1979 Greco Japan SV-800 Super View Semi Hollowbody (Natural Flame)

1979 Greco Japan SV-800 Super View Semi Hollowbody (Natural Flame)Made by the Fujigen factory for Greco in the late 1970's, the SV series were designed as smaller bodied semi hollow guitars and pre date the Gibson ES 339 by decades! Lightly flamed maple top and back with a slim 60's three piece maple neck and 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (44mm nut width, 628mm scale length). With a 39cm lower bout and a 27cm upper bout, the body is nice and compact while still maintaining a loud acoustic tone due to the solid centre

and a Mahogany neck with an easy-to-play tapered neck joint

Japanese made in 1987

the BSA-120 was an original semi-hollowbody design

Japanese made in 1991

truss adjusts freely and the neck is straight

Loaded with Fernandes SH and DF pickups (modelled after EMG and Dimarzio) along with a master volume knob

vintage models are difficult to find and are often plagued by vintage problems along with their vintage price tag

Grandy guitars were made by the Tokai factory in the mid 1980's and are shrouded by mystery

Frets are smooth with some light play wear

Looks to be all original with a TSG 1G bridge

serial number 533900

Limited edition model from Epiphone