WASHBURN ™ ACOUSTICS 2 WWW.WASHBURN.COM With roots going back before the Civil War, Washburn began as a partnership between George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Healy. Formed in Chicago, Illinois, Washburn has been building stringed instruments since 1883. An American institution, Washburn has built guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and more throughout the years. Many of the biggest names in folk, rock, and blues have played Washburn and some of the most significant trendsetting music has been played on a Washburn. From early blues, to the inspiration behind the MTV Unplugged revival, to the modern day, Washburn has been a choice amongst the songsmiths of the day. 130 years of history is at the root of our strong foundation building high quality instruments. It is this background that inspires us to create instruments for you and we hope you experience the exceptional value, playability and voice that is Washburn. In this brochure we encourage you to explore the Washburn line of fine instruments. We are sure you can find a musical partner in a Washburn, be it the historically significant Lakeside and DeLuxe, the quintessential acoustic-electric Festival, the luthier inspired Comfort, or our extensive variety of Americana models. 3 The Lakeside body is a Washburn original created in 1912 at our Chicago workshop. Essentially the first Dreadnought, the solid Sitka spruce top Lakeside satisfies the need of players looking for a bold guitar LAKESIDE with volume. It’s a banjo-killer and a little piece of guitar history. SERIES This body shape is also the foundation for the Washburn Baritone. FINISH Gloss NECK LSJ743S FEATURES Satin Mahogany w/2 way Trussrod FRETBOARD Rosewood SERIES 20 Frets BINDING Cream Multi-Lam NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE Bone TUNERS Wilkinson Butterbean STRINGS D’Addario™ 4 WWW.WASHBURN.COM LSJ743STSK LSB768SEK LAKESIDE NATURAL TOBACCO JUMBO (LSJ) (SPRUCE) SUNBURST (TS) MODEL COLOR STYLE & ELECTRONICS TOP SIDES & BACK BRACING INLAYS SCALE ROSETTE LSJ743S Natural, Lakeside Solid Sitka Rosewood Quarter Sawn Scalloped Dots 25.5” Black/ TS Spruce Sitka Spruce Bracing Cream/Black FEATURES LSB768SE Natural Lakeside Baritone Solid Sitka Rosewood Quarter Sawn Scalloped Pearl dots/ 29” Herringbone w/Fishman® Spruce Sitka Spruce Bracing diamonds Sonitone System MODEL 5 Washburn’s prewar DeLuxe was originally designed in 1937. These Grand Auditorium bodies feature a solid Sitka spruce top with “bow-tie” scalloped X-bracing. Mated to rosewood back and sides the Solo DeLuxe is an instrument with SOLO DELUXE great focus and balance without being too boomy. Period specific detailing such as SERIES the DeLuxe headstock, bridge and fingerboard complete this vintage classic. FINISH Gloss TOP Solid Sitka Spruce FEATURES SIDES & BACK Rosewood BRACING WSD5240SCETSK SERIES Quarter Sawn Scalloped Stika Spruce Bracing NECK Satin Mahogany w/2 way Trussrod FRETBOARD Rosewood 20 Frets INLAYS Dots BINDING Cream Multi-Lam SCALE 25.5” NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” ROSETTE Herringbone BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE Bone TUNERS Grover® Gold Open Gear STRINGS D’Addario™ 6 WWW.WASHBURN.COM WSD5240STSK WSD5240SCEK GRAND AUDITORIUM CUTAWAY