Members cincy_cosmo Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Anyone own one? What are your preceptions and experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 korean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geek_usa Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 i've never really liked samick guitars, but last night i started to play a bass of my friend's - a samick. I was stunned. It plays as good and the craftmanship is as good as any Fender MIM model. Maybe he got lucky? I dunno. But it rocks my world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revans513 Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Samick makes guitars for several 'manufacturers'. I think, not 100% positive, but going by feel, they make Dillon, Tradition and maybe Raven West. Or at least selected models for those and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnnyTruant Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I heard a rumour a while back that the PRS SE guitars are made by Samick and the S.E actually stands for Samick Edition, maybe someone could shed some light on that? Awesome guitars none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratman61 Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I saw somewhere that the SE stood for student edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 19, 2006 Moderators Share Posted September 19, 2006 Samick make "S" serial number Epiphones and are generally very decent quality. Expect a good guitar....but nothing special. Ahem....addition..... "Samick makes over half of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonrise Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Ive got a Samick Royale, changed the pickups to GFS Liverpools...I like it alot...well built, solid...the electronics arent the greatest..but I changed the pots to split the coils anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johansolo Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 i was under the impression that samick factory made the guitars for Schecter, LTD and the PRS SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I played at Samick at our last show. I also took a Jackson SL-1 to the same show. The Samick (modded with EMG 85's) actually sounded better than the Jackson so I played the Samick for the last two sets. Go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sharp shredder Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I Own A samick and i love the hell out of it. although i dont know what model it is or if it is actually a samick. it has emg 81/85 pickups and it has a wilkinson bridge and a flamed mapletop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mfergel Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Originally posted by HungPhat i was under the impression that samick factory made the guitars for Schecter, LTD and the PRS SE That's my understanding as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matou Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I own two. Both of mine were made in Indonesia. Added P90's and it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 http://www.folkcafe.com/samicktour.htm "They said that this plant was only a quarter of the size of the Indonesia plant. They told me that the Indonesia plant produces 40,000 guitars a month. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clyde42 Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Samick has multiple factories, in multiple countries, and make and have made guitars for MANY brand names, so it would be hard to compile a short list. Also, many companies will switch sources for the same model from run to run, so something made by Samick for a while could easily be made by Cort or whatever factory the next go round. PRS SE guitars say clearly on the back of the headstock that they are made by World Music of Korea, but maybe they are a Samick company, or a division of Samick. The Dillion folks claim to have their own factory, but a lot of off brands claim this as well, so I find it dubious. I am fairly certain that Dillion uses the same facility as MIK Tokai(which may well be Samick-anyone know?)for some of their guitars, as in their own dealer literature they sent to our shop, some photos clearly show guitars labelled Tokai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonnilon Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Originally posted by cincy_cosmo Anyone own one? What are your preceptions and experiences? I traded in a drum set, keyboard, amp, and three guitars in on a Samick acoustic electric, and it was honestly one of the {censored}tiest guitars I've ever owned, or played. It was a huge mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bitznbytz Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I bought a Samick SG-450 (?, not sure about the model #) used a few years back. Perfectly acceptable SG copy. Very comparable to the Epi G-400 (61 SG, small pickguard, etc.). Usual complaints (pots got scratchy and input jack flaky after a few years of regular play; no biggie to me, so I'll fix it when I feel like it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dilin Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I have an AV3, which can go up against most epi standards, and better the the LP 100 and specials. Honestly the Greg bennetts are nicer than the old samicks. I bet the Korean-made ones are huge... they've been getting rave reviews all over. however here they only stock the lower-end indonesians.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mindwave Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 I have a 2004 335 copy and its a VERY well built guitar. the stock pups are VERY generic, but the neck and most of the stock hardware is fine for a non gigging player the finish is outstanding, not a mark onnit. and i got it for less than the OE30's everyone seems to love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daveski Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Because Samick has made so many guitars under their name and NUMEROUS others, its pretty safe to say they know what they are doing. They must 'build to spec' fairly well because they are the largest guitar manufacturers in the world, now anyways. Give it a couple of years and the Chinese will probably take those honors away from them. I have 2 Samick named guitars now, and they are very good, notwithstanding the bargain prices I paid.Out of the box, the Samick Malibu MB-1 start copy is the best fitting/feeling guitar I've ever had. Delivers typical expected strat sounds/tones. I held out until I found a maple fretboard model. I also have a Corsair maple fretboard P bass copy which was pretty beat up when I got it. I refinished it and it is one of my favorite basses for stage. Lightweight, balanced and decent range of tones for a P style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted September 19, 2006 Members Share Posted September 19, 2006 Originally posted by Sonnilon I traded in a drum set, keyboard, amp, and three guitars in on a Samick acoustic electric, and it was honestly one of the {censored}tiest guitars I've ever owned, or played. It was a huge mistake. What the heck did you trade in? All that for a samick guitar? Unless . . . "Drum Set" "Keyboard" "Amp" "Guitars" FWIW, I like my Samick Acoustic-Electric. It's about 10 years old and it cost $250 new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dilin Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 i recently gutted my av3 to replace the stock pups with SD59s. although it's made in indonesia, the switch, pots, bridge (sung il) are all korean. wonder where the wood is from though. i'm not sure if the lower-specs models are using korean hardware too, or chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I used to own this Samick SG. Bolt on neck, humbucker p/u's. I just never could get the tone out of that guitar that I wanted to.I should have put in a set of P90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dilin Posted February 17, 2007 Members Share Posted February 17, 2007 greg bennett talking about photo and real quilt tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 17, 2007 Members Share Posted February 17, 2007 I have some Samick models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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