1993 Greco Clear Sound Project AN-18 Johnny Smith Double-Style Archtop Blonde w/ Case, Japan Fujigen
$3,499.99
$3,499.99
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Up for sale, a 1993 Greco “Clear Sound Project” AN-18 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. An exceedingly rare top tier model produced at the Fujigen factory in Japan and costing a whopping 180,000 yen, this Johnny Smith-inspired archtop boasts a 17" lower bout width, heavily figured flame maple back and sides, Venetian cutaway, a pair of “JST” floating mini humbuckers, and a gloss Blonde/Natural finish with premium appointments throughout.
Weighing 7lbs 2oz, additional tonewoods include a solid spruce top and a two-piece maple neck with a bound ebony fingerboard. Outfitted with the original pair of “JST” mini humbuckers, this Greco delivers both exquisite acoustic performance and a detailed, dynamic plugged-in sound. The guitar offers excellent natural midrange chop and breadth, with round, woody lows and focused, sparkling trebles. This AN-18 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-48 flatwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple (two-piece)
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .815” 1st fret, .905” 9th fret
- Fretboard: Ebony, pearl/abalone block inlay
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
- Headstock: Ornate pearl inlay (peghead face), pearl diamond inlay (peghead back), stinger
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
- Serialization: K93-prefix (November, 1993)
Body Specs:
- Wood: Spruce, flame maple
- Pickups: “JST” mini humbucker x2
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Floating ebony bridge, carved rosewood tailpiece
- Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard, witch hat knobs
- Label: Bass-side F hole, “Clear Sound Project,” serialized
The gloss finish presents very cleanly, framed by multi-ply binding and highlighting tight flame figuring in the maple back and sides. Cosmetic wear is limited to very faint buckle worming central to the back, a few minor dings on the lower bout on top, and some additional minor marks. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A softshell case is included.
Weighing 7lbs 2oz, additional tonewoods include a solid spruce top and a two-piece maple neck with a bound ebony fingerboard. Outfitted with the original pair of “JST” mini humbuckers, this Greco delivers both exquisite acoustic performance and a detailed, dynamic plugged-in sound. The guitar offers excellent natural midrange chop and breadth, with round, woody lows and focused, sparkling trebles. This AN-18 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-48 flatwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple (two-piece)
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .815” 1st fret, .905” 9th fret
- Fretboard: Ebony, pearl/abalone block inlay
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
- Headstock: Ornate pearl inlay (peghead face), pearl diamond inlay (peghead back), stinger
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
- Serialization: K93-prefix (November, 1993)
Body Specs:
- Wood: Spruce, flame maple
- Pickups: “JST” mini humbucker x2
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Floating ebony bridge, carved rosewood tailpiece
- Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard, witch hat knobs
- Label: Bass-side F hole, “Clear Sound Project,” serialized
The gloss finish presents very cleanly, framed by multi-ply binding and highlighting tight flame figuring in the maple back and sides. Cosmetic wear is limited to very faint buckle worming central to the back, a few minor dings on the lower bout on top, and some additional minor marks. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
A softshell case is included.
