The Eko badge is a stick-on metal label from a Ranger 12 which was changed to a. Playing an Eko BA4 acoustic bass guitar. Serial numbers mean? The only bass. Hi everyone, I just bought an Eko Ranger 6 off of eBay after much deliberation. I was going to buy a Simon and Patrick til I tried one and it wasn't even as good as my old rubbish jap guitar. I thought that my ears were deceiving me then I tried a £1000 Taylor by way of comparison that sounded like a guitar should. EKO Guitars started in Italy in 1959 by Oliviero Pigini. It soon became the largest guitar manufacturer in Europe producing a half million guitars a year. Any EKO owners out there? Supra ip cam config software download. - Just Plain Networking Forum Just Plain Folks Songwriting & Musician Networking Organization Any EKO owners out there? ![]() (Page 1)|||| This topic is 2 pages long: 1| Author Topic: Any EKO owners out there? DavidW Serious Contributor Posts: 1850 From: Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05:54 ANyone else have a Ranger or a Rio Bravo? IP: DavidW Serious Contributor Posts: 1850 From: Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10:56 Thought I would bump this and still check and see if anyone out there Has a Rio Bravo like this one. Mine is the same year as below but not quite mint as the one shown. (1971) The one I have need some more restoring. They were made in italy and real popular in europe and England. [This message has been edited by DavidW (edited ).] [This message has been edited by DavidW (edited ).] IP: DavidW Serious Contributor Posts: 1850 From: Registered: Feb 2002 posted 18:08 Bump. I just got done semi restoring mine. Basically put a couple coats of polyurethane on it after sanding. Also put a scratch guard on and greased up the tuning knobs. Ya know what I found cleans a fret board pretty good is Nail Polish remover. It stinks a bit but really gets out the dirt and brings out the wood. Got one email from a gent in South Africa so far. Eko Ranger GuitarAnyone else out there have a Rio Bravo? David IP: DavidW Serious Contributor Posts: 1850 From: Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12:38 FYI A luthier emailed me a while back and said NEVER use Nail polish remover. I should use lighter fluid instead. Nail polish remover will eat at the glue with it's acetone. So the next time I changed the strings I cleaned up the fret board with some lighter fluid and a old sock. Just Don't smoke around it. Good thing I quit about 7 years ago. DAvid IP: 66Johnny Serious Contributor Posts: 47 From: Spokane, WA, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 14:09 I had to laugh when I saw the name, EKO. I used to have an electric guitar of theirs in the eighties. It had four pickups and six phase switches. It was a lightweight guitar. ![]() It was mentioned in a Guitar Player magazine article. Its 'mother of pearl' finish was described in the article as 'mother of luncheonette'. I noticed one that looks similar on They are definitely unique guitars. IP: DavidW Serious Contributor Posts: 1850 From: Registered: Feb 2002 posted 22:11 EKO's are a very interesting breed. Funny you metioned Fetishguitars because I made a overseas pal in Scotland who has the Rio Bravo like mine that's on Fetishguitar.com He has given me a few tips about refinishing and about the Eko company which went out of business in the 80's. Eko Ranger Guitar Serial NumbersTHey are trying to revive a new EKO company and have seen a few of the newer guitars out and they aren't too bad. DAvid IP: 66Johnny Serious Contributor Posts: 47 From: Spokane, WA, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 16:25 I'll admit I enjoyed playing mine. It was a good player. It was lightweight and the neck and fretboard had a good feel. I got a kick out of the six phase/pickup switches, which behaved like manual radio buttons.
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