The Pencos had a bit thicker finish on on the neck and the bodies than the Arias. My buddy claimed that he would never swap it for a Fender, but I bet he would have eaten his words if some fool would have offered him the deal.Ī couple Pencos I saw had rather nicely grained maple-probably by accident, I'm sure. String spacing was a bit narrower and physical dimensions were off a bit from the original. And if you could find a Fender replacement pickup it wouldn't drop in. The hardware and electronics was definitely cheaper but functional, pots were small and cheesy and the pickups sounded close but no seegar. I had owned a battered '67 Tele that, while no great shakes, was a much better guitar than the Penco or the Aria. Neither one was anywhere in the league of a genuine Fender Tele. Local pick up is free, and is strongly encouraged.Penco and Aria T-styles had fairly decent reputations in the early '70s.Īround 1974 a buddy of mine owned a Penco and I owned an Aria. If you wish to make and offer, please send me a message, and hopefuly we can work something out. This beautiful guitar is also advertised elsewhere and may be sold before the auction ends. Please send me a message if you have any queations. Please zoom-in the pictures so you get more detail. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking. This is one of the reasons vintage Japanese guitars are ones highly sought after. They also say that tonal quality of the guitars suffered because inferior woods were used. Then, purists say that quality of craftmanship declined. When these tonewoods ran out, manufacturers moved production to other countries in Asia. These woods were used by great Japanese luthiers who were known for the quality of their craftmanship. In the 60's through the very early 80's Japan had an abundance of already seasoned tonewoods. This nice vintage has great tone and sustain. The headstock is inlaid with the Penco logo. The machine heads are chrome and closed type. The top and sides are very clean and shiny, as you can see in the pictures. The bridge is firmly glued to the soundboard. The neck is butted very well to the body, no sign of separation whatsoever. This is a very beautiful and well maintained guitar. Only very few Penco models were made with rosewood back and sides. The sounboard is spruce and the back and sides are rosewood. Here is a super nice vintage PENCO acoustic guitar.
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