Greco Guitars - Timeline

Timeline

1965–1970

Hershman Musical Instrument / Goya Guitar Company in New York City (later Avnet/Goya, originally US distributor of Levin guitar) dealt Greco acoustic guitars manufactured at European factories.

1967

Telecaster like Greco models start.

1968

"Shrike" model with "Boomerang" shaped pickups. Distributed first by Goya and later by Kustom. (1968 to 1970)

1969

VB (Beatles Violin Bass) models start.

1970–1972

Kustom Electric of Chanute Kansas. Mainly known as an Amp manufacturer, bought the US distribution rights from Hershman Musical Instrument / Goya Guitar Company

1970

EG Gibson like models start with the EG-360 with mostly set neck models from 1977.

1973

SE Fender like models start and the SE-800 models are produced from 1976 to 1982. The SE models end in 1982 when Kanda Shokai and Yamano Gakki become part of Fender Japan.

1976

Engraved "EXCEL" pickups on SE models were released which are the high-end pickups for SE models.

1978

M Mirage (Ibanez Iceman) models start. EX Explorer (Destroyer) models start. MR models start and MX models start in 1979. They end in 1981/1982.

1978

GO and GOB (bass) models start. They end in 1981/1982.

1979

The "Super Real Series" models start in late 1979. They end in 1982.

1979

GOII models start. They end in 1981/1982.

1980

GOIII models start. They end in 1981/1982.

1982

The "Mint Collection Series" with an open O Greco logo start (an O letter with the top part of the O letter removed). Most of the "Mint Collection Series" models with an open O Greco logo end in 1990. In the early 1990s most of the Greco guitars return to a closed O Greco logo but there were some open O Greco logo guitars made in the early 1990s as well.

Early 1990s onwards

Various models are produced with an Ibanez like headstock design.