1980 Greco Japan EG-500C "Super Power" Les Paul Custom (Ebony)

1980 Greco Japan EG-500C "Super Power" Les Paul Custom (Ebony)Made by the Fujigen factory in 1980, the Greco EG 500C was a mid range guitar that was clearly a direct response to the '68 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Solid carved maple top with a solid mahogany body, slim 60's style mahogany neck with a bound 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (43mm nut width, 628mm scale length), it weighs a reasonable 4. 2kg's. Looks to be all original with Maxon PU "PAF style' humbuckers, full sized Japanese pots, Japanese hardware, Greco

the L390S model was a replica of the Gibson L6-S model introduced only a few years earlier

Loaded with the original G-II pickups

there's plenty of life in the frets and the neck is straight

Charvel branded passive pickups with master volume/tone knobs

Fernandes branded vintage tuners

along with the pricing that typical musicians can still afford

Other features include master volume and tone controls

hand wired and built to endure years of enjoyment and abuse while providing the essential ultimate tone that as musicians we all strive for

Heavily used cosmetic condition as pictured but structurally solid and is a great player

The frets show light wear but play smoothly with minimal pitting

Info from BMG below:

"Master Tone" and "Overdrive Volume" knobs