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Washburn N4 Thread* is this guitar curable??
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2008, 03:56:33 PM »
depends on the exact piece of wood and how it is kept, i have had some turn brown on me :(

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« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2008, 04:27:56 PM »
oh, and why we are on the supject of N's - this is being picked up in a minute



OK, its only an N2 and nowhere near as impressive as one of the ones with the davies neck join... and its a bloody lefty!!!

the owner wanted a new neck because of a dodgy home repair on the old one - we decided not to match the washburn one but go for something more custom - unfortunately the black pearl roman numerals down the fretboard really dont photograph well, so i gave in trying!

I really like the shape of these guitars though, really considering doing an 8 string version

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« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2008, 04:31:47 PM »
8 string custom N4 must be a mad looking guitar  :twisted:  looking forward to it Wezv!

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« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2008, 04:33:38 PM »
tiny little body.... HUGE NECK... something about it appeals :twisted:

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« Reply #34 on: May 10, 2008, 11:54:14 PM »
I dont know what it is about oil finished superstrats that make them look so good and righteous, an oil finished or unfinished bit of wood with a Floyd strapped on is where it's at  8)

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« Reply #35 on: May 11, 2008, 01:11:25 AM »
yeah, i'm leaning that way myself... infact my sprayers training to be a plumber and starting a new band and wanting to build a few guitars so oil finishes are the way forward at the moment :wink:

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« Reply #36 on: May 11, 2008, 11:53:12 PM »
Quote from: cnotold
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By the way...
Just got myself a new one ;-)

A original 1993 Padouk ! (Mint ! All original parts, except for the Gibson 500T bridge pickup)



.. Sssssso great ! :-)


thats a beauty... it's true that paduck turns red as it gets older.. =) has it got the original shaller bridge on?


 PDT_023  PDT_015

I'll agree that is one lush guitar!! Anyone have any idea how much a Paduck Nuno sig. goes for these days please?

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« Reply #37 on: May 12, 2008, 01:47:00 AM »
they go around 1500-2000 dollars these days. of course, original 93 models are more sought after, hence more expensive even in second hand market.  :wink:

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« Reply #38 on: May 12, 2008, 09:28:38 AM »
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thats a beauty... it's true that paduck turns red as it gets older.. =)

Well .. yes and no... Usually, they darken and get brown (they actually lose their red/orange color).. This one, on the other hand, has weird colors that change a lot depending on the lighting.. With a strong flash, you get the picture above, with that vibrant redish color...
On natural daylight, it's darker, way darker, with plum notes like this :
http://n4ever.free.fr/NewPhotos/Padouk93.jpg


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has it got the original shaller bridge on?

Yep.. it's the original bridge.. It's been blocked in 'Dive only mode' and now has a DTuna  8)