Hot! Washburn X20 guitar $99 @ Musician's friend

[Fritzo]

Same guitar, just has two humbuckers rather than one humbucker and two single coils.

 

[RideFree]

Fritter,
Got mine last week...my kids think that grandpa just went nutzo.
This was a great find. I see it has already appreciated 30% which is more than I can say for most of my stocks, this year.

 

[Tannahill]

Only seems to be right handed. I need a lefty.

 

[Topher]

Originally posted by: Tannahill
Only seems to be right handed. I need a lefty.

Washburn makes it in a lefty, and it doesn't cost much more. Email them and ask, worst case scenario is they say no.

 

[Wolverine27]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Same guitar, just has two humbuckers rather than one humbucker and two single coils.

So is one better than the other?

Thanks.

 

[lnvisible1]

the x20 comes w/a tremelo bar too while the x22 doesn't...

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Wolverine27

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Same guitar, just has two humbuckers rather than one humbucker and two single coils.

So is one better than the other?

Thanks.

There are pros and cons on each. Humbuckers give you better tone than single coils, but the x20 had more pickups providing more tone options. I personally would have went with the X22 if I had seen it first since I don't like temolo bars (I'm more of a string bender ).

 

[lnvisible1]

got the guitar and it plays nicely. i have a black martin dcxe that matches with it

they didn't ship it with the tremelo bar though. anyone else get the guitar?

 

[Fritzo]

There should have been a plastic bag with an amp cable, the bar, and a hex wrench to tighten the nuts on the bridge. If you didn't get that bag, call MF. Their customer service is really good and I'm sure they'll ship you out one.

 

[Ensign]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
...Humbuckers give you better tone than single coils...

Different tone? Yes. Better tone? No. I have several guitars with different pickup configurations, and I can't say one sounds better than the other, just different. Depends on the type of sound you want.

 

[TheRepoMan]

The X20 is an awesome guitar, I got one for my son for Christmas and I have been using his more than mine. It is very good quaility and the sound is really nice coming through our Roland Cube


I would buy it. I paid $169 for it in December

 

[jalaram]

X20 is now $129 and the X22 is discontinued.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Ensign

Originally posted by: Fritzo
...Humbuckers give you better tone than single coils...

Different tone? Yes. Better tone? No. I have several guitars with different pickup configurations, and I can't say one sounds better than the other, just different. Depends on the type of sound you want.

Humbuckers will indeed give a better tone that single coils...especially at louder volumes. If you're going to a more "tinny" sound, the single coil is your best bet. I do agree it depends on the sound you want. A rule of thumb:

Humbucker- deep, rich sound. Good for blues, classic rock, rythmn guitar
Single coil- tinny, defined sound. Good for metal, rock, soloing, jazz

Of course you can do whatever you want (rules in music are there to be broken ), but these configurations are most often used.

 

[568overclocked]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
There should have been a plastic bag with an amp cable, the bar, and a hex wrench to tighten the nuts on the bridge. If you didn't get that bag, call MF. Their customer service is really good and I'm sure they'll ship you out one.

so this stuff came wth the x20 also....i just called in for my tremolo bar...the only item i received was the guitar itself...what else is suppose to be included...instructions, basic user guide? can someone list everything that is suppose to be included with the package...thanks

 

[Slick5150]

Just the bag with the cable, tremelo bar, wrench, and replacement springs (I think). Guitars don't have instructions, they have teachers.

I really like the guitar. It has a nice sound. I've been using it much more than my ESP LTD series guitar that I also have lying around.

 

[lnvisible1]

replacement strings? that would seem like an extra goodie the packer was nice enough to throw in. anyone else get extra strings?

 

[Thoreau]

Now if I could get past playing the beginning of Sweet Dreams (Manson version) and a few parts of Metallica songs... I could probably justify getting this and ditching my old fender rip-off. =)

 

[Ensign]

I'm not going to argue here in the Hot Deals forum, and I hate to be rude, but you are wrong about humbuckers giving a better tone than single coils. If you really think that, it is only your opinion.

Professional musicians have successfully played all types of music on either humbuckers or single coils. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton primarily play(ed) guitars with single coils (Fender Stratocasters), and I think most would agree that they play(ed) the blues quite well. I have never heard anyone describe SRV's tone as "tinny." Much of the classic rock of Hendrix was also done on single coil equipped Fender Stratocasters. Jimmy Page got most of his sounds on the first Led Zeppelin album using a single coil equipped Fender Telecaster!

Most jazz guys primarily play with humbuckers. Pat Metheny, George Benson, John Scofield, to name a few.

Most metal guys also primarily play with humbuckers. Metallica, Megadeath, etc.

