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By the mid-1990s, they were the single largest guitar manufacturer in the world! Because they build under contract for many famous brand names, more likely than not, you've already played one of their guitars. For more, see: Samick's History. For help decoding a serial number, see: Serial Numbers. For example, for serial number 0236758, the '02' indicates that the guitar was made in 2002; for serial number W10052743, the '10' indicates that the guitar was made in 2010. Schecter began as a parts manufacturer and eventually began making their own complete guitars, so from the late 70s to around 1998, when the Diamond Series was introduced.

Vantage Dating and Serialnumbers

VANTAGE serial numbers (electric guitars/basses)

1978?/79:
V-100 model: “V-100”-sticker, no serial

1979 models:
VLP Spirit: six digit ser.nos. 05xxxx

Vantage Standard – VS: five digit ser.nos. 6xxxx

Vantage Performer – VP: five digit ser.nos. 7xxxx
700VP

Vantage Artist – VA: five digit ser.nos. 8xxxx
VA-800

Ghost (VP-750):
no or hard to read serial number.
1979 models: 4 digit serial number.

1979/1980 (until 4/80):
6 digit serial numbers: 0xxxxx

1980 (April) – 1984 (June?):
7 digit serial numbers
First digit = year of production (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Digits 2 + 3 = month of production
VS-650
0040415 = 1980 – April – 0415

1980/81:
VA-900 series: 6 digits:
First digit (0 or 1) = year
Digts 2+3 month
VA-900
006108 = 1980 – June – 108

7 digit # for late ’81 models

1981/82:
“Special” series of VP and VA models: five digit ser.nos: 71xxx or 72xxx(VP), 81xxx or 82xxx(VA) (following the number system of their ’79/ ’80 predecessors)

1984 – 1988:
Letter prefix serial numbers:
(A-L)xxxxxx: letter=month
– A=January
– B=February
– C=March
– D=April
– E-May
– F=June
– G=July
– H=August
– I=September
– J=October
– K=November
– L=December
First digit=year of production (unconfirmed!)
33B-XF
J500338 = October – 1985 – 00338

1990 – 1998 (Samick models):

Acoustic models (THis information is not verefied!!!)
Matsumoku didn’t produce any acoustic guitars themself. Their were set out to other factories.

Here’s a list of producers with the code:
S = Samick
C = Cort
K = KWO
F = Fujigen
P = Peerless factory in Pusan Korea. PA = Acoustic and PE = Electric

Brand

For almost 40 years, Samick has manufactured product for the leading brand names in the guitar business.

In the process, we learned a great deal about not only what goes into a great guitar,

but how to produce it at an affordable price.

We also realized that the ability to produce quality product at an affordable price was only half the equation.

There needed to be an all out effort to develop a powerful new identity for the product and our company.

We needed an entirely new line. For this enormous task,

we called on Greg Bennett, an industry marketing and design veteran of almost 30 years.

Greg’s experience in high level marketing positions with the industry’s leading manufacturers and retailers,

coupled with a formal design and performance background,

made him uniquely qualified.

The challenge was to take the majority of credible design or style categories and

design product that in effect paid tribute to the original designs while creating

a new and unique perspective.

Players want to have something special or unique,

but they want it to have a familiar feel. Because of the sheer scope of the project,

there needed to be an intense point of view in order to create a sense of continuity across the entire line.

The designs were conceptualized, designed and refined in Greg’s studio in Nashville.

Once the designs were completed, the challenge shifted to sourcing and manufacturing.

Professional caliber electronics and hardware as well as distinctive tone woods

were sourced from exotic locations over the entire globe: ovangkohl and ebony from Africa,

rosewood from India and rock maple from North America,

pickups from Duncan™ and Fishman®, tuners by Grover™ and bridges by Wilkinson™.

We performed a complete upgrade in wiring and onboard electronics.

The acoustic guitars also received a thorough structural overhaul.

Finally the instruments were set up and inspected before going out to the player.

This has truly been a labor of love for both Greg and the people at Samick.

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