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Samick AV3

Other Shape Guitar from Samick

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MGR/Jackson Flying V manMGR/Jackson Flying V man

Samick AV3 Avion 3

Samick AV3Published on 08/14/04 at 15:00
I went it my local shop to buy my second guitar i wanted to stay in the $300 dollar range because i was still learning the itermediate skills. Now i own four guitars a gibson V a Epiphone black beauty a Parker p 38 and a gibson les paul studio! i have come a long way in guitar After i changed the pick ups on my samick to some gibson vintage if it were just a sound test and they said one of them was 1300$ and one was 500$ ( after pick ups) they would be amazed they sound exactly a like

I like the shape pretty classic um the necks is nice the stock pick ups are nice for clean sound and light distortion ie Joe Satriani some GNR ect...The color is amazing transparent blue. When it is not...…
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I went it my local shop to buy my second guitar i wanted to stay in the $300 dollar range because i was still learning the itermediate skills. Now i own four guitars a gibson V a Epiphone black beauty a Parker p 38 and a gibson les paul studio! i have come a long way in guitar After i changed the pick ups on my samick to some gibson vintage if it were just a sound test and they said one of them was 1300$ and one was 500$ ( after pick ups) they would be amazed they sound exactly a like

I like the shape pretty classic um the necks is nice the stock pick ups are nice for clean sound and light distortion ie Joe Satriani some GNR ect...The color is amazing transparent blue. When it is not plugged into my amp it sounds great i guess you can call it "acousticly" im not sure on the word for it but i think you know what i mean!

the neck is finshed i prefer an unfinished neck but its not big deal. The pick up selector switch isnt soddered properly on any samick so if you know how to sodder do it your self or where ever you bought the guitar they best do it for free! Dont buy this on line buy it locally because there are some minor things that have to be ajusted when you pick it up on this guitar like and Transparent finsish chips show like on glass

it is exallent nothing really wrong with it except the soddering but that can be easily fixed

Good begginer to Intermediate guitar good for a gig backup good rythm guitar ok lead it will come pared to epiphone les paul standard prolly the lowest line guitar i own but its decent

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MGR/Jackson Flying V manMGR/Jackson Flying V man

Samick AV / Avion 3

Samick AV3Published on 07/07/04 at 15:00
i went into my local guitar shop Marc's Guitar Center looking to buy a jackson Randy Rhoads Flying V but that didnt not fell good while sitting down and i needed a foot stool but the cheap bastard wouldnt let me use one but i love marcs so i was lookin at the BC riches and the Jackson Dinky the Jackson Kelly but this guitar caught my eye so i ended up buying this les paul style when i went in for a Flying V crahow that happen huh?? i paid $300 for this guitar

I love the action the weight is even and all the electronics were decentr

My personal Preferece is an unfinished neck as far as the paint this guitar had a blue neck. I really wish they would put a Floyd Rose or some sort of...…
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i went into my local guitar shop Marc's Guitar Center looking to buy a jackson Randy Rhoads Flying V but that didnt not fell good while sitting down and i needed a foot stool but the cheap bastard wouldnt let me use one but i love marcs so i was lookin at the BC riches and the Jackson Dinky the Jackson Kelly but this guitar caught my eye so i ended up buying this les paul style when i went in for a Flying V crahow that happen huh?? i paid $300 for this guitar

I love the action the weight is even and all the electronics were decentr

My personal Preferece is an unfinished neck as far as the paint this guitar had a blue neck. I really wish they would put a Floyd Rose or some sort of tremelo on it but thats my personal taste. The pickups were crappy i put son Ducan Distortions and rockedhis thing to no end

The construction is good build really sturdy. The bad part is the fish being a transperant blue shows ever little nick or scratch. But other than that its good. after the 12th fret, the frets stick out a little bit but its a godd calus builder

good guitar for an entry leval doesnt compare to les paul i wish i would got the flying V. IM giving this this a 4 because no tremelo the frets stick out

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MGR/Jay MartinioMGR/Jay Martinio

Samick AV3

Samick AV3Published on 03/30/04 at 14:00
I Bought this Guitar From AmericanDiscountMusic.com And Paid $299 and got free shipping and gig bag.

Very Solid guitar for the money. Has the action of My Gibson Les Paul yet I can Take this guitar out To gigs and not worry about hurting my expensive LP. This is a real Work horse. Samick Guitar has came a long way sense greg b started with them. I am now looking at a Samick Acoustic Guitar and a Samick RL3 Hollowbody Les Paul Style Electric Guitar. Sense the AV3, I have re-thought my thing against import guitars. This Samick Guitar ROCKS !

Pick ups could be a little hotter, yet for $299 i can afford to upgrade them

Guitar has a Set Neck and Quilt top Les Paul Style Even Grover...…
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I Bought this Guitar From AmericanDiscountMusic.com And Paid $299 and got free shipping and gig bag.

Very Solid guitar for the money. Has the action of My Gibson Les Paul yet I can Take this guitar out To gigs and not worry about hurting my expensive LP. This is a real Work horse. Samick Guitar has came a long way sense greg b started with them. I am now looking at a Samick Acoustic Guitar and a Samick RL3 Hollowbody Les Paul Style Electric Guitar. Sense the AV3, I have re-thought my thing against import guitars. This Samick Guitar ROCKS !

Pick ups could be a little hotter, yet for $299 i can afford to upgrade them

Guitar has a Set Neck and Quilt top Les Paul Style Even Grover tuners.

I WIll buy more Samick Guitars. Now that I have one I realize that Gibson and Epiphone are just names and even found out that Samick makes a lot of Epiphone Guitars! Epiphones are good guitars, but if you were Samick and made Epiphone, would you not make your own brand of Guitar even Better than you make theirs? In My Opinion, that is what Samick Guitars are doing. The AV6 is even better than my AV3, all I can Say Is WOW ! ! !

This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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Steve_BoudreauxSteve_Boudreaux

Among The Best, If You Must Buy From China

Samick AV3Published on 07/28/11 at 10:59
Made in China, as alluded to in the title. Basic Les Paul design, with a slightly larger body (will not fit in a LP case.) Fixed Tuneomatic type bridge, 22 frets, two humbuckers. Two volume, two tone controls.

UTILIZATION

cutaway allows full fret access. Neck profile is nice- not too fat, not too slim. In spite of the slightly larger body, neck does tend to dive a bit, the guitar could be better balanced. This example is several years old, and original switch and pots are doing just fine- original pickups are long gone, so I can't comment on them.

SOUNDS

This guitar sends a good signal down-line- you can play it through whatever amp you like, and you should like it's tones. ...…
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Made in China, as alluded to in the title. Basic Les Paul design, with a slightly larger body (will not fit in a LP case.) Fixed Tuneomatic type bridge, 22 frets, two humbuckers. Two volume, two tone controls.

UTILIZATION

cutaway allows full fret access. Neck profile is nice- not too fat, not too slim. In spite of the slightly larger body, neck does tend to dive a bit, the guitar could be better balanced. This example is several years old, and original switch and pots are doing just fine- original pickups are long gone, so I can't comment on them.

SOUNDS

This guitar sends a good signal down-line- you can play it through whatever amp you like, and you should like it's tones.

OVERALL OPINION

sunburst top is beautiful to look at, for either you or your audience. The weird-shaped headstock- ummm, not so much. I bought this one as a test-bed for soap bar pickups, which I had never played before. Good foundation for mods, or to be played as-is- you should not need to change tuners, pots, switches.
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  • Manufacturer: Samick
  • Model: AV3
  • Category: Other Shape Guitars
  • Added in our database on: 08/08/2004

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