Absolutely! I actually have a 1988 Greco EHC68-60 that I bought off eBay from a dealer in Japan. It's basically a white 68 Les Paul Custom. I took all the hardware and electronics out and put all Gibson Les Paul Custom goodies on it. It sounds and plays amazing. I dig it.
I own 4 Grecos from early 80’s. You might want to look into them, not only they copied the “Originals” but at that time they actually made better guitars than the (at that time) regular Gibsons. I owned 2 Gibson Customs, 1 Standard, 1 Classic LP and 3 SGs snd I sold them every single time. I know that Japanese do not hold the prices like Gibsons, but as far as quality and playability they are far superior than Gibson. At the end is just a matter of personal choice & taste. I love your show where I learned a lot about guitars. Thank you
I love Greco guitars so much. I have a super early Matsumoku version, a 1973-74 Strat with a sunburst body and a maple neck/fretboard, and it’s one of the best guitars I’ve ever played.
Wow! I never knew anyone ever made a copy of the Artisan due to it being such an obscure Gibson model. Love my original '78 Artisan and my '16 Lee Malia Artisan is one of the best Epiphones made in recent years.
i love these guitars i would absolutely rock this guitar i have 4 of them 3 are customs and 1 is a standard all in black i also have a burny from the 90’s i want more Greco’s and burny’s
Yes I would definitely rock this! My brother's friend owns an Ibanez (from new) which has the same inlays but a tobacco sunburst top and the older style Ibanez logo. 👍
I would definitely rock it! I own a explorer model, the Epiphone. Plays and sounds great. Well worth the money, plays like a $3000 guitar. I enjoy it very much.
'had a brand new Italian c.67 Greco dbl. Florentine cut away thin hollow w. 3 single coil p.u.s , switches & knobs and a wang bar & a mute under a glossy mahogany finish that played like butter up to the 5th fret ... all for $99 ! Yeah , i know it was expensive ~ ~ the guitar's long gone - but i've Still got the catalog they tossed in the cardboard case ⚡
Those pickups alone go for huge bucks. The Mazxon Dry-Z has the reputation of being the closest to the original PAFs, as they were meticulously reverse engineered. They only were available for a short 2-3 model years, thus they are nearly as rare as the Gibson ones by now.
4:02 in the video...does this "song" have a name or is it just some nice chords...and if it's just some chords what chords are they? And GOOD JOB on the video...have been watching for sometime now and love this series.
I have a Greco eg59-70 and it's comparable to a MANY Gibson's I've played. I feel like Greco amd other Japanese makers pushed Gibson into making the reissues and starting the Custom Shop they have now. They were selling 59 style Les Pauls several years before Gibson reissued them.
Oh my god!!! Where can I find this model? This is propably the coolest guitar I've ever seen, and if the price is right I would buy this one in a heartbeat
Greco pickups are costly on Ebay nowdays so that should tell you something, I had a made in Japan with Maxxon Pickups ..they were single pickups inside but they sounded good..they were unpotted ..andhad that airy sound to em..i can't stand potted pickups.....and sold em like a dummy, if i still had it ...i would add another Half to it and make a proper Humbucker with a single/humbucker Switch ..pull switch i think its called, Anyway it looks like the '79 "the paul" ..which came with Gibson T-tops ..gives an Idea if you wanna.." and are unpotted" they don't squeal cause they are made right ..if u buy a handwound..make sure its unpotted..if not they dont know how to wind.. if id buy it and rock it ??? According to the asking Price..as a Gift to me ..no fkng doubt !! ..and be a friend for Life ! ..
I swear by Greco. I have an 84 Mint Collection EGC 600 Black Beauty and it's just as good as ANY Gibson I've played from the era. I also just got an 89 EGC in White Order Made and it has an ebony board. Absolutely incredibly built guitars if you get them between 1980-1990 within the "Super Real" or Mint Collection series.
Jeez Trogly man, you don't half love that 'Allman-esque' chord progression lol. I reckon you must have used it in almost every video of your's that I've ever seen. I've never played a Greco LP copy but I've heard they're pretty decent models for the money usually. This one however has way too high a price tag for me when you can buy a proper used Gibson LP Custom in great condition for that amount.
