Eko Ranger Guitar
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Eko Ranger Guitar Italy

This auction is for an EKO Ranger XII 12-String Acoustic Guitar. I was trying to date this guitar and I'm coming up with 1967?? Unfortunately, the pickguard is missing. Other than that it is in really nice condition. There are some light scratches to the laminate from normal play on the front and back. It will need to be tuned. Very solid sturdy guitar. Sorry, I do not have a case. Below is some information about the EKO Ranger guitars.

Chitarra Originale Eko Acoustic Electric Guitar. Get a great deal with this online auction for an electric guitar presented by Property Room on behalf of a law enforcement or public agency client. Model: ranger 6; Serial Number: unknown, not listed; Country of Origin: italy.

The Eko Company was founded in Italy by Oliviero Pigini in 1959 and was the largest musical instrument company in Europe during the years of 1964 through the 1970’s. Eko also created its own line of guitar and bass amplifiers. ©UniqueGuitar Publications (text only) Posted. Eko acoustic (Ranger, etc.) and electric (including Vox.
Aug 09, 2011 My second guitar in 1975 was an EKO Ranger XII 12 string. Not a bad guitar. It played nice, had decent sound, and very heavily built. It was all laminate and by no means approaching a vintage guitar.

The Eko Ranger Series The most successful European guitar ever. At least 100,000 were made, including six- and twelve-string configurations, but the actual figure could be closer to 200,000. Under various names and versions, it was a mainstay of the Eko range for over twenty years. It started its carrier with a glued-in neck in late 1964 under the name J-52, soon substituted by the J-54 with a bolt-on neck and complemented by the twelve-string version J-56. Little modified versions were built for Vox under the names Country-Western and Folk Twelve in the years 1965 through 1968. Meanwhile, in early 1967, the J-54 and 56 were renamed Ranger VI and Ranger XII. Acoustic guitars only played a subordinate part in the Eko range in the 60's. But following the end of shipments to Vox in 1968 and to LoDuca in 1971 as well as the growing Japanese competition in the middle-priced electric guitar market, Eko had to redeploy onto Europe and to focus on acoustics, so that the Ranger Series emerged as the very centre of the company's business in the 70's. There has been two main generations, the watershed year being about 1973. They are visually distinguished at first glance by the stenciled rosette, less ornate after 1973. While the older ones have more vintage appeal, the post-1973 Rangers are technically improved instruments with their thinner and more consistent polyester finish and improved bracing. In short, all Rangers are equally desirable. They are famous for being heavy and built like tanks. Action is easy to set up due to the bolt-on neck and the adjustable aluminium bridge saddle. They are known as great players. They are not as loud as modern high end guitars with solid spruce top and a set-neck, but they sound amazingly good, even though the Rangers were all made of laminated woods (yes!). Many people say that compared to an expensive Martin, Gibson, Guild or Taylor, an Eko Ranger delivers 90% of the sound for less than 20% of the price. It is still the best possible bargain on the vintage market. Bidding starts at 99¢ & there is No Reserve price. Please ask any questions you have about this item before placing your bid. Shipping is to lower 48 states by UPS Ground. Please provide a physical street address as UPS will not ship to P.O. Boxes. We ship Monday thru Friday. In most instances we ship within 24 hours of payment. If payment is received after 1pm (EST) on Friday we will ship on Monday. Payment must received within 3 days of auction end. Please do not bid if you cannot pay within this time frame. We guarantee that the item will be working as described in the auction listing. Returns are only accepted if an item is not as described. If you feel that the item is NOT AS DESCRIBED, you MUST contact us within 7 days of receiving the item. For our security, we photograph and record all serial numbers of items shipped.
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Eko Music Group
Private
Founded	1959
Founder	Oliviero Pigini
Headquarters	,
Area served	Worldwide
Website	eko.it

Eko is an Italian manufacturer of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and similar instruments, catering to professional level and manufacturing largely for export. It is located in Recanati, Marche.

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Products[edit]

Guitars[edit]

Their products include classical guitars, 12-string guitars, arch top guitars, electric guitars and acoustic bass guitars.

Eko guitars gained high popularity during the rock'n'roll craze of the 1960s, becoming the largest guitar exporter in Europe. Their electric models were often highly ornamented with pearl, featured 3 or 4 pickups and recognizable 'rocker' switches for pickup selection. The acoustic models were popular in country and folk rock bands of the late '60s. The best-known models of the '60s include:

Eko 400-4V Ekomaster (1960-1962)

Eko 500 (1962-1965)

Eko Ranger 12 string

Eston bass, fretless but with markers (1980s)

Eko 400 Ekomaster (Fender Jaguar shape with flat-top, Hagström-style control panel),
Eko 500 (Fender Jaguar lookalike),
Eko 700 (original triple-cutaway design with 'hockey stick' head),
Eko 290 (also known as Eko Barracuda, semi-hollow flat-top electric),
Eko Rokes (rocket-shaped electric, made popular by an Italian pop band of the same name, The Rokes)
Eko Kadett ('67 original double cutaway with characteristic long 'horns') and
Eko Ranger (the best-selling Eko product, acoustic in 6 and 12-string version).
Eko 995 (violin bodied 4 string bass wildly popular in the late 60's)

Eko teardrop, Vox Mark, and Vox Phantom (Wunjo Guitars, London)

Vox Ultrasonic (1968)

Eko also produced guitars for Vox in the '60s, in the USA they were distributed through LoDuca brothers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In the UK the instruments were imported by Rose-Morris, London.

In Australia their instruments were imported by Rose Music and often, but not always, branded with their house brandEston.

Eko guitar has been manufacturing guitars since the early 60's and continue to through present day.

As of 2015, Eko Guitars were imported and distributed in the United States by Kelley Distribution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Other musical instruments[edit]

EKO Tiger combo organ^[1]
EKO Micky combo organ^[2]
EKO Bass Pedal K1 (1970s)
EKO ComputeRhythm (1972)^[3]
EKO Viscount amp head (top)
EKO equalizer 10-band graphic eq.
EKO Strepitoso wah pedal (top)

References[edit]

^'EKO Tiger/Tigermate'. Combo Organ Heaven (combo-organ.com).
^'Orange Organs'. Combo Organ Heaven (combo-organ.com).
^'EKO Computerhythm'. synthemaster.de.

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