Thanks to the Buzz Feiten Tuning System, the X50 PRO’s intonation is scary accurate at all points on the neck. The neck, which is medium-thin and wide, is an ideal platform for sweeping, and its mild taper caters to players that live above the 12th fret. The contoured heel of the set mahogany neck dips into the body like a seamless neck-through design, and a slashing “X” inlay both halves the bound rosewood fretboard and indicates this guitar’s adult rating. The guitar’s strings pull through the body and over a chrome Tune-O-Matic bridge, terminating at mini Grover 18:1 tuners. The bound and arched quilted maple top is book-matched and sprayed with a Quilted Wine Burst finish that mixes crimson red with transparent black. Its horns are spread sinfully wide, allowing players to reach for high registers and make the X50 PRO scream into the night, without inducing fret-hand stress. The seductive mahogany body is cut into a modified Soloist shape with a flat back and no belly relief. For many, the next step may well be the X50 PRO, a sexy-hot speed machine with features and performance far beyond its reasonable price.
Happily, each model carries a respectably modest price tag, allowing even intermediate players to enjoy the features and designs usually reserved for pro-level ax slingers.Īs serious guitarists develop their level of proficiency and ear for tone, they eventually outgrow their first electric guitar. The WI67 does so by updating a classic semiacoustic design with modern features, like the Feiten system and Washburn’s exclusive Voice Contour Control (VCC) tone system (more on this below).
The X50 achieves this balance of old and new by incorporating the company’s patented intonation-correcting Buzz Feiten Tuning System in a guitar that has sexy looks and built-for-speed design, yet feels as well crafted as a handmade custom ax. My two test guitars, Washburn’s solidbody X50 PRO and semihollow WI67 PRO, serve different masters, yet both embody the company’s traditional leanings and forward thinking. In recent years, however, the guitar maker has received as much praise for its multifaceted electric creations, which have become the instruments of choice for cutting-edge players as diverse as Dimebag Darrell and Jennifer Batten. Washburn became famous a century ago as a crafter of fine acoustic guitars.
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