NATURAL TOBACCO GRAND AUDITORIUM (SPRUCE) SUNBURST (TS) MODEL COLOR STYLE & ELECTRONICS WSD5240S Natural, Grand Auditorium TS FEATURES WSD5240SCE Natural, Grand Auditorium cutaway TS w/Fishman® Isys+ Tuner/Preamp MODEL 7 A great little travel companion, Washburn’s Rover is the ultimate travel guitar! A solid soundboard contributes to its clear and robust sound for its size. Play it any time or any place. Bring it with you when you’re on a plane, a boat, a car, the beach, TRAVEL camping, hiking -anywhere. Comes complete with case, instructional DVD, strap and SERIES 3 picks. Fits in an airline overhead and is the perfect guitar travel companion. FINISH Matte TOP Solid Spruce FEATURES SIDES & BACK Mahogany SERIES BRACING Quarter Sawn Scalloped Sitka Spruce Bracing NECK Mahogany FRETBOARD Rosewood RO10 19 Frets INLAYS Offset Dots BINDING Cream Multi-Lam SCALE 23.75” NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” ROSETTE ABS BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE ABS TUNERS Chrome Open Gear STRINGS D’Addario™ 8 WWW.WASHBURN.COM RO10B RO10 RO10 RO10TB ROVER BLACK NATURAL TRANS BLUE TRANS RED (RO) (B) (SPRUCE) (TB) (TR) MODEL COLOR STYLE & ELECTRONICS RO10 Natural, Rover Travel Size, includes padded B, TB, TR case w/ strap, guitar strap, picks & instructional DVD FEATURES RO10E Natural Rover Travel Size w/ROMP Pickup, includes padded case w/ strap, guitar strap, picks & instructional DVD MODEL 9 Countless “Name” players have played the electric-acoustic Festival from its inception in 1979 to the current day. In the hands of Nuno Bettencourt, the tune More Than Words inspired a generation of musicians to return to their roots and play acoustic. Available in FESTIVAL the classic Florentine cutaway Mini-Jumbo, and the more modern Venetian cutaway Mini & SERIES Petite Jumbo bodies, the Festival is a statement of your desire to be a part of this history. FINISH Gloss BRACING Quarter Sawn Scalloped Sitka FEATURES Spruce Bracing EACT42S: Quarter Sawn Sitka Spruce INLAYS SERIES Dots EA20SNB: Custom Mourning Widow BINDING Multi-Lam NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” ROSETTE Abalone EACT42S: n/a EA20SNB: Custom Mourning Widow BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE Graph Tech® Nubone EACT42S: ABS TUNERS Chrome Diecast EACT42S: Gold Classical SCALE 25.5” EA10: 24” EA20SNB STRINGS D’Addario™ EACT42S: Nylon “1990, sitting on the porch on a smoldering summer night in Massachusetts. Just me and one of my best friends, my Washburn. For a few glorious minutes, a cool breeze sweeps in on us carrying in the wind a G major, a C, and A minor and a D major, the rest is history...More Than Words.” NUNOBETTENCOURT 10 WWW.WASHBURN.COM EA10B EA20 EA15ITB EACT42S CUTAWAY CUTAWAY FLORENTINE CUTAWAY ALL TOBACCO BLACK ICE TEA BURST NATURAL PETITE JUMBO MINI JUMBO MINI JUMBO BURST (ATB) (B) (ITB) (SPRUCE) MODEL COLOR TOP SIDES & BACK STYLE & ELECTRONICS NECK FRETBOARD EA10 / EA12 B Basswood Basswood Petite / Mini Jumbo Cutaway w/ Mahogany w/2 Rosewood 19 EQ4-T Tuner/Preamp way Trussrod Frets / 21 Frets EA14 ATB Spruce Catalpa Mini Jumbo Cutaway w/EQ4-T Mahogany w/2 Rosewood Tuner/Preamp way Trussrod 21 Frets EA15 ATB, ITB Flame Maple Catalpa Mini Jumbo Cutaway w/EQ4-T Mahogany w/2 Rosewood FEATURES Tuner/Preamp way