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At A Glance

Body Wood
Agathis
Type
Electric Guitars
Style
Double Cut Solid Body
Controls
1 Volume w/ push pull coil tap - 3 way toggle
Pickups
Washburn neck pickup and Bill Lawrence bridge pickup
Pickup Configuration
H / H
Pickup Selector
3 way toggle
Color
Vintage Matte
Finish
Matte Finish
Strings
D'addario EXL 120 light gauge
Neck Wood
Maple 5-Bolt Stephen's Extended Cutaway
Fretboard
Rosewood with 22 Frets
Number Of Frets
22 frets
Inlays
dots
Nut
locking nut
Nut Width
43 mm locking nut chrome
Scale
25.5
Hardware
Chrome hardware
Bridge
Floyd Rose Special
Tuners
Grover Exclusive 18:1 Chrome
Headstock
Reverse
Description

Washburn developed the N24VINTAGEK-D-U as part of the Nuno Bettencourt Signature N Series, a line Bettencourt shaped around his requirements for a fast neck and unobstructed upper-fret access. The guitar carries a double-cut solid body configuration and a reverse headstock, positioning it as a high-performance electric built to Bettencourt's specifications.

The body is agathis, paired with a five-bolt maple neck featuring the Stephens Extended Cutaway heel joint. The rosewood fretboard runs 22 frets at a 25.5-inch scale, with dot inlays throughout. A 43 mm chrome locking nut anchors the string path, which continues to a Floyd Rose Special bridge and Grover Exclusive 18:1 chrome tuners. The pickup arrangement pairs a Washburn neck humbucker with a Bill Lawrence bridge humbucker, selected via a three-way toggle. A single volume control with push-pull coil tap completes the electronics. All hardware is chrome. The guitar ships strung with D'Addario EXL120 light-gauge strings and carries a Vintage Matte finish.

Owners requiring setup work, locking nut adjustment, Floyd Rose maintenance, or coil-tap wiring service should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with double-locking tremolo systems.

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