Just received a promo from Prymaxe, passing it along - Eko Guitars in stock. That's a good store, I've done business with them.

I'm a fool for Gold sparkle...
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Funny, I was about to post a question re the quality of the MIC Eko reissues. This is the one that caught my eye (Eko Kadett '67 RI):

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image No offense to Leo, but this is how the Strat should look!

(Actually I was after a lovely vintage Kadett but it got snatched right under my nose )

For once there is a nice brand of cool guitars that are actually cheaper in Europe than in the US, but even here they don't seem so easy to find... Where did you buy yours Ralf?

EDIT: Italia guitars have their own RI version of the Eko triple cutaway model but with a strat configuration, the Italia Monza:

Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.

Last edited: Mar 14, 2012 09:01:14

image No offense to Leo, but this is how the Strat should look!

(Actually I was after a lovely vintage Kadett but it got snatched right under my nose )

Yes, I agree! The Kadett is also a very nice design! If a Strat would look similar to a Kadett I would have even a Strat.

For once there is a nice brand of cool guitars that are actually cheaper in Europe than in the US, but even here they don't seem so easy to find... Where did you buy yours Ralf?

I bought mine from ccs guitars http://www.ccs-guitars.de/
A dealer here in the south of Germany. Very good contact .It was an out off ebay deal.
He has got even the EKO Kadett. In black... Would also be nice in gold sparkle!? But, hey, the price is okay!
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Eko-Kadett-Ausstellungsstuck-/320865876199?pt=Gitarren&hash=item4ab518b8e7

and a EKO Rock VI
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Eko-Rock-VI-/320862678072?pt=Gitarren&hash=item4ab4e7ec38

He is doing worldwide shipping.

EDIT: Italia guitars have their own RI version of the Eko triple cutaway model but with a strat configuration, the Italia Monza:

Yes, I know this model! Faaaaaantastic look!!! With the little practice amp! Ive heard that the pickups werent the best unfortunately...
If I find one I will get it! And change pickups then for Jaguar pickups or something else.
Is anyone here who is selling this silver sparkle Italia??? Send me a mail immediately: ralf@kilaueas.de

Twang cheers!

Ralf Kilauea

www.kilaueas.de

https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien

Last edited: Mar 14, 2012 12:41:59

cool looking axes, cheap too!! how do they play and sound?? i've had a few european guitars over the years that were really decent playing and sounding. got to look into these!!

Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!

Stokemon wrote:

I'm fascinated by the Italia Imola.

http://www.italiaguitars.com/new/guitar/imo.html

eek.
if you can play one first, do that. I ordered one and despised it immediately. it had the harshest, most shrill pickups i have ever played. not easy to find good replacements, although I think Novak makes something similar. My biggest gripe was that it came with 1 5-way switch and a bunch of on/offs. (not as pictured) In the demos I watched, shown with 2 5-ways, it looked like you could combine the treble/bass pickups infinitely. The guitar I had was just a strat, with the added, useless option of hearing just the treble OR bass side of those split pickups.
very disappointing.
I sent mine back, asking if they had any in stock with the dual 5-ways, and was told that the design had been changed. Maybe they have improved the switching for the current models....

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Stop posting guitars that spark my interest, please - I'm broke and I'm begging you.

No one understands the urge to buy new gear like other musicians... GAS is such a weird thing, it's a sickness and a disease.

This guitar was made by EKO, as were many Vox guitars.
Only produced for one year in 1966 - basically an upside down Mosrite ( the neck is remarkably similar) with an added bit of Italian gaudiness. The pick-ups are the same as found on the Vox Phantom - very Brian Jones-ey.

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Last edited: Mar 15, 2012 11:20:02

I just found out there's also a hollowbody version of the triple cutaway model, the Eko 295 RI:

Although perhaps not as cool as the original:

Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.

Last edited: Mar 17, 2012 06:12:04

Well, I got me EKO Ghost VI from Italy last year (was my long time dream to have a VOX Phantom copy), but wasn't very impressed with the quality - neck is fat (especially in comparison with Mosrite Celebrity I've got at the same time), pickups sound... strange, tremolo is tight and kicks guitar out of tune unless you fix it "one way" with the adjustment screw. Had to replace tremolo spring as well to get it usable. I gave it to my friend to install tele pickup to test it and he found it extremely hard due to guitar construction. Apart of that he discovered that neck shimming for proper angle was done with some construction tape instead of wooden veneer. It was used once live by our rhythm guitar player, very harsh sound, not what I really expected from "vintage replica". Maybe US marketed models are different, but wouldn't expect much based on price (got mine for around $300). Even my cheapo Alden was made better and after some adjustment I got a nice garage sounding guitar from one. Eastwood EKO Rocket reproduction I've got earlier was also way much better, so I wound expect much from modern EKO factory
Just my humble opinion anyway