Samick Artist Series jazz box (My version-there are several.)Īll these guitars were made in the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's, and all are available used online.įWIW, I think they are among the best bargains out there. Test Sound 1 Samick Artist Series (korea) Les Paul - YouTube (What a surprise) Dean guitars were only manufactured there while owned by Tropical Music from 1993 to 1996. (My LP copy was around $300, my SG Les Paul was around $200.the jazz box was over $600.) Dean guitars made in Samick, Korea is the same plant where Samick guitars are made. If you have limited money and need a great guitar, play an old Samick Artist Series and you will probably end up with a few of them. Fender Acoustasonic 40 - 40-watt Acoustic Amp. Supro Delta King 10 1x10-inch 5-watt Tube Combo Amp - Black and Cream. Samick branded models did not start using serials until around 1987.
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Note 2: Guitars with no serial number were produced at many different times. Note: Any guitar with a serial number with the prefix 'SI' is Indonesian-made. They are ALL great players, they ALL compare to Gibsons, and they are ALL about 1/10the the price of Gibson originals. I have offered her virtually any other acoustic but she loves her guitar and it does play and sound fine. Also see Headstock Styles and Logo Styles for help determining when your guitar was made (particularly helpful if there is no serial number). I have 3-the LP type as in this clip, a 60's SG/Les Paul copy, and a jazz box modeled after a high end Gibson seliing in the $10 thousand and up range. The Artist Series used extremely high quality wood, hardware and electronics, and craftsmanship was excellent. SGW - Samick Guitar Works S350D - 350 Series - Dreadnought electric / acoustic guitar - Sharp Florentine cutaway - Solid Sitka spruce top - Mahogany back and sides - Thunderflex bracing - Bound mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard - 2 way truss rod - Mother of pearl dot inlays. MIK, when Samick was making Epiphones and other Gibson style guitars of various brands, and decided to make some under their own name. It is made like an old LP Model, and screams like the one in the clip, with factory pups and electronics.
I have one of their 1990's LP types, similar to the one in this short clip.