[Silly Moustache]

I started playing guitar sometime in the '60s and I suppose I'm unusual in that I never owned an Eko, but must of my guitar playing friends did.
The challenge back then was finding a cheap guitar that was actually playable.

Ekos, being built like Norman castle (and almost as heavy) were built so solidly that they were the easiest guitar to play for many.

I only know of one eldedrly get who still plays his Eko. There was very little tone, beng to heavily built, but opened the door to music for many.

Once my R&B band got popular our second guitarist obtained a semi solid electric made by Eko, and loved it so m8ch, he kept with it even though others had moved on to Harmonys and even some Gibsons and Guilds.
Eko made a great number of different syles of electrics.

I believe they were all made in Italy and so probably sold throughout free Europe, and thrived especially when the embargo on American instruments was in force.