Samick AV1 Avion

My AV 1 is connected to a Hartke KM 200 .I got a natural sound for blues or Jazz.Hook to guitar effects , Zoom G1X , ump... the sound is incredibly amazing!I will recommend to anyone buying an AV1 Samick Guitar
for the money`s worth paying for.

Made in Indonesia, dark blue Les Paul style guitar with a flat top and two humbuckers, 2 tone and 2 volume knobs, Tune-O-matic, Grover tuners (very nice). Set neck (funny thing because according to the samick website the AV2 has a bolt on neck...oh well, good for me I guess:) Have no clue what materials it is made of, but being as ligh-weight that it is, it must be from cheaper materials...my back is not complaining. It's a pretty simple guitar but the feauters it does have are very reliable.

I play in 3 different bands at the moment: A jazz trio with a contra bass and alto sax, a hard rock band and another "incognitoish/Brand new Heaviesish" funk/acid jazz band. I find that this guitar, being as simple as it is, can find its own "voice" in all of these styles. For the jazz trio I use it through a small 25 watt peavey bass amp(micro Bass) with a boss loopstation and a super chorus pedal. After I switched to 10 gauge strings from 9's, I find that the guitar has come to life, it always stays in tune and the sound is really warm and round. I usually use the neck pickup for this type of music with the tone turned a bit down for that warm jazz sound. The pickups respond really well to pick dynamics even though I know that they are not the best pickups in the world, they do the job very well. For the rock band I use a friend's fender valve stack with 4 8x12"s and a boss GT-8 pedal and it kicks ass. I used to use a strat before with this band, but somehow the samick just has a nice rounder and warmer sound for this job, not to say that the Fender isn't good, but I recon a standard strat is not really ment for the type of music we play and the sound of the samick is a bit rounder. In the funk band I use the pup swith in the middle position a lot and in the neck setting when I solo. The only effect I use in this band is a crybaby wha pedal and sometimes a superchorus but that's about it.
The thing I like most about this guitar is its simplicity. It's so simple, that there is little that can go wrong with it haha. It holds the tuning very well, it's not an expensive guitar so I am not afraid to take it with me on any trip (I did buy a hard case for it though-it earned it I guess). I like the colour of it as well (dark blue like on the samick website www.smcmusic.com/website_gregbennett/av2.html) If it was stolen or broken I would definately buy another one, but I haven't been able to find one like this in any store, they only have it in different colours (the red one is nice too)

The action is really nice, no buzzing anywhere, pickups are not the best on the market, but they do a really amazing job for sure I bought the guitar 4 years ago for about 50 thousand forints here in Budapest (about 200 Euros) and it kind of grew close to my heart.
No flaws that I can think of, it does have a tiny crack in the neck binding, but nothing serious. The colour is very nice though and I like tha fact that the whole guitar is bound with a small white line that makes it look so stylish.

I use this guitar as my main axe, I trust it with my life haha. It keeps its tuning very well (grover tuners) I recommend using at least a 10 gauge string set on it. Today I had my guitar practical exam in our conservatory and I decided to take this guitar with because I had to play a lot of classical and jazz chord melody solo stuff for which I needed to be in tune all the time. I was playing a strat as my main guitar for many years but there were a lot of problems with it, mainly stayin in tune. Strap buttons are rock solid, I just noticed that the factory dudes even put tiny rings of felt between the guitar body and the strap buttons to prevent the wood from getting scratched by the turning of the buttons. It's these small things that show that they give attention to detail. I don't really use any floyd rose dive bombs or squealing harmonics (try the interceptor superstrat if you are looking for this, very cool guitars, the pups I didn't like too much though, but the neck is awsome), I am more into jazz and groove oriented music but I do solo quite a lot in the bands so I can recommend this guitar to players who want a simple, cheap guitar that is very reliable and good sounding.

haven't had the pleasure yet. Don't think I ever will.

