Ranger VR XII, the re birth of an iconic classic guitar. The first edition of this guitar goes back to 1962 when EKO [.] Ranger XII VR Eq Natural Top Stained. Sep 5, 2012 - EKO Guitars started in Italy in 1959 by Oliviero Pigini. EKO Guitars became the largest guitar manufacturer in Europe producing half million a.

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(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.

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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. Anyone 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.

THey 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. I ended up getting rid of it at a music store because I had superseded it with a far better 'primary' guitar.