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1974 Penco D45-JD acoustic guitar - Rare!Vintage Japanese Martin D45 copy.rosewood/spruce. Used (normal wear), I have a MIJ (Made in Japan) Les Paul by Penco that has a lot of bells and whistles to go along with it. This guitar is chambered and have a Bigsby added to it. The Bigsby is attached with a Vibramate so there is no extra holes added to the guitar. The stock bridge was replaced with a roller bridge to help with tuning stability. The stock pickups have been replaced with a. Up for sale is a gorgeous gibson dove acoustic guitar.i have called around from store to store all day to get the exact year on this. My local guitar center said it is either 1973 or 1974. This is a very hard guitar to find. The condition is amazing and it plays like a dream.
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I am the original owner of a '74 or '75 Penco Les Paul Black Beauty. I recently changed out the hardware and replaced the pick-ups witgh a Dimarzio Super Distortion and a P90 for my oldest son. It rocks!
And about two months ago I purchased a Mid 70's Penco Dread.
I had been keeping my eyes open for a Penco. I played one that was the studio knock around guitar a few years back while directing a voice session and it was amazing. That one was a solid spruce top. I agree with it being thin, and it had laminated rosewood back and sides.
The one I purchased has a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. Tough to tell, but I think it's laminated. It has a Gibsonesque bridge with the screw saddle setting. And the bridge is bolted on, like a Gibson. Which is a really good thing because it's all warped and separated and the bolt is the only thing holding it on. But even with that, the thing sounds amazing. I'd compare the mahogany with a Martin D-18. The rosewood one I played sounded very much like a D-35.
My information is that they were built for the Philadelphia Music Comapny by Ibanez and branded Penco. (or whatever the factory that now puts out modern Ibanez's was called back then.) I think they're one of the best kept secrets around. We can't talk price here, but I paid very little. Like under a couple hundred little. I plan to replace the bridge, set it up and keep it forever.
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