I've been playing seriously for about 8 years now and being the poor bastard that I am, I didn't really have the chance to own a lot of gear. I did play a lot of guitars though, sometimes I borrowed from friends, or hung out a lot in guitar shops and drooled over a lot of guitars. My opinnion is that I would never in a million years spend more than 800 Euros/1000 USD on a guitar because the parts nowadays are becoming more and more cheaper and I think that appart from these parts and the guitar's actual construction, one only pays for the brand name. I think one can get an amazing sound from a guitar such as this for a fraction of its price, the most I would do with this guitar in the future, is upgrade its pickups, but thats it. This is a very reliable and acurately constructed guitar, very good value for money.

finish- gloss
body- les paul
bridge style- tune-o-matic
tuners- grover which are excellent
neck/scale- medium sized neck, jumbo frets
accessories- none
year- 2003, china
frets- 22
top- solid
controls- 1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way
pick ups- 2 chrome humbucking pick ups
body/neck- maple body, maply neck, rosewood fret bored

I play mostly metal and this guitar suits it very well. I was using a marshall 15 wat dfx amp before and it sound great on that with a zoom gfx 3 pedal...then i used it on a randall RG73G3 with the same pedal and gave me so much more power and crunch and gave me a more metal sound. It does get alot of feed back if you go up to 1 on a good amp but 6 on a starter one. It has a rich and full sound to and and very bright and clean it's amazing how clean it sounds, you kinda get a hum to it though. Really you can get alot of sounds out of it like blues, jazz, classic to anything.

It lasted me for about 2 years and gave me problems at the end the 3-way toggle kept on coming lose, 2 wires broke in the toggle switch...1 more for all of them to break, and the pick ps started to get a lot of static to them and was really noise, but the guitar is still great for beginners.

The guitar was set up pretty well although i didn't know anything about guitars when i bought it but looking back it was set up nice and still looks the same way it did 2 years ago, and the action was a bit high i just ajusted it 2 days ago. The pick ups were adjusted fine no need to raise them or lower them. Everything was made fine. The only flaws i noticed is when the guitar started to get old and everything was coming loose such as, wires, toggle switch, input jack, pick ups, and tuners.

This guitar would suit live playing if it was brand new, but after a year of hard playing this guitar wouldn't be able to go play live you wouldn't only here feed back. Oh yes the hardware is as hard as rock seriously i bumped it so many times no dents but one time by strap came off and by head stock went straight into the cement ground it actually didn't break it just got chipped but still played the same after. The finish still looked the same as i did when i bought it to years ago. The strap buttoms are solid nothing came loose. I can depend on it for just a regualar jam, for live playing no, it would most likey be used for a back up but i would rather avoid that.

No i wouldn't even use it on a gig haha

Never dealt with them

I have been playing for 3 and half years and really this guitar did alot for me for the 2 years i had it, i now own a john petrucci music man guitar and boy does that guitar ever own ($2000.00). I wouldn't have asked anything since i didn't know anything about guitars haha. If it were stolen i would defently buy another one, why because i would use it as a test guitar before putting a new set of string on my new/ way better guitar or pick ups. I love how clean and heavy this guitar sounds it's amazing for the price, i really do hate the gloss neck since when i play fast moving power chords and my thumb rubs against the neck it sticks and i usually make mistakes in a song because of that, and it's heavy but all les paul guitars are, i really didn't choose it the person at the music store did and sure glad he made me get this one the grover tuners stay in tune like no other it's amazing how such a low priced guitar came with suck great tuners. i compared it to my friends guitars and really the way it stays in tune is amazing, all my friends guitars come out of tune about 10 times for the 5 hours we jam, and mine doesn't come out of tune at all no matter how fast i solo or bend, my friend had a knock off epiphone that really isn't that great it's just really light and his neck has an arc in it haha.

I really wish this guitar had a better contour to reach the higher frets, i wish it had 24 frets and a good tremelo bar mostly a floating bridge kind. Nope i pretty much covered my opinion about this guitar, i hope it helps aswell.

Model AV-1/VS
Made in Indonesia
Gregg Bennet series

Grover tuners
2 Humbucker pick-ups

Sound Quality is excellent
I play it through a small 25watt fender amp with gain and reverb.
sounds great clean, with reverb, and needs little gain to get a decent crunch. I put on a new set of DR strings, and after initial tuning and re-tuning it has stayed in perfect tune. must be the grover tuners.

The guitar was set-up at the shop where it was purchased, and has absolutely no problems. The action is low without any fret buzz. the finish on mine is the tobacco sunburst and is absolutely beautiful, one of the nicest looking guitars I've seen. as far as fit goes, it is very comfortable standing or sitting.

I've only had this axe for a few weeks, so reliability and durability will be determined with time. however, the quality seems good and I dont forsee any major problems. I will say that one nice surprise is that the guitar stays in tune, even with heavy playing.

no experience here

I've been playing for less than a year. this Samick is my first electric gutar. I shopped around quite a bit before this purchase. I saw nothing that comes close to it in this price range, in quality or value. This guitar's in this price range are mostly "starter" guitars and barely above junk. This Samick is far superior to anything in this range. I couldn't be happier with this guitar. I would definately buy another.

