jimistone
long standing member
I was in a music store this past weekend and looking at humbucker guitars (i play fenders but i have some tunes that call for humbucking tones)
the les pauls are way out of my ballpark...but i played a few to kind of get the feel so I could compare the cheaper guitars. All the cheaper guitars (including epiphones) sucked when compared to a gibson les paul....with the exception of one... a samick copy of a les paul. It was solid, played as good as the les pauls i was trying, had nice fretboard and headstock inlays, has a set neck, keys held the tuning well, tone was better than any of the other cheap guitars i played (very close to the les paul tone), and had a drop dead georgous birdseye maple top.
the samick was used, but in great shape. They want 300 bucks for it. That sounds like a decent price to me, but, i know nothing about samick guitars.
has anyone had any experiance with samick guitars. Any input would be appreciated. I haven't bought it yet...im thinking about it.
the les pauls are way out of my ballpark...but i played a few to kind of get the feel so I could compare the cheaper guitars. All the cheaper guitars (including epiphones) sucked when compared to a gibson les paul....with the exception of one... a samick copy of a les paul. It was solid, played as good as the les pauls i was trying, had nice fretboard and headstock inlays, has a set neck, keys held the tuning well, tone was better than any of the other cheap guitars i played (very close to the les paul tone), and had a drop dead georgous birdseye maple top.
the samick was used, but in great shape. They want 300 bucks for it. That sounds like a decent price to me, but, i know nothing about samick guitars.
has anyone had any experiance with samick guitars. Any input would be appreciated. I haven't bought it yet...im thinking about it.