Pensa MK1 Classic Plus, Custom Amber #1172

For Pensa guitars, the MK-1 model is right there at the top. It all started back in 1988 with the debut of the Pensa-Suhr MK-1. Mark Knopfler had become frustrated by constant guitar switches during performances, so he turned to friend Rudy Pensa for a solution. The duo sketched the guitar on a coffee shop napkin, and Rudy's Music Stop guitar builder John Suhr transformed it into the MK-1 in time for Knopfler's debut at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert. The MK-1 quickly became a cherished studio and stage companion for the next five years, playing a significant role in recording Dire Straits' 1991 album "On Every Street" and throughout the subsequent 1991-92 On Every Street Tour. The MK-1 Classic model is still made right here in NYC by our Pensa builders and each one is unique and crafted to the highest standard.

Specs:

Model: Pensa MK-1 Classic

Serial: 1172/040324

Finish/Color: Nitrocellulose Lacquer/Custom Amber

Back Finish/Color: Nitrocellulose Lacquer/Heritage Cherry

Neck Finish/Color: Nitrocellulose Lacquer/Natural

Paint Option: Black headstock face, gold outline logo

Top Wood: Premier quilted maple

Body Wood: Chambered mahogany

Neck Wood: Premier flame birdseye maple 

Neck Back: C

Scale Length: 25 1/2"  10"-12" compound radius, luminlay side dots

Fingerboard Wood: East Indian rosewood

Binding: .09" Ivoroid on the body top/fingerboard

Neck Pickup: EMG SAX Ivory

Middle Pickup: EMG SAX Ivory

Bridge Pickup: EMG 89X Ivory, rear rout mount

Electronics: Volume, tone (pull: single coild mode on EMG 89X) 5-way selector switch

Nut: Schaller Locking R2, 1 5/8"

Nut Width: 1 5/8"

Frets: Dunlop 6105

Bridge: Schaller locking

Tuners: Gotoh SG381

Hardware Color: Gold

Pickguard: None

Knobs: Dome

Weight: 7.4(3.35kg)

Case: Ameritage Hardshell

String Gauge: .010" - .046"