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September 1, 2009 | Impulsive Ebay score: Eko electric bowlback bouzouki
Once in a while you hit the mother lode on Ebay (not often...) as we did with an Eko electric bowlback bouzouki acquisition. For two and a half bills we captured this interesting artifact that's long on panache and large with tone. We've kept the Italian-made artifact tuned the way it came, octave pairings on the wound courses, Gg Dd AA EE. The neck is slightly warped, but it plays amazingly well, and some of the best lower register tone we've ever heard out of an amplifier. Included below is a demo of its sound.
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