Members Montagman Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I never see any mention of Washburns here. What do you guys think of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've been generally impressed with the ones I've played in the entry to mid range. There are better choices at the high end. But at their price point I think they are underrated. I have two Washburns, one is a 1905 model 217 parlor, the other is a a DC80 Stephen Davies Extended Cutaway. Not your run-of-the-mill Washburns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montagman Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I recently bought a mini jumbo b stock on line, sweet guitar for the money. It's acoutic electric, I have no experiance with electronics on acoustics, thebass is out of control! Is this a common problem with acoustic electrics or just this particular model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've always liked and enjoyed playing Washburns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slagorourke Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have a 20yr old J50S (quite rare) with nice birds eye maple b/s and a cedar top. Lovely bright tone, but sadly not playable at the moment due to my ham fisted attempts at lowering the action. It's the first acoustic I ever owned and has served me well over the years. I need new frets, nut and saddle for it and it's a bit beaten up these days, but a really nice guitar all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kimona Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've had 5 Washburns: An old D12CE that had beautiful mellow tone, but a bit of a belly; a D10 (no S), that was pretty to look at, had nice grovers, but sounded like a real POS; a D10S that was handsome, very glossy, and had great build and fantastic tone; a D10SCE that was a very decent guitar; and a D9C that had tone every bit as nice as the D10S. I would have to say I enjoy playing Washburns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have a Washburn Woodstock 12 string. Intonation up the neck is sketchy and tone is a bit thin but it's an honest solid guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I owned 3 Washburn acoustics over the past few years: Cumberland jumbo, a WD56SW (solid wood dread) and a Washburn classical. They were all nice guitars but a bit on the heavy side. Washburn was very popular here up until 2 years ago. I don't know why they dropped off the radar other than the fact that there is more competition now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxorox Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have been impressed by Washburns, however I have no experience with their current models. The ones I liked were solid models of the early-mid 80's. Now, I don't know. Never did like their Mandos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members babablowfish Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I used to own a Washburn all mahogany dread. It had, without a doubt, the most comfortable, fastest, easiest to play neck ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sorvisa Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 In my younger and less knowledgeable days of playing and owning guitars... I thought Washburn were at the top of the heap in name brand guitars. I would love to find a good vintage all wood Washburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 I've played an ancient George Washburn Brazilian parlor, that was really nice, but had old-age issues. A friend has an 80's Japanese Washburn EIRW Jumbo that is also quite spectacular. I've also played a lot of ho-hum Washburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happy-man Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 I had a D100 bang-around once. The intonation high on the neck wasn't so good, and the bass was a little dead. My current best band around (of which I have a D10, Yamaha F-325 and F-335) is my D10 (all laminate). I made a bone saddle and nut for it. Its intonation with an uncompensated saddle is great, it plays great, and sounds good. I paid $75 for it (including shipping) on eBay, and it's the one guitar I have that I'd have the hardest time parting with since it's such a keeper and I don't know how I'd replace it (it's also really friggin' green and my wife made a really friggin' green suade strap for it). For cheap guitars I recommend F-325/F-335 because they seem to be so consistant. But if you get a good D10 they can be great. Scott O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WashburnGuy Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 As you can tell from my user namer and sig, I'm a fan of Washburn guitars.....and they make a pretty decent mando too! They're all (mine) very nice guitars (and mandos).......highly underrated and a great value for the money. I'm thinking about picking up a D52SW or a D56SW as a to-me-from-me birthday present in a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 Washburn guitars are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 I have a Washburn D46CESP. It sounds great, but always felt like I was wrestling with it rather than playing it. Right know I need to send it in because the neck curved so much to the treble side that a section of the high E string isn't even over the fretboard anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delphinius Hume Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 Beautiful guitars. I have owned both a D10SBK and a D46SCEK, and have loved both of them. In fact, I still keep the D46SCEK as my primary acoustic/electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kimona Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Got a "new" Washburn D46S today. Picked it up for a song. Worked on it all afternoon. Turned out very nice. Excellent neck. Outstanding tone. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 I used to own a Washburn all mahogany dread. It had, without a doubt, the most comfortable, fastest, easiest to play neck ever. I'm looking for one of those. They are awesome, my friend used to have one, do you happen to know the model number? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 I was just looking on their webpage, this looks like a nice guitar, the back and sides are trembesi... I've never heard of it! WSJ 124K "Aged" finish Spruce top Trembesi back and sides Mahogany V neck Rosewood fingerboard Rope purfling on the top edge. Rosewood butterfly style bridge Nut width: 44mm List Price: $829.90 Case: GC142 Included Color: Vintage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernie P. Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 One of the best sounding gits I ever had was the Cumberland.It was my first acoustic.I got caught up in the lam vs solid thing and thought I could do better for the money so I returned it.Big mistake.I've since bought 2 other Cumberlands off ebay but neither sung like the first so I sold them.Like anything else it's best to be able to play the git before you buy if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerseyGuy Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Almost two years ago we were visiting friends in Gettysburg, Pa. and when I had some free time I stopped in a pretty decent guitar store in town. They had a used Washburn D-47 Navajo, which I knew nothing about but sounded extremely nice and was fantastically easy to play. Immaculate condition. After some prevarication I went back and bought it on the way out of town. Turns out to be one of a series of special USA made guitars with all solid American woods in them, some built by Bourgeois and some like this one built by Tacoma. It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted September 11, 2010 Members Share Posted September 11, 2010 I like'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted September 11, 2010 Members Share Posted September 11, 2010 Washburn was my first "real" acoustic, and I dig them for the most part. Hud's right though, there's a lot of competition. There's some price points where Washburn gives the best-sellers a run for their money, but there's others where I feel like Washburn just isn't the best overall. For instance the D10S is a great first guitar, but the old Cumberlands felt a bit overpriced. I don't think they make the Cumberlands anymore, or at least they call them something else. (FWIW there was a jumbo in the Cumberland series that I felt was an excellent value used.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted September 11, 2010 Members Share Posted September 11, 2010 Dont have much experience with the acoustics.The electrics are top notch in their price range.But I like the looks of the Cumberland Jumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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