Samick Greg Bennett Design OM-8CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar 2005 Natural - Solid Cedar Top / Rosewood - Tested & Working

Overview
Up for sale is a gorgeous 2005 Samick Greg Bennett Design OM-8CE Acoustic-Electric Orchestra Model guitar. Crafted in the renowned PT Samick factory in Indonesia (Serial: SI 50105408), this premium-spec instrument is famous for outperforming guitars twice its price.If you are looking for an incredible-sounding studio tracker or a highly resonant acoustic that plugs in beautifully, this OM-8CE is an absolute tone machine.Premium Specifications:

• Top Wood: Solid Cedar Top (Warm, highly articulate, and beautifully aged to a honey-amber hue)
• Back & Sides: Striking Rosewood back and sides
• Fingerboard Inlays: Deluxe slotted-square / snowflake abalone pearl inlays
• Rosette: Genuine abalone pearl rosette inlay
• Hardware: Premium Gold Grover tuning machines (holds tuning perfectly)
• Electronics: Active Fishman Classic 4 Preamp System with 4-Band EQ (Bass, Middle, Treble, Brilliance) and master volume slider.

Condition & Functionality (Read Carefully):

• Electronics: 100% Tested and fully functional. The Fishman Classic 4 pickup and EQ sliders work flawlessly with zero scratchy pots. Plug in and play!
• Tone/Sound: Outstanding. The guitar is incredibly resonant, loud, and sweet. The structural issues noted below have not deadened the natural sustain or caused any internal buzzing/rattling.
• Top Wood Crack: There is a vertical wood grain split on the solid cedar top running from the upper bout down toward the rosette (see photos). It will eventually need a minor luthier cleat/glue stabilization to stop long-term expansion under heavy string tension, but it is currently stable and playable.
• Finish Checks: There are minor, superficial hairline checking lines in the clear-coat resin finish beneath the preamp plastic housing and along the neck heel joint seam (see photos). These are strictly cosmetic in the thick clear coat and do not penetrate or impact the structural wood underneath.
• Cosmetic Blemish: There is a small burn mark / deep clear coat gouge on the side panel (see photos).

Shipping & Details:
This guitar does not include a case or extras, but it will be professionally packed, detuned to relieve stress on the top crack, and safely double-boxed for transit.

Guitar is sold AS-IS due to the noted solid top wood crack. Offers welcome!