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Posted by: -Zion- Aug 9 2009, 01:27 PM

Just finished cleaning up my new guitar..

A little backstory.
10 or 15 years ago my father owned this guitar and back then I had no particular interest in playing guitar. I could play some chords but there were other things on my mind at 15.

anyways, some bad times came for my father and he was forced to get rid of the guitar. The guitar had been around some people and ended up with my fathers (and my) friend. He always wanted to learn to play guitar and apparently he got a good deal for it..

anyways, he never caught on so the guitar just sat there. unhappy in her little stand glazing over upon what could have been.

Needless to say, 10 years of moving around from house to house, sitting in smoke filled rooms which were never dusted she became a shadow of her former self, and i am not joking when i tell you that her fretboard was completely gray with dust..

Then on my vacation that is just about to end (tomorrow in fact ) i visited my father and together we went to our mutual friend. There she was waiting and i asked him about the guitar.. I said something like: "what are you doing? i am taking her home with me"

He said alright, and i got her for ~£100 with a small 10w fender amp to go with it (to the dismay of my girlfriend.. "but honey, you already have 4 guitars".. hahahahahahaha)

Anyways.. here are some pictures.. what do you think??

Posted by: audiopaal Aug 9 2009, 01:40 PM

Nice story indeed

And a great looking guitar, congratulations man!

Posted by: Dexxter Aug 9 2009, 01:50 PM

Good story Gongrats on the "new" guitar, looks great

Posted by: Laszlo Boross Aug 9 2009, 02:56 PM

Interesting story! And the guitar is beautiful! Enjoy it!

Posted by: kaznie_NL Aug 9 2009, 03:00 PM

Samick SE? Looks cool man!

Posted by: NoSkill Aug 9 2009, 04:51 PM

I saw some of these when I lived in the NW USA. That guitar looks pretty good. How does it play?

Posted by: playaxeman Aug 9 2009, 04:56 PM

It is a beauty

Posted by: tonymiro Aug 9 2009, 05:36 PM

I think that it may be a pre 1998 Samick HJ650 (ie it's based on a Gibson L5). Samick btw are a very big guitar manufacturer and have been around for quite a few years and generally well regarded.

Posted by: Stephane Lucarelli Aug 9 2009, 06:28 PM

Nice looking guitar!

Posted by: Velvet Roger Aug 9 2009, 06:31 PM

Nice guitar

Posted by: Frederik Aug 9 2009, 06:35 PM

looks very nice

thought samick made horrible guitars though ..

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Aug 10 2009, 12:26 AM

I alwayes loved these hollowbody jazz guitars That one looks great man!

Posted by: Toni Suominen Aug 13 2009, 01:38 PM

That's a sweet jazz guitar, I want one someday!

Posted by: Emir Hot Aug 13 2009, 01:55 PM

Very cool and jazzy

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 13 2009, 02:52 PM

Sweet Jazzbox!!!!!

A friend of mine plays one very similar!!!