This guitar was made in Indonesia
It has two pickups-- treble and rhythm which can be combined in all three ways possible...
There is one tone and one volume-- not much of a problem since i leave them both on 10 all the time.
Really Nice Grover tuners-- a big plus.
It has 22 frets, with a pretty normal neck-- bit thick like a les paul neck.
Pickups-- iffy. They are humbuckers and they do buck the hum, but they aren't top of the line by any stretch of the imagination. They are probably the weakest point of this guitar.
It has a Les Paul style body which is beautiful with the glossy dark red I got it in.

This guitar works reasonably well for my style of music...which is basically the blues with overdrive/distortion. I use a Roland 15 watt amp and a Boss ME-50 effects pedal with it.
The treble setting on this guitar sounds great. Every now and then I get a little hum if I try to add too much tone-- could be the cables though, not really sure. Compared to other guitars I've played though, it's extremely quiet. I would define the sound as rich/full on the rhythm and rhythm/treble settings while on the treble it has more of a biting edge to it (which is delicious!).
I hardly ever play it completely clean, but I have been able to get a rich jazzy feel from it in the few cases i have tried.
In conclusion-- the sound is not exceptional, but it's reliable and quiet.
I actually like the sound better than my friend's Mexican Strat. Mine isn't as grating on the nerves after long hours of playing-- it distorts pleasantly...

The action is rather high on mine. For me this is not a bad thing. This works well for slide guitar playing (which i do a lot of). One problem i have in this area is the fattest string. It rattles when i play hard...I think this has to do with my choice of strings.
As far as I can tell no flaws have shown up in the workmanship in the year that I've had it.

This guitar is sturdy. the material it's made of is rock solid. It's also quite heavy-- like a Les Paul. I love the finish on this guitar. In a year of heavy playing I see no wearing of the finish, and the strap buttons are solid.
I would not use it on a gig without a back-up, however. I would be afraid of busting a string at the last minute or something of the sort.

Never dealt with 'em

I have had this guitar for a year now and have been playing guitar for about 5 years. If this guitar were stolen or lost I would definitely buy another. It's a great deal, and I see no flaws in it whatsoever.
I love its reliability, its sound, its beauty, and its design
I wish it had better pickups, but hey, you can't have everything.
I compared it to a lot of other guitars-- mainly strat copies and other low priced guitars. This was one of the best looking and best sounding I found.

Alot of the other reviews go into detail about the specs so I'll just touch on the thing I've noticed about them.
For starters, this guitar stays in tune which is always a huge plus. Grover tuners rock, to say the least. I also own a Washburn that has Grover tuners as well. Whether or not a guitar has Grover tuners will be a big factor in deciding on future purchases. I can't stress enough how important it is for a guitar to be able to hold a tune and considering I only paid $250 for that is awesome.
It has a three-way pick-up selector, one volume and one tone. It would be great if it had 2 vol/2 tone knobs. I regret not buying the next model up with the vol/tone for each pick-up, instead of one for both but I am happy with this guitar so I won't be trading it in anytime soon, if ever.

The stock pick-ups sound alright with low gain for bluesy type stuff but if you want this guitar to sound good for high gain styles like metal/hardcore/punk for you will have to invest some money to swap out the pick-ups. The stock pick-ups have intense feedback with medium-high gain at low volumes. I thought the stock neck pick-up sounded good when clean so I only swapped out the stock bridge pick-up for a di'marzio tone zone, only to find that the tone zone sounded better clean than the stock neck pick-up so it will be swapped a.s.a.p.
I play through a Vintage Fender Princeton.

There were no problems with the guitar when I bought it, no flaws that is. The store I bought it from did their own in store set-ups so I don't know what the factory pre-sets were like.

This guitar's finish looks like it will stand a lot of abuse. I've been playing it non-stop for two years and it still looks like it did the day I bought it. (Well, the one pick-up is different). The strap buttons are solid, I haven't had any slips in the two years I've owned it. Provided you take care of it, this guitar will last a long time.

I've never had to deal with the company, which is a good sign I guess.

I've been playing for 5 years, owned the AV1 for 2 years and it immediately replaced my Washburn as my No.1 guitar.
I know I complained a lot about the sound quality, you may be wondering why I bought such a lemon in the first place. 1) the price was right and 2) this guitar was like butter in my hands, I've never played one that felt more comfortable. Every one of my buddies that has played it says it's the best play they've ever had, and they're not just saying that, I've passed out my wife like that guitar and she didn't get any glowing reviews... turns out I've been missing out on a lot... I just didn't know any better... She just lies there like... I'll shut up now.

