One of the 90s Talman clones!

Made in Korea (by Samick)
Serial: S95111034
Total weight: 7 lb 9.6 oz

A lot of similar designs were released in the 90s, but this guitar in particular feels like a Talman ripoff. It's a strange hybrid of a Talman and a strat. Surprisingly the build quality and playability are good! The neck is nice and thin, C shape similar to a Talman. The body is large and less curvy compared to a Talman; it's more similar to a Fender Strat. Photos included next to a Talman (TC830) for comparison.

The pickups are larger than traditional lipsticks, and don't really sound like a lipstick, they are brighter. I like them, they have their own charm.

Minimal to no fretwear! Sounds great and plays beautifully. It might not be as good as a Talman, but it's still a great guitar. And very cheap considering how nice it is!

Missing original tremolo arm, will come with a soft guitar bag.

Setup:

• polish frets
  
• clean and oil fretboard (Nomad F-ONE)
  
• clean all hardware
• Nomad TUNE-IT lubricant on nut and saddles
  
• Ernie Ball 10-46 strings
  
• original (plastic) nut, slot depths are OK
• adjusted truss rod, neck relief to .012" (.305mm)
  
• deoxidize and lubricate all electronics
• string height and pickup heights adjusted
  
• intonation adjusted
• carnuba wax on body

String heights @12th (hold 1st):

• E 2mm
  
• A 2.25mm
  
• D 2.5mm
  
• G 2.5mm
  
• B 2.25mm
  
• e 1.75mm

Pickup heights:

• Neck: low side 2mm, high side 1.6mm
  
• Middle: low side 2mm, high side 1.6mm
  
• Bridge: low side 1mm, high side 1mm
  

Blemishes:

• There are some dents, bumps and bruises. Nothing major! See photos, I tried to capture everything.
  
• The body finish has yellowed with age. Luckily, it's pretty even all over the guitar. The front of the guitar shows more yellowing (or is a slightly darker shade) than the back. Removing the pickguard shows just how much the color has changed. See photos. It looks like a sunburn on skin!
• Some wear on top of headstock
• Finish crack near neck pocket
  
• Finish wear/cracking on sides of fretboard (near first few frets)

Specs (measured by me!)

Total weight: 7lbs 9.4oz
Body depth: 48mm
Tuner ratio: 16:1
10.5mm string space

Neck:
Width
@nut: 43mm
@1st: 43.9mm
@12th: 52mm
@last: 56mm

Thickness
@1st: 21mm
@12th: 21.5mm

Fretboard radius: 12"

Pickups:
Neck dcr: 5.29k
Middle dcr: 6.08k
Bridge dcr: 5.26k