Got this guitar the other day from a friend, he has another one identical to it i will be getting shortly.. He didn't seem to know a whole lot about it, neither do i, so i figured i'd post the pics on here and see if any of you out there could tell me something about it. One thing i noticed that seems very odd is that the strings are so far off the neck, was it made this way? slide guitar? If you push a string down on a fret any higher than about the 9th fret the strings hit the bridge pickup. Any input is appreciated.

I'd like to find out about how much it is worth. It does work, although both pickup switches are a little worn and you have to get them in just the right spot before they work. It has some wear and tear.. Has tiny crack on the back that has been there for quite a while and hasn't grown, over all it seems like a solid guitar, just needs some strings and a good cleaning..

I do have the pick guard for it, removed it to clean it up a bit.

You can lower the pickups with a screwdriver.

Look for serial numbers on it, do as much self-research as you can. You may be surprised how much info is out there, and after you do as much as you can on your own, try to find a place to get it appraised.

it sounds like your guitar is in need of a good set up.








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like chuck said needs a good set up and have them check the pots to see if they need to be clean or wired or new ones. Looks like a 60's guitar. Greco guitars are a range of electric guitars manufactured exclusively for the Japanese market by Kanda Shokai. Kanda Shokai is a musical instrument wholesaler mostly known for being part of Fender Japan.
They had copys from Fender, gibson and Ibanez. Anyways to find out the year

The first format is MYYPPPP.

* M = production month (A=January B=February ... K=November L=December).
* YY = year (79=1979).
* PPPP = production number.
Second way

The second format is YPPPP.

* Y = year (9=1979 0=1980 or 1990).
* PPPP = production number.








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cxo wrote:

You can lower the pickups with a screwdriver.

Look for serial numbers on it, do as much self-research as you can. You may be surprised how much info is out there, and after you do as much as you can on your own, try to find a place to get it appraised.

Lol, i know you can raise and low the pickups but the strings will still be way to high to play on, thats why i was wondering if maby it was made this way for slide guitar? The strings are odd, they are smooth (not nylon though), wich again tells me it was designed for slide.

I've been looking for a couple of days, all i've found is info on Greco but absolutely nothing on this particular guitar, i can't find one instance of this guitar on the internet whatsoever... There are no numbers on it, which if a forgotten source on the internet is right, means it was made in Korea...

I made a post over at ultimate guitar also and not 1 response yet, seems this guitar is a ghost, not on the internet, and nobody knows anything about it..

it SHOULD be a made in Japan guitar.
it looks too old to be Korean.








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you have to check the bridge out to see if there is anything you tighten down like on the Gibson bridges or if can't find one take in to a guitar shop and ask them how you can do it. Most places will gladly help you. Some will even give you some tools to do it there in the store. But when doing it take it down a little at a time and check to make sure that there is not any fret buzz. From the pics I can't see what the bridge looks like to well to really help you lower it.








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hello again,

the bridge is lowered all the way, the two round things on either end of the bridge can be turned to raise/lower, but they are all the way down and the strings are at least 3/4" off the neck.

hows the neck look is it straight also could be a little but wouldn't think it would make to much of a difference is the height of the nut. Sounds more like the neck may be bow a little.








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call me crazy but the neck is straight, everything seems in place, no gaps/broken stuff, everything looks like its supposed to be this way.

lol not calling ya crazy just going through my head to think of reasons it would be that far off the neck. is the other guitar the same way. if not check out or take it over to compare the 2 may give you insight to the problem








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lol not calling ya crazy just going through my head to think of reasons it would be that far off the neck. is the other guitar the same way. if not check out or take it over to compare the 2 may give you insight to the problem

thats genius, lol why didnt i think of that..

maybe thats not the correct bridge ?

you can always sand the bottom of the bridge to lower the action.

as for the age of the guitar ...the rounded end of the fretboard / neck looks like vintage Japanese work to me.








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Or it could really be purposely setup for slide. I don't know much about Greco, maybe that was their pitch.

One thing i just noticed, it must have been set up this way because with the pickgaurd installed, in the factory position, no new holes or anything, if you were to lower the strings any more they would be at the same level or lower than the pickguard wich would not work well at all i imagine lol...