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| shopaholic_man |
Original Post: May 24 '08, 11:05 am |
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Samick 12 String Acoustic
There is a beautiful Samick 12 String acoustic guitar at my local music store for 200 bucks.
I couldn't find any reviews on epinions (or elsewhere for that matter). Any thoughts anyone?
I'm a beginner, took guitar up again at age 42, been playing a little over a year, really enjoy it. My son is actually pretty good, he's taken lessons for a year and a half. We own a Gibson SG, a couple Fenders (strat and tele) and a Fender Parlour acoustic.
Any comments or pointers would be appreciated! Thanks! |
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| pvreditor |
Posted: May 26 '08, 3:55 am |
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RE: Samick 12 String Acoustic
Quote: shopaholic_man There is a beautiful Samick 12 String acoustic guitar at my local music store for 200 bucks.
I couldn't find any reviews on Epinions (or elsewhere for that matter). Any thoughts anyone?
I'm a beginner, took guitar up again at age 42, been playing a little over a year, really enjoy it. My son is actually pretty good, he's taken lessons for a year and a half. We own a Gibson SG, a couple Fenders (strat and tele) and a Fender Parlour acoustic.
Any comments or pointers would be appreciated! Thanks!
Samick has been around for a few years, but in my mind makes cheap guitars. It would be an okay guitar for a beginner but not one that you can grow into. If you've been playing for a year or two and are getting restless to move up to a better guitar, expect to pay at least $400 for a decent intermediate-quality instrument.
Yamaha has always impressed me with the quality of its intermediate-level guitars. Another would be Alvarez. Both should be a heckuva lot better than a Samick, and retain more value over the years as well.
--Bob |
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| shopaholic_man |
Posted: May 28 '08, 4:35 am |
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RE: Samick 12 String Acoustic
Thank you! I may hold off then. Our store has everything from the $200 Samick to a $1200 Guild in the 12 string category. Our Bob (the store owners name) carries Fender, Yamaha, Gibson Laravee and a few others in acoustic guitar. Ever week, while one of is in our lesson(s), the other is messing around with any number of guitars or amps for sale.
I just got my son a Kentucky Mandolin for his birthday there. He loves it! (alas it too, is not in our database) |
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| George_Chabot |
Posted: Jun 16 '08, 8:10 am |
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RE: Samick 12 String Acoustic
I would agree that Yamaha is an outstanding bang for the buck and I've also liked some Suzuki 12 strings.
I have an Alvarez-Yairi six string that is a pet of mine but I don't think the plain Alvarez is as good as the hyphenated model.
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| pvreditor |
Posted: Jun 16 '08, 8:31 am |
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RE: Samick 12 String Acoustic
Quote: George_Chabot I have an Alvarez-Yairi six string that is a pet of mine but I don't think the plain Alvarez is as good as the hyphenated model.
Hey, I have an Alvarez Yairi too, which I bought new in 1975. It still plays nice after all these years!
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| quarternotes |
Posted: Jul 01 '08, 6:28 am |
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Samick
I've sold Samick for years. I do not have a guilty conscience selling these guitars, if that helps. Samick is actually a choice guitar, if not a "top-of-the-line" guitar. i don't see you getting robbed buying it that cheap. (only my two cents though). |
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