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1979 Greco GO700

I've written a lot about how much I love the great Fugigen factory in Japan who made guitars for many brands including, along with Matsumoku, Greco guitars. In the mid...

1979 Greco GO700

I've written a lot about how much I love the great Fugigen factory in Japan who made guitars for many brands including, along with Matsumoku, Greco guitars. In the mid...

1960's Victor / NIVICO SG-12

I recently wrote an article about one of my all time favourite guitars, the Victor SG-18 and it's history with JVC in Japan. The only other guitar made by this...

1960's Victor / NIVICO SG-12

I recently wrote an article about one of my all time favourite guitars, the Victor SG-18 and it's history with JVC in Japan. The only other guitar made by this...

1979 Greco BM900

This one caused quite a stir when I posted pics on social media the other day so as promised, here's a blog with heaps of pics for you all. The...

1979 Greco BM900

This one caused quite a stir when I posted pics on social media the other day so as promised, here's a blog with heaps of pics for you all. The...

1965 Zen On ES-70T

I've written about Zen On before here with their wonderful Morales Mosrite copies from the late sixties but prior to them they were making great solid body "offsets" with awesome...

1965 Zen On ES-70T

I've written about Zen On before here with their wonderful Morales Mosrite copies from the late sixties but prior to them they were making great solid body "offsets" with awesome...

Guyatone LG-50T and EB-1

The two things that influenced the Japanese guitar scene in the sixties more than anything else was the Beatles and the Ventures. The influence the Beatles had on guitar manufacturing...

Guyatone LG-50T and EB-1

The two things that influenced the Japanese guitar scene in the sixties more than anything else was the Beatles and the Ventures. The influence the Beatles had on guitar manufacturing...

Telestar Lisa

These are a kinda forgotten modern classic and were the brainchild of Gibson R&D man, JT Riboloff in the very late nineties. Is is of course, VERY Danelectro/Silvertone in looks and...

Telestar Lisa

These are a kinda forgotten modern classic and were the brainchild of Gibson R&D man, JT Riboloff in the very late nineties. Is is of course, VERY Danelectro/Silvertone in looks and...