1978 Greco GO1400 Speed Way Vintage Neck Through Guitar Dark Stain, Near-Mint w/ Case, Japan Fujigen

Up for sale, a 1978 Greco GO1400 Speed Way in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Produced concurrently with the Ibanez Musician instruments at Japan’s venerable Fujigen factory, this Greco clearly takes its design cues from Alembic, boasting neck-through construction and active electronics. The GO1400 was the top-tier Speed Way instrument available at the time of production, particularly ornate in its presentation with top-tier tonewoods and a bevy of tonal sculpting controls.

The seven-ply neck is composed of maple and walnut, and the body wings are crafted from a maple core sandwiched between two pieces of sen ash. This guitar is exceptionally resonant and lively, with a complex acoustic response representative of the various tonewoods; there’s ample articulation and glassy snap, with the midrange heft and authoritative note attack of ash, translated through the original PU-3D soapbar humbuckers. These pickups are rich and full, with a particularly vocal, sonorous quality, spongy low mids, and a dynamic feel. The active electronics enable a huge amount of tonal sculpting precision, with a three-band EQ and independent Phase controls. This GO1400 Speed Way weighs 10lbs 9oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple/walnut (seven-ply)
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .825” 1st fret, .900” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Striped ebony, brass ring inlays
-Fretwire: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4"
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Headstock: Ash veneer, lyre inlay, brass "Speed way" truss rod cover
-Tuners: MH900G
-Serialization: G78-prefix (July, 1978)

Body Specs:

-Wood: Ash/maple
-Pickups: PU-3D soapbar humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, EQ On/Off toggle, Bass/Middle/Treble EQ (center detent x3), Phase toggle x2
-Harness: Full-size Japanese pots, active electronics powered by 9V
-Hardware: Gibraltar-style bridge and tailpiece with brass sustain block insert, gold-plated cavity covers
-Plastics: Sure Grip knobs, black reflector cap EQ knobs, cream pickup covers

The gloss “Dark Stain” finish has just a few tiny dings on the body perimeter at the lower bout and treble-side horn, as well as a couple minor scratches on the top and back. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

A black tolex hardshell case is included.