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Washburn built the EA12B-A-U as part of its Festival Series, a line the company positioned toward performing musicians and one that sustained production for over 25 years. The Festival Series gained wide visibility as the acoustic-electric guitar regularly seen on MTV's Unplugged series, and it became a reference point in the cutaway acoustic-electric category. The EA12B-A-U is a mini jumbo, single-cutaway, six-string acoustic-electric finished in gloss black.
The body is constructed entirely of basswood — top, back, and sides — braced with quarter-sawn scalloped Sitka spruce. The mahogany neck, fitted with a two-way truss rod, carries a 25½" scale and meets a 20-fret engineered wood fretboard with dot inlays. The nut is Graphtech Nubone at 1-11/16" width. Electronics are handled by a Barcus-Berry EQ4T preamp system with volume, bass, mid, treble, notch, and presence controls, plus a built-in tuner. Hardware throughout is chrome, including diecast tuners, and the rosette is faux-abalone. The guitar shipped strung with a D'Addario EXP-16 light phosphor bronze set.
Owners sourcing replacement parts should note that the Graphtech Nubone nut is a standard catalogue item from Graphtech, and the Barcus-Berry EQ4T preamp module is a discrete unit; a qualified guitar technician can advise on sourcing compatible replacements for either component.
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