| Samick Music Corporation proudly holds its | | | | its own design. |
| reputation as one of the largest instrument | | | | - 1992 marked the building of the P.T. Samick |
| manufacturers in the world. They make grand | | | | factory in Cilesungi, Indonesia. |
| pianos, upright pianos, electric guitars, acoustic | | | | - The Samick Corporation has acquired many |
| guitars and amplifiers. The focus of this article, | | | | quality brand names over the years. |
| however, is their prestigious line of electric and | | | | - Samick continues to build guitars for other guitar |
| acoustic guitars which have captivated the world | | | | makers like Epiphone, Gibson and Washburn. |
| of music. | | | | Greg Bennett Guitars |
| Known for their durability and world wide | | | | Samick had already been making guitars for over |
| manufacturing, Samick Guitars make both high | | | | 40 years when they asked Gregg Bennett to |
| end and budget models with features for just | | | | remake their entire line of guitars. Appearance, |
| about anyone. Samick makes both acoustic | | | | sound quality and sturdiness were just some of |
| guitars as well as electrics which they release | | | | the things that the already reputable Samick Co. |
| under child company names like Greg Bennett. | | | | wanted to instill in their stringed instruments. |
| Samick guitars are often most popular for folk, | | | | Notable features of the Greg Bennett guitars first |
| country, pop and classic rock though their | | | | include the small, angled headstock since Bennett |
| Silvertone line are designed with hard rock, metal | | | | felt that larger headstocks dulled the sustain by |
| and alternative in mind. Samick guitars are also | | | | robbing the string of its vibration. Other unique |
| used by many well known, famous artists like | | | | parts were designed by musician/luthiers Grover, |
| Melissa Ethridge and Pete Townsend. | | | | Wilkinson and Seymour Duncan, further adding to |
| Samick guitars: The Rest of the Family | | | | the higher quality of the instruments. The wood |
| The Samick family has certainly grown over the | | | | used for the guitars was also upgraded to tone |
| years and continued to add prestige with each | | | | woods like Indian rosewood, African ebony and |
| addition of sister and child instrument | | | | rock maple from Canada. The outcome of the |
| manufacturers. | | | | entrepreneurial journey did not stop at electric |
| - Kohler and Campbell | | | | guitars, however. The quest for perfect |
| - Silvertone | | | | instruments continued with other stringed |
| - Knabe | | | | instruments like acoustic basses, mandolins, |
| - Sohmer | | | | banjos, ukuleles, archtop guitars and autoharps. |
| - Pramberger | | | | Silvertone |
| - Kohler Digital | | | | Silvertone, which has been in production for more |
| - Remington | | | | than 50 years, makes a plethora of awesome |
| Samick guitars History | | | | machinery from the Blues Master SSLA 30 which |
| Samick really is one of the largest musical | | | | features Dual Humbucking Pickups with a 3-Way |
| instrument manufacturers in the world and is | | | | Selector Switch, to the George Jones Getaway |
| based out of Korea though Samick does business | | | | SGET26 with its Chrome Precision Die-Cast |
| all over the world. Not much is publicly known | | | | Tuning Machines. |
| about its inception or founder but a few well | | | | Samick Tradition and Sound |
| known facts do litter the bookshelves. | | | | From a sound company to every consumer |
| - The company began as Samick Pianos in 1958 | | | | craving high end quality, Samick instruments and |
| and released first Samick upright pianos. | | | | especially their lines of guitars, are widely available, |
| - Up until 1960 Samick also produced instruments | | | | competitively priced and award winning treasures |
| for other luthier companies. | | | | that last for many years. |
| - In 1960 Samick began manufacturing pianos of | | | | |