They do! I've owned a LOT of Greco/Tokai/other mij guitars. I've played 50's and 60's Fenders and Gibsons. Currently in possession of a '69 strat, '67 SG, and the Grecos are nothing to sniff at! The late 70's EG 800+ models are fantastic but a little slim on the neck profile. "Super Real" series and "Super Power Customs" and later 80's models have beefier mahogany necks. Having said that the 3 piece maple necks of the 70's are pretty darn stable. Never seen one with too much relief.
If you are interested in the Ibanez lawsuits guitars and maybe need some sound material for a video from those, you should check out *Johan Segeborn* on UA-cam. He demos a lot of old guitars like the ones you cover. Hope it’s okay to mention him in your comments
Good pickups, yes. They have gone way up in price not worth that sort of money. And if you did an A-B test you would tell a difference to the actual Gibson's and for some people that's important. I love Greco's stuff. Have owned several vintage LP copies.
Sure why not! I have that Lee Malia Epiphone, It's a great guitar with the ability to actually have just two humbucker single coils. P94 in the neck with a L85 with coil split in the bridge. Its a pretty guitar, not as pretty as the Gibson version though. Now see this Greco bothers me somewhat and here is why. The Abr1 Bridge.... the fastest way to spot a chibson is the bridge, well as you can see right here they can fool you.
Thanks for that Mario, yeah I wasn't necessarily meaning Grecos were chibsons just more that with the use of that style bridge by any manufacturer they could more easily fool someone. I know that's usually right where my eyes fall whenever I'm looking at the body of a supposed Gibson. But thanks to Austin I have been shown over the last few months since subbing to his site, that I don't know jack about Gibsons lol. I know that it's an old topic, Decades in fact, but these chibsons really just make me angry. What makes me more angry over them besides their obvious criminal elements is the people who buy them then put Video's up on You Tube bragging them up. I hear the same old argument that they cannot afford the real thing so they spend $200 and try to fool people into believing they own the real Gibson. Anyway, Im not gonna get on that topic, lol that would be very long, let's just say that with the way these fake guitars have progressed and some are in fact quite well made, why not just start selling them with their own name on it?
i would rock that greco,but not at that price,for that cash you could buy a real high end recent lp style by combat,crews maniac,bacchus,momose,navigator etc from japan,which will be like a gibson custom shop
I'd rock it...if it was in the $1000 neighborhood. Those Greco copies were damned nice for what they were. I'm sure the Artisan plays and sounds pretty sweet, but wow...that asking price lol! And to think, these were considered worthless throwaways in the 80s and 90s...silly short sighted collectors!
The Dry-Z pickups in this guitar are worth at least $600, and the hardware is all GOTOH, about the best mass produced hardware out there. $1000 would be a STEAL for this guitar... $2500 is still high, but not by much!
I doubt fluctuations in Gibson Artisan values have much (if anything) to do with Epiphones inspired-by ... that would be assuming a lot about causation. Model prices will naturally fluctuate, and guitar prices have responded to changes in demand/popularity of the instrument/certain models etc throughout the years. :P
I would not rock it here or there. I would not rock it anywhere. I do not like Les Paul copies of any sort or brand,. I would not rock them, Will I Am.
the sticker says "order made" which means this is a one of a kind custom guitar. It's got dry z pickups, which are going for 2k per set nowadays. Fujigen, who built most greco's, opened a custom shop in 1972. It's a safe bet that this guitar is much higher quality than gibson, that it sounds better and plays better and the pickups are unquestionably better. They were custom built to sound like vintage paf's and they are really, really close. No modern gibson pickup can touch them. The best les pauls in the 50's were built by gibson and the best les pauls in the 80's were built by Japan. Greco, burny, tokai are all superior to their gibson counterparts.
I'm currently rocking 7 Greco Les Pauls (not all at the same time tho!). Nice guitars. I'd rock this one in a heartbeat!
Which models?
