Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:10 am
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Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:51 pm
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Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:57 pm
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Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:40 pm
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I'm not sure what your strat copy is but I question whether it is an SE430. My concern is the truss rod configuration. In my 1972 Greco catalog, the SE430 has a large metal truss rod cover and only 1 string tree. It is clear from your photos that the truss rod on your guitar is designed to be adjusted from the butt end. I don't have any 1973 Greco literature but all the SE430's I see on the web have the same metal truss rod cover as the 1972 catalog image.
What is your take on this difference?
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:37 am
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and once I cleaned everything up, sprayed some WD40 and earthed the pickups, I put everything back together. Although not loud compared to my SQ series strat, it has a really sweet tone and plays well. Despite low frets (all 21 of them) I am not getting fret buzz. I also noticed however, that the scale length of the neck appears to be like a gibson LP's rather than a strat's. I searched the internet for info and found that this guitar could have been originally a late 1973 or early 1974 Greco SE 430w stratocaster copy. It matches the look and description of that guitar. One other thing. The neckplate is slightly smaller than a conventional Fender neckplate and does not have made in Japan on it. It is the original neckplate though as there is only one set of screwholes in the body and the neck.
I was hoping that someone from the Forum would be able to confirm my suspicions. If so, not bad for a guitar that cost £22.
Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:56 am
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The neck has a skunk stripe and the truss rod is accessed through the heel of the neck.
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It has a three way selector switch with each position picking up a separate pick up.
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Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:47 am
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When I got it home I could see that the neck was three piece maple with a maple fingerboard and the large 70's Fender style headstock. I decided to keep it and take the rest of the guitar to pieces to possibly sell on. The pickups weren't earthed so the sound was pretty crap. I also noticed that the scratchplate was attached by tiny screws and that the whole thing was very heavy. The body weighs 6.44 lbs as I have later found out. However, when I took it apart I discovered that the pickups were maxon's with 5 digit serial numbers which date them to 1973.
Statistics: Posted by TheStrings — Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:38 am
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