Heck Jon,

If the neck's bowed it's a better buy for a bottleneck guitar! :}

Murray, these guys are right the price is low enough to make it a good risk, especially if it seems undamaged and still resonates without odd noises that you don't make with a slide. I believe that Samick builds nearly half of all the guitars sold in the world each year. They make many of the Epiphones, Fender Squires and if it says mad in Korea on it, it's Samick . That particular guitar may have been discontinued under the Samick brand but most assuredly is available today as a Regal and I think a Washburn Bluegrass instrument.

Go ahead . . resonate, it's good for the sole!

Gene