[Duncan]

Trying to figure the year of my Eko serial # 148964 i've been going by the last two digits figuring it's a 64 but not 100% sure any ideas.

 

[greco]

It worked. Very nice looking guitar in superb condition!
EKO were/are Italian..Correct?

BTW... You can change the thread title if you would like to.

 

[Duncan]

yes Italian

 

[Robert1950]

I had an Eko electric in late 1960s. Welcome to the forum.

 

[KapnKrunch]

I never shoulda sold this little beauty to Sled Dog guitars in Winnipeg. John said the "whole city" came to check it out.
An archtop with a bolt-on neck. Branded as "JG", it was made by the Zerosette company in Italy. Notice any similarities? The potentiometers were the most solid I have ever felt, and not a trace of scratch in spite of its age. I used this in a harmonica/guitar duo into a Guitarmate YGM2. The new owner upgraded to some jazz pickup. You can find this guitar at fetishguitars.com (dedicated to italian and european guitars from the sixties. GREAT SITE)

I also had an Ellisound made by Crucianelli, an accordian maker. It is also at the fetishguitars site -- pictures 182 and 183 (on tiled floor) in the "Fenderish" section. The Ellisound guitar was a piece of crap, but still fetched a good price with an American collector.

 

[Duncan]

wow Kapn that is a beauty

 

[zontar]

I does have a certain something about it--cool.

Enjoy!

 

[molokaio]

yeah, EKO guitars were very sexy!
This one looks amazing.
I'm italian, but Weirdly enough I've never tried one! *#*(