Any Washburn N4 fans here??

[cort]

I have always wanted one of these since they came out.Traded my Gibson V for one at GC this weekend.Even swap.The N4 plays awesome.Used it all weekend playing out.No problems except hitting the toggle switch once in a while..Anyone else like them?..Cort

[krimson]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

I had one. It was swamp ash and the lightest guitar that I owned. It also sustained like no other guitar that I have owned. Actually the only guitar that I ever played that had more sustain was a 72 les paul deluxe. I sold it last week to fund a taylor purchase.

[dinkyjacksonman]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

I lOVE the way it looks but the neck wasn't for me..
I think the guitar is great!
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[charvelguy]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

We ran a thread(s) on N4's before, try looking in the archives in you want more info.
I have one, the necks are very fast.
I'm in the process of swapping out the Lawrence for a Duncan custom. Doing that seems to be a real pain in the ass from how the pickup wiring is routed and the tightness of the routes. Both pickups are routed to the switch first not the control cavity. I also swapped out the bridgeplate for a better quality Schaller. You have to be careful with overtightening the washburn plate for the saddle holdown screws. Someone did this with mine and now the plate needs a little thread cleanup.

The switch tip is a little tall. You can swap the tip out for a short one made for a Les Paul. There was someone else with this problem and he had mentioned it in an old thread.

I'm also in the process of building one from a washburn neck that has a normal sockhead with a 5 bolt stephens cutaway and a N4 body from ebay.

I know JG has one and he really loved it when he first got it. I'm not sure if he still have it.

[TheUntalentedOne]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

I had one .
It sounded great but I hated the Stephens cutaway so I had to let it go.

[jgcable]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

The N4 is a great guitar. Versatile for sure. A real players guitar. Most players either love the neck profile or hate it.

[krimson]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

The neck on mine was a little fat, but I adapt very easily to different type of necks. So the neck didn't really bother me. I have heard that the gutiars with Buzz Fieten Tuning were a litter thicker, which mine had. Does anybody know if this is true.

[MountainDog]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

Charvelguy is right about the floyd trem plate saddle hold screws being easy to strip out, happened on mine. Also correct on the switch tip. I got a Gibson one and cut it down even shorter so there was just a few threads showing in it. Now its very low and out of the way.

I have two early ones (pre "Buzz" tuning), the one with the washburn floyd has a thick neck, the one with Kahler floyd & kahler floydnut has a much thinner neck.

[toejam]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

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No problems except hitting the toggle switch once in a while

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With the switch on the lower horn, how the hell do you hit it? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] Do you do windmills like Pete Townsend? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[NunoSoWylde]

Re: Any Washburn N4 fans here??

I have two of them. I have a Relic and an all black one mint that I don't touch too often. I have to say of all my guitars, my Relic is by far my favorite. I did have to switch out the fake Bill Lawrence for a real one though. I am still looking for a padauk, korina and N8 though so if anyone has one?