1978 Greco EG-500 — Finding Mojo Beneath the Grime

Some guitars make more sense in the hands than they do on paper. Low weight, great balance, a comfortable neck and what appear to be original Maxon U-1000 pickups all became part of the surprise. 1978 Greco EG-500 Maxon U-1000 pickups Weight: 3.64 kg Amp: Headstrong Royal Reverb with Celestion G12-65 Heritage Recording: Shure SM57 / Shure SM7B Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Logic Pro 00:00 Why I keep importing vintage guitars 01:46 Unboxing 05:30 After the TLC 07:22 The Maxon U1000 08:22 Trussrod adjustment 09:05 The guitar neck 09:42 short tenon 10:03 Weight and balance 11:36 Any cons? 13:23 Enough talk - let's play #GrecoGuitars #VintageGreco #GrecoEG500 #VintageJapaneseGuitars #LesPaul #LesPaulStyle #MaxonPickups #MaxonU1000 #PAFStylePickups #GuitarTone #VintageGuitar #JapaneseVintageGuitar #GuitarsAndGizmos #ToneQuest