2004 Samick Av-1
Indonesian copy of Les Paul
- 22 frets
- Grover tuners
- 1 tone, 1 volume
- 3 way selector
- 2 humbuckers

I play almost every genre, especially blues, rock and punk.
The guitar suites very good all of these with a simlky perfect sound without buzzs or strange noises.
Very warm and deep sound (for a guitar of this price range) with gainfull distorded sounds too.
Maybe the 6th string is kinda the "poor brother" of the thers five, in sound and gain.

The factory setup was amost perfect, the factory strings were cool too (but i've replaced them only 2 days after).
The strings keep on tuning very well and the Grover tuner do the rest;-)
A dislike: when i replaced the strings, the 5th did some buzz on the 6th fret, but i needn't to set the torsion bar , it fixed after a couple of hour.........

I don't use this guitar to play live ( i don't polay live at all).
The finishes r great and i don't expect they'll loose their quality in a short time.
The strap buttons are ok, seems we can trust them.
I didn't use anything on a gig without bckup, but seems this guitar could be a "gig survivor"
Maybe the selector seems too breakable and thin.

No need
2 years warranty

As a less than 2 years player i can say this guitar was the best choice i've could done.
I had other cheap guitars that i sold because i hated all the crappy noises from them.
If it were stolen i'll buy another one for sure, or maybe an advanced model of the same series.
I love the quality of finitures, never seen like these on a this price range guitar, i also love the deep and the warm of sounds.
And it comes with Grover tuners, no other cheapy guitars have them, and i love Grover eheheheheh.
I'd like it had 2 controls for each humbucker and a better selector.
I think this could be a perfect choice for a beginner, pro need another kind of stuff, aff course.

6 string 22 fret Les Paul style electric
2 Humbuckers
Made in INDONESIA

It was a good guitar, by that i mean good and not great, when i was looking and the Greg Bennet line, i thought that the Interceptor had a better sound to it and it was more flexible to different styles of music... But maybe the Avion just needs lighter strings?

This was the fun part, Flawless, not one problem found, the pickups are perfect, Intonation, everything is great

Well, to be honest, i wouldnt like to bump this guitar, it doesnt seem that good

N/A

Well worth the money, and its good for begginers.

this a indonesian made les paul copy. in transparent red. set up with two humbuckers like most les pauls

I paly at little bit of everything and it sounds great with everything I play on a 30 watt marshall and it makes me want to get a better amp.

I can't find a problem with the finish I paid 174 dollars for this marvel. I would have paid 500 for a guitar of this quality. every thing seems to be right no problems at all. I bought this the second part of a deal this was the deal.

Everything is tough as nails this is probly number 1 out of my 7 guitars. thins is going to be my work horse.

never dealt with them

I have been playing for about 11 years. I have a Danelectro U2, a Gregg bennet RL(all so great), and a slivertone strat copy. this guitar is great I was looking a various cheap guitars and just happened to get this one(what luck). I'm so glad I got this instead of some striped down epiphone.

2003 Samick Av-1 Indonesia
- 22 frets
- Grover tuners
- 1 tone knob, 1 volume knob, 3 switch
- 2 humbuckers
- Maple top

I play pretty much everything and it sounds goood for all of it. When I went to buy it we first tested it on a $2000 amp and of course it sounded great but I was a little skeptical. So I tried it on one of the worst amps in the store and it still sounded really good so by then I was pretty much sold on it. A very very slight buzz every once in a while but other then that its very clean.

The action is great, but i'm sure I could get it even closer to the fretboard if I wanted to fine tune it. The finish is awsome, its still as shiny as it was when I got it, and thats after a year of banging it against everything I can find.

Everything on the guitar is as good as it was when I got it except the tone control. The tone control seems to have come loose but i'm almost sure it has nothing to do with the guitar itself and more to do with me being clumsy. Other the tone control it is very solid and assuming i were to play a show I would be comfortable playing it without a backup.

Never had to

I've only been playing for about a year, but I have played other peoples guitars even ones which cost more then double what this one cost and I would stick with the AV-1. If it were stolen I would for sure get another one, maybe get a higher model of the Avion but most likely i would get another AV-1.

