![]() It was 1978 when I bought my first guitar and guess what? It was an EKO RIO BRAVO 6. I never rated it because my friends had better guitars. It was only through the years that I discovered that it was a better model than the RANGER with a non-detachable neck. ![]() In fact it was hand made in the Research and Development dept in the EKO factory not on the production line. Alot of information can be found at Fetish Guitars dot com website on Mr Pigini, founder of EKO as well as alot of links to collectors and pictures of instruments of the era. As a rule only the guitars made upto 1981 are collectable. Once you become familiarised with the pictures and shapes on that website you can spot straightaway just by the scratchplate which model it is as for the year it was made pre 1966 have a number not a name for the model (ie. J54 became the ranger),in 1967 the doubleT truss rod was patented(you can spot it at the end of the neck through the sound hole), 1970's guitars have a different label and rosette from the 1980's onwards and so on. The best folk models ever made are the Eldorado, followed by the Rio Bravo. Hi, I have recently purchased a quantity of old (vintage) guitars and necks. Many are EKO - don't know what the others are. Eko Ranger 6 For SaleEko Ranger 6 Serial Numbers. The RANGER is the guitar that very well represents the history of Eko.A. Gretsch 1960's hardshell case original! Any EKO owners out there? I hope we can share our EKO pride and find someone to ask about serial numbers. I just bought an Eko Ranger 6 off of. About 4 electric and about 35 acoustic guitars. Also have around 30 necks, many appear new, although they are old original ones complete with all the fittings. Many of the guitar necks are by EKO, there are 12 string, 6 string and a couple of 4 string among them. Any one interest in buying any or all of this lot please let me know as soon as you can. Will ship anywhere as long as you are prepared to pay the cost. Visual basic maze game download. Also have about 200 new plain mandolin bridges in packs of 12. Hi fellas,, I'm looking for a original bridge for the EKO 200. It is the one with the white strips on the side, and individual Saddles that fit in slots. (I acquired the guitar a couple days ago and I'm going to restore it to it's original glory!,, Also,, if anyone could shed some light on Dating the guitar the serial number is 111803,,(I've got it pinned down to between '60-63' as I've seen the same guitar with a later number listed as a '63'. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Will VonLinsowe Facebook: VonLinsowe Custom Guitars.
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