Samick salesmen?

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Has anyone shopped at an authorized Samick dealer lately? The guys who work at those places just won't stop going on and on about how Samick actually makes most Korean guitars. How much truth is there to this statement? Is Samick literally CREATING every Korean instrument from Epiphone to Washburn or are they just produced in the same factory....? I'm having a hard time buying their spiel.

"You like Epiphone? They're actually made by Samick. You like Washburn? They're also made by Samick. That care you drove here in? That's a Samick. Your house? Made by Samick, too."

It gets a little bit annoying after five minutes and I'm having a hard time buying the validity to claims that Samick makes half the stuff I've played.

Any thoughts?
 
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Samick has built between 60 and 80% of all the Korean built guitars produced in the last 10-15 years or so.

They "Ghostbuild" for Epiphone, Washburn, Schecter, Agile, and numerous others.. IIRC Jackson Korea was also produced by Samick for a while, AFAIK there are no longer any korean Jacksons, the Performers were the last.

If half the stuff you´ve played was korean, then Samick probably made at least 40% of all the stuff you´ve played so far, they really are that which the Salesmen say. Although from what I´m understanding they could try to cram it down your throat a bit less, but many salesmen are that way, not just Samick ;)

AFAIK, the House and Car lines are :bsflag:, though ;)
 
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My father used to work for a music distributor here in Baltimore that sold Samicks before most people had even heard of them. I think what you've heard is pretty accurate, if it comes out of Korea chances are it's a Samick.
 
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Forgive my ignorance, but what I'm not getting is: Are all of these guitars built in Korea?!

And, is Sammick actually PROUD of that fact??!! :22:
 
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TwilightOdyssey said:
Forgive my ignorance, but what I'm not getting is: Are all of these guitars built in Korea?!

And, is Sammick actually PROUD of that fact??!! :22:
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Korea and also Indonesia - according to the Samick Factory Tour link.

I would guess that they are proud of making these guitars, after all its money and business to them and at the end of the day, it what keeps them going and their own economy.

Would you be proud in making these guitars if you were running the business? Having a number of well known manufacturers turning up on your doorstep asking to build such and such for them.
 
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Norman_T said:
Would you be proud in making these guitars if you were running the business? Having a number of well known manufacturers turning up on your doorstep asking to build such and such for them.
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No, I would not be proud.
 
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kill your scene said:
Has anyone shopped at an authorized Samick dealer lately? The guys who work at those places just won't stop going on and on about how Samick actually makes most Korean guitars. How much truth is there to this statement? Is Samick literally CREATING every Korean instrument from Epiphone to Washburn or are they just produced in the same factory....? I'm having a hard time buying their spiel.

"You like Epiphone? They're actually made by Samick. You like Washburn? They're also made by Samick. That care you drove here in? That's a Samick. Your house? Made by Samick, too."

It gets a little bit annoying after five minutes and I'm having a hard time buying the validity to claims that Samick makes half the stuff I've played.

Any thoughts?
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Actually that's the reason why I hate Samick. It drives me crazy soooo much that it's turned me away from their product.
 
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JOLLY said:
Actually that's the reason why I hate Samick. It drives me crazy soooo much that it's turned me away from their product.
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And yet you still buy Epiphone, which is the same product with a different name, made in the same factory by the same people :rolleyes:

If you don´t want a Samick, your best bet is to steer clear of anything Korean and buy a decent USA guitar like a Jackson, Hamer, PRS or Gibson ;)

And as far as the workmanship sucking, the big companies aren´t paying more than about 10% of their later wholesale price for the whole shebang. All I can say is: You get what you pay for ;)
 
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Zerberus said:
And yet you still buy Epiphone, which is the same product with a different name, made in the same factory by the same people :rolleyes:
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I haven't bought an Epiphone in years.
 
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Face it, Samick's are cheap. Cheap=Cheap, no matter how you slice it. I've been in a Million guitar shops that sell Samick, they're everywhere. If it's all ya can afford, hey, it's ok. But, if you can afford better, by all means, buy better. Just my 2 cents.
 
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I had a Sammick accoustic, its actually what I learned to play on. It really wasnt that bad of a guitar at all, great sound, the neck on it was beautifull aswell. Samick in my opinions arent really that bad. Ofcourse they arent going to compare to a $4000+ Gibson, but not many newer players are willing to wait till they have $4000 to upgrade from their Fender Squires or Yamaha Pacifica's.
 
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I think you nailed it, Panzer. The experienced player with the $$ isn't going into a shop looking for a Samick( usually they're not, anyway ), but...for beginners, folks on a tight budget, etc...they're ok. I think thats partly why the market is so saturated with them.
 
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Cheap guitars sound cheap, but with a bit of tweaking, they can be pretty comparable to their USA counterparts... y'know replace the tuners, the frets, the hardware, and the electronics, and you've got yourself somthing pretty cool... of course then all you're paying for is a guitar shaped chunk of wood and a lot of new parts. Of course, i've also played my fair share of crappy USA guitars too that would be put to shame by an Epiphone.
 
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