Some interesting info...
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:10 pm
I did a bit of digging about tonight to follow up on Lorne's mention of Greco as the genesis of this design.
Sure enough, I found an interesting listing in a 1977 Greco Japanese catalogue:
http://www.geocities.jp/guitarofworld/Greco-GO900.html
This model GO900, is very similar to some of the ED copies seen in this forum (or rather vice versa).
You can quibble over bridges, control layouts, trim details and neck thru versus bolt on, but there is not much denying the that the body style is the same. (I would still submit that the "Gumby" headstock version is courtesy of Uncle Matsumoku.)
Here's another reference: http://ushigomepan.seesaa.net/article/191452408.html
I don't know if we're further ahead as to who actually made the ED version, but it looks like the original design may be credited to Greco (or whomever built it for them!).
Sure enough, I found an interesting listing in a 1977 Greco Japanese catalogue:
http://www.geocities.jp/guitarofworld/Greco-GO900.html
This model GO900, is very similar to some of the ED copies seen in this forum (or rather vice versa).
You can quibble over bridges, control layouts, trim details and neck thru versus bolt on, but there is not much denying the that the body style is the same. (I would still submit that the "Gumby" headstock version is courtesy of Uncle Matsumoku.)
Here's another reference: http://ushigomepan.seesaa.net/article/191452408.html
I don't know if we're further ahead as to who actually made the ED version, but it looks like the original design may be credited to Greco (or whomever built it for them!).
