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Ciao Bella! Look at this gorgeous guitar, 1960's EKO Ranchero 6 made in Italy! Such a stunning guitar and it's a total dream to play!
I love Italian guitars. They have their own chime and sparkle just like Italy does. Water so blue it disappears into the sky and the boats look like they're flying. Beautiful mountainsides dotted with villas and orchards of sweet lemons. Cappuccinos that cost twice as much if you sit down to drink them for some reason. That's a thing in Italy, you stand and drink that cappuccino it's one price but if your butt grazes a chair it's a whole other price structure. I was in Italy with someone that was like "that's stupid I'm sitting but not paying the sitting price" and I was like wow way to blend in. Where is that person now? You guessed it, sitting in the personal hell of their own mind drinking tap water from a dirty glass. Italy is great, weird sitting policies and all. It's stunningly beautiful through and through, guitars included.
Thanks for sticking with me through that. The 60's EKO guitars have a life and vibe all to themselves, I really don't think any other world of guitars is completely doing as unique of a thing that they do. These were used on so many classic recordings, most notably Jimmy Page and specifically during 'Ramble on.' This isn't the exact model he used, but it has that unmistakeable 60's Italian jangly tone that you get with the bolt on neck and the heavily laminated body. I'm going to say this right here - there's so many instances where a laminated guitar will beat out a solid wood guitar, especially in a studio setting. I think the sound can be a lot more focused and naturally compressed, versus a solid wood guitar which tends to be more orchestral and wide. In a studio I've found that the Italian guitars sit in the track perfectly without needing any sculpting, they show up to the mic basically sounding how you want them to sound in a mix. The laminated wood is also super strong, much stronger than a single ply of solid wood which is much more prone to warping and changing with the elements. All that strength basically gives them a much longer life, and as long as they're not totally neglected they can live a lot longer than a solid wood guitar. In the world of guitars "solid wood" is a buzzword that is understood to mean "better," but it's not a matter of better or worse it's just that they're different. Personally, the Italian guitar sound with the bolt on neck and the laminated body totally wins the studio game, and if you layer it with a solid wood guitar you get a really cool juxtaposition.
As an instrument, I think this guitar plays and sounds literally perfect. The neck is absolutely straight as an arrow. It feels so healthy and it handles the string tension like a total boss. Action is crazy low and comfortable, it plays like butter and shreds like an electric guitar. Stays in tune for days. It's all original right down to the bridge pins which is really cool, it looks almost brand new even though it's coming up on 60 years old! The condition is super astounding, you can see that it's in super phenomenal shape. The logo and label are bright and vibrant.
From the factory, I think they cut the neck pockets too deep. I made a nice mahogany shim for it to raise the neck up to the height of the strings. That's the brilliance of these bolt on neck guitars, doing a neck reset is like 1/100 of the ordeal that it is on a guitar with a glued on neck. I'm a pro guitar tech, and I did a good job on this shim (not looking for a round of applause or anything but just rest assured that I know what I'm doing). There's no movement in the neck back/forth/up/down, the guitar stays in tune like a rock, and it feels exactly like it should. I set it up with 11's which I do on older guitars if I'm still feeling them out, but it can for sure handle 12's with no problem. Comes with what I think is the original case! Case is in nice condition, it's done a great job of protecting the guitar so far. Super killer guitar, gonna miss this one.
EKO Ranchero 6 - 1960’s Made in Italy 🇮🇹! - Gorgeous Guitar! - Jimmy Page Studio Weapon! -
$750
$750
About This Listing
Ciao Bella! Look at this gorgeous guitar, 1960's EKO Ranchero 6 made in Italy! Such a stunning guitar and it's a total dream to play!
I love Italian guitars. They have their own chime and sparkle just like Italy does. Water so blue it disappears into the sky and the boats look like they're flying. Beautiful mountainsides dotted with villas and orchards of sweet lemons. Cappuccinos that cost twice as much if you sit down to drink them for some reason. That's a thing in Italy, you stand and drink that cappuccino it's one price but if your butt grazes a chair it's a whole other price structure. I was in Italy with someone that was like "that's stupid I'm sitting but not paying the sitting price" and I was like wow way to blend in. Where is that person now? You guessed it, sitting in the personal hell of their own mind drinking tap water from a dirty glass. Italy is great, weird sitting policies and all. It's stunningly beautiful through and through, guitars included.
Thanks for sticking with me through that. The 60's EKO guitars have a life and vibe all to themselves, I really don't think any other world of guitars is completely doing as unique of a thing that they do. These were used on so many classic recordings, most notably Jimmy Page and specifically during 'Ramble on.' This isn't the exact model he used, but it has that unmistakeable 60's Italian jangly tone that you get with the bolt on neck and the heavily laminated body. I'm going to say this right here - there's so many instances where a laminated guitar will beat out a solid wood guitar, especially in a studio setting. I think the sound can be a lot more focused and naturally compressed, versus a solid wood guitar which tends to be more orchestral and wide. In a studio I've found that the Italian guitars sit in the track perfectly without needing any sculpting, they show up to the mic basically sounding how you want them to sound in a mix. The laminated wood is also super strong, much stronger than a single ply of solid wood which is much more prone to warping and changing with the elements. All that strength basically gives them a much longer life, and as long as they're not totally neglected they can live a lot longer than a solid wood guitar. In the world of guitars "solid wood" is a buzzword that is understood to mean "better," but it's not a matter of better or worse it's just that they're different. Personally, the Italian guitar sound with the bolt on neck and the laminated body totally wins the studio game, and if you layer it with a solid wood guitar you get a really cool juxtaposition.
As an instrument, I think this guitar plays and sounds literally perfect. The neck is absolutely straight as an arrow. It feels so healthy and it handles the string tension like a total boss. Action is crazy low and comfortable, it plays like butter and shreds like an electric guitar. Stays in tune for days. It's all original right down to the bridge pins which is really cool, it looks almost brand new even though it's coming up on 60 years old! The condition is super astounding, you can see that it's in super phenomenal shape. The logo and label are bright and vibrant.
From the factory, I think they cut the neck pockets too deep. I made a nice mahogany shim for it to raise the neck up to the height of the strings. That's the brilliance of these bolt on neck guitars, doing a neck reset is like 1/100 of the ordeal that it is on a guitar with a glued on neck. I'm a pro guitar tech, and I did a good job on this shim (not looking for a round of applause or anything but just rest assured that I know what I'm doing). There's no movement in the neck back/forth/up/down, the guitar stays in tune like a rock, and it feels exactly like it should. I set it up with 11's which I do on older guitars if I'm still feeling them out, but it can for sure handle 12's with no problem. Comes with what I think is the original case! Case is in nice condition, it's done a great job of protecting the guitar so far. Super killer guitar, gonna miss this one.
