The serial number as engraved on the “metal plate” where the neck attaches to the body is simply #0107. The metal plate excludes the letters “VA.” The # sign then the number- #0107. This information should clear up any questions about the Valley Arts serial numbers and establish the dates of some of the early guitars. Some of the Samick guitars' serial numbers start with the last two digits of the year made as the first two digits of the serial. SupportMusic.com - Help keep music education in your local schools!

Samick guitars? Anyone here own or play Samicks as of late?

I love my PRSi (5 USA made, coupla rare ones), my old strates, Les Paul, Teles, and the high end stuff, but sometimes I pick up a cheapie in a shop and end up buying it b/c they are pretty damned good guitars. I've played some old Electras, Westones, Vantages, Squiers, Agiles, Greco's, Burny's, Tokai's, and a few other cheaper guitars that are simply damned good guitars.

I came across a couple of Samicks for sale on Craig's List locally and was wondering if I should go check 'em out or if the overall impression is 'junk.' You're experienced opinion is appreciated. Montgomery ward hawthorne bicycle serial numbers.

If you are a cork-sniffer with little knowledge (nothing wrong with buying quality gear and being a cork-sniffer, just some people buy expensive nice gear b/c they have more money than sense and want to impress eveyone with their gear) and want to say they are junk but haven't played one, please don't 'skew the data.' I've got a Korean-made Samick from the early 2000s or so.

It was actually the guitar that rekindled my love for playing. I had given up playing for many years and got rid of all my gear. After awhile I stated jonesing again to play and found this guitar for sale. It's got a set mahogany neck (long neck tenon too!), rosewood fretboard, solid mahogany body and flamed maple veneer cap.

The Grover tuners were stock. I replaced the very weak bridge firebird-style pickup with a higher output DiMarzio firebird pickup. It is a surprisingly quality instrument for the little cash I paid for it (around $250, IIRC). And, after getting once again bitten by the guitar bug, this little Samick in the back inspired the following collection: The pickup selector switch died and instead of replacing it, I just ripped out the rhythm pickup and controls.

I keep it in an open G tuning for when I feel like jamming out some Keef-inspired riffing. I'm thinking about bringing it back to life with a pair of full-sized humbuckers where it would be a suitable backup to my R8.

Samick is the largest mfr. Of guitars in the world.They make the majority of set-neck guitars for Epi., Washburn, Hamer, and others. The quality of the 'gits made in their Korean plant have always been held in high regard, especially for intermediate players, or players on a budget. The quality of these 'gits made in the '80s and '90s are know being appreciated even more and is including a broader/higher grade of player as the woods are aging in these guitars, and the price increases of the major labels/makers, and the fall of american buying power. You increase that with a larger than ever 'aftermarket' of electronics ( p-ups,harness's, switches, jacks)and a more educated/trained player on 'the how' to make these upgrades, has made and increasingly making these a axe of choice. They also have plants in Indonesia, China and other asian countries, They are the makers of your higher and lower end squiers and other solid body 'gits.

All in all I am pretty fond of all their korean made Instruments, and am always looking for the 'S' on the serial #.But, thats just me.I'm pretty thirifty. .I'm trying to find the # of a former guitar picking bud of mine to find the model of his Samick labeled 'ES-175' styled copy 'git.Now, it had a tastey Bling to it, and played effortlessly.He picked this thing up about 5-6 yr.' S ago in the north area of Mi. Juniper netsim keygen download.