Washburn N4 Nuno Bettencourt Electric Guitar (with Case)

Built in the U.S.A. Floyd Rose Trem.

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Washburn N4 Nuno Bettencourt Electric Guitar (with Case) reviews

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16 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

 

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Guitar of the gods. Built to please in every way and succeeds."

Feature:
To be fair this guitar can do a whole load. It isn't stacked with features but what it does it does very well. Tone wise there is no tone control but the choice of pickup gives a wide range anyway. You can easily add to this selection by backing off the volume control. The hardware is all top notch, reliable and effective, with grover tuners, floyd rose (some have schaller) trem, bill lawrence l500 in bridge and duncan '59 in neck.

Quality:
No fancy finishes here. Just a lovely bit of well cut wood, routed and drilled precisely and finished with wax. All hardware is is of the best quality and well fitted. The vintage has an original floyd rose trem which is made of harder metal than the schaller but both are great bits of gear. The tuners are smooth and precise and the jack and volume are top end, not some cheap parts bolted on.

Value:
I paid $1499.99 including shipping to the Uk for my relic, which sells here in England for $2500.00

Desirability:
Pure genius. If you are a fan of Nuno Bettencourt it is obvious when first playing this guitar that he had a lot of input. The neck, body, size and weight are all spot on. Everything suits a fast, easy fluid playing style and the neck join makes high fret access an absolut wonder.

Sound:
Huge tonal range, very versatile. The relic/vintage is the beast to get if you can afford it but all N4s are amazing machines.

Ease of Use:
Less features means less to learn and less to go wrong. Playability is what this guitar is all about. The neck is pure joy and the guitar is light and very well balanced. I have the vintage which comes as standard with locking strap buttons too. The pickup switch and volume are well placed and the body is well contoured.

Support:
I emailed an enquiry to washburn and recieved a reply the following day. I would say that was pretty good. I have heard horror stories from others about washburn service but in my own experience they are fantastic.

Overall:
I think I have said it all. I love this guitar. The standard N4 is awesome, the paduak N4 is awesome and has a great dark sound and the vintage is a supreme guitar of the highest quality and playability.

Submitted: 4/8/2006

Style of Music: alternative, rock, funk, blues

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"nunos god and this is his weapon "

Feature:
kick ass after all it has nunos inputs

Quality:
only the action had to be adjusted thats all

Value:
go for it ...its worth all your money sweat tears blood etc etc

Desirability:
wooh looks vintage and killer no fancy stuff here....

Sound:
the sound is killer i am rating it 9 cause i need to work on the tone thats my side of the problem other wise the guitar is killer..i am a nuno bettencourt fan and my playing style is influenced by him i have played on other guitars too nothing comes close..

Ease of Use:
i think its smooth no hassels

Support:
didnt need support but since i live in india the guitar is not availabel here so before i had it shipped from the states had called the guys at washburn they were quite helpful

Overall:
i aint buying any other guitar excpet the n4 vintage (cause i am a big time nuno fan)

Submitted: 4/21/2009

Style of Music: funk rock

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Description
An extremely fast neck with easy access to the higher frets anchors this rock machine. A Duncan '59 and a Lawrence L-500 in the bridge make this reverse headstock marvel wail. The Floyd Rose with locknut keeps this machine within Feiten intonation specs. The Stephen's Cutaway allows for unsurpassed access. A Washburn standard, it is a super road axe. Just ask Nuno and the thousands of musicians who play them.

Features:
Built in the USA Custom Shop

Swamp Ash body (or Paduk)

22 fret Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard

L500 Bill Lawrence bridge pickup

Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup

Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo

R2 chrome locking nut

Stephens extended cutaway 5-bolt neck joint

Spanish Luthier's headstock joint

14 degree pitch-angled reverse headstock

Grover 18:1 tuners

Buzz Feiten Tuning System
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