New guitar week!

New to me anyway, this is a 1975 Greco SE-600N, made in the Fujigen factory’s equivalent of a custom shop. This is of course their copy of a Stratocaster, and almost as old as me.

It has an ash body and rosewood fretboard, and is a pretty heft piece of work. That probably accounts for the lovely resonance and it also has those fizzy, sparkling Maxon pickups. It’ll get a string change tomorrow to my usual flatwounds, and a light setup. Not much needing done to it at all.

Turns out I’m a sucker for well-made Japanese vintage guitars…

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These Are the Lesser-Known Guitars Mercyful Fate Used in the '80s
'We never had the money for that. So we had to settle for Japanese versions.'

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/these_are_the_lesser-known_guitars_mercyful_fate_used_in_the_80s.html

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The story of Aria Guitars: the unsung brand that has served metal shredders and jazz virtuosos alike for over 60 years
Aria has a long, proud history, played by the likes of Cliff Burton, George Lynch, Herb Ellis and Andy Summers. Join us as we access all Arias and pay tribute to a slept-on guitar icon

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/aria-guitars-history

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