Eko Ranger Guitar Serial Numbers

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I’ve been running www.myrareguitars.com since about 1997. Before that I was doing it with pen and paper. Recently I discovered a file folder on my backup drive with TONS of photos containing just about every guitar I’d ever bought and sold over the years. Looking at these photos have stirred up some memories. Here is another story with some photos (to the best of my deteriorating memory) from the Back Catalog of myRareGuitars. EKO Guitars started in Italy in 1959 by Oliviero Pigini. It soon became the largest guitar manufacturer in Europe producing a half million guitars a year.

Although primarily distributed throughout Europe, some models found their way to North America in the 1960’s via Milwaukee’s LoDuca brothers. Many of these “budget” guitars were purchased by our parents as student guitars and found their way into the back of a closet. Over the years, with the help of EBAY, many have surfaced and found their way into my collection. Here are some highlights to share. I just stumbled onto here in my search for an alternative to LaBella Silk & Steel medium guage 12 string strings, (sorry, Ill get to the point) Anyways, the first 12 string I ever bought (40ish years back) was an EKO from my mothers mail order book, and since that day i was hooked onto 12string guitars.

I still use the EKO to this day, as the wide neck suits my way of playing, I also like the adjustable bridge as well as the zero fret, something you rarely see these days. So much so that whenever I buy another 12 string Guitar, I now always fit a zero fret, as in my opinion, it improoves it intonation and action no end. For me, the EKO was all about use-abilaty and playabilaty at an affordable cost, which started me on a road of enjoyment for the many years since. So Many Many Thanks EKO, My life would have never been the same without you guys.

“Which ones should we do?” For starters, skip the first two – the Strat knock-offs, though I love the tortoiseshell pickguards on all the models that have them. The 12-string is gorgeous, but looks like it would cost a small fortune to produce, meaning the price would be uncharacteristically (for Eastwood) high. I’m partial to black, but natural finishes are my second choice, so the 500 4V and the Club appeal to me, though I’ve seldom seen uglier electronics, and the 500 4V looks like it weighs about 20 lbs. (no, thank you). Love the pickguard on the club, too. My personal favorites in terms of the guitar’s shape are the 700 4V and the 500 1V, and the pickguard on the 500 1V merits some attention, too. Usually, I don’t care for “automotive” metallic finishes on guitars, but the 500 1V’s blue metalflake is spectacular.

An expert who has finished #1 on the weekly Top 10 Fixya Experts Leaderboard. An expert that got 20 achievements. An expert that got 10 achievements. Re: What year was my EKO Guitar, Ranger 6 Serial No722637. The best source of info is going to be Eko itself. You can\'t post conmments that contain an email address.

I’ve been running www.myrareguitars.com since about 1997. Before that I was doing it with pen and paper. Recently I discovered a file folder on my backup drive with TONS of photos containing just about every guitar I’d ever bought and sold over the years. Looking at these photos have stirred up some memories. Here is another story with some photos (to the best of my deteriorating memory) from the Back Catalog of myRareGuitars. EKO Guitars started in Italy in 1959 by Oliviero Pigini. It soon became the largest guitar manufacturer in Europe producing a half million guitars a year.

Although primarily distributed throughout Europe, some models found their way to North America in the 1960’s via Milwaukee’s LoDuca brothers. Many of these “budget” guitars were purchased by our parents as student guitars and found their way into the back of a closet. Over the years, with the help of EBAY, many have surfaced and found their way into my collection. Here are some highlights to share. I just stumbled onto here in my search for an alternative to LaBella Silk & Steel medium guage 12 string strings, (sorry, Ill get to the point) Anyways, the first 12 string I ever bought (40ish years back) was an EKO from my mothers mail order book, and since that day i was hooked onto 12string guitars.

I still use the EKO to this day, as the wide neck suits my way of playing, I also like the adjustable bridge as well as the zero fret, something you rarely see these days. So much so that whenever I buy another 12 string Guitar, I now always fit a zero fret, as in my opinion, it improoves it intonation and action no end. For me, the EKO was all about use-abilaty and playabilaty at an affordable cost, which started me on a road of enjoyment for the many years since. So Many Many Thanks EKO, My life would have never been the same without you guys.

“Which ones should we do?” For starters, skip the first two – the Strat knock-offs, though I love the tortoiseshell pickguards on all the models that have them. The 12-string is gorgeous, but looks like it would cost a small fortune to produce, meaning the price would be uncharacteristically (for Eastwood) high. I’m partial to black, but natural finishes are my second choice, so the 500 4V and the Club appeal to me, though I’ve seldom seen uglier electronics, and the 500 4V looks like it weighs about 20 lbs. (no, thank you). Love the pickguard on the club, too. My personal favorites in terms of the guitar’s shape are the 700 4V and the 500 1V, and the pickguard on the 500 1V merits some attention, too. Usually, I don’t care for “automotive” metallic finishes on guitars, but the 500 1V’s blue metalflake is spectacular.