Washburn unveils the Parallaxe guitars

The Parallaxe series will feature nine models, with 6, 7 and 8-string guitars, for a total of 16 instruments. Here’s the resume of their specifications:

• PXL20: 6 strings, mahogany body and set neck, ebony fingerboard, 22 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 24.75" scale length, Grover locking tuners, Tune-O-Matic bridge, Seymour Duncan '59 and JB on the Black Gloss finish, EMG 85N / 81B on the White Gloss, tone control with series/parallel switch on the Black Gloss model
• PXL10: 6 strings, mahogany body and set neck, maple top on Quilted Wine Burst finish, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 24.75" scale length, Grover locking tuners, Tune-O-Matic bridge and thru-body strings, Seymour Duncan '59 and JB on the Quilted Wine Burst and Walnut Matte finishes, EMG 85N / 81B on the Black Matte, tone control with series/parallel switch on the Quilted Wine Burst and Walnut Matte models

• PXM20: 6 strings, mahogany body and flamed maple on the Black Cherry Burst, alder body on the Trans Black Matte, quartersawn maple set neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 25.5" scale length, Grover tuners, Tune-O-Matic bridge and thru-body strings and EMG 85N/81B on the Trans Black Matte, Original Floyd Rose and  Seymour Duncan 'Jazz/TB6B on the Black Cherry Burst finishes, tone control with series/parallel switch on the Black Cherry Burst
• PXM27: 7 strings, Black Matte finish only, alder body, mahogany and maple set neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 25.5" scale length, Grover tuners, Tune-O-Matic bridge and thru-body strings, EMG 707 pickups, standard volume and tone controls
• PXM10: 6 strings, Transblue Matte finish only, mahogany body with quilted maple top, quartersawn maple bolt-on neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 25.5" scale length, Grover tuners, Seymour Duncan Jazz/TB6 pickups, Original Floyd Rose, tone control with series/parallel switch
• PXM18 :  8 strings, Black Gloss finish only, alder body, 5-piece mahogany and maple bolt-on neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, Buzz Feiten tuning system, 27" scale length, Grover locking tuners, 2 EMG 808 pickups, fixed bridge, standard controls

• PX20: 6 in line strings, alder body on the Black Matte, mahogany with flamed maple top on the Trans Black, 1-piece quartersawn maple set neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, 25.5" scale length, Buzz Feiten tuning system, Grover tuners, 2 EMG 85N/81B pickups on the Black Matte, Seymour Duncan Jazz/TB6B on the Trans Black, Tune-O-Matic and thru-body strings on the Black Matte, Original Floyd Rose on the Trans Black with parallel/switch tone control
• PXS10DLX: 6 in line strings, alder body on the Trans Black Matte, mahogany and flamed maple top on the Wine Burst Gloss, 1-piece quartersawn maple bolt-on neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, 25.5" scale length, Buzz Feiten system, Grover tuners, 2 EMG 85N/81B on the Trans Black Matte, Seymour Duncan Jazz/TB6B on the Wine Burst Gloss with parallel/series switch, Tune-O-Matic and body thru strings
• PXS10: 6 in line strings, alder body on the Black Matte, mahogany and flamed maple top on the Trans Red Gloss, 1-piece quartersawn maple bolt-on neck, ebony fingerboard, 24 frets, 25.5" scale length, Buzz Feiten tuning system, Grover tuners, 2 EMG 85N/81B, Tune-O-Matic bridge and thru-body strings on the Black Matte, Seymour Duncan Jazz/TB6B, Original Floyd Rose and parallel/series tone switch on the Trans Red Gloss

The Parallaxe guitars will be introduced soon on www.washburn.com/parallaxe/ (beware of the sound), but you can already have a look at some of them on the Washburn Parallaxe Guitars Facebook page.