NGD - I now own the worst Greco on MLP

wulfman · 02-23-2011, 04:51 AM

I was looking for some U-1000 pickups so bid on this junk guitar but came in second. I guess the top bidder didn't bother contacting the store so I got it for 4500 yen plus shipping. A bolt on to boot!

Looks like a good candidate to practice some refinishing on. Looks like she took a bullet by the toggle switch.

slapshot · 02-23-2011, 04:59 AM

mono · 02-23-2011, 05:17 AM

Hahaha!! This has to be the best NGD thread yet

SexyGibson · 02-23-2011, 05:23 AM

She does look in rough shape but don't let the bolt-on fool you Wulf. I play my bolt-on Cortley everyday. It actually sounds better acoustically than my Tokai.

wulfman · 02-23-2011, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SexyGibson

She does look in rough shape but don't let the bolt-on fool you Wulf. I play my bolt-on Cortley everyday. It actually sounds better acoustically than my Tokai.

I definitely plan to get some cheap used klusons or GReco tuners and see what she is all about. The U-1000 pickups are supposed to sound pretty good and these are 36 years old.

SexyGibson · 02-23-2011, 05:47 AM

Someone had upgraded the tuners on my Cortley with Grovers. I plan on getting some new pups from GFS for it and also a whole new electronics kit.

JDB · 02-23-2011, 05:47 AM

Haha, so thats about 70 bucks with shipping

Udonitron · 02-23-2011, 03:20 PM

I say you Pete Townshend it and shoot a video of the act!

Gabriel · 02-23-2011, 03:55 PM

Someone's playing must have been really bad.

JamesT · 02-23-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SexyGibson

Someone had upgraded the tuners on my Cortley with Grovers. I plan on getting some new pups from GFS for it and also a whole new electronics kit.

Don't get GFS. For the same price (roughly) do yourself a favor and buy some Toneriders. I have a Vintage 59 GFS Neck pickup (widely considered on of their best) in the middle position of one of my 3 pup customs surrounded by a neck and bridge Tonerider Alnico IV set, needless to say, the GFS is harsh and brittle and the Toneriders sound like something twice the price. I you want to spend a little more, get a pair of DiMarzio 36th Anniversaries and thank me later.

captain von rat · 02-23-2011, 04:27 PM

wow, wulf ... that really does look like poo! pretty decent deal for $70 though ... interested to see what you do with it.

JamesT · 02-23-2011, 04:33 PM

For $70 bucks you got a couple of interesting pickups, rings, a couple of knobs, some pointers, and some practice lumber!

I see the binding is coming off the neck. I've seen Greco necks go for decent coin on Ebay. You might be able to get your money back on that alone if you refinished it.

GammyBird · 02-23-2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

I say you Pete Townshend it and shoot a video of the act!

Maybe you could use it to go all Pete Townshend on your roomies before they leave

Udonitron · 02-23-2011, 04:53 PM

Shit I would LOVE that!

GammyBird · 02-23-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

Shit I would LOVE that!

lol...I though you might.

SexyGibson · 02-23-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesT

Don't get GFS. For the same price (roughly) do yourself a favor and buy some Toneriders. I have a Vintage 59 GFS Neck pickup (widely considered on of their best) in the middle position of one of my 3 pup customs surrounded by a neck and bridge Tonerider Alnico IV set, needless to say, the GFS is harsh and brittle and the Toneriders sound like something twice the price. I you want to spend a little more, get a pair of DiMarzio 36th Anniversaries and thank me later.

Thanks for the heads up James. I will definantly check out the Toneriders. I may try the Dimarzios in my Tokai which has Seth Lovers in it right now.