Trussrod 20 Frets EA20 Natural Spruce Flame Maple Mini Jumbo Florentine Cutaway Maple w/2 way Rosewood w/EQ4-T Tuner/Preamp Trussrod 21 Frets MODEL EACT42S Natural Solid Spruce Mahogany Thinline Florentine Cutaway Gloss Mahogany Rosewood w/4 Band Tuner/EQ w/2 way Trussrod 19 Frets SIGNATURE NUNO BETTENCOURT EA20SNB Natural Solid Sitka Rosewood Florentine Cutaway w/Fishman® Satin Mahogany Rosewood Spruce Isys+ Tuner/Preamp w/2 way Trussrod 20 Frets 11 Every journey starts somewhere and the Apprentice is a trustworthy place to begin. Washburn’s experience ensures you get a guitar that is the perfect balance of stability, tone and cosmetics. With Fishman APPRENTICE electronics and an onboard tuner on every Apprentice, you’ll be SERIES ready to plug in when you hit the stage for the first time. MODEL WD10CE STYLE & ELECTRONICS Dreadnought Cutaway w/ Fishman® 301T FEATURES FINISH Gloss COLOR SERIES Natural, B TOP Spruce SIDES & BACK Mahogany BRACING Quarter Sawn Scalloped WD10CE Sitka Spruce Bracing NECK Satin Mahogany w/2 WD10CEB way Trussrod FRETBOARD Rosewood 20 Frets INLAYS Dots BINDING Cream SCALE 25.5” NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” ROSETTE Custom Wood Inlay BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE ABS TUNERS Chrome Diecast STRINGS D’Addario™ CUTAWAY BLACK NATURAL DREADNOUGHT (B) (SPRUCE) (WD-CE) 12 WWW.WASHBURN.COM The Harvest is one of the most high value solid top guitars in the World. As the main tone generating surface, the use of solid Sitka spruce for the soundboard and bracing allows for a rich voice. Cosmetically, the Harvest punches above its weight sporting class HARVEST leading features such as a wood inlaid rosette and ivory ABS binding. SERIES MODELS WD7S / WD7SCE WG7S / WG7SCE STYLE & ELECTRONICS FEATURES WD: Dreadnought WD/CE: Dreadnought Cutaway w/EQ4-T Tuner/Preamp WG: Grand Auditorium WG/CE: Grand Aud. Cutaway SERIES w/EQ4-T Tuner/Preamp FINISH Gloss COLOR Natural WD7S/WD7SCE: Also in ATB TOP Solid Sitka Spruce WG7SCE SIDES & BACK Mahogany BRACING Quarter Sawn Scalloped Sitka WD7SATB Spruce Bracing NECK Satin Mahogany w/2 way Trussrod FRETBOARD Rosewood 20 Frets INLAYS Dots BINDING Cream SCALE 25.5” NUT WIDTH 1-11/16” ROSETTE Custom Wood Inlay BRIDGE Rosewood NUT & SADDLE ABS TUNERS Chrome Diecast STRINGS D’Addario™ DREADNOUGHT CUTAWAY GRAND AUDITORIUM CUTAWAY ALL TOBACCO BURST NATURAL (WD) DREADNOUGHT (WG) GRAND AUDITORIUM (ATB) (SPRUCE) (WD-CE) (WG-CE) 13 The Washburn D10S earned the distinction of being called the World’s best selling acoustic guitar due to its class leading tone, materials and cosmetics. High grade solid Sitka spruce is used for the soundboard and scalloped-bracing, paired with mahogany back and sides; HERITAGE in conjunction with a genuine bone nut and saddle, the Heritage 10 Series produces a rich and focused voice. In the 10 Series, the player also enjoys class leading cosmetics such as a 10 SERIES ABS ivory fully bound body, inlaid wood rosette, and pearl Washburn logo. MODELS WD10S / WD10SCE WD10SLH / WD10SCELH WD10S12 / WD10SCE12 WF10S / WF10SCE, WF11S / WF11SCE WG10S / WG10SCE FEATURES FINISH Gloss COLOR SERIES Natural - WD10S/WD10SCE: Also in ATB, B STYLE & ELECTRONICS WD / WD-CE: Dreadnought / Cutaway version w/Fishman® Isys+ Tuner/Preamp *Left handed (LH) &