Greco SE 500 Spacey Sound 1981 White

Greco SE 500 Spacey Sounds "Stratocaster" "Jeff Beck" model, 1981, plays well. The dating is based on the serial number. According to my research, the L is the month of manufacture (L=12, December) and the next two numbers are the year. Why is this model commonly referred to as "Jeff Beck"? I can't answer that; there's no evidence I know of that he played such a guitar, and it wasn't endorsed by him. There is a rumor that while touring in Japan he may have been photographed picking up such a guitar, maybe at a guitar store. The guitar looks white in the photos (tho' not Arctic White), but in other lighting conditions it looks slightly cream colored, as you'd expect a "white" guitar's color to age.
This is a well-made "Stratocaster" style guitar with a slight variation in the electronics: instead of a 5-way switch, it has 3 mini-toggle switches and a volume and a tone knob. Greco is a well-known brand name from Japan that started making guitars in 1960 and later began copying various popular guitar designs, including Gibsons, Fenders, and other models. It is a well-made instrument.
This guitar, according to my research online, has a sen body, a maple neck, Maxon pickups, and a rosewood fretboard. No low spots on the fretboard. Some wear, of course, on the frets. For a guitar that's over 30 years old, it's in pretty good shape. It plays well: no issues with string buzzing or intonation, as far as I can tell. Action is low and easy. Of course, you'll want to change the strings, oil the fretboard, and you may decide you want to have a set-up done at the same time. Your choice, of course. But it's playable as it is now. As far as I can tell, it's stock and has not been repaired. I bought it about 10 years ago on ebay, from Japan. I'd keep it, but my room is overflowing with guitars, and at the moment I need the cash money more.
There are numerous dings, as you'd expect in a guitar from 1981, but nothing major or horrific. Most are shown in the photos, but not all. The ones in the photos: the front of the headstock, the upper bout, the tummy cut, the top edge near the back end of the body, and on the back of the neck. Others shown in the photos are on the tip of the lower bout, the bottom edge of the guitar, a small crack in the body at the neck pocket, and a slight crack in the paint near the bridge. There's corrosion on the bridge, pickguard screws, mini-switches, trem cover screws, trem block, and tremolo bar. It's not serious corrosion -- it hasn't been resting on the bottom of the ocean -- just surface rust. The trem cover is cracked at 2 of the corners. There are a couple of other blemishes -- some scuffing on one edge, and another faint hairline crack in the surface of the paint -- that I couldn't include pictures of here. If you want to see them, LMK.
About the mini-switches: they all have 3 positions, up, middle, and down. On the first switch (closest to the strings) the up position works, the middle position is off, and the down position (which produces sound on the other two switches) does not produce sound (but I believe it's supposed to, based on the other two switches). On the second switch, up produces sound, middle is off, and down produces sound. On the third switch, up produces sound, middle is off, and down produces sound, but sometimes you have to jiggle the switch to get sound when it's in the down position. Why, you may be wondering, do the mini-switches have 3 positions, and not just 2, on and off? I can't answer that. Is there any difference in the sound between the up position and the down position? Not that I can tell. You could do some diligent research online and let me know. It might be that the down position is an out of phase setting ... or not.
[UPDATE: Since I wrote the above paragraph, I've taken the guitar to a shop. They replaced the first mini-switch; old switch is in the gig bag. The tech told me that all the switches work now. UP is on, middle is off, DOWN is also on; BUT if you have 2 switches on, and one is on in the UP position, but the other is on in the DOWN position, they will be out of phase. I suppose that holds true if you have all 3 pickups on, as long as one is in a position that is opposite to the other 2. Anyway, they all work now.]

NOTE: I will be out of town Dec. 29, 2019 to Jan. 18, 2020. That means that I won't be able to ship any guitars during that period. Keep that in mind if/when you are thinking about buying any of my guitars. I'll still be monitoring my listings and you can buy them outright or make offers, but no shipping will occur until I return. Thnx.

Bottom line: Attractive, unusual, well-made, vintage second-hand Strat, MIJ, plays well.
Shipping is USPS Ground, with insurance; $93 will get it almost anywhere in the Continental US. Hawaii and Alaska may be more. If the actual cost is less than $93, I'll send you a photo of the USPS receipt and refund the difference. No international shipping. Comes with a basic black gig bag. I'll pack it carefully with lots of protection. Local pickup is fine; in that case I'll refund the $93.00. All sales final. Please ask any and all questions before you bid or make an offer, not after. I'm not an expert on this guitar, but I'll answer questions to the best of my ability and ASAP. Check my feedback and other items for sale. This guitar is also for sale locally and another website.