EKO Owners Club

One of the more prolific guitar brands of the sixties and early seventies, EKO had some pretty affordable models that are still available for not that much money.

I guess there have to be more than a few members here with EKO's; why not show them off here?

I'll start with this EKO Ranger 6 which I bought today for a mere 30 euros. It's not entirely pristine, but it plays great!

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Not pristine? No, it's got buckle rash on the back...

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And the headstock has been broken once upon a time

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Here's my late '60's Eko Barracuda Bass. I know, it's a bass. But it's a wonderful example of Eko guitar goodness.

ES style body, short scale Hofner-ish neck and punchy & warm pickups...all made in Italy.

I had the six string version of the Barracuda in a red/black burst, a cool ES style guitar that I stupidly sold.

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To broke an Eko Ranger isn't that easy... I guess they used some TNT

I've been the proud owner of the same guitar since 1981 (yes, exactly 30 years, cheers), the Ranger 6/EL (with a single coil pick up in the hole close to the neck). Pretty sturdy guitar, I though it was undestructible before I saw your picks. Mine is still brand new. Unfortunately te neck was never comfortable to my small and tiny hands.

After three decades, I'd say that's a keeper :grin:, anyway

I've still got an Eko violin body bass I got in 1965 or 6. Lost the pickguard along the way but it still is in one piece. It was re-strung in the 90's for the guitar-less lefty bass player in my Alt-country trio. Still stittin' in the closet 'cause my P-Bass sounds soo dang good and I'm too lazy to put it back to righty and sell it.

My Eko Ranger 6 was made in the 1970's I believe. I bought it in the UK in 1975 and it was 2nd hand then. I love the guitar and use it on a daily basis when learning new songs. Its the only guitar I've got that has a Zero Fret and it stays perfectly in tune all the way up the neck. I use Elixir 10 to 47 acoustic strings. Unfortunately my spare pick is stuck over the Eko name on the headstock. Its my "take anywhere" guitar......:lol:

my first guitar was a silver sparkle Eko with push button and wheel controls.
a little brother smashed it in his punk era, and it vanished until recently when the body was discovered under a bunch of stuff at my parents home.

so I guess I still have half of my first guitar, I just need to make a trip to pick it up.

edit - here's a complete one on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1961-EKO-400-Master-Electric-Guitar-4-Pickup-Silver-Sparkle-Cool-/370647604748?pt=Guitar&hash=item564c519e0c

The first electric guitar I bought was an EKO X27 (1969?), and sold it a few years later for a Höfner 175 (German Telecaster...)!... and a few others after that!!!

EKO Cobra 3SSB
http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae204/5595bassman/Strats/EkoCobra3SBB1a.jpg

One of the more prolific guitar brands of the sixties and early seventies, EKO had some pretty affordable models that are still available for not that much money.

I guess there have to be more than a few members here with EKO's; why not show them off here?

I'll start with this EKO Ranger 6 which I bought today for a mere 30 euros. It's not entirely pristine, but it plays great!

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226651_217235538303859_100000522447340_841308_2121 770_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226256_217235824970497_100000522447340_841317_7382 375_n.jpg

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Here is my 1970 Ranger 12. It was the first new guitar I bought in the UK in 1970. It still sounds great, big booming chords. It's currently tuned in open C, because I like to play "Question" by The Moody Blues amongst other tunes!

I like that EKO Cobra!