I would definitely rock this
Absolutely! I actually have a 1988 Greco EHC68-60 that I bought off eBay from a dealer in Japan. It's basically a white 68 Les Paul Custom. I took all the hardware and electronics out and put all Gibson Les Paul Custom goodies on it. It sounds and plays amazing. I dig it.
I once worked on a client's late 80's Greco black LP custom, and it was actually a very nice guitar.
I own 4 Grecos from early 80’s. You might want to look into them, not only they copied the “Originals” but at that time they actually made better guitars than the (at that time) regular Gibsons. I owned 2 Gibson Customs, 1 Standard, 1 Classic LP and 3 SGs snd I sold them every single time. I know that Japanese do not hold the prices like Gibsons, but as far as quality and playability they are far superior than Gibson. At the end is just a matter of personal choice & taste. I love your show where I learned a lot about guitars. Thank you
I've read that in terms of consistency Greco outperformed Gibson.
I own a 70's Greco L.P. and several Ibanez from that era.. OUTSTANDING guitars.. Iconic
Wow no one noticed the Greco had the fabled Dry Z pickups. Those are epic and sell for big bucks alone.
I really like the early Fujigen Greco Les Paul’s with the mini humbuckers. They sound so damn good.
I just bought a Greco and can't wait for it to arrive,,
I love Greco guitars so much. I have a super early Matsumoku version, a 1973-74 Strat with a sunburst body and a maple neck/fretboard, and it’s one of the best guitars I’ve ever played.
I would give it a try to see if the build and playability where as good as the looks.
Wow! I never knew anyone ever made a copy of the Artisan due to it being such an obscure Gibson model. Love my original '78 Artisan and my '16 Lee Malia Artisan is one of the best Epiphones made in recent years.
i love these guitars i would absolutely rock this guitar i have 4 of them 3 are customs and 1 is a standard all in black i also have a burny from the 90’s i want more Greco’s and burny’s
My biggest regret is selling a Greco Les Paul copy that I had purchased for 75 bux when I was a kid. It was a great guitar.
Hell Yes! Rock it all day long.
Yes I would definitely rock this! My brother's friend owns an Ibanez (from new) which has the same inlays but a tobacco sunburst top and the older style Ibanez logo. 👍
The old greco guitars are nice.
I would definitely rock it! I own a explorer model, the Epiphone. Plays and sounds great. Well worth the money, plays like a $3000 guitar. I enjoy it very much.
I don't know how long Grecos can maintain their affordable pricing. People are featuring them more and more and it's going to end up being a dry well.
I think you should buy some Greco's and test them out, Trogly.
That's a totally rad looking guitar!
Ouch! But its a very pretty guitar... Ya I'd rock it!
The late great Myles Goodwin of April Wine fame used a Gibson Artisan for a while in the early 80s. Myles's guitar was a 3 pickup version.
Haha yes I've been waiting for you to cover a lawsuit lp! great vid as usual
Absolutely!!!
'had a brand new Italian c.67 Greco dbl. Florentine cut away thin hollow w. 3 single coil p.u.s , switches & knobs and a wang bar & a mute under a glossy mahogany finish that played like butter up to the 5th fret ... all for $99 !
Yeah , i know it was expensive ~ ~ the guitar's long gone - but i've Still got the catalog they tossed in the cardboard case ⚡
Those pickups alone go for huge bucks. The Mazxon Dry-Z has the reputation of being the closest to the original PAFs, as they were meticulously reverse engineered. They only were available for a short 2-3 model years, thus they are nearly as rare as the Gibson ones by now.
Nice..... So yeah.... its a Rock.
I'd rock it
Definitely would rock
I have a 76 Artisan that Ralph Novax customized. Axe of the GODS!!!
4:02 in the video...does this "song" have a name or is it just some nice chords...and if it's just some chords what chords are they?
And GOOD JOB on the video...have been watching for sometime now and love this series.
If you want the 70s Gibson vibe but can't pay those prices, Grecos are awesome guitars. They play and sound great.
I have a Greco eg59-70 and it's comparable to a MANY Gibson's I've played. I feel like Greco amd other Japanese makers pushed Gibson into making the reissues and starting the Custom Shop they have now. They were selling 59 style Les Pauls several years before Gibson reissued them.
