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Can anyone identify this guitar?
What guitar is Martin O'Malley playing here? I can't quite make out the logo:
He's the former governor of Maryland and current Democratic primary candidate -- photo is from a profile in the current Rolling Stone. Love the look of that guitar. Is that maple side and fingerboard?
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Martin CS-00-18 (2015) Martin OM-28V (2011) Northfield Model M mandolin Last edited by AgentKooper; 11-21-2015 at 01:28 PM. |
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It may be Ponce.
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Ponce? The only Ponce I'm aware of is the musician. Is there a maker by that name too? The google and a forum search reveal nothing . . .
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Believe it's a Penco.
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I agree. Here's a picture of one that looks very similar to the one Mr. O'Malley is playing:
Here's a capsule description from the VintageGuitarPro.Com page on Penco: Quote:
˚˚˚ Judging from the guitar's excellent, evidently mint condition and Mr. O'Malley's apparent age, my guess is that he bought this guitar while in high school or college, learned a few chords, then put it in the closet at his parents' house while he went out and embarked on his career. . Not that it matters- that's just a guess. But the guitar does not appear to have ever been "rode hard and put away wet," as we ol' cowpokes like to say. Wade Hampton Miller |
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If you Google "O'Malley, Guitar" you'll find lots of photos of him playing a black Taylor. Like this. BTW - Guitargarden - the Penco identification was amazing. Folks on this forum sure know their guitars. Last edited by MHC; 11-21-2015 at 02:52 PM. |
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Can't take credit for knowing about Penco (beyond what I just found out during a quick Google search). Always like the challenge of identifying a guitar, that's all. So, I copied the image posted above, then increased its size until I could see the logo on the headstock better. Since it has five letters, starts with "P" and ends with "o", has what looks like "n" as the fourth letter, and there's not a guitar brand named "Ponce", that left either an "a" or "e" or "u" for the vowel and the win! As a first choice, Penco had more appeal than Panco or Punco!
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Last edited by CoolerKing; 11-21-2015 at 03:24 PM. |
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Penco for the win! Well done! Based on the article that photo accompanied, it seems O'Malley and his wife are both experienced guitar players. His band even opened for the Pogues. Now that's what I'm looking for in a President!
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