I guess the bosses drank sake together on a regular base. If you have the wood, the luthiers, the design and the parts in common, would you call that no relationship. (I could have scanned it from the Fender Book but I don't want to cause legal troubles).Īnd I see that somebody implemented this information in a "Greco wiki" on August 8th 2007: I typed this part of the Fender history in one of my posts a few months ago. Greco is owned by Kanda Shokai, which is also a shareholder in the Fender Japan joint venture (with Fender and Yamano Gakki). So they used the same parts designer/manufacturer (Gotoh), the same guitar production plant (Fuji Gen Gakki). When you take a look at old parts catalogues of the Greco brand, you will find lots of parts that are identical to the Ibanez parts of that era. I meant to say that Greco has no relation to Hoshino, but that Grecos were made at Fuji Gen, just as were Hoshinos. However, note that some Fender copies were made in the Matsumoku plant prior to 1967". They have been making guitars since the early 1960's at the Fiji-gen Gakki plant. "Greco is one of the pioneers of these lawsuit guitar makers. I think this is a bit confusing: was or was not Greco a brand that was related to} Hoshino? Later on you have listed Greco as one of the brands that have no relationship with Hoshino. All Ibanez-branded guitars from 1976-1985 use it, as do Greco and the other Hoshino associated brands I discuss above". "Guitars made at FujiGen from about 1976 through 1985 use a signature serial numbering system. In your Ebay guide you say the following: Using the term "Lawsuit Headstock" would alleviate much of the confusion.
Perhaps we can begin to correct the "Lawsuit" problem by changing the way we refer to such guitars. I've seen a few auctions for 198x "lawsuit" guitars and even one non-Ibanez "lawsuit" guitar auction lately - that's why I suggested it. I might just clarify that in the guide, though. "Lawsuit" is, of course, inaccurate for anything but an Ibanez, pre-1976, but it's become such a generic term. How about adding a paragraph on what constitutes a true "lawsuit" guitar? If you have additions/corrections, send them my way and I'll edit the article.
If I see one more Cortez guitar listed as "Ibanez/Cortez" I'll scream. Ibanez Does Not Make Every Japanese Guitar Ibanez Collectors World: Ibanez Does Not Make Every Japanese Guitar
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