2002 Indonesia Greg Bennett model
1 tone, 1 volume, 3-way pick-up selector. 2 Duncan humbuckers and Grover tuners.
Nato body with flat maple top. Maple neck, rosewood fretboard.
Black finish.
Came with a very thin poor looking cable -- for demo purposes.
Good, but there could've been 2 tone and 2 volume for each pick-up.

I play blues, pcychedelic rock and stoner/doom.
It sounds great, for the price. When I first heard it, I was shocked, because I thought that it would sound poor, just like an Indonesian guitar is supposed to. But the sound is very good both with my GNX1 processor and even better with Russian Big Muff -- uncompromising Monster Sound.
The bridge and the neck humbucker sound is different and the difference is very significant, I use bridge pickup for psychedelic spaced-out solos and the bridge is great for ultra-low growling riffs of the doom style. However, clean sound is also good.
It has some noise, but not very much -- some people don't even notice it.
The only downside is the bolt-on neck, that kills the sustain. However, sustain is long enough when I use Big Muff.
Shouldn't be used for death metal and speedy hardcore. All other styles can be played easily with this.

Looks quite alright without any visible flaws. A wonder, considering its origin. I haven't had any problems operating it until now. However, some people I know complained about the neck being too thick. I don't know -- I like it that way.
Pickups sre fixed very tightly and can be moved up and down easily if needed. Frets are also fixed very smoothly. It's quite heavy, but all lespaul copies are so.

It seems solid. Finish is good and it's not so easy to scratch.
Didn't have any problems playing it live a couple of times. But I always take a backup, just in case. But if I hadn't any other guitar -- i would play it live without any worry. It is not very complicated gear and built alright -- unlikely to break.

There was warranty -- it was half a year. I didn't have the need to deal with the company, though.

I've been playing it for a year or so. I own a Squier Strat and a handmade 80W Amp, a couple of effect pedals and a GNX1 processor.
AV1 is now my main guitar and I like it, I almost love it. If it were stolen I would buy another Samick -- AV3 or Torino.
Don't like Epiphone. They are higher in price and usually worse in sound. The majority opinion says just the opposite -- so don't let it confuse you. AV models are great gear. They are worth twice the sum you pay for them.

Les Paul style. 22 Frets, dual humbuckers, Grover Tuners, Tun-o-matic bridge, Rosewood neck, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, 3-way switch. Cherry Sunburst color. Very nice.

I play anything from Blus to Metal. This guitar suits my style just fine. It has a nice, full sound to it, and sounds good with Distortion. Makes a slight buzz when taking your finger off the fret board after playing a note.

The switches are a bit lose, nothing to worry about though. A few paint flaws near the neck. The inlays are a bit sloppy as well. This part of the guitar is about epiphone quality, which isn't suprising.

Seems fine. Have had no problems.

Never dealt with them.

Great Guitar. Worth over 700 dollars. If it were stolen, I would buy a simillar model that had some of the defects worked out in the paint and switches. Better then the epiphones and half the price one. If you can't afford a gibson, this will do just fine.

2001 (I think) Samick Avion 1
Les Paul Style (Though Flat Top)
Crazy good Price!!!!!
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way Switch (Neck, Neck/Bridge, Bridge)
Pickups: Website Says they're 2 hummers but it seems the 1s only save single coils in 'em (Could Be Wrong)
Rosewood Finger Board, Bolt On Neck, Neck Feels Really Nice, as
does the Action
Nice Grover Tuners
Overall Nice

I Play everything, but mostley Punk/Ska, and this guitar works very well for me. The bridge pickup is nice and bright for solos/ oldschool sounding distortion, and the neck pickup is super crunchy with distortion and nice and smooth for clean.

The Only effects i use regularly are Distortion, and sometimes Reverb.

This guitar has a little hum but nothing to worry about at all

I've played everything from Punk to Country on this guitar and it's done it all with no problem at all.

This guitar looks EXTREAMLY nice :)Glossy, semi-transparent dark red finish, nice looking dials, chrome bridge/tuners.

The Action on this guitar was quite nice from the factory, but i like to fiddle :) it's very easy to make the action even better and you can get the strings really nice and low before they start to rattle.

The pickups sounded fine the way they came, but i raised the neck one up just a smidge.

There were no real flaws in this guitar when i got it.

This guitar will hold up to gigging no problem! i play hard and i've had no troubles yet (had the guitar for about 6 months)

Never had to deal with them!

This Guitar is a great value for what you get.
Great for beginner up to more advanced players.
My friend ownd a Squire Fat Strat and was trying to trade me (Ha!)

