New axe, Greco LPC

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Dan, not yet. He shipped in from Germany yesterday :) Ill post up when it's here at the end of the week. wohooo
 
The MIJ's are great. I don't mind the Edwards at $1100 shipped. I'd take them over a Studio any day of the week.
 
Jofipe":2xtcvlb4 said:
Dan, not yet. He shipped in from Germany yesterday :) Ill post up when it's here at the end of the week. wohooo

Awesome man, it should be killer! These older LP clones from Japan are wicked guitars, and i'd sooner take an old Greco/Orville By Gibson/Tokai over anything new from Gibson USA.

My Burny LPC is a wicked guitar, i refretted it myself a couple years ago but ran into some issues with it fretting out, so i'm going to have my local tech Barrie Palmer take care of it soon. Can't wait to start using it again as my main guitar. It wipes the floor with the '78 Gibson LPC i used to own.

Here's a pic of mine onstage with me, rocking out some Thin Lizzy :rock:
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Killer looking LP's.

I played a Burny once that was perfect (I love to mod stuff).

My current LP looks like the bride of Frankenstein.

Happy NGD!
 
Thats a freakin awesome axe right there! What sort of frets did you put on that beast?
I have a Gibby LP custom that I really love, gonna compare it to that. I have to say, LP's are my favorite guitars soundwise, period.
 
Jofipe":mdohxls4 said:
Thats a freakin awesome axe right there! What sort of frets did you put on that beast?
I have a Gibby LP custom that I really love, gonna compare it to that. I have to say, LP's are my favorite guitars soundwise, period.
I can say with 100% sincerity, brought my Edwards LPC down to my Vegas GC as soon as I got it. Played it back to back with a white Gibson LPC just to see how it stacked up fully expecting to feel a noticeable difference.

Keep in mind, I want a white or silver burst LPC more than anything but honestly there was no $2k difference in feel or playability. Of course the Gibson was killer but the couple of buddies I have that work there were shocked at how good the Edwards felt/played. I am sure the wood used on the Gibdon is of higher quality and all that but I think the Erwards hangs just fine.
 
Jofipe":l10poo6j said:
Thats a freakin awesome axe right there! What sort of frets did you put on that beast?
I have a Gibby LP custom that I really love, gonna compare it to that. I have to say, LP's are my favorite guitars soundwise, period.

Cheers Jonas! It originally had tiny little 'fret-less wonder' style frets, so I re-fretted it with jumbo 6100s.

However, when i did the re-fret, i don't think i levelled the board perfectly because i'm having a few issues with action being a bit inconsistent and some notes are fretting out.

I did a fret level and dress again to fix it, but in doing so, i took off a little too much height from the fret wire. So i think i'm going to just have my tech pull those frets out, level the board again and refret it with some new stainless 6100 frets. The stainless frets will last so long, that i probably won't ever have to re-fret it again :rock:
 
FINALLY after allot of complication with the postal service.. the sender had forgot to add my house number in the address field.

Anyway, i'm reeeaally happy with this. I spend something like four hours today with this guitar. Judging from it's yellowing in the nitro clear coat, it looks like a 25 year old guitar. The condition of the guitar is damn near mint, so my guess is it's been a closet queen for years.

Compared to my 08 Gibson LPC it has a thinner and more speedy neck. Also it's rounded out in the heal in a smoother way giving it a better access to the upper frets, just what I needed. I love this neck.

I quickly installed a Bare Knuckle A-Warpig in the bridge, which my white LPC also sports.. I love these pickups in the type of guitar.

Soundwise it has more 5-7Khz bite than the Gibson and a bit less low end.. maybe cause the Gibson is just darker overall. Both of these guitars packs punch to knock out most other type of guitar on the marked. I think I prefer the sound of the Greco a bit more, cause it's a little more open and up front.. very very good for metal & rock. Maybe it's the the fact that the wood is much older than the gibson..

Anyways, at 426€ + postage this guitar is a STEAL. With a new set of Bare Knuckles this vintage guitar can out tone and out look IMO some of the most expensive guitars on the marked.

It weighs about the same as the Gibson, maybe just slightly less.. thinner neck also.

The Gotoh hardware is great, and it stays better in tune than the gibson. Even though it's a MIK, it has great level of details in the construction.

Summery:
A solid and awesome sounding guitar with great playability for a LP. Stock PU's sucks balls. Beauty speaks for itself
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For some reason Photobucket has started compressing the pictures in a totally annoying way..
 
Jonas! That looks nice!

I wanna try it AND the Friedman!

:lol: :LOL: :D
 
DUDE! That Greco LP looks amazing, i told you it was going to blow you away :D :rawk:

I agree with you about these MIJ/MIK Les Paul clones having a little more bite and slightly less low end. My experience has been the same. My Burny LPC is the same way, but like you.. I prefer that too because it sounds more open/up-front and is definitely more suited to hard rock/metal tones!

Love the pic of the Greco and KK++! Does it get any cooler than a LPC and a modded Marshall?! I think not :D
 
MrDan666":1vqvk32e said:
DUDE! That Greco LP looks amazing, i told you it was going to blow you away :D :rawk:

I agree with you about these MIJ/MIK Les Paul clones having a little more bite and slightly less low end. My experience has been the same. My Burny LPC is the same way, but like you.. I prefer that too because it sounds more open/up-front and is definitely more suited to hard rock/metal tones!

Love the pic of the Greco and KK++! Does it get any cooler than a LPC and a modded Marshall?! I think not :D


Haha, yeah.. a vintage modded Marshall + a vintage LPC is about as balls out (in steel panther terms) as it can possibly get! <You don't even have to play it.. just the presence of it means trouble.

I just had a go on it again, against the lot of my gibsons... and the Greco is absolutely the most pissed off of them all. The notes just jump out of the fretboard... really really cool. :rock:


BTW, our record is out soonish... All KK++ :) It's mostly for fans of Candlemass, Trouble and that sorta insisting classic/epic doom, so it's definitely not the hair metal approach... but still kinda 80's.
http://www.hrrshop.de/PROCESSION-To-Reap-Heavens-Apart-LTD-ULTRA-CLEAR

I have no idea what "ultra clear" means! Will one be able to see the record?
 
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