Description
The Washburn N4 has been inseparably associated with Nuno Bettencourt since its 1990 introduction. For fans of Nuno, the N4 Authentic is as close to having Nuno’s actual guitar in hand as you can get. Impeccable attention to detail has been paid right down to the 2 replacement tuners Nuno added and the EVH D-Tuna on the Floyd Rose.
The N4 Authentic is made in the Washburn USA Custom Shop and features an alder body with a Seymour Duncan® ’59 neck pickup and Bill Lawrence® L-500 bridge pick-up complemented by a Floyd Rose® bridge & locking nut system with a D-Tuna for instant drop from E to D tuning. The original 4 Gotoh tuners are augmented by a newer Gotoh and a Grover® 18:1 tuner, exactly as it is on Nuno’s guitar. One of the hallmarks of the N4 is the Stephens Extended Cutaway on the maple neck which allows for unprecedented upper fret access. An ebony fretboard with dot inlays makes for silky smooth comfort and playability. The Buzz Feiten Tuning System allows for perfect musical intonation at every point on the neck. The stripped down control layout features a 3 way pickup selector and 1 volume control.
SPECIFICATIONS:
| General | ||
| MODEL: | N4AUTHENTIC | |
| SERIES: | Nuno Bettencourt Series, USA Custom Series N4AUTHENTIC-D | |
| SHAPE: | Nuno Bettencourt Series | |
| BODY: | Alder | |
| Neck | ||
| MATERIAL: | Birdseye Maple 5-Bolt Stephen’s Extended Cutaway | |
| FRETBOARD: | Ebony with 22 Frets | |
| INLAYS: | Dots | |
| NUT: | Locking Nut | |
| NUT WIDTH: | 43mm locking nut chrome | |
| SCALE: | 25.5″ | |
| Electronics | ||
| PICKUPS: | Seymour Duncan 59 Neck Pickup | Bill Lawrence Bridge Pickup | |
| CONFIGURATION: | 2 x Humbuckers | |
| CONTROLS: | 1 Volume & 3-way toggle switch | |
| Hardware | ||
| BRIDGE: | Floyd Rose | |
| TUNERS: | Mixed Gotoh / Grover Exclusive 18:1 Chrome | |
| Other | ||
| COLOUR: | Distressed Matte Natural | |
| FINISH: | Matte Finish | |
| STRINGS: | D’Addario EXL120 9-42 | |
| CASE: | GCN4 Hard Case |
