Greco 1980 EG1000C Super Real with Dry Z's vs Vintage Gibson 1969 Les Paul Custom NO TALKING

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Video Chapters:

0:00 Intro, Spec list, Pickup order
0:23 Gibson Clean Neck
0:45 Greco Clean Neck
1:11 Gibson Clean Middle
1:30 Greco Clean Middle
1:54 Gibson Clean Bridge
2:21 Greco Clean Bridge

2:50 Gibson Dirty Bridge
3:07 Greco Dirty Bridge
3:23 Gibson Dirty Middle
3:38 Greco Dirty Middle
3:53 Gibson Dirty Neck
4:09 Greco Dirty Neck

4:24 Gibson Gain Bridge
4:39 Greco Gain Bridge
4:56 Gibson Gain Middle
5:11 Greco Gain Middle
5:29 Gibson Gain Neck
5:45 Greco Gain Neck

6:11 Gibson Acoustic
6:46 Greco Acoustic
7:26 Outro, shout outs, Sponsor


Today we'll be presenting two very special guitars:

A 1980 Greco EG1000C Super Real that is based off of a 1968 Les Paul Custom and
A an early year 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom with 1968 specs.

Here are the details (they're pretty damn close):

- 1980 Greco EG1000C Super Real
Body: 2 piece maple top with a 1 piece mahogany back
Neck: 1 piece mahogany w/ volute
Fretboard: Ebony with Mother of Pearl block inlays
Tuners: Greco 102G Wafflebacks
Pickups: Maxon Dry Z's
Hardware: Original
Electronics: Mojotone CTS vintage taper pots w/ 50's wiring

- 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Body: 2 piece maple top with a 1 piece mahogany back
Neck: 1 piece mahogany (no volute - Gibson introduced this mid to late 1979)
Fretboard: Ebony with Mother of Pearl block inlays
Tuners: Gibson Wafflebacks
Pickups: Gibson patent number T Tops
Hardware: Original
Electronics: Original

According to our local expert Bill Menting, the Greco EG1000C would be based off of
the '68 reissue that Shiro Aria bought at the 1968 NAMM convention at the Conrad Hotel in Chicago. Shiro would bring this guitar back to Japan and the Gibson would go on to become the template for several other Japanese brands making Les Paul Custom copies.

Now we'd like to say that the term, "Gibson Killer", is a no no word for us. Or any other
buzzwords that get thrown around too often.

These are both fantastic guitars! Objectively, one could be "better" than the other. Tone wise, quality, craftsmanship, but that cannot blanket statement an entire brand. We've played Gibsons and Fenders that made a Grecos feel like an Epiphone or Squire. We've also had to exact opposite experience when a 40 year old Japanese guitar puts a modern day American made guitar to shame but at the end of the day it all comes down to personal preference.

Does the guitar feel good to you? Does it fit your budget? Does it produce a sound you like or want? Fantastic, doesn't matter if it's a Greco, Gibson, or a 2x2 with strings on it. Let us handle the nitty gritty details, specs and comparisons. Just sit sit back and enjoy.

This video is simply here to show all of us MIJ nerds how similar or different these two guitars are because when else are you going to see these two guitars in the same room right?! We had to share this with you all!

If you like you the sound of one over the other, great! Share your reasonings in the comments, there are no wrong answers and if someone tells you otherwise they'll get banned to the shadow realm :)

We had fun making this so we hope you enjoy watching it. Thank you for checking us out!
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* A note about our sponsor: Revival Music Japan

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Thank you to Grnvik, our graphic artist extraordinaire who provided all the logos.

Special thank you shout out to our friends and fellow Japanese guitar enthusiast Andreas Amnell for not only sharing his 1969 Gibson with us but for playing the hell out of both of these guitars! Check out his band Electric Revival whose song Taste The Riches is featured in this video.