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Article #225: A Brief History of Washburn Guitars

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






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