1977 Greco GO1200 Speed Way Vintage Neck Through Guitar Natural w/ Case, Japan Fujigen

Up for sale, a 1977 Greco GO1200 Speed Way in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Produced concurrently with the Ibanez Musician instruments at Japan’s venerable Fujigen factory, this Greco is an expertly crafted instrument, featuring neck-through construction and active electronics.

The seven-ply neck is comprised of maple and walnut, and the body wings are crafted from a maple core sandwiched between two pieces of ash. This guitar is exceptionally resonant and lively, with a complex acoustic response representative of the various tonewoods; there’s ample articulation and glassy snap, with the midrange heft and authoritative note attack of ash, all translated well through the original PU-3D soapbar humbuckers. These pickups are rich and full, with a particularly vocal, sonorous quality, spongy low mids, and a dynamic feel. The active electronics enable a huge amount of tonal sculpting precision, with a three-band EQ and independent Phase controls. This GO1200 Speed Way weighs 10lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple/walnut (seven-ply)
• Shape: Slender C, measuring .810” 1st fret, .895” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Striped ebony, oblong inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
• Scale Length: 24 3/4"
• Nut: 1 11/16”, brass
• Tuners: MH900G
• Serialization: F77-prefix (1977)

Body Specs:

• Wood: Ash/maple
• Pickups: PU-3D soapbar humbucker x2
• Controls: Volume, Tone, EQ On/Off toggle, Bass/Middle/Treble EQ (center detent x3), Phase toggle x2, Three-way pickup selector
• Harness: CTS 500k pot (Tone, replacement), full-size Japanese pots, active electronics powered by 9V
• Hardware: Gibraltar-style bridge and tailpiece with brass sustain block insert, gold-plated cavity covers, aluminum EQ knobs
• Plastics: Sure Grip knobs, cream pickup covers

The gloss Natural finish highlights the grain in the ash body wings, and cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle worming on the back, a couple small dings on the body perimeter, and a few tiny nicks and finish scratches. The gloss finish on the neck profile is smooth and clean.

A modern hardshell case is included.