Ranger

The Samick Ranger (or Rangercaster) was a hybrid Strat/Tele design reminiscent of the Hondo Fame Mastercaster MC-001. It was part of the American Classic Series. The TA-630 DLX was essentially the Artist Series version of the Rangercaster,

Ranger-3 PL

1995 Metallic Purple

• 1994-2001
• $549 MSRP (2001)
• $199 Street (2003 clearance)

Body:

• 7/8 scale solid Ash body
• Arm contour
• Heel bevel
• Belly cut

Neck:

• Bolt-on, Bird's Eye Maple neck
• Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Silk-screened Samick/Valley Arts logo
• Bullet style truss rod
• 21 frets (1995-)
• 22 frets (-2001)
• 25.5" scale

2001 Metallic Purple

Electronics:

• Three Duncan Design single coil pickups
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

• Gold hardware
• Locking Gotoh machine heads
• Pearloid pickguard (P)
• Knurled metal barrel knobs (1995-1999)
• Fender-style plastic knobs (2000-2001)
• Gotoh vintage style "hardtail" bridge (L)

Finishes:

• Black (BK)
• Metallic Purple (MPU)
• Translucent Blue (TBL)

Ranger-3 BL

1995 Ranger-3 BL BK

Body:

• 7/8 scale solid Alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on, Bird's Eye Maple neck
• Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Silk-screened Samick/Valley Arts logo
• Bullet style truss rod
• 21 frets
• 25.5" scale

Electronics:

• Three ceramic single coil pickups
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

• Gold hardware
• Lubricated, die-cast machine heads
• 3-ply black pickguard (B)
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• Gotoh vintage style "hardtail" bridge (L)

Finishes:

• Black (BK)

Ranger-4

3-Tone Sunburst

• 2001
• $549 MSRP (2001)
• $219 Street (2003 clearance)

Body:

• 7/8 scale solid Ash body
• Arm contour
• Heel bevel
• Belly cut

Neck:

• Bolt-on, Bird's Eye Maple neck
• Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Silk-screened Samick/Valley Arts logo
• Bullet style truss rod
• 21 frets (1995-)
• 22 frets (-2001)
• 25.5" scale

Electronics:

• Two Duncan Design single coils, one humbucker
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 1 Tone

Translucent Blue

Translucent Red

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Grover Rotomatic machine heads
  • 14:1 ratio
• Pearloid pickguard
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• Wilkinson "VS-100" tremolo

Finishes:

• 3-Tone Sunburst (3SB)
• Translucent Blue (TBL)
• Translucent Red (TR)