Now before someone has a hissyfit that i’ve ruined a “vintage” guitar, and diminished it’s value, remember it had already been painted five times before. An outstanding job! Shoot, ol Wilson Picket hisself played this guitar back in 66 or67.
I just wish he could have seen the finished guitar. passed and he did get to see the oak veneer and he really liked it.
I had started the refinish project before Charles. Never stripped! Just sanded and a new color applied. This guitar had been re-painted five times previously. I replicated the pickguard in carbon fiber. I refinished the guitar by veneering the top in oak and a sunburst finish was added. I’m a short fella, as are my extremities. I’ve been aquainted with this guitat since 1965. Their reputation was likely based on their fairly decent build quality compared to the Harris-Fandell, Kent, Teisco and no-name imports that preceded them.I have (and cherish) a1957 Fender Duo-Sonic, that was “willed” to me by a very dear friend who passed on a few years ago. 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. 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.
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