A Brief History of Washburn Guitars

Washburn Guitars has been making instruments forHollowbodies, the Ian Series, the Idol Series, the Paul
over 120 years. They started in 1883 in Chicago,Stanley Series, and the Anarchy Graphics Series. For
Illinois, the site of their very first factory nearmore information on the types of models available,
Maxwell Street. Years later, Maxwell Street willcheck out the Washburn Guitars website at
become known as a hub for music so the WashburnWashburn also boasts an extensive list of guitarists
Guitars factory was in a great location.who love their instruments. These include Aaron Fink
Maxwell Street is notable because it became a hubof Breaking Benjamin, Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mud,
for what is known as Delta Blues. This is an areaSonny Mayo of Sevendust, Ryan Pierce of Neal
where African-Americans from the Mississippi DeltaMcCoy, Paul Stanley of KISS, Paul Crook of Meatloaf,
congregated and began created music together.and Rick Savage of Def Leppard. For more
Here, musicians of all skill levels and experience wouldinformation on the artists who play Washburns,
jam and play music. Together, they created this richcheck out their website.
and cultural style of music. At the time, MaxwellHere are some reviews (multiple sources):
Street was simply a place to play. No one worriedWashburn Dime 2ST
about the popular music styles of the day.I bought this guitar at Mars Music for $600. I bought
Washburn s history, popularity, and success areit because Dimebag Darrell is the best thrash metal
directly tied into the heritage of Maxwell Street.guitarist, and this guitar is completely original. It also
People started to link them together with this streetseparates from the trendy guitars such as Gibson,
and with Delta Blues itself. As a result of this, guitarFender, and Ibanez.
players all over the country started to embraceWashburn G-10V
Washburn s guitars.Great guitar to get. Listen, if you are just starting to
As a company, they are credited with bringing manyplay and looking for a beginner electric, don t waste
innovations to the guitar community. Theseyour money on a Squire, Epi, and the rest of the
innovations include the Buzz Feiten Tuning system,junk. Take some time and look through your local
which helps enhance the tuning of the guitar, andguitar stores (ie, NOT Guitar Center) of used stuff.
Stephen s Extended Cutaway, which is a modificationYou d be surprised what kind of used quality guitars
of the standard bolt neck construction.you might find from the 80 s that people forgot
Washburn electric guitar models appeal to all differentabout (think Washburn, Kramer ). Better to get a
types of guitarists from blues and jazz players towell made 2o-year-old guitar instead of a crappy new
rock and country players. Models include theone.