1982-1990: A new line, the Mint Collection Series, are released, although they're only made for a limited time. 
1982: The Greco SE-800, and many other models, end when Kanda Shokai becomes a part of Fender Japan.
Elliot Easton, guitarist for The Cars, also plays a Greco guitar.
1980s: Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley plays Greco Les Paul duplicates when he tours Japan. 1979: A new original line of Greco guitars, the Super Real Series, begins, though it is not produced for very long. 1978: Greco's Ibanez and Destroyer duplicates are released. 1976-1982: The first Fender Stratocaster duplicates, the SE-800 models, are released. 1970-1972: Kustom Electronics buys the U.S. 1970: The first duplicates of Gibson Les Paul guitars, the EG-360 models, are released. 1968-1970: Goya distributes the Shrike model of the Greco guitar, which becomes famous for its boomerang-shaped pickups. 1967: Kanda Shokai begins releasing in Japan its first duplicates of famous American guitars. Fujigen sells its dead inventory to Kanda Shokai, and this begins the Kanda Shokai involvement with Greco. However, when some of the guitars' headstocks break in transit, Goya cancels some of its orders. October 1962: Fujigen begins making its first electric guitars, and these include the guitars from Greco, which are distributed to Goya Guitar Company in New York City. July 1960: Fujigen's classical guitars win first prize in the Matsumoto Woodwork Festival held in Matsumoto City, Nagano. He and Yutaka Mimura begin manufacturing classical guitars for Japanese companies Kanda Shokai and Kamano Gakki. May 1960: Yokouchi forms the Fujigen guitar company and rebuilds his cattle pen into a guitar factory. 
Late 1950s: Yuichiro Yokouchi, a dairy farmer in Japan, struggles to succeed and decides to sell his cattle and reinvests his money in launching a guitar company.1948: Musical instrument wholesaler company Kanda Shokai forms in Japan.
The Greco guitar story starts in 1948 in Japan.
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