GPOTD 08.15.13

[Kerouac]

Washburn Sammy Hagar Red Rocker

This Washburn is a cool, if not oddball guitar. I don't know if they were trying to do a Chet Atkins kind of thing or not, but the Duncan Design HR0101 pickup is a hottie, with plenty of growl and bite. Then there's the Fishman piezo pickup under the bridge and that in itself adds another entire dimension to the guitar. Like I said- cool, but odd.

$789.95 (or best offer)

#washburn #sammyhagar #fishman #dimarzio

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

[reverend1]

I think that sums it up.

 

[wagdog]

Hot!

 

[Punchy]

I like a lot of the elements of that, but the overall package makes me go

 

[Elias Graves]

Kinda neat. Needs a neck pickup, though.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

I'll pass on this - especially since I just bought a Schecter Jazz 7, 7-string guitar on Reverb.com this morning.

 

[CBHScott]

If it didn't say "Washburn" on the headstock, it'd be a lot more hot than it is.

As it is, not a horrible package. Be that as it may, I would MUCH rather spend about $250 more on a used Taylor T5X ( baimun!)

 

[PunkKitty]

It would be better without Sammy Hagar's name on it.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I rarely like the idea of a guitar without a neck pickup. There are exceptions. This guitar is no exception. Hagar's name does not add to it for me.

 

[Ignored Member]

If it didn't have Sammy Hagar's name on it, I would be interested.

On second thought, if it didn't have Washburn on it, I would be interested. They are the poster child for respectable guitar companies that decided to chase low-end trendiness and lost their respectability in the process.

 

[Jbird]

I kinda like it, but it would be better in a different color, plus I'd rather have a humbucker.

Does it have a piezo? If not I can't see the point.

 

[nuke_diver]

I don't hate it but it's not my thing either

 

[Gorgon90]

Couldn't care one way or the other if it's got Wahsburn or Hagar's name on it personally.

Taking the guitar for what it is, piezo and electric pickups seem like a useful idea but I'd like a neck pickup with a three way toggle, also the acoustic style bridge seems wrong, I'd rather have something like a Les Paul one with Graphtech Ghost saddles fitted for the piezo part.

Amounts to a solid MEH!

 

[Mark Wein]

I wish there was a picture of this clown also having explosive rainbow diarrhea. No other way to accurately describe my feelings for this instrument:

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

It just doesn't work for me.

 

[Muppet]

I'm not a Hagar fan, nor am I a fan of this guitar. Why do you need 4 knobs on this? Is there a piezo in the bridge or something? Is that so Sammy can pretend to be sensitive?

 

[jelloman]

I am a Hagar fan, as well as owning 2 Washburns...that being said I don't recall ever actually seeing Sammy playing this thing...ever...so what's the point?

 

[Coralkong]

I have no idea what you would use that for.

Not for me, I'm afraid, though I don't find it as appalling as everyone else.

 

[Modern Saint]

Meh....