I had a ranger 6, when I was an exchange student in London for five months. I figured it best to buy a guitar there rather than fly over with the one I had in the states. It cost 40 pounds. I sold it back to the store I bought it from for 10 when I came back to the states. Great guitar for the price (1975). I didn't have much money in those days, so I was practicing about three hours a day. I didn't hear much about eko's after the 70's.