Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

[BluesJunkie]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

Yeah, all the hollow bodies look cool! I love the look of the J9 with the Bigsby. Also, for just $239 retail, I'm considering this:





Gearjoneser - You have since you have a few Les Pauls, how do the necks on the Washburn 335 copies compare in feel to Gibson necks? (I asked about the necks on the last page, and sweet_lou compared them to Hamer Monacos. But, since I've never played a Hamer (besides a Slammer a long time ago), I have no point of reference.)

[Skullkrusher]

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I've got my eye on a Washburn WI68. Looks like it could be a real nice guitar.

[VicToR]

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I am Korean and this is very good news to me. Samick is a well known company in Korea.

samick....my first amp, my first (inspiring cries of turn-that-damn-thing-down) ...and my father first (god bless smilies)

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

Gearjoneser - You have since you have a few Les Pauls, how do the necks on the Washburn 335 copies compare in feel to Gibson necks? (I asked about the necks on the last page, and sweet_lou compared them to Hamer Monacos. But, since I've never played a Hamer (besides a Slammer a long time ago), I have no point of reference.)

I'd say that the necks on those HB-35 335 copies is similar to my
57 Black Beauty, which is just a touch smaller than the Std 59 profile.
It's actually quite comfortable! It's definitely not a cheap, skinny neck
normally associated with imports.

Also, those jazz boxes like the J-9 are a tremendous deal! They play and intonate better than the Epi's, and are the same price as a Carlo Robelli.
Ibanez has some killer one's as well in the same price range.

[JOLLY]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

I'd say that the necks on those HB-35 335 copies is similar to my
57 Black Beauty, which is just a touch smaller than the Std 59 profile.
It's actually quite comfortable! It's definitely not a cheap, skinny neck
normally associated with imports.

Thanks GJ....that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I read they had a "soft v" neck on them and that was kind of turning me away a bit. I was hoping they'd have a somewhat beefy Les Paul neck on them. Thanks again for giving me G.A.S. I called the nearest Sam Ash dealer today and they didn't have any in and the nearest Guitar Center doesn't even carry Washburns. I'm not sure if that's a blessing in disguise or not....lol.

[Seraphial]

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My Washburn P2 is a fantastic axe for the $$$. Plays well and sounds like a million bucks with the SDs. I remember an ebay retailer blowing out custom shop axes for under $400, which was amazing cause they all had great tops, hardcases and the Buzz system.

[Hoss]

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Thanks GJ....that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I read they had a "soft v" neck on them and that was kind of turning me away a bit. I was hoping they'd have a somewhat beefy Les Paul neck on them. Thanks again for giving me G.A.S. I called the nearest Sam Ash dealer today and they didn't have any in and the nearest Guitar Center doesn't even carry Washburns. I'm not sure if that's a blessing in disguise or not....lol.

we've got a local washburn dealer in town here...i'm almost positive they had one when i was in there a couple of months ago...i didn't play it then...that's when i played that les paul type guitar...

i'll give it a go sometime this week and give ya a full report...!!!

[JOLLY]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

we've got a local washburn dealer in town here...i'm almost positive they had one when i was in there a couple of months ago...i didn't play it then...that's when i played that les paul type guitar...

i'll give it a go sometime this week and give ya a full report...!!!

Thanks Hoss....I appreciate that!!

[sweet_lou]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

Thanks GJ....that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I read they had a "soft v" neck on them and that was kind of turning me away a bit. I was hoping they'd have a somewhat beefy Les Paul neck on them. Thanks again for giving me G.A.S. I called the nearest Sam Ash dealer today and they didn't have any in and the nearest Guitar Center doesn't even carry Washburns. I'm not sure if that's a blessing in disguise or not....lol.

I got mine at Music123 give them a try.

[JOLLY]

Re: Washburn. The Best Quality for Lowest $.

I got mine at Music123 give them a try.

Thanks Lou

[Xeromus]

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a while ago I compared directly a Schecter C-1 Plus and a Washburn Idol WI64. Both were great guitars. I chose the Schecter in the end. But hell that Washburn was nice. It really was like a flip a coin decision, they were the same price.

[Jonny R]

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I have an N2 too. With the Bill Lawrence in the bridge and a 59 in the neck.

It actually sounds pretty nice. I don't really like playing Floyds at the moment, but the guitar does sound pretty good.

I think the thing with the N2 was it really was just two bits of wood bolted together. There was no finish to speak of so electronics were the other major factor.

Gee, that Idol series looks really nice. I'm gonna have to keep a lookout and have a play on some of them.

[DotNetTim]

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I have one similar to this made in the USA custom shop, but I've changed out the pups to EMG's as I was going to use it for HM.. It's for sale too or trade..

See pic!