Washburn announces 40 and 55 Acoustic Series

Washburn Guitars has introduced their 40 and 55 acoustic series. Both series feature solid woods and cutaway or non-cutaway options and are the high-end offering in a number of new acoustic series from Washburn.

The 40 series is available in dreadnought or mini jumbo body styles. The WD40S/WMJ40S and cutaway WD40SCE/WMJ40SCE both have flame maple back and sides, solid spruce top and exclusive gold tuners. A prefix of WD denotes dreadnought body and WMJ denotes a mini jumbo body.

Specifications:

- Quarter-sawn scalloped bracing
- Flame maple sides and back
- Satin finished maple neck with two-way truss rod
- Neck and headstock binding
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge with bone nut and saddle.
- Flame maple capped headstock with abalone Washburn logo & stylized W inlay
- Gold die-cast chrome tuners
- MSRP: $712.90

The 55 series features a solid Alaskan sitka top, koa back and sides, abalone binding and rosette and a Fishman tuner/preamp on cutaway electric models. This series is available in dreadnought and grand auditorium body styles.

Specifications:

- Quarter sawn scalloped bracing
- Koa sides and back
- Satin finished mahogany neck with two-way trussrod
- Neck and headstock binding
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge with bone nut and saddle
- Mother-of-pearl Washburn logo & stylized W inlay
- Gold die-cast chrome tuners
- MSRP: $801.90 to $944.90

For more information, please visit www.washburn.com

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