MK-90 Mark Knopfler Model Ice Blue Metallic #0940

2021 Pensa Custom MK-90 in Ice Blue Metallic. This is the highly sought after and rare second version of the Mark Knopfler model with two Lindy Fralin P-90 Soapbar pickups. Classy looking guitar with the matching headstock face and natural binding. All the hardware is top quality, Gotoh tuners, Hipshot Trem etc. Photo of the spec sheet can be seen in the gallery. The medium neck profile has a slight V lower down subtly graduating to more of a C shape further up the neck, its very comfortable and feels excellent with smooth satin lacquer. In really excellent condition apart from a couple of very small marks on the bottom edge and a tiny chip in the lacquer on the binding (see photos) These are very minor. The build quality from Pensa is superb as always with their high price and long lead times reflecting this...Very versatile and cool guitar. With Pensa Hard Case, and tags etc.

Model: MK-90

Body Finish/Color: PolyesterBase/Nitrocellulose Lacquer Top/Blue Ice Metallic

Back Finish Color: PolyesterBase/Nitrocellulose Lacquer Top/Blue Ice Metallic

Neck Finish/Color: Nitrocellulose Lacquer/Natural

Paint Option: Matching headstock face gold with black outline logo

Top Wood: Swamp Ash

Body Wood: Chambered Swamp Ash

Neck Wood: Hard maple

Neck Back: The 54

Scale Length: 25 1/2" 

Fingerboard Wood: East Indian rosewood

Binding: Natural Binding on the body top and the headstock face

Neck Pickup: Lindy Fralin P-90 Soapbar Neck with Cream Cover

Middle Pickup: 

Bridge Pickup: Lindy Fralin P-90 Soapbar Neck with Cream Cover

Electronics: Volume, Tone 3 way pickup selector switch (Pull: both PUs in partial series on any selector position)

Nut: Bone

Nut Width: 1 5/8”

Frets: Dunlop 6105 /22

Bridge: Hipshot Tremolo

Tuners: Schaller M6 135 Locking with staggered posts

Hardware Color: Gold

Pickguard: None

Knobs: Q-Parts with blue catseye cap

Case: Ameritage Custom Hardshell

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Pensa Custom say;

Pensa MK-90

Our MK model is finished in a decidedly beautiful Blue Ice Metallic colour and sports a pair of Lindy Fralin soapbar P90s. Fralin pickups are amongst the best of the best and truly befit an instrument of this quality. This lovely Pensa MK-90 is made from Swamp Ash (a chambered piece for the body with another piece of swamp ash for the top), and such a combo – swamp ash and P90s – is a recipe for tonal nirvana.

The body shape is the same as the MK1, though there are changes to the neck here. This Pensa has a ‘-54’ neck profile, which to us feels quite brilliant, and the fingerboard has a flat 12” radius. A hipshot non-locking tremolo provides flexible levels of pitch-change without having to reach for allen keys, and the finish touch of ‘cats eye’ caps on the control knobs add that rarefied Pensa magnificence.

The Knopfler spec Pensa is the one everybody knows and loves, but we’re kind of thinking that this MK-90 is our favourite...for today at least! It’s a perfect blend of form, function and fantasy. We love it.