1977 Greco EG800PB Vintage 3 Pickup Custom Black Beauty Frampton Phenix

Description: Up for sale, a 1977 Greco EG800PB in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This “lawsuit era” Greco was crafted at the Fujigen factory in Japan, designed as a faithful recreation of Peter Frampton’s iconic “Phenix” triple-pickup Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, famously seen on the cover of (and heard on) Frampton Comes Alive! The tonewood complement comprises a mahogany body with a maple top, maple neck, and ebony fingerboard, and this EG800PB weighs 10lbs 5oz. The original trio of Maxon-made U-2000 humbuckers feature Alnico V magnets; these pickups are articulate and warm, with treble-centric growl and sweet sustain, responding well to thick overdrive. Medium output, these humbuckers have a punchy quality, responsive to pick attack, and the central pickup is wired in-phase for an extra full middle position tone. This Greco EG800PB has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation. Neck Specs: -Wood: Maple -Shape: Slender ‘60s-style C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .880” 12th fret -Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay -Frets: Medium jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3 -Scale Length: 24 3/4” -Nut: 1 11/16”, bone -Tuners: Greco-branded -Serialization: H77-prefix (August, 1977), EG800 foil decal on back of peghead Body Specs: -Wood: Maple, Mahogany -Pickups: Maxon U-2000 x3, 1977 date stamps on baseplates -Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots -Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector (B, B+M+N, M+N) -Hardware: Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar (chrome-plated) -Plastics: Black speed knobs, white pickup rings and switch surround The gloss Ebony finish has moderate buckle rash across the back, light scuffing on the treble side of the pick path, and a number of minor dings and finish scratches on the body as a whole. The factory protective adhesive brown paper is still intact on the rear control cavity and switch covers. The gloss on the neck profile has only a few shallow marks on its length. A gigbag is included.

Price: 1849.99 USD

Location: Seattle, Washington

End Time: 2025-01-26T06:13:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 150 USD