Beautiful Greco LP on eBay

[ilan]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111281798120?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The "guitar" pickup locations look so correct... unlike Gibson's LP basses. Short scale, I presume? Does anyone here know what they sound like and if they are neck-heavy?

[4stringer77]

Looks similar to this.
Don't know about the sound. Bridge looks solid and very functional.

[Pilgrim]

That's really pretty.  Amazing how much it looks like the Gretsch Thunderjet....I'm thinking Gretsch must have had Les Paul dreams when that bass was designed.

[Granny Gremlin]

That Greco is certainly yummy.

[Aussie Mark]

I used to own a short scale Greco LP, it was great, but at the time I didn't realise how good it was because it was at the period of my life before I really had much time playing short scale basses.  From memory it was body heavy, not neck heavy ....

[4stringer77]

Wow, sweet lemon burst! It's like a Paul Kossoff LPB

[gearHed289]

Those Burnys are sexy! I recently noticed that Steve Hackett plays a Burny Les Paul.

[marcnorth]

One of the best basses I own. Hardware and pickups have been changed on mine. I hate gold. I might need the black one to go with my white.

[Pilgrim]

DANg, that is pretty!  I think I like the Greco LP shape better than the Gretsch - especially the top bouts.

[ilan]

Marcnorth - is your white Greco short scale or medium?

[Granny Gremlin]

And are these arched/carved top or flat?  The light on the black one makes me think arched, but the white one (very nicce BTW) is ambiguous, and I've never seen a Fender style bridge like those work well on an archtop (though they could have made a nice flat spot or route even).

[Basvarken]

Dang that is pretty!

Looks like you routed a shallow rectangle for the bridge?

[marcnorth]

I believe it's short scale, arched/carved top, the body is already routed flat in that spot for that Greco labeled bridge like the one on ebay. That's just a mahogany shim I put under the Schaller to raise it up a little. The Greco labeled bridge is really a gotoh (I forget which model) as are the tuners. The gold on mine when I got it was not as nasty looking as the one on ebay but was still pretty bad.

[marcnorth]

Here's a shot of the headstock. If the one on ebay doesn't go crazy in price I'll have it too.

[Pilgrim]

Good luck!