Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
- 22danielp
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Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
Hey folks...
Like me, I understand that many of you own/love/have a fetish for those infamous "lawsuit" guitars that Japan pumped out in the 70s, 80s and beyond. many of which absolutely kick the asses of the guitars that F#nder, G#bson, R#ickenbacker and so on were making at the same time.
So, go ahead and show your Tokai, Greco, Burny, Edwards, Aria etc...
I know that this has popped up before, but to get you started, here's my 1977 Greco EG600GS (it's a copy of a 70s Gibson Les Paul Deluxe)
Like me, I understand that many of you own/love/have a fetish for those infamous "lawsuit" guitars that Japan pumped out in the 70s, 80s and beyond. many of which absolutely kick the asses of the guitars that F#nder, G#bson, R#ickenbacker and so on were making at the same time.
So, go ahead and show your Tokai, Greco, Burny, Edwards, Aria etc...
I know that this has popped up before, but to get you started, here's my 1977 Greco EG600GS (it's a copy of a 70s Gibson Les Paul Deluxe)
Crucify the insincere, Tonight, Tonight...
- MT
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Re: Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
I'm a great fan of Greco and Tokai guitars. Now if I could only get my hands on one of the Ric 330-12 copies that Greco made.
1980's Tokai LS-150CM Love Rock
'74 Greco Thinline Tele
'74 Greco 330
1980's Tokai LS-150CM Love Rock
'74 Greco Thinline Tele
'74 Greco 330
- Tonebender
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My Greco'backers, recently sold the 1990 burst, the black 1989 looks even better in person, binding yellowed and quite a bit of wear.
The wider neck and string spacing suit my long gangly fingers better than any Ric model I've owned.
The wider neck and string spacing suit my long gangly fingers better than any Ric model I've owned.
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These hot Grecos are giving me a guitar-on
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Re: Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
A lot of the Greco stuff from the late 70s/early 80s is really good stuff. I'll pick something up someday...
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Here's mine- it's seen better days, and is quite a bit different in construction to how a real rick is built:
Then there's this one, it's a Hondo copy of an original Fender/Squier Bullet:
Then there's this one, it's a Hondo copy of an original Fender/Squier Bullet:
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1984 tokai breezysound. best guitar i own and i love those lawsuit guitars a lot!
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Found this Jazzmaster copy in Portland a few months ago. It is practically spot on, even the head stock. Still needs a little work to be 100%
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MT, that 330 is stunning. I love that off-gloss finish.
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My Ibanez LP.
Someone said that it is probably from 71.
Hardware and electrics were in bad shape. Changed everything, but only used stuff I had lying around... hence the minihumbuckers mounted with mount rings inside the humbucker rings
Killer neck. Crappy hollow plywood body.
Someone said that it is probably from 71.
Hardware and electrics were in bad shape. Changed everything, but only used stuff I had lying around... hence the minihumbuckers mounted with mount rings inside the humbucker rings
Killer neck. Crappy hollow plywood body.
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Re: Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
i have 2 right now,
a tele custom that's mostly an 70's Ibanez, with a Gilbert neck (70's brand)
and my recently returned Aspen strat
a tele custom that's mostly an 70's Ibanez, with a Gilbert neck (70's brand)
and my recently returned Aspen strat
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That's pretty fantastic- the tort on that is sooo japanese 60's.Gonkulator wrote:Found this Jazzmaster copy in Portland a few months ago. It is practically spot on, even the head stock. Still needs a little work to be 100%
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Re: Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!
This thread is relevant to my interests.