Samick LSE 450 PTF

Mine is model LSE 450 GS. Made in Korea in the year s '80 it seems! The design of a Les Paul, with two 22.frets humboucker, 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 pol switch ... classique.Manche like "slim type" The mechanical are very good!

UTILIZATION

Beautiful Korean, another time or quality guitars are made ... It will feel it in his hand to feel the perfection! The body is mahogany and "chambered" in the interior which gives it a little heat in the son.Le handle is the type of slim type Gibson, so quite late, nice, very nice! The bass action is very, very few guitars can withstand without curling! Among my groin 15 guitars there that my Godin multiac that look about it! So next violin is really the host range, better than the new serial "Big Sister's" sold less than 1000 €

SOUNDS

It is VERY versatile this guitar, but it depends microphones q'on ask him! Already the original microphone are correct, ('57 style) without being "high end" which is the case with its amazing violin! The clean sound is chaleureau, beautiful and rich in harmony! The rest dépendras amp used, but with humbouckers we easily find the distortion ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 6 years, as I began to look for "treasures" of forgotten time, bypassing the traditional G F.Celle and if the surprise, almost as good Ibanez Les Paul for 70 years .
The particularity of this model is improved access to acute, compared to typical Les Paul shape!
What I like the most, violin, handle, ergonomic shape, lourde..presque not all!
It's part of collectors and one ca enough for me, there are other guitars at the time, to discover! If it is just amazing!

Nato neck (Asian mahogany), bubinga body, curved maple table, rosewood fingerboard 22 frets, bolt-on neck, bridge Tune-o-matic, mechanical castings, 2 humbuckers, 2 volumes, 2 tones, 3-position switch, a pan cut short, a LP ...

UTILIZATION

The handle C seems thinner than a Gibson LP, it is very enjoyable to play and allows good access to acute pan through unorthodox cut and screwed his sleeve. The body is also thinner than LP but not as a LS-6, the guitar is quite light for a LP. It also has a "ribcage contour" as the Gibson Axcess. Electronics is however not very good and does not allow very good set, I do not recommend any pot down below 6 but it's still a detail as easily editable. I will also make him an electronic "Jimmy Page" ...

SOUNDS

I bought it for his violin thinking change the pickups but they turn out great! I do not have Gibson on hand to compare but they do not seem worse than my Telecaster U.S. or my Gretsch.
Despite the bolt-on neck, the sustain is very good thanks to bubinga, denser than mahogany but micro pores larger timber. Being a butcher because of too many years to play Telecaster, this bolt-on neck makes a very good dynamic sound when the string is being abused.
Only downside for me who hardly plays that blues pickups though very good including my style of play is a little mat but are suddenly very versatile with a large output level ...

OVERALL OPINION

I had a lot of guitars and amps prestige that I sold without regret to buy a house. Today I rediscovered the "anonymous" guitars that are almost as good for 1/30th or 1/10th the price of some guitars I've had. It is part of, especially my Blues looks more like Seasick Steve and Bob Log at the Clapton ...
This is an Artist Series, the high-end Samick and is very well done but also very well thought out! It is a synthesis, the ergonomics of the Gibson Axcess, the dynamic of the bolt-on neck Gibson Invader, sound and versatility of a LP ...
If a Standard LP today deserved a 10, I would put a 8 in the Samick but for the price, I put him 10 ...