Other than that, somebody HELP ME! I don't know who made it, where, what year, what model it is. It is currently completely taken apart and getting cleaned up, repainted (pick gaurd and pickup covers) and a few other tiny modifications. So anyway, here are some pics of the guitar. Here's another, but the headstock looks different: Guy says that's a Memphis body and it looks just like mine. So, I've only found one other hint of "Memphis" online and it's this eBay auction (which is ending soon): Um, what? Who makes an entire guitar and doesn't at least put a mark or number on it somewhere? I don't care how cheap it is (and this isn't that cheap looking), who does that, seriously?
Acceptable types of files: jpg, jpeg, png, txt, pdf Maximum file size is 2 MB Safety transaction. All it says is "Memphis" on the headstock. Samick Acoustic Guitar With Hard Case Made in Korea Next Ad Back.
but THERE ARE NO SERIAL NUMBERS or identifying marks on the guitar, anywhere. I doesn't look like a cheap ply, the paint is nice (beat up by use, not a lack of quality), the electronics aren't horrible, the neck is a nice maple and straight as an arrow. The case has definitely been previously used as there is some. The only hint I've had is that this is maybe a Korean-made Samick from the 80's or 90's. Acoustic Guitar w/Tag Samick Greg Bennett D5BCE w/Tuner Gator Hard Case Included.
As a mater of fact, if you have a Korean guitar with a serial number beginning with an S, they made it. Epiphone, Squier, Pacificas, etc., have all been made by Samick. Proffesionals have looked at the logo and told me they've never seen it before. Samick contracts out their factory to many other guitar companies.
So now months later nodody on or offline can tell me what this **** thing is. Hey guys, I bought an electric guitar and case from my old roommate in Philly a couple years ago for a whopping 40 He was foreign, so he didnt quite understand the value of American money yet. Those Memphis guitars are mostly fat body guitars, this is something completely different. Samick By drpepper687, 11 years ago on Electric Guitar. only instead of saying "Fender" on the headstock, it says "Memphis". At first glance it looks like your typical 6-string Fender strat, black body with white pickgaurd, 3 single coil pickups. Yeah yeah, I know I'm going to hell for this.Īnyway, I can't figure out what type of guitar this is. Hey guys, I bought an electric guitar and case from my old roommate in Philly a couple years ago for a whopping $40! He was foreign, so he didn't quite understand the value of American money yet.