Product: Penco SG bass EB3 copy
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
06/29/2008
at
12:53pm
by
mace youth
Email: maceyouth at gmail<dot>com
Features
:
8
It was made in Japan around 1975. It is copy of Gibson classic dual-pickup SG bass from the '60s. It has 2 pickups, 2 volume and 2 tone pots, 3 way switch. 3 pieces mahogany bolt on neck, 2 pieces mahogoany body, It has short 30 1/2 scale slim and fast neck, 20 frets. Pickups are made by Mahon. Finish is cherry transparent.
Sound
:
10
Play metal, punk, new vave, alternative, ehperimental. Using it with my Music Man one fifty HD sounds awensome. It's not noisy. It has warm and rich sound. Comparing it to my Hoyer 5040, Penco SG bass better runs on stage.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Fast and slim neck. Plays easy..like a dream. Finish is Chery transparent, like the original.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
It is made for live palaying. It's not heavy, ballance is awensome. After over 30 years of who knows how many owners, and who-knows how many hours of playing, still in perfect condition, all original, only strap buttons are changed to strap locks. It is very dependable, i gig with it without backup.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Only information about the company: The Penco brand is really no different from the Ibanez (Hoshino). They were made in the same factory as the Ibanez, along with the Elger and Univox brands, manufactured in Japan, and distributed by the Philadelphia Music Exchange.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for 15 years. I've owned and tried lots of bass guitars. This one is most confortable to play, comparing it to my second favorite Hoyer 5040, well Hoyer has 5% better and fatter tone. Comparing it to Gibson SG Reissue 4-String Bass...well I dont know what to say...it is like original. If you find one of these, grab it. Maybe on headstock it doesent say Gibson, but it sure looks and plays like original, even it has bolt on neck. If it were stolen...I will hurt someone...badly...