Oh my god!!! Where can I find this model? This is propably the coolest guitar I've ever seen, and if the price is right I would buy this one in a heartbeat
Greco is good stuff
Greco pickups are costly on Ebay nowdays so that should tell you something, I had a made in Japan with Maxxon Pickups ..they were single pickups inside but they sounded good..they were unpotted ..andhad that airy sound to em..i can't stand potted pickups.....and sold em like a dummy, if i still had it ...i would add another Half to it and make a proper Humbucker with a single/humbucker Switch ..pull switch i think its called, Anyway it looks like the '79 "the paul" ..which came with Gibson T-tops ..gives an Idea if you wanna.." and are unpotted" they don't squeal cause they are made right ..if u buy a handwound..make sure its unpotted..if not they dont know how to wind.. if id buy it and rock it ??? According to the asking Price..as a Gift to me ..no fkng doubt !! ..and be a friend for Life !
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I have a Greco les Paul custom and it’s not bad. It’s better than most low end lps and about half the price. They’re way better than epiphones
i think the only downside would be even if you get a great one they all have poly finishes aside from navigator and some of the edwards models
I swear by Greco. I have an 84 Mint Collection EGC 600 Black Beauty and it's just as good as ANY Gibson I've played from the era. I also just got an 89 EGC in White Order Made and it has an ebony board. Absolutely incredibly built guitars if you get them between 1980-1990 within the "Super Real" or Mint Collection series.
Great guitars these Grecos I have a
EGF850 Super real. And it really is kinda real ☺
Ive owned a vintage Greco Les Paul copy from the 70’s. Plays and sounds killer. Check the video on my profile!
Would rock! I play an old Burny and Its better than a Gibson standard I had.
Absolutely.
mee no comprende…. whar axe are you demoing there at the end Trog? I guess I missed something here....
DEXTER: "Machamp, the Super Power Pokemon. Known to play Greco Super Power guitars and to rock out with its 4 arms
I would rock this guitar :)
Jeez Trogly man, you don't half love that 'Allman-esque' chord progression lol. I reckon you must have used it in almost every video of your's that I've ever seen. I've never played a Greco LP copy but I've heard they're pretty decent models for the money usually. This one however has way too high a price tag for me when you can buy a proper used Gibson LP Custom in great condition for that amount.
I would rock. Never played a Greco, so I'm curious if they play as good as people claim.
They do! I've owned a LOT of Greco/Tokai/other mij guitars. I've played 50's and 60's Fenders and Gibsons. Currently in possession of a '69 strat, '67 SG, and the Grecos are nothing to sniff at! The late 70's EG 800+ models are fantastic but a little slim on the neck profile. "Super Real" series and "Super Power Customs" and later 80's models have beefier mahogany necks. Having said that the 3 piece maple necks of the 70's are pretty darn stable. Never seen one with too much relief.
I have a Greco EX800 it weighs 7 3/4 pounds and it is a SCREAMER !
Hi new here, like it, LP's are amazing when you get a good one
Rock it.
If you are interested in the Ibanez lawsuits guitars and maybe need some sound material for a video from those, you should check out *Johan Segeborn* on UA-cam.
He demos a lot of old guitars like the ones you cover. Hope it’s okay to mention him in your comments
I'm very impressed but the resale value would be nothing like that price tag. I'll stick to Gibson.
Matt Pike, High on Fire and Sleep, plays the hell out of a Artisan. I, too, hope to get my grubby meat-beaters on one someday.
Would rock all day
Greco made some very nice copies and their pickups are genuinely good, but not quite up to Gibson's tones if you were to do an A-B test.
The Dry-Z pickups in this guitar are worth $600+ a set and are widely regarded to be some of the best PAF copies out there! ;)
Good pickups, yes. They have gone way up in price not worth that sort of money. And if you did an A-B test you would tell a difference to the actual Gibson's and for some people that's important. I love Greco's stuff. Have owned several vintage LP copies.
I love that LP copy. I would Rock that baby all night.
