Guitar Pic of the Day - 12.11.08

[Help!I'maRock!]

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Samick Royale

Single cutaway, semi hollow body
Bound, arched quilt maple top
Mahogany set neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Grover™ tuners
Stop tail piece with adjustable bridge
HH Duncan Design™ pickups

[Mark Wein]

Its pretty. I always think of Samick guitars as being cheap and crappy but I borrowed one for a jazz gig a few months ago and it was actually pretty cool...especially considering the price...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_1028-1.jpg

[Chihlidog]

I think it's kinda cool actually. I dig it.

[Help!I'maRock!]

Its pretty.  I always think of Samick guitars as being cheap and crappy but I borrowed one for a jazz gig a few months ago and it was actually pretty cool...especially considering the price...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_1028-1.jpg


Greg Bennett remade the line some years back and they've been pretty good since. they make guitars for everyone else anyway. so if its an import, there's a pretty good chance its a rebranded Samick.

[Mark Wein]

Its pretty.  I always think of Samick guitars as being cheap and crappy but I borrowed one for a jazz gig a few months ago and it was actually pretty cool...especially considering the price...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_1028-1.jpg


Greg Bennett remade the line some years back and they've been pretty good since. they make guitars for everyone else anyway. so if its an import, there's a pretty good chance its a rebranded Samick.


It actually says "Greg Bennett Designs by Samick" on the headstock...

[Ronk]

Not a fan of quilt tops but would love to own a semi hollow body guitar one of these days.

[Denverdave]

Depending on the price that would be a nice addition to the guitar clan. Those pickups would have to go though...

[Mark Wein]

I've discovered I like the floating neck pickup more on archtops....

[Phil513]

Absolutely cool. Do want.

[Help!I'maRock!]

I've discovered I like the floating neck pickup more on archtops....


makes sense.

when i can actually play jazz, i'll get back to you. in the meantime, i'll be hacking it up on my Ric, Tele, and PRS to the chagrin of corksniffers everywhere.

[warren0728]

i like it....although i already have an ibanez artcore hollowbody guitar that i really like....but i don't play jazz on it....

[Mark Wein]

I've discovered I like the floating neck pickup more on archtops....


makes sense.

when i can actually play jazz, i'll get back to you. in the meantime, i'll be hacking it up on my Ric, Tele, and PRS to the chagrin of corksniffers everywhere.


These guys have no trouble playing Jazz on Teles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exJV8IpL7os

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxPBvDYVX2w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7AZHuW2Kk

Here is Joe Pass ripping it up on a Jaguar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5K6s7h-kSo

[Help!I'maRock!]

that Joe Pass vid is insane.

[Mark Wein]

I read that while he was in rehab he didn't have a guitar..hocked it for smack or something and had to borrow that Jaguar from someone for a while until he got back on his feet.

Amazing to think he was playing like that right out of rehab.... smi

[Help!I'maRock!]

I read that while he was in rehab he didn't have a guitar..hocked it for smack or something and had to borrow that Jaguar from someone for a while until he got back on his feet.

Amazing to think he was playing like that right out of rehab.... smi


yeah, that guy was a total mess.

playing a jag would definitely help things though. i mean 13s on that thing are like 9s on everything else.

[Mark Wein]

I have a DVD with more songs from that show on it and he plays like that the whole time. Its pretty different from how most of his stuff sounded later on...

[Help!I'maRock!]

how so?

i know almost nothing about Joe Pass. i keep almost buying his cds but putting them back for other stuff.

[Mark Wein]

He doesn't have that much in the way of full group stuff, and he seems to have largely quit playing with a pick after this, too....I'll see if I can dig some stuff up later....gotta hop in the shower and go to work...

[Help!I'maRock!]

He doesn't have that much in the way of full group stuff, and he seems to have largely quit playing with a pick after this, too....I'll see if I can dig some stuff up later....gotta hop in the shower and go to work...


thanks for the info. messedup0

i really just need to get the Virtuoso albums. maybe a biography. i'm big on those.

[JModius1972]

I dig the samick. AOK

[Mark Wein]

He doesn't have that much in the way of full group stuff, and he seems to have largely quit playing with a pick after this, too....I'll see if I can dig some stuff up later....gotta hop in the shower and go to work...


thanks for the info.  messedup0

i really just need to get the Virtuoso albums. maybe a biography. i'm big on those.


You're welcome :weebz:

Here's one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0QVMCv-x8