Ranger 12 String.

[@MrSongwriter2]

Eko is an old brand from the 70’s 80’s they were predominantly acoustic guitars if I recall correctly

[@zedasiscas3830]

From late 50's !!! I've one as it was my 1st guitar...😉

[@zedasiscas3830]

And last year just bought a Tele like that sunburst but in light green also relicked and body made in Pawlonia ultra light... impressive for the price because Suhr also uses Pawlonia...

[@algreen1231]

I started with a X-27, 40 years ago. Then the 12 strings...next a strat. We make these instruments in Recanati italy since 1900. Eko started with accordions and mandolins.

[@lucifersam7771]

Very limited stock of any Eko products in the states. i'm trying to find their Mia D400 cedar top thinline electric/acoustic to no avail; Help!!!

[@philsequeira3180]

They do not seem to be available in the States except on Reverb, am I correct about that?

[@Robstafarian]

I would be very interested in measurements of the "Low C" neck profile and whether the nut is more like 1.625" or 1.650" wide (I have seen "42mm nut" as a specification for both widths).

[@ricardorio2593]

we need that blue offset guitar in left handed

[@nevada150]

I still have a 1969 EKO Ranger 6 string.

[@pmd7914]

Eko might have got the smallerbody right, but still 25.5 inch scale. Perhaps if they followed their design idea through to a smaller 24 inch scale. That would make more sense of the Camaro being their version of a Mustang.

[@niclastname]

I'm kind of confused about what you said about the strat price. Did you mean "there are better cheap strats", or were you just saying "this brand has cooler models for this price"?

[@patrickmeaney6743]

Good videos-p

[@Forest_Fifer]

A 4 + 2 headstock? That won't end well.

[@StudioChimiel]

Only trademarked in the US ;)

[@FabrizioPeretti]

It's been around for years!

[@Robstafarian]

The Ball family starved George Fullerton and Leo Fender out of Music Man (back when it was an amp company, started by former Fender employees, which offered subcontracted guitars), which led the pair to create G&L Guitars. The Ball family stole the Guitar Max system from PMT (using a strategy straight out of Microsoft's playbook) roughly 30 years later, after which the former marketed the "Game Changer" so badly as to demonstrate that they had no understanding of the invention they hijacked. PMT may have been ordered to remain silent on the subject, but I am an individual inventor of an electric-guitar circuit who happened to catch the story when everything was still out in the open. As far as I am concerned, anything the Ball family markets is fair game.

[@Turbo-D]

watt kostet datt? vor corona 3€, jetzt 300€ but still very affordable for sure 😂🤡 unglaublich toll neben harley benton noch erschwingliche gitarren zu sehen.ich frage mich trotzdem wie das aktuell noch möglich ist wenn man bedenkt das z.b. gibson hat den preis für eine les paul 59 um 300€ erhöht hat, genau der betrag für den man hier eine komplett neue gitarre vekommt, irgendwie stimmt das preis/leistungsverhältnis hier kein bisschen mehr 🙄

[@onefatstratcat]

Eko.... Eko.... Eko.... Eko.... Eko.... Eko... eko.... eko.... o.... o....

[@MrShadowofthewind]

The headstock does not fload my boat, it has to look sexy.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

We won’t see them in a few years. I’d bet cash on that .

[@Johnnybananass-_]

we dont need another cheap tele or Strat, theres hundreds of brands and more every week. at least if its making some cool shapes like EKO used to, but just churning out more fender copies, is just boring, in my opinion.

[@manlyscents]

True

[@EasyHeat]

Oh my! Well hello there Eko lovelies. G.A.S. intensifies. Ha!

[@Robstafarian]

Apparently, some of the guitars have roasted bodies.

[@joghyjobie]

Next time, first play one and then do the blablablabla.

[@xdoctorblindx]

"I think your Strat is shit." Nice.

[@matthewearl9824]

Ok this is totally my opinion and subjective, but why do the less expensive guitars and brands have such corny names on the headstock or have terrible logo/fonts? The only one that looks decent is the gold Harley Benton. Like are they doing this on purpose? Also I am not saying expensive guitars are not without their cheese. I think the TYLER headstock looks like a giant pelican neck. I can't stand it.

[@tiki_trash]

The PRS headstock is ugly as hell, and I can't look at the Silver Sky without wanting to vomit.

[@matthewearl9824]

@@tiki_trash lol me too!

[@sergejkrynycky728]

Hate to be the negative one but the guy lost me on saying that that gorgeous blue sparkle offset was made "for girls". Who says that other guitars are "for guys"? Sorry but that is sexist and stupid.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

So no one connected to the original Eko bought the name. Then got another company in Asia to put their name on more Teles and les Paul’s . Straight from an oem warehouse. It’s an embarrassment to eko . Shame on them .

[@jameslanclos568]

Okay, so they're not available in the United States. Nevermind.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

there just buying Chinese stuff from curve and rebranding .. sad the new EKO is just someone making a cash grab on the name and peoples love of the history, and its all knock off fenders or Gibson 335 then a offset. I bet with some careful looking the tele is another Alibaba rebrand haha

[@jerrymorgan1752]

When you spend crap money on a guitar, you end up with a crap guitar. Wood, tuners, pickups and quality.

[@joebodynobody764]

Couple years ago I bought an EKO Ranger acoustic reissue. Total garbage. Bad workmanship, terrible playability, and the intonation is nonexistant. A vintage Ranger however is a pretty sweet instrument.