Members Humbucker Posted October 14, 2006 Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 There's a guy in my town with this guitar, I haven't had a chance to see it in person. What do you think, do you think it's any good? http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k3/LeafyJay/?action=view¤t=Picture768.jpghttp://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k3/LeafyJay/?action=view¤t=Picture766.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted October 14, 2006 Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 Samick makes some of the best guitars in the world - and I am NOT being facetious. My Vantage 635 (335 copy) is a great example of Samick's high level of quality. I would expect that the ones they make under their own label would be the best of what they have to offer. They don't seem to be making a 335 copy under their own label anymore (though I believe they make he Epiphone Dot.) But check out the Royale RL-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted October 14, 2006 Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 That's a greta looking guitar - Is it for sale? I'll take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 When shown those pics, one guy said that it looks like "a plucked chicken"!8^) I guess it might be a little bit ugly, that's supposed to be bird's eye maple BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingsnake Posted October 14, 2006 Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 That guitar looks gorgeous - grab it, man! I would - in a friggin' heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingsnake Posted October 14, 2006 Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 How many $$$$ is he asking for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2006 He had sent me a PM suggesting a trade on a guitar I was selling but it didn't go any further than that, now that guitar's gone. I sent him a PM tonight asking if he was interested in selling it and for how much. I'll post an update here if he gets back to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingsnake Posted October 15, 2006 Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Originally posted by Humbucker He had sent me a PM suggesting a trade on a guitar I was selling but it didn't go any further than that, now that guitar's gone. I sent him a PM tonight asking if he was interested in selling it and for how much. I'll post an update here if he gets back to me. What's he looking to trade for? I like the looks of that - a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 I had a 1982 MIJ Aria Pro II CS-400 for sale but he didn't jump on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Oops, I guess the model number is actually a SAB653. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Well, it now turns out that he hasn't made up his mind yet if he's going to sell it or not. He said that he'd keep me in mind if he decides to sell it. I offered him $400.00(Canadian), which is actually $351.88 USD. That's probably more than I should have offered, I thought that it was a generous enough offer, seemed reasonable to me anyway, what do you think? I'm just looking for a good quality secondhand semi-hollowbody guitar with a Bigsby-type trem for a budget price, in short I'm looking for a deal. I'm in no big hurry, time is on my side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted October 15, 2006 Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Originally posted by Humbucker Well, it now turns out that he hasn't made up his mind yet if he's going to sell it or not. He said that he'd keep me in mind if he decides to sell it.I offered him $400.00(Canadian), which is actually $351.88 USD. That's probably more than I should have offered, I thought that it was a generous enough offer, seemed reasonable to me anyway, what do you think?I'm just looking for a good quality secondhand semi-hollowbody guitar with a Bigsby-type trem for a budget price, in short I'm looking for a deal. I'm in no big hurry, time is on my side. Is that with a case? I think that's about right - Neither high nor low. I would not hesitate at that price. If I could get it shipped here to New Hampshire for that price, I'd do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Well, I thought that $350.00 USD would be what that guitar was worth, so that's not too much then? He didn't say anything about a case, so I doubt that that was part of the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted October 15, 2006 Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Originally posted by Humbucker Well, I thought that $350.00 USD would be what that guitar was worth, so that's not too much then?He didn't say anything about a case, so I doubt that that was part of the deal. I might still be inclined to go for it - I'd jump on it for $300 (US) without the case. The TKL case will cost about $50 used. Not mentioning the case doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one, though. The thing is - Even though it's not like a "collecter's item" or anything, this guitar is relatively rare. For every one of these you might see on eBay, there are 30 Gibson ES335s. I really think the quality from the Samick factory is very good. And Samick isn't marketing this style anymore (at least not in the US.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6down1togo Posted October 15, 2006 Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 The birdseye really makes it different. Reminds me of my Turser JT-137 with the multi bindings. It feels very "deluxe" when playing much nicer than the Epi dot. I had a Samick Royale-2 in sunburst. Nice guitar, played like butter but it had this really funky yellow sunburst on the back of the neck that didn't match the antique sunburst mahogany top. Just bugged me, plus I could get the same tone out of my Turser when I turned the tone pots back. The 335 style is very versatile plus it's maple and will make that nice jangly sound. What's with the 5th knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 That fith knob is actually a Varitone switch, now that's a really cool feature too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted October 15, 2006 Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Samick made some excellent guitars. I missed out on an ES-335 clone with a bigsby last summer. I hesitated and within a day or two someone else snagged it up. That one looks pretty sweet. I would be all over it if it was a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Humbucker Posted October 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2006 Would you consider $350.00 USD a good price? That's what I figured it was worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6down1togo Posted October 16, 2006 Members Share Posted October 16, 2006 I gave $240.00 for my Jay Turser, new by second owner though. I gave $260.00 ofr my RL-2 which was a refurb stamped used. To this day, I don't know what thew flaw was. It looked better tha n the new ones at the dealer. Seems a bit pricey for a Samick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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