Product: Penco SG Copy
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
08/23/2009
at
10:39am
by
RANDALL DUNLAP
Email: rd2045 at aol<dot>com
Features
:
8
PENCO SG COPY 1970s model made in japan 21 frets mahogany neck solid guitar body from what i can tell exact copy of gibson sg, was my fathers. i previously who es. its an sg. tremolo bar as well. after 30 years didnt sound to good. needed to be reworked from top to bottom. sent it to RICK MARINER at HAYWIRE CUSTOM GUITARS, SC CANT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW GREAT IT SOUNDS NOW. NEEDED A BRIDGE, AND ONE OTHER PART. FOR A VERY LOW PRICE HE GOT THIS LIKE NEW SOUNDS GREAT EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION WITH HIM. NOW, IM CONVIENED I NEED A TELE OR A ROCKIN STRAT.
Sound
:
10
I PLAY RYTHEM AND AM WORKING HARD ON LEAD JUST USING PEAVY 1980s CLASSIC AMP this guitar used to be noist now RICK HAS IT SOUNDING BEAUTIFUL NICE HIGHS AND LOWS bright sound DISLIKES ARE YOU CANNOT FIND PARTS FOR THE ANYMORE, I LIVE 3 MILES FROM WERE PENCO FACTORY USE TO BE IN LIMRICK PA.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
GUITAR HAS GOOD ACTION LITTLE HEAVY BUT ALL HARDWARE IS NICE FOR A COPY SOUNDS REALLY NICE NOW AFTER RICK MARINER WORKED ON IT.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
I HONESTLY THINK YOU COULD DROP THIS THING FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW AND IT WOULD STILL PLAY VERY DEPENDABLE GUITAR WAS MADE IN THE 1970S EARLY STILL HAS BEAUTIFUL FINISH
Customer Support
:
7
COMPANY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, LAWSUIT DEAL, NOT SURE ABOUT WARRENTY BUT ITS BEEN UP LONG AGO.
Overall Rating
:
5
D35 MARTIN 1976 ALVAREZ ACOUSTIC 12 STRING. 1970s GIBSON HUMMINGBIRD A GUIAR LIKE THIS PENCO IS NOT ONLY HARD TO FIND BUT THE PARTS ARE REALLY HARD TO FIND. I STARTING PLAYING WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD BUT TOOK MISC YEARS OFF.
Product: Penco SG Copy
Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted
11/22/2005
at
07:24pm
by
bdm
Features
:
5
Early 70s Japanese (Hoshino factory is the one usually attributed to these)
21 Frets, rosewood fingerboard, solid top, natural finish too light to be maple, not sure what kind of wood.
2 humbuckers, vol. and tone for each 3 way switch (neck, both, bridge).
silver hardware, part of tune-o-matic bridge is gold, assume non-original. the tuners are REALLY cheap, but don't fall out of tune that quickly.
w/ chipboard case.
Sound
:
6
sound is kind of thin next to what I am use to (EMG-81), some sweet thick sounds for bluesy/stoner rock soloing out of the bridge pick up.
I use this for more rock based stuff when I am fooling around (vs metal/hardcore stuff I'd play on my other Penco!)
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
5
I went over it and set it up as soon as it came in so N/A.
Small chip in one of the SGs horns that was glued in weird, totally cosmetic flaw.
The finish is really nice, I can't think of any other natural blonde finished SGs I have ever seen.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
it's 30+ years old and it still plays well. Must be pretty well made I guess!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
been out of business for 30 years.
Overall Rating
:
8
I have been playin for 20 years. I have another Penco guitar (Les Paul copy), 1968 Yamaha Acoustic, late 90s Epiphone SG bass, 1967 Kustom 200 bass head, Peavy 2x15" cab, ??? Marshall Mosfet Lead 100 Head, 4x12" marshall cab, and a full 16 track reel to reel studio.
I just liked my other Penco a lot so I icked this up because it was cheap. I like this guitar a lot it looks better than it sounds but I mostly play it unplugged when laying in bed anyway.