Again, I'm not trying to be rude and I'm not going to say any more about this, but I just want the people who are just getting into guitar because of this thread to realize that you can play any type of music you want with any guitar and it can sound great!

Good luck to everyone with their new Washburns!

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Ensign

Originally posted by: Fritzo
...Humbuckers give you better tone than single coils...

Different tone? Yes. Better tone? No. I have several guitars with different pickup configurations, and I can't say one sounds better than the other, just different. Depends on the type of sound you want.

Humbuckers will indeed give a better tone that single coils...especially at louder volumes. If you're going to a more "tinny" sound, the single coil is your best bet. I do agree it depends on the sound you want. A rule of thumb:

Humbucker- deep, rich sound. Good for blues, classic rock, rythmn guitar
Single coil- tinny, defined sound. Good for metal, rock, soloing, jazz

Of course you can do whatever you want (rules in music are there to be broken ), but these configurations are most often used.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Ensign
I'm not going to argue here in the Hot Deals forum, and I hate to be rude, but you are wrong about humbuckers giving a better tone than single coils. If you really think that, it is only your opinion.

Professional musicians have successfully played all types of music on either humbuckers or single coils. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton primarily play(ed) guitars with single coils (Fender Stratocasters), and I think most would agree that they play(ed) the blues quite well. I have never heard anyone describe SRV's tone as "tinny." Much of the classic rock of Hendrix was also done on single coil equipped Fender Stratocasters. Jimmy Page got most of his sounds on the first Led Zeppelin album using a single coil equipped Fender Telecaster!

Most jazz guys primarily play with humbuckers. Pat Metheny, George Benson, John Scofield, to name a few.

Most metal guys also primarily play with humbuckers. Metallica, Megadeath, etc.

Again, I'm not trying to be rude and I'm not going to say any more about this, but I just want the people who are just getting into guitar because of this thread to realize that you can play any type of music you want with any guitar and it can sound great!

Good luck to everyone with their new Washburns!

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Ensign

Originally posted by: Fritzo
...Humbuckers give you better tone than single coils...

Different tone? Yes. Better tone? No. I have several guitars with different pickup configurations, and I can't say one sounds better than the other, just different. Depends on the type of sound you want.

Humbuckers will indeed give a better tone that single coils...especially at louder volumes. If you're going to a more "tinny" sound, the single coil is your best bet. I do agree it depends on the sound you want. A rule of thumb:

Humbucker- deep, rich sound. Good for blues, classic rock, rythmn guitar
Single coil- tinny, defined sound. Good for metal, rock, soloing, jazz

Of course you can do whatever you want (rules in music are there to be broken ), but these configurations are most often used.

Of course you can do whatever you want (rules in music are there to be broken)

Also, I think you're confusing tone with sound quality. By tone, I mean smoothness of a note. You will get more sustain out of a humbucker, plus the second coil cancels out ambient sounds when playing at high volumes. By all means, single coils sound great! Since the signal has less wire to go through, they tend to have more gain and high end signal. A lot of people like to solo high on the neck, and you can get some nice note definition out of them (which is why guitars like the Telecaster are prefered for recording purposes). I stand by my statement.

 

[Viper0329]

I got my Washburn and I love it, but since this is my first electric, I have no clue how to adjust the bridge. I'm not sure how tight those alan screws should be, what the extra spring is for, or how tight each strings adjustment should be. Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can learn about it?

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Viper0329
I got my Washburn and I love it, but since this is my first electric, I have no clue how to adjust the bridge. I'm not sure how tight those alan screws should be, what the extra spring is for, or how tight each strings adjustment should be. Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can learn about it?

This site gives a lot of good info for tremolo care:

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I do the lube trick myself

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: lnvisible1
replacement strings? that would seem like an extra goodie the packer was nice enough to throw in. anyone else get extra strings?

if a set of strings is going to make your decision to buy this, you should go ahead and get it, strings cost about 5 bucks a set.

 

[lnvisible1]

oh, i bought it already, and have been playing it for a week. i was just wondering because if it was supposed to come with it, i can call them and ask them to ship me the strings.

first i asked for the tremelo bar. then i found out that they were supposed to give the cable and alan wrench, so i had them ship that out too. but i don't want to ask for strings if it wasn't supposed to come with it...

 

[bpctech]

dunno if any of you guys saw this, but this is a pretty good deal also.

behringer vtone package


Same price, but comes with the amp (a good amp I should add). Guitar is not as nice, but still an awesome deal.

 

[billsouthwell]

Just a quick question, how does the toggle switch & the knobs coorelate to the pick ups on an electric guitar. Does the top toggle position activate only the top pick up , etc. ? Thanks for any tips.