I was wondering if there are any Washburn fans here? I think I have a rare one in my collection and I didn't even know it.
I have a 1984 Washburn Mirage Pro which is better known as the Roger Waters Mirage. It has a piezo and a humbucker, its a chambered body. It has a sound hole but its not open to the body. It has a badge in the sound hole that says George Washburn, Handmade with the serial number and Mirage Pro. Its black with red binding and red fret markers. Treble, Middle and Gain active EQ for the piezo and a volume, tone and a 3 way toggle for the humbucker and pickup selection. It has an acoustic type pinned bridge. The action is in between an electric and an acoustic. Its a very nicely made guitar. I found a picture of Roger Waters playing one and there is a video from the late 80's showing him playing one live. I was told it was specifically made for him but after being sued by Ovation and Gibson (for their Chet Atkins SST model) they stopped making them. A guy came over a few weeks ago and when he saw it he literally flipped out. I have owned it for a while and didn't really look into what it was.
Here is a link to some info on it... http://www.watersish.com/archives/cat_guitars.html
I put it up on local Craigslist and I have been getting hammered by requests and offers to buy or trade for it. I have it listed for $600 and I think I may be way too low!!!
I have a 1984 Washburn Mirage Pro which is better known as the Roger Waters Mirage. It has a piezo and a humbucker, its a chambered body. It has a sound hole but its not open to the body. It has a badge in the sound hole that says George Washburn, Handmade with the serial number and Mirage Pro. Its black with red binding and red fret markers. Treble, Middle and Gain active EQ for the piezo and a volume, tone and a 3 way toggle for the humbucker and pickup selection. It has an acoustic type pinned bridge. The action is in between an electric and an acoustic. Its a very nicely made guitar. I found a picture of Roger Waters playing one and there is a video from the late 80's showing him playing one live. I was told it was specifically made for him but after being sued by Ovation and Gibson (for their Chet Atkins SST model) they stopped making them. A guy came over a few weeks ago and when he saw it he literally flipped out. I have owned it for a while and didn't really look into what it was.
Here is a link to some info on it... http://www.watersish.com/archives/cat_guitars.html
I put it up on local Craigslist and I have been getting hammered by requests and offers to buy or trade for it. I have it listed for $600 and I think I may be way too low!!!
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