JDB · 02-24-2011, 02:59 AM

Wulf, I think its time you moved up in the world....set neck.
And who knows what pups.
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Annoying Twit · 02-24-2011, 03:58 AM

Amazing buy!

wulfman · 02-24-2011, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDB

Wulf, I think its time you moved up in the world....set neck.
And who knows what pups.
¥°¥ì¥³¡¦¥ì¥¹¥Ý¡¼¥ë - Yahoo!¥ª¡¼¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó

That might have U-1000 pickups as well - will have to watch that one. All those aged parts would be cool to have and there is no damage other than cosmetic.

slapshot · 02-24-2011, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesT

Don't get GFS. For the same price (roughly) do yourself a favor and buy some Toneriders. I have a Vintage 59 GFS Neck pickup (widely considered on of their best) in the middle position of one of my 3 pup customs surrounded by a neck and bridge Tonerider Alnico IV set, needless to say, the GFS is harsh and brittle and the Toneriders sound like something twice the price. I you want to spend a little more, get a pair of DiMarzio 36th Anniversaries and thank me later.

GFS stands for Garbage ****ing Shit
+100 on the toneriders tip.

JDB · 02-24-2011, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wulfman

That might have U-1000 pickups as well - will have to watch that one. All those aged parts would be cool to have and there is no damage other than cosmetic.

Yeah, well I don't give away my bargain watchlist to just anyone you know

joshhohensee · 02-24-2011, 07:12 AM

Dibs on the neck if you go apeshit on it and smash it to smithereens. I could use a new bolt on. for my LP.

jrsdws · 04-22-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wulfman

I definitely plan to get some cheap used klusons or GReco tuners and see what she is all about. The U-1000 pickups are supposed to sound pretty good and these are 36 years old.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I'm wondering how the U-1000 pickups sounded Wulf? Did you get a chance to try them yet?

dsuspense · 04-22-2011, 10:19 AM

You should have picked up this beauty instead, Bigsby and U-1000s included:

Made in 1987 Greco EG-500 w / Bigsby Horobodi tiger eye Greco JV

GuitarMechanic · 04-22-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Udonitron

I say you Pete Townshend it and shoot a video of the act!

NO NO NEVER

I hate that

Fix it up instead poor thing has had a rough life maybe do a cool paint job some crazy color or something It's perfect because you don't have to worry about value and stuff

wulfman · 04-22-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jrsdws

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I'm wondering how the U-1000 pickups sounded Wulf? Did you get a chance to try them yet?

Not yet but I will soon. I have a few different Greco pickups and plan to make some recordings of them using the same guitar. I should have something done in the next couple of weeks for the U-1000, Dry-Z, and a few others.

In any case I still have the guitar and may use it to practice repairs and fretwork. It needs some repair on the binding.

dsuspense · 04-22-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wulfman

Not yet but I will soon. I have a few different Greco pickups and plan to make some recordings of them using the same guitar. I should have something done in the next couple of weeks for the U-1000, Dry-Z, and a few others.

In any case I still have the guitar and may use it to practice repairs and fretwork. It needs some repair on the binding.

Hopefully it will include PU-2s as well.
Throw them up on youtube once you are done please.

jrsdws · 04-22-2011, 03:45 PM

I put what I believe are U-1000 from my Greco EG600PR into my GTX36 LP this morning. Both are about 7.6k.

They sound pretty good...better than they did in the Greco. They have a nice snarl when dimed and clean up nice when rolled back.

Only thing is they're kinda noisy...buzzy. Maybe these old pups aren't shielded so well?

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JamesT Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 8 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Re: NGD - I now own the worst Greco on MLP For $70 bucks you got a couple of interesting pickups, rings, a couple of knobs, some pointers, and some practice lumber! I see the binding is coming off the neck. I've seen Greco necks go for decent coin on Ebay. You might be able to get your money back on that alone if you refinished it.

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jrsdws Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 104 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: NGD - I now own the worst Greco on MLP I put what I believe are U-1000 from my Greco EG600PR into my GTX36 LP this morning. Both are about 7.6k. They sound pretty good...better than they did in the Greco. They have a nice snarl when dimed and clean up nice when rolled back. Only thing is they're kinda noisy...buzzy. Maybe these old pups aren't shielded so well?

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