Washburn WI66PRO

Mahogany body
Bound, carved top (PROG, PROB)
Bound, carved flame maple top
Mahogany set neck
Fingerboard radius 14"
Nut width: 43mm
Bound rosewood fingerboard
Bound headstock
Pearl wing inlays on fingerboard
Stacked P90 Pickups (P90 tone without the buzz) (WI66PROG)
Seymour Duncan® '59 reissue pickup in the neck
Seymour Duncan® Custom Custom pickup in bridge
3 way toggle Switch
Speed knob
Exclusive VCC control
Push/pull knobs to split coils (WI66PROG)
Tune-omatic bridge with stop tailpiece
Exclusive Grover® 18:1 gear ratio tuners

Wasburn WI66Pro Review

Washburn Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer. It was established in 1883 in Chicago, Illinois. Washburn is known for many innovations in guitar building and marketing: for example, it was the first guitar manufacturer to use artist endorsements and build a large-bodied acoustic guitar.They are all hand built (some in Indonesia and China). The budget lines are marketed as Lyon by Washburn and Oscar Schmidt by Washburn.

Washburn is a part of U.S. Music Corporation.

The Washburn guitar company started making guitars in 1883 in Chicago. The factory would later be involved and located near a musical movement in Chicago in the 1920s. The movement was a "Delta Blues" movement, which came as a result of an influx of African Americans to the area. This type of blues would change the way blues music was played, and would also change rock and roll. This blues movement helped in the success of Washburn guitars. Washburn guitars were very popular during the 1920s. The musicians played the guitars as well as making them by hand. The Washburn guitar and the blues movement that it was involved with are associated with Maxwell Street. This street is only a few blocks from the factory, and where Washburn guitars were first embraced.

Washburn makes electric guitars, acoustic guitars, electric basses, acoustic basses, banjos, mandolins, travel guitars, and amplifiers. The company also makes accessories including guitar cases, clothing, and other parts like tuners, pick ups, and straps. Washburn is mostly known for its electric guitars and acoustic guitars. The company makes eight different styles or "Series" of both electric and acoustic guitars.

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