You need to do stuff on other brands man, theres only so much you can interest with the same damn guitar/brand.
look inside!!only made if thin lawanit plywood.. knock the body , sound like acoustic guitar
this guitar looks like the lee malia signature les paul
Rock!
Facecam or not I love me some trogly's guitar show!
I wouldn't mind at all having this instead of the Gib. First of all if someone don't look at the headstock, they wouldn't know that this is a Gibson.
if its anything like the 70s ibanez i tried they are miles better than the average Norlin les paul.
I don't know. If it plays good then I have no problem with it, as long as it don't try to wrestle me. lol...
Sure why not! I have that Lee Malia Epiphone, It's a great guitar with the ability to actually have just two humbucker single coils. P94 in the neck with a L85 with coil split in the bridge. Its a pretty guitar, not as pretty as the Gibson version though. Now see this Greco bothers me somewhat and here is why. The Abr1 Bridge.... the fastest way to spot a chibson is the bridge, well as you can see right here they can fool you.
Grecos are not really chibsons as they were made in japan. They usually called them lawsuit guitars.
Thanks for that Mario, yeah I wasn't necessarily meaning Grecos were chibsons just more that with the use of that style bridge by any manufacturer they could more easily fool someone. I know that's usually right where my eyes fall whenever I'm looking at the body of a supposed Gibson. But thanks to Austin I have been shown over the last few months since subbing to his site, that I don't know jack about Gibsons lol. I know that it's an old topic, Decades in fact, but these chibsons really just make me angry. What makes me more angry over them besides their obvious criminal elements is the people who buy them then put Video's up on You Tube bragging them up. I hear the same old argument that they cannot afford the real thing so they spend $200 and try to fool people into believing they own the real Gibson. Anyway, Im not gonna get on that topic, lol that would be very long, let's just say that with the way these fake guitars have progressed and some are in fact quite well made, why not just start selling them with their own name on it?
Marios yeah thats who I mean, the Chinese, they have gotten pretty good at it so why continue making illegal guitars?
You should talk about fgn guitars for a video. Knocked off gibson fender and prs
Fujigen built this guitar! :D
i would rock that greco,but not at that price,for that cash you could buy a real high end recent lp style by combat,crews maniac,bacchus,momose,navigator etc from japan,which will be like a gibson custom shop
Rock
I actually own this guitar. 😀... I did not pay the eBay price.
Nice! Enjoy it!
I'd rock it...if it was in the $1000 neighborhood. Those Greco copies were damned nice for what they were. I'm sure the Artisan plays and sounds pretty sweet, but wow...that asking price lol! And to think, these were considered worthless throwaways in the 80s and 90s...silly short sighted collectors!
The Dry-Z pickups in this guitar are worth at least $600, and the hardware is all GOTOH, about the best mass produced hardware out there. $1000 would be a STEAL for this guitar... $2500 is still high, but not by much!
I keeps a Greco LP
Not for $2500....
Gibson and Epiphone are the only two Authentic Les Paul's and Sgs period end of story
I doubt fluctuations in Gibson Artisan values have much (if anything) to do with Epiphones inspired-by ... that would be assuming a lot about causation. Model prices will naturally fluctuate, and guitar prices have responded to changes in demand/popularity of the instrument/certain models etc throughout the years. :P
I would not rock it here or there. I would not rock it anywhere. I do not like Les Paul copies of any sort or brand,. I would not rock them, Will I Am.
I would rather rock a real Gibson xD
Gibson? More Like Chibson
first
Not Rock. The Artisan does nothing for me.
the sticker says "order made" which means this is a one of a kind custom guitar. It's got dry z pickups, which are going for 2k per set nowadays. Fujigen, who built most greco's, opened a custom shop in 1972.
It's a safe bet that this guitar is much higher quality than gibson, that it sounds better and plays better and the pickups are unquestionably better. They were custom built to sound like vintage paf's and they are really, really close. No modern gibson pickup can touch them.
The best les pauls in the 50's were built by gibson and the best les pauls in the 80's were built by Japan. Greco, burny, tokai are all superior to their gibson counterparts.