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Published on 11/17/03 at 15:00Bought my baby (as I like to call it) in a store in Dublin about a year ago (late 2002). I went in to the store with a budget - looking to spend maybe 700 on a basic Strat or something similar and ended up buying the washburn for just under 500 ($400) with case, strap and new strings thrown in!!
Ya see, I'm only slightly more than a begginner really, my previous electric being a cheap an cheerful strat copy, but after trying Les Pauls and Strats in the shop the Washburn just blew me away!! Tone wise there could be a lot of improvements and I'm not advanced enough to make those myself! (yet!) But it's an absolute dream to play!! Of all the guitars I've played I've never had as much fun as when I play it! The action is superb!! I can feel the tendonitis settin in already!!!
Like I said the tone isn't great, the Voice Contour Control system proving to be a wee bit weak!! But I find with a tiny bit of tweaking I can get between similar to an SG all the way to similar to a strat!! Which isn't a bad range and I can garauntee you won't be frowned at using it for a gig, no matter what style or sound you want to produce!
Build wise the WI64 is a solid guitar! Very nicely balanced, and very comfortable to play, wether sitting or standing. I also find it considerably easy to play on the upper registar, which I have found not so comfortable on some guitars (eg, BC Rich's)
Fittings have a tendancy to come loose quite often though and be careful with that sweeping right hand!! The pick up selector switch isn't the strongest, but can be replaced easy enough with a standard 3-way, eg from a LP or SG.
Bottom Line: Excellent Guitar!! If you are looking for a high quality guitar at a seriously low price this is the one for you! The action, balance and sheer playability of this guitar more than makes up for the slighlty weak tone. I bought this when people told me to wait and spend more money on a different guitar, and I'm glad I didn't listen - It looks good, feels good, end of story, this guitar is good!
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Ya see, I'm only slightly more than a begginner really, my previous electric being a cheap an cheerful strat copy, but after trying Les Pauls and Strats in the shop the Washburn just blew me away!! Tone wise there could be a lot of improvements and I'm not advanced enough to make those myself! (yet!) But it's an absolute dream to play!! Of all the guitars I've played I've never had as much fun as when I play it! The action is superb!! I can feel the tendonitis settin in already!!!
Like I said the tone isn't great, the Voice Contour Control system proving to be a wee bit weak!! But I find with a tiny bit of tweaking I can get between similar to an SG all the way to similar to a strat!! Which isn't a bad range and I can garauntee you won't be frowned at using it for a gig, no matter what style or sound you want to produce!
Build wise the WI64 is a solid guitar! Very nicely balanced, and very comfortable to play, wether sitting or standing. I also find it considerably easy to play on the upper registar, which I have found not so comfortable on some guitars (eg, BC Rich's)
Fittings have a tendancy to come loose quite often though and be careful with that sweeping right hand!! The pick up selector switch isn't the strongest, but can be replaced easy enough with a standard 3-way, eg from a LP or SG.
Bottom Line: Excellent Guitar!! If you are looking for a high quality guitar at a seriously low price this is the one for you! The action, balance and sheer playability of this guitar more than makes up for the slighlty weak tone. I bought this when people told me to wait and spend more money on a different guitar, and I'm glad I didn't listen - It looks good, feels good, end of story, this guitar is good!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com