Product Description

Italian designed and manufactured to Italian specifications by guitar luthiers in Asia, these "Out of the Vault" guitars are reissues of classic EKO models from the 60's. Celebrating the culture, history and prestige of this famous European music brand, the 50th Anniversary Vintage Reissue Kadett '67 features the detailing that made them famous and appreciated by artists that loved and played them during this golden era of the electric guitar such as Jimi Hendrix. The EKO Kadett '67 was the last guitar designed exclusively by Oliviero Pigini, the founder of EKO. It features a basswood body, white pickguard, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard , 3 on/off switches for the 3 single P90 style pickups, an EKOLOGIC Tremolo with its ergonomic lever for superb precision action, die cast chrome machine heads and a BLACK finish. All of the 50th Anniversary models have been updated to modern guitar specifications using the best hardware now available on the market while remaining faithful to the original designs. EKO Guitars are the Original Retro-Cool Guitars, fully updated to today's exacting standards.