That inspired me to play along with a fewįavorite Fairport Convention jams. The tone into a classic Richard Thompson/ The bridge and middle pickups transformed Worked very nicely with the high-headroomĪ little chicken-pickin’ paradise. Vintage, from a sound perspective, will beĤx10 reissue and a silverface Fender Twin. Satin-finished neck with a slim C profileĪnd vintage-sized fretwire that‘s reminiscent Some of the Ghost VI’s changes work quite The original is replaced by Eko’s own veryĬool-looking and very ’60s-Italian-styled Pearloid rather than plain white plastic,Ĭarried over from the original Vox, but the Retains much of the original’s oval shape.Īnd the substantial pickguard, which is in Headstock is also slightly smaller, though it Original, is cut with a shallower arc alongĭifference, but it does alter the classic Profile-though clearly derived from Vox’s VI will never be mistaken sonically or visuallyįor a vintage Vox-or Eko, for that matter.īut it’s an interesting evolution of what Its single-coil-sized blade humbuckers andĥ-way, Strat-style pickup switch, the Ghost The Eko Ghost VI is a stab at reinterpreting
Most unique-sounding electric instruments Guitar purists regard them as B-grade vintage Italy’s Eko Guitars, always had a close relationship
The Velvet Underground’s black-clad, wraparound. Guitarists, myself included, consider the Now EKO is resurrecting the vintage Vox guitars such as the Phantom (now the EKO Ghost).Download Example 2 Neck Pickup with VibratoĬlips recorded through a 1968 Fender Vibro Champ With an emphasis on value, new EKO electric guitars have a lot to offer both new and seasoned guitarists.Īlso during the ‘60s and ‘70s, EKO manufactured the very popular Vox lineup of electric guitars that were popularized by groups such as the Rolling Stones, Paul Revere and the Raiders and many others. Manufacturing has since moved to other European countries as well as Asia, though research and design continue to be done in Italy along with their Custom Guitar Shop which produces only about 100 instruments each year.ĮKO electric guitars were very popular around the world in the 1960s and 1970s and are enjoying resurgence as a modern guitar for the 21st century. In the latter half of the 20th century, their guitar factory in Recanati, Italy, was the largest in Europe. EKO is an Italian producer of guitars (and other musical instruments), founded in 1959 and known for high quality – especially when it came to woodwork.
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