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Post by Larry Madsen on Jun 21, 2022 13:58:53 GMT -5
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Post by Lesterstrat on Jun 22, 2022 6:37:49 GMT -5
I played one years ago. I was underwhelmed. Prices on EKOs are all over the map. Personally, I wouldn’t want it if it were $100, just not my thing.
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Davywhizz
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Post by Davywhizz on Jun 23, 2022 7:56:28 GMT -5
My second ever acoustic guitar was an Eko. I believe they were made in Italy. It was an interesting design - small body flat top acoustic but with a tailpiece and separate bridge. I loved it but I don't think they were never seen as professional instruments, certainly not in the 1960s. I paid a couple of pounds for it from a junk shop.
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twangmeister
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Post by twangmeister on Jun 23, 2022 10:51:06 GMT -5
I knew a couple of music stores that carried Eko guitars in the '60s. Some were fairly playable but I didn't care for the tones they put out. I was much more into Hagstroms at the time.
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Post by reverendrob on Jun 23, 2022 18:44:54 GMT -5
Hipsters mostly - there's no nostalgia for these among players I've ever seen.
"Just because it's old doesn't mean it's good" applies - I wouldn't want a 1960s Japanese junker either.
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Post by ninworks on Jun 24, 2022 6:57:59 GMT -5
Reliving my youth in the form of crappy guitars is not anything I want to do. I had a Teisco that my dad bought me from Kmart that was a total piece of junk. I didn't know any better at the time. 3 microphonic pickups, heavy flatwound strings, warped-twisted neck and all. I wouldn't want one of those if it were given to me. Paying ridiculous prices strictly for nostalgia's sake doesn't make sense to me. The Eko stuff is probably of a higher quality than the Teisco but the looks are about the same. No, thank you.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jun 24, 2022 10:11:22 GMT -5
They're sometimes cool. The second and third tier brands of yesteryear can be hit or miss, and some can easily require way more work to get them playable than they seem worth. With a lot of old Harmonies and Kays the ones that really have some good tone and don't need $1k worth of work go for more money, and honestly I think are worth the money.
The EKOs I've played have been cool.... but not hard to put down. I didn't spent much time with them, though.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jun 25, 2022 12:17:28 GMT -5
A whole lot of these weird Italian, Dutch, German, and Japanese guitars were junky and still are. Most had tiny necks, crappy electronics, terrible ergonomics, and really poor fit and finish.
However, that is a good price for an Eko in mint condition WITH the zip-on canvas case cover. Some goober will consider it a small price to pay for their own nostalgia. It will be a time machine that transports them back to their yoot.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jun 25, 2022 17:38:16 GMT -5
My first guitar was some 1970ish Silvertone that I gave away. I have no nostalgia for it whatsoever. I am curious of its fate as the guy I gave it to ended in a bad way.
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