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Got myself a Samick D7CE acoustic guitar off Trademe, or so I thought and on lable inside it is called a Samich. Have I been duped or what? I inspected it before bidding but didn't pick it up. On the headstock it has Gregg Bennett Design and a circle with an S in it. On the lable inside the sound hole it has:
American Design and Engineering
Crafted in Indonesdia
Series: Gregg Bennett Design
Model: D-7CE
Serial no: SI 60601735
Samich USA Live the dream
Established 1958
Has anyone else had this experience? The equaliser is a Clearwave 10 with presence, treble, mid, bass and volume.What does the presence control do?
Thanks for any help.
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Nope you got a Samick. The label on all of them have the funny shaped K at the end sort of looks like an H. I had to put my Samick down to reply to this, so I'm sure. Hope you enjoy it, they are pretty good guitars.
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By the way the prescence control acts sort of like a tone control, after you set your Low, Mid, and High, use it to tweak it a little.
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The D7CE, that's a peanut butter and jelly Samich right?
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Good to see another Kiwi on chordie (seems to be dominated by americians)
Last edited by easybeat (2011-12-02 02:42:32)
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Thanks for the replies. I went to music shop to check and they all have that funny shaped.K I have also got an electric Samick designed by Valley Arts Custom Pro Shop and made in Korea and that has a proper K. Anyway I am happy with the acoustic. The action needs to be lowered a little and a new set of strings. The guitar is 6 years old and the strings look about 6 years old as well. Thanks for the help.
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A misprinted coin is worth far more than it's properly printed cousin. I wonder if this holds true for a Samick with a misprinted label. I think I'd contact them or do some digging around about that. 
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mekidsmom wrote:
A misprinted coin is worth far more than it's properly printed cousin. I wonder if this holds true for a Samick with a misprinted label. I think I'd contact them or do some digging around about that.
Amy that is true about most all american money,they showed a Paper bill the other night on the Pawnshop tv show and stated that ,it was folded on one corner and it was printed out that way.
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I have tightened the truss rod 1/4 turn and lowered the bridge saddle 2mm [ that's 5/64ths for Americans] and it is a different guitar [in as good way] To get it accurate I clamped it between two pieces of hardwood with 2mm protruding then filed it down level. It was actually a little under 2mm. Does anyone know if the amount of saddle above the bridge has any effect on tone? The K still looks like an H but there is a slight difference on the right hand side so it is a K
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The break angle of the string at the bridge / saddle is critical to tone (and volume). Here's a good explanation
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musicia … dle01.html
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Thanks that's a very good site. It looks as though I have trimmed it 1/16" to low.
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3/16 is "ideal" but honestly very few production guitars have the right neck angle to run that set-up... 1/8 of saddle is fine for good break angle if that makes it more comfortable to play but I wouldn't go much further.
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Is it a good idea to loosen strings to release tension when guitar is not being used or is it a waste of time? I am very pleased with the guitar and enjoy playing it as a change from the electric. I would have liked heavier gauge fret wires, I find these a bit fine but I guess they are made fine for a reason.The wires on my electric are heavier. The light wires would suit artistic fingers but after 50 years of manual work my fingers could not be described as artistic.
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Loosening the strings is not needed unless its going to be traveling, subjected to extreme climate changes or stored for a prolonged period of time...IMO
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I have a Taylor 714CE and before that I had a Samick Greg Bennette D7CE which are alike. The D7CE by Samick is made with solid cedar top with rosewood sides and back. Mahogany neck with redwood scale top. Grover Gears. That is pretty darn good materials for the price. On the Taylor 714ce it has a western red cedar top with Indian rosewood sides and back. Mahogany neck with African ebony scale top. I really like both guitars, but the Taylor is a performers guitar and it is built that way. The D7CE is also a performers guitar, but for alot less money. But I do like the Taylor better, but I am going to buy another D7CE because I just would like to have it around.
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Thank you for the write up on the Samick, I'm very pleased with it. My electric is also Samick which I bought in 1997 and that's a good guitar. We had the family here on xmas eve singing carols and my son liked the sound of the cedar top compared to his. I'm still looking for a second hand amp to go with it. I've narrowed it down to the Laney LA65,Behringer ACX450 or the Ibanez T35 whichever comes up first. With everyone treating themselves to new amps for xmas I'm hoping there will be a lot on the market soon.
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