Samick guitars have been radically redesigned by industry guru Greg Bennett to improve their sound and quality. They are known for their high quality, especially those produced in the 80s and 90s. By finding the year in which your guitar was made, you may learn that your guitar is worth more than you think, or is even a Samick antique.
Take pictures of your guitar with a digital camera. Useful shots for identification include a picture of the whole guitar body, the back, the neck, the bridge, the headstock, and the nut.
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Take a picture of the serial number, which is often found inside of the guitar or on the headstock.
Upload the pictures using a USB adapter cord; most digital cameras today come packaged with USB adapter cords, but they can be found anywhere cameras are sold. Save the pictures of your guitar in your pictures folder.
Email the pictures to the makers of the guitar at [email protected]. Attach the pictures to the email and explain any relevant information about your guitar in particular. Specify that you want to know the year the guitar was made.
Warning
The experts at Samick (Greg Bennett guitars) warn on the company website that even with photos, they may not be able to identify the year the guitar was made.
The Kay Guitar Company manufactured guitars from the late 1920s. The guitars were generally made for department store chains such as Sear's and J.C. Penney.
ID Method 1: Production/Serial Number
Check to see if there is a number printed inside the guitar body. This number seems to be linked to a production code rather than an actual serial number, but it still may be useful for identification.
ID Method 2: Source-code ID
Source-code identification is another way to identify your guitar. Look for a six- or seven-number code stamped into the pots. The last three or four numbers will tell you the year and week of production for that pot. Knowing the year the pot was made can help you better estimate the year the guitar was manufactured (see Resources).
ID Method 3: Online Catalogs
Research product catalogs. For a small fee, you can access online Kay Guitar catalogs from the 1950s to the 1990s (see Resources).
ID Method 4: Vintage guitar collector
Contact a Vintage guitar collector with the make and model of your guitar.
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ID Method 5: Visual ID
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Browse through photos of Kay Guitars to visually identify your make and model. Most online collections are categorized by year and model (see Resources).