![]() ![]() ![]() Manufacturing was then shifted to the Far East and the guitars were ultimately produced under Samick's own brand name, while the US Custom shop also kept going for a few years utilizing parts and possibly woods imported from Korea (Duncan designed pickups etc., cheaper electronics etc.) producing better quality instruments than the ones made in Korea under Samick's own brand. I found another posting about a guitar which is exactly like mine barring the tremolo:įrom what I have learned Samick bought Valley Arts outright in 1993 and there was an overlap period from 1992-93 with the original valley arts guys. The headstock is Samick designed as I've learned. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. Comprised of Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards, since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. All the parts say 'Made in the USA', the humbucker is a Seymour Duncan Trembucker (TB-4), the single coils early Duncan SSL-1's (confirmed on the SD forum), the trem is a Kahler, tuners are valley arts. California Guitar Trio The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Its a Valley Arts California Pro (serial number CAL 01084) - from the Samick/Valley Arts Overlap period from the looks of it. ![]() I'm hard pressed for information on a guitar I bought recently.
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