Headstock Details:

Reverse: Showing Serial and model numbers.

December 1977

Stamped and painted serial number

Japanese manufacture. (Note Greco branded tuners).

Serial Number relates to Dec 1977

Model Number on sticker: EG600

Serial Number on Sticker

Japanese manufacture. (Note Greco branded tuners).

Serial Number relates to Dec 1977

Model Number on sticker: EG450

Serial number printed in black

Japanese manufacture. (Note "made in Japan" tuners not Greco)

Serial Number "0" dates to 1980*

Model: EG600 Missing sticker.

No Serial Number

Korean Manufacture. (Note unbranded tuners though this alone is not enough to determine country of manufacture).

Model: EG500 No Sticker.

 

Front: Showing Logo and Truss Rod Cover.

 
Gibson LP Custom

Greco LP Custom 1970's

Note: Most accurate copy.

Greco LP Custom 80's

Note: Wildly different logo and truss rod cover but retained basic shape

Greco LP Custom Korean.

Note: Different diamond logo and bell Truss rod Cover. Also different script.

 

 

Neck Tenon Details:

Long Tenon Design (Japanese).

Note: Tongue extending into pickup cavity. Also, braided wiring.

Dowel Tenon design (Japanese).

Note: Off Centre Tenon (Outlined in Yellow) with two dowels running alongside tenon (arrowed).

Short Tenon design (Korean)

Note: Lack of depth of tenon (outlined in yellow for clarity). Also, Plastic Coated Wiring.

Wiring Details:

24mm Pots Braided Wiring 16mm Pots Plasticoated Wiring
Japanese wiring with metal shielded cable and 24mm diameter pots.
Korean wiring with plastic coating and 16mm diameter pots.

 

Fret Edge Binding Details:

Gibson (Fret Edge Binding) Greco (Fret Edge Binding) Greco (No Fret Edge Binding)
Gibson guitar with Fret Edge Binding
Greco Guitar with Fret Edge Binding
Greco Guitar without binding