Beautiful tobacco burst finish & dark ebony fretboard. The Penco brand was also put on 'lawsuit' Korina-finished Gibson Explorer-styled guitars. They also made 12-string acoustic guitars. At an undisclosed location, we snuck this aberration of a guitar into a machine shop, plugged it into my 50-watt Marshall JCM800, and proceeded to send this bogus baby back to the screaming-banshee hell cave from whence it came. Gibson GK-55 Les Paul 1979-81 (Myerstown Pa) The Gibson GK-55 is a rare electric guitar formerly manufactured by The Gibson Guitar Corporation.It has a stress fracture at the neck/headstock as shown but has never been a problem & is solid. Penco also made bolt neck copies of Gibson's Les Paul and SG guitars and basses, Rickenbacker 4001 basses, Fender Stratocaster/Fender Telecaster copies, Fender Jazz Bass copies and the odd mandolin and banjo. Ryan suggested putting it under a 20-ton compressor, and filming the “execution.”Īnd that’s what we did. This style of guitar is fantastic for long sustain, ability to reject feedback, and nailing those classic tones found in just about every genre of music. This model is different from the modern standard guitars by Gibson. Gibson Les Paul Standard T 2017 is a 6-string model with a maple top, mahogany body, and rosewood fretboard. I thought about the many ways to do it – such as gift it to a Who tribute band for its auto-destruction reenactments – but Ryan Strader, who works at the Starving Musician in Santa Clara, California, won the prize. When most people think about the electric guitar, they picture the seductive lines of a solidbody guitar, like Fender’s iconic Stratocaster or Gibson’s Les Paul. Gibson USA Les Paul Standard T 2017 Electric Guitar, Blueberry Burst Excellent Value For Money. But I didn’t want to keep the guitar, or donate it to a needy kid or organization, because I didn’t want the fake to exist any longer. If you’re a guitarist that values the performance of your guitar, you’ll be pleased to know there are some tremendous built-in electronics present in the Epiphone Les Paul SPECIAL-II.
Well, the $225 was a good investment for me, because I now had first-hand knowledge of how cosmetically realistic these copies can be. One of the most essential components of an electric guitar is the electronics receiving and emitting the music. But, of course, no amount of tech work could “fix” the sense of feeling dirty for having a fake in my possession.
I guess I got a deal at $225, but then again, it might take an investment of $1,500 or more to get the faux green widow to play and sound almost as good as a starter Epiphone.