Contents [] Welcome to the Samick Wikia! This is the #1 resource for information about Samick built guitars (of any brand name). All models on this wiki were made in Incheon, South Korea by Samick unless otherwise specified. This website is intended for educational and research purposes only, in helping to accurately identify Samick built guitars of the past and present. The information contained in this wiki may not be 100% complete or accurate and is a work in progress. This website is not affiliated with the Samick Musical Instrument Mfg. Company in any way.
Use a guide on the official Samick website to figure out less obvious serial numbers. For example, the Silvertone George Jones edition guitar is 'SGET26.' In a case where a guitar has both the true serial number will always be the headstock number. Plate numbers usually follow the pattern of the first 2 digits denoting year of production followed by a 4 digit number that denotes consecutive production for that model for that year, or consecutive production number for that particular model from the models inception. Ibanez guitars have used serial numbers since the mid 1970s. Some sources say the practice started in September 1975, but serial numbers indicating production as early as October 1974 have been spotted. The serial numbers are generally a character string containing letters and numbers, although some are purely numeric.