LS450 TBU, LS450 GTG, LS450 MGRF, LS450BU N, LS450 PBE, LS450CS-12, LC650 CS, LSE450 WR, DLS450 CS, LSO450F HB, SL22S TC, DLR20DS GS, LSE450PTF VS, DLR40SQ VS SAMICK'S LP LS LSE ARTIST SERIES GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS LS450Mahogany body & set neck, flame arch top, bound, Ebony fretboard, 22 frets, 24 3/4' scale, H/H, 2 volume, 2 tone, chrome Kluson gears, stopped w/ tune-o-matic. 92 serial Around 1992 (although some examples have been found with stickers as late as 1993), all set neck models switched to a silk-screened serial number on the back of the headstock with an 'S' prefix: SYYPPPPP Example: S9207374 = 7,374th (set neck?) guitar made in 1992 While contract builds always included the prefix, it wasn't always used on Samick brand guitars. (Note: The new design did not appear until May 1990) 1980's: 89 YVMC-103 white July 1989 1990's: 90 YJ-640 DRS-TT November 1990 Some lower-end bolt-neck models have blank neckplates with just a serial number engraved, using the format: YYPPPPP 94 DS-410 BK 1994, production number 10,904 At the turn of the millennium, bolt-neck models kept the same format and neckplate style, so these guitars must be dated by their logo style and other features. They kept the same format, so the decade is determined by the style of neck plate.

YYPPPP(P) Example: 902703 = 2,703rd semi-hollow guitar made in 1990 Bolt-neck models started having the serial number engraved into the neckplate in 1987. YYMMPPPP SYYMMPPPP Example: 90080084 = 84th guitar made in August of 1990 Another format found around this time (possibly only for international models): Sl YYPPPPP 91 SAT 650 proven 1991 SAT-650 serial Semi-Hollow models (at this time) use a different format, and the serial is found on the label inside the top f-hole.

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