2001/02 Model, made in Indonesia, 22 frets, 2 humbuckers, 1 vol, 1 tone, 1 3-way selector (p/ups were replaced with Duncan '59 & JB neck & bridge respectively), nato body, rosewood fretboard, wine red finish, Les Paul-type body with tune-o-matic bridge, and grover tuners.

With the new Duncans it gets a variety of sounds - which is good because I play a variety of styles. I use the AV1 with a Traynor YCV40, Boss SD-1, CE-5, and Cry Baby Wah. Not noisy at all but sound can get a little bright (could be the amp) - almost a tinny, metallic ringing sound when played.

The guitar was not set up that great from the factory, strings were too light and did not stay in tune at all; but once it was set up with a set of 10's and the intonation was done - no problem with tuning. Overall the guitar was very nice...I had looked at the AV3 at another shop and the colour had bled into the binding on the neck and the fretboard felt quite uncomfortable to play on bending-wise (could have been the setup).

This seems like a fairly reliable guitar, I would always gig with a backup no matter what I was playing (my main guitar is a '68 Fender Strat). It is the cheapest version of the Avions but seems solid enough.

I haven't dealt with the company but I am awaiting a replacement p/up because the stock bridge p/up was feeding back at low volumes (again, I have since replaced w/Duncans). It has been a couple of months but with NAMM '03 in there I am giving the rep the benefit of the doubt. I filled out the warranty page/form on the Samick website but it does not state how long the warranty is or what it covers - I know the shop owner where I bought it so I assume I won't have many problems if something goes wrong.

Playing for approx. 19yrs, other guitar is the strat listed above as well as a Norman acoustic, YCV40 and the pedals listed. If it were lost or stolen I would probably check into getting the AV3(carvedtop)if I could find one that played nicely. It feels great, looks great and - thanks to the new p/ups - sounds great. Overall, I am pleased with this guitar as a second/humbucker equipped option.

The Samick Avion series has chrome covered duncan designed pickups. It also has a deive select which makes a big difference! It also has premium grover tuners i could never ask for more.

My music style is really rock punk metal and a little touch of jazz I use the zoom 707 with it and it is a beast !!!! It performs exactly like a les paul no diference it has a very good lower tone with plent of attack and sustain and a great range i would say this guitar was built for rock .

2002 New Samick Avion AV-1 in Red Transparent finish. Tune-o-matic bridge. Made in Indonesia. 22 fret, 24 3/4 scale , Flat top nato body, bolt on neck, rosewood Fgbd., Dual Humbuckers, bound body, Grover tuners, 1 vol., 1 tone, 3 way toggle.

The Samick on-line site does not show this guitar as having Grover tuners, but mine came with it. This is what cinched the deal for me.

I just wanted a basic guitar that stays in tune. My last guitar was a Yamaha SE250 with a no-name floating tremolo and was an absolute nightmare to tune. I wanted that humbucker rock sound. Using it with a Digitech RP100 with an Image (no-name cheapo) 20W, 8" Amp.

I tried this guitar vs. other models with Semour Duncan pickups and fixed necks and bought this because there was no difference. It has great sustain, and can make a variety of sounds.

I was originally looking for a Korean guitar and was hesitant about buying an Indonesian Guitar.

I wanted to find a Paul Dean (of Loverboy) Signature Guitar, but these are immpossible to find. Paul Dean has the most wicked sound of any Classic rock guitarist I know of (I digress).

I was originally looking for a Hamer SATF Artist or Stellar I, but this Samick just blew me away from the moment I picked it up. The shop I bought it from had it set up perfectly.

No Flaws what-so-ever.

This guitar will withstand major live playing. It is built like a rock with a beautiful finish. Everything is solid. I would never gig without a backup, but this axe I know will not let me down.

Never Dealt with the company.

I have been playing about 15 years and this is the best axe for the buck I have ever come across. You don't have to spend thousands to get a decent guitar that sounds and feels great and stays in tune.

Don't believe the BS others post about their PRS's and Gibson's sustaining forever, having amazing sound, etc... This guitar does it all. Try one and you will see.

If it was stolen I would go out and buy a new one immediately. It's sound and feel are just amazing.

The Guitar store I bought it from was fantastic. Smart Music, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are a new store that just opened in Sept. 2002 so I hope they do well.

For folks who want to listen to some amazing Canadian music try the following: CLASSIC ROCK: Loverboy, Prism, Honeymoon Suite, Platinum Blonde.
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