Washburn N4 Authentic USA Custom Shop Nuno Bettencourt Electric Guitar

$5,999.00 inc GST

Brand: Washburn

SKU: N4AUTHENTIC-D-U

The Washburn N4 Authentic is an exact replica of Nuno Bettencourt’s iconic N4 guitar. It has been painstakingly recreated in the USA Custom shop from Nuno’s original N4 by Washburn’s master luthiers and replicates every dent, ding, story, and nuance of personality contained in his guitar.

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Washburn N4 Authentic USA Custom Shop Nuno Bettencourt Electric Guitar

For Nuno Bettencourt fans, the Washburn N4 Authentic USA is as close to having Nuno’s actual guitar as you can get! Washburn’s master luthiers have paid impeccable attention to detail in recreating Nuno’s personal axe. They’ve painstakingly replicated every dent, ding, story, and nuance of personality contained in Nuno’s guitar, right down to the two replacement tuners Nuno added and the EVH D-Tuna on the Floyd Rose. Since 1990, when the N4 was first introduced, Nuno has been inseparably associated with Washburn. 

Made in the Washburn USA Custom Shop, the N4 Authentic features an alder body. Nuno chose a Seymour Duncan® ’59 neck pickup and Bill Lawrence® L-500 bridge pick-up to scream out on his baby. Complemented by a Floyd Rose® bridge & locking nut system with a D-Tuna for instant drop from E to D tuning, she’s a shred machine. Exactly as it is on Nuno’s guitar, a newer Gotoh and Grover 18:1 ratio tuner augment the original 4 Gotoh tuners. One of the hallmarks of the N4 is the Stephens Extended Cutaway. This incredible feature 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.

AUTHENTIC REPLICA OF NUNO’S ORIGINAL N4
  • Distressed finish, EVH D-Tuna Floyd Rose Tremolo, and Gotoh / Grover tuning machines.
NUNO’S BILL LAWRENCE / DUNCAN PAIRING
  • Built with Nuno’s choice of USA Made Seymour Duncan ’59 at the neck, and Bill Lawrence L-500 bridge pick-up.
STEPHEN’S EXTENDED CUTAWAY
  • Secured to its Alder body the Birdseye Maple Stephen’s Extended Cutaway neck allows fully unfettered access to the upper frets.

Shipping Dimensions

Weight 8 kg
Dimensions 1200 × 400 × 200 mm

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

Shipping Dimensions

Weight 8 kg
Dimensions 1200 × 400 × 200 mm

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