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Title: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 04, 2009, 03:28:31 AM: Looks like I'm back in the Greco club as well ....

(http://figaroguitars.com/guitars12/greco87sa%20bass%20sb%20003.jpg)
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Chris P. on October 04, 2009, 04:38:21 AM: Wow! That one looks gorgeous! Congratulations!!
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Post by: Rob on October 04, 2009, 07:40:53 AM: Sweet Mark!
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Post by: Basvarken on October 04, 2009, 08:47:29 AM: Beautiful.
Looks like you're back on track, at last ;)

:toast:
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Post by: godofthunder on October 04, 2009, 08:54:18 AM: Very nice !
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Post by: TBird1958 on October 04, 2009, 09:32:26 AM: Beautiful bass Mark!
That's a nice score, just don't see something that cool around here.
I love Grecos ;)
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Post by: GonzoBass on October 04, 2009, 10:16:09 AM: Very cool!
For the tribute gig?
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Post by: OldManC on October 04, 2009, 10:57:36 AM: Holy crap, that one's nice!
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Post by: hollowbody on October 04, 2009, 11:26:27 AM: That finish looks even better than a Gibson! I've never seen a Greco EB2 before. Nice score. How much did it set you back?
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Post by: clankenstein on October 04, 2009, 12:46:50 PM: choice!i like the 3 point bridge on there too.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 04, 2009, 02:39:12 PM: Total including fees and shipping was just over $1000. This will get some time in the Stones tribute, for the early 60's set.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: uwe on October 05, 2009, 03:02:11 AM: But you only bought another bass very recently!
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Dave W on October 05, 2009, 07:58:45 AM: Quote from: uwe on October 05, 2009, 03:02:11 AM
But you only bought another bass very recently!

And that one was short scale too!
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: uwe on October 05, 2009, 10:59:32 AM: A bass is a bass is a bass. I thought Mark had left the GAS road into damnation behind him. Yet here he goes again ... Last time they had to send him to the jungles of Indonesia to cure him ...

But I've heard rumors that the oath of marriage is beckoning. That could explain the hasty purchase of basses we are witnessing before wedlock cracks down ... ; - )
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Saf on October 05, 2009, 11:49:43 AM: man what a great looking bass!
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 05, 2009, 03:07:03 PM: Quote from: Dave W on October 05, 2009, 07:58:45 AM
And that one was short scale too!

I figured I needed a "backup" short scale :-) Well, at least that's how I justified it to myself.

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But I've heard rumors that the oath of marriage is beckoning. That could explain the hasty purchase of basses we are witnessing before wedlock cracks down ... ; - )

She spends her part time job salary on clothes, I spend my gig money on gear. It's all legitimate :-) 4 gigs with the Grease show and this one is paid for
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 05, 2009, 03:50:52 PM: By the way, I came across this bass while browsing the database at http://j-guitar.com/ - there are some nice used Gibbys and Gibby clones listed there.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 13, 2009, 09:30:11 PM: The Greco EB-2'ho arrived today. Apart from some surface scratches on the pickguard (damn pick players!) this 22yo beauty is dead mint!

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Miscellaneous%20Stuff/greco1.jpg)
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: TBird1958 on October 13, 2009, 10:31:10 PM: That's a great looking bass Mark!

I bet it would look good on me ;D
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: uwe on October 14, 2009, 04:06:06 AM: Quote from: Aussie Mark on October 13, 2009, 09:30:11 PM
The Greco EB-2'ho arrived today. Apart from some surface scratches on the pickguard (damn pick players!) this 22yo beauty is dead mint!

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Miscellaneous%20Stuff/greco1.jpg)

Damn pick players? Says one of those grubby finger players that always wear away the fin deep into the wood just above the pup with their sweaty little thumbs. :-*

Congrats on the bass!
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Post by: Denis on October 14, 2009, 05:18:35 AM: Sure is pretty! How do they sound?
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Post by: drbassman on October 14, 2009, 06:19:00 AM: Very nice!!!
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Post by: Basvarken on October 14, 2009, 06:55:00 AM: Beautiful.
Greco makes great instruments.
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Post by: Pilgrim on October 14, 2009, 08:42:15 AM: Dang, dang, dang.

Much excessive droolage coming that bass's way from Colorado. Beautiful!
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Post by: Dave W on October 14, 2009, 08:48:12 AM: Beauty. Hope she plays as good as she looks.
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Post by: Highlander on October 14, 2009, 01:58:13 PM: Truly a thing of beauty... 8)
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 14, 2009, 07:14:37 PM: Oh, and by the way, I'm an idiot. All along I thought this was short scale because it's an EB-2/Rivoli, but I was playing it just now and realised it's long scale! Bonus!
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: hollowbody on October 14, 2009, 09:10:04 PM: That really looks good! Lucky you that it's a long scale. I've been keeping an eye out to find a trashed Epi dot that I could experiment with turning into a long scale EB2. How does the bass balance?
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 14, 2009, 09:49:26 PM: She balances fine, the body is heavier than I expected. Much heavier than the EB-2 I used to own.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Dave W on October 14, 2009, 10:03:23 PM: Hey, wait a minute. Your justification was having a backup short scale. Now you'll have to sell it to one of us at a reduced price, otherwise your conscience will bother you.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: Aussie Mark on October 14, 2009, 11:56:12 PM: Well, I bought the SG RI because I couldn't find a decent EB-3L or EB-4L, so I would have preferred to have faked the short scale look for the Stones tribute, so this one is perfect! I still really like the SG RI though. The SG RI will be the main Stones bass, and this one will be for when we do a show focussing on the early 60s stuff.
Title: Re: Incoming - new to me "EB-Too"
Post by: uwe on October 15, 2009, 12:22:57 AM: The long scale had escaped me too. So in fact it's a bit of an early Les Paul Signature clone. I didn't know anything of the like existed.