1980 Greco Super Real SE700 Stratocaster Guitar

Not much fancy pants playing here but the sound straight into the Fender "The Twin" gives a great demo of this 1980 Super Real SE-700.

Paisley Greco SG from 1987

Here is another one of those oddities that pop up every now and then among old Greco guitars. This is a 1987 SG in paisley. I haven't seen any other model like this and Greco didn't even have a paisley tele as far as I have seen so perhaps it was made for an artist or was some kind of limited run.  It has a fairly beefy neck and plays really nicely. I am not sure what the pickups are as the covers are on and I can't see if it has alnico magnets or ceramic. So it goes with old guitars. Only the original owner may know for sure!

Early 80's Flashback: 1981 Tokai SS-70

Mint Collection EC57-60 1982 "Super Real"LP Custom

1982 Greco Mint Collection EC57-60. Sure, it doesn't have and ebony fretboard or MOP inlays but it is a pretty good Gibson substitute with the all-mahogany body/top/neck, 50's style neck and headstock angle. 

Fatboy Pickups "Super Dry" DRY-Z Clone

Has someone cracked the secrets of the Maxon DRY-Z pickup? The "Super Dry" Fatboy humbucker set sounds to me like the secret is out.

New Guitar Day

THUMB Acoustic by Terada

Oyaji has been in Japan for a few days enjoying the nice weather before the summer heat hits. A tour of the main guitar stores in the Tokyo area was uneventful with very few interesting old Japanese guitars up for sale. Yesterday however at the Yokohama Ishibashi there was something. An old acoustic with some cloudy lacquer and THUMB in large round font like an old Martin.

Thumb headstock

Martin headstock font

It was labelled as "Junk" since the high E string sits low in the nut and buzzes on the first fret in open position. Other than that the action was perfect and there were no fatal body blows to worry about. Since it came with a hard case it was hard to say no to this oddball so now I am have a new Thumb. I always wanted an acoustic in this Martin style but never found one that was affordable or sounded good. A trip to Ray's Guitar Spa in Singapore should sort out the nut and then it will be good to go.