1984 Greco Japan GTX-55 "Tusk" Explorer (Black)

1984 Greco Japan GTX-55 "Tusk" Explorer (Black)I genuinely mean this (as the owner of a guitar shop and collector of oddball Japanese guitars), the Greco Tusk models are my favourite series of guitars from the 1980's. Designed around Greco's "Sky Diver" tremolo system, it's essentially a headless compact Explorer Destroyer that still has an obsolete pointy headstock. Designed to appeal to both New Wave and Metal fans, this GTX 55 wears a blackout finish and is loaded with a pair of "Dry"

628mm scale)

appears all original except for an aftermarket locking nut

Sold as a 1960 reissue model

The middle pickup route is an amateur attempt but does the job

Loaded with passive Bartolini PJ pickups controlled by a pair of volume knobs and a master tone control

Loaded with the a pair Seymour Duncan STR-3 "Quarter Pound" single coils along with the original Fender Japan stamped tuners

shiny vintage frets

Japan that exclusively made Tokai's higher end acoustic guitars in the late 70's and early 80's

Gloss black finish on a basswood body with a maple neck and a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (648mm scale length

it appears all original with Matsumoku MMK-45 humbuckers controlled by independent volume/tone controls along with phase/coil split toggles

Made in Korea in the 2000's

Good used condition as pictured