There are also some lower-end bolt-on models out there, which I wouldn't especially recommend. This will be my first 6-string bass, but I have played lots of 4 and 5 during my 12-13 years of playing. Today, as Japanese-built guitars are getting more expensive, players are increasingly recognizing the value and quality of Korean-built guitars.Д«uyer's tip: Anything claimed by a seller that goes beyond the information contained here, is very likely false. The set-neck Samick semi-hollows are generally quite good, whether the older double-cut 335 style or the newer Greg Bennett Royale series. IвЂ™m considering a purchase of a Samick Artist Series 6-string bass NT. The last Artist Series models were produced in December 2002. Chapman is one of these, but a similar approach seems to underpin what LTD is doing for ESP, and the SE series for PRS. What most likely happened was Gibson putting pressure on Samick to stop using designs that were derivative of theirs. A really interesting phenomena is the smaller guitar 'companies' that manufacture out of the same factories, maintain a medium high level of build, but price according to not having a legacy name. If you can find one get it This is my review of their SG style model. This is likely the case because Samick revamped the Artist Series in 2002, with a new logo and new features (also, adding some Indonesian-made models). Samick made their Artist Series from 1995 to 2002. If your in the market for a guitar like you discribed.Jump all over the Samick. I have a Samick SAN-450,Which is a 335 knockoff.

It maybe a Artist series That's what they called most of the pre-Greg Bennett stuff. In 2001, Samick introduced the Signature Series (Designed by Greg Bennett), which was most likely not intended to replace the Artist Series, but rather to be sold alongside it. Re: Need help.90's Samick info Sounds like a keeper to me. Nearly all Korean-made models became part of the Artist Series in 1995. Officially introduced in 1995 (with some early models made in 1994), the Artist Series was the culmination of 30 years of building guitars, and everything learned from working with engineers at Gibson, Tokai and Matsumoku. The Artist Series has easily become Samick's most well-known and acclaimed line. Vintage Samick Artist Series Electric Bass Guitar 4 String Tested Excellent Nice.

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