Thread: I may have an amazingly rare guitar

First things first, here are 4 pictures i took of my guitar
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wincup/1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wincup/2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wincup/3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wincup/4-1.jpg

i wanted to sell this guitar so i could get a Les Paul Baritone, i took it into the shop, and because its scratched to hell, they offered me £30, so i didnt want that, i took it to another shop to see if they knew what kind of guitar it was (all i could work out was a Washburn), so me and the guy in the shop looked to try and find what it was, nothing came up. i went home, did some looking on the internet, found out it was made in 1987 (a year before i was born) so i put into google, washburn prs 1987, and found this website
http://www.tubefreak.com/rs10v.htm
i saw the picture in the corner and throught "hey that looks exactly liek my guitar" i had a look at the page, and there was one bit which really stood out too me

"Here is some info I found on the web:

Washburn RS-10V Comments: Reply
Hi, I noticed that you were looking for some info on the Washburn RS10-v. Well, I do know that this model of guitar was only made for one year, 1987, and was not mass produced. The guitar is USA made and is rare as only about 1100 were produced. They sold for nearly $1,500 in 1987, and in '87 that was almost enough to get a new car!! The body is made of Mahogany as well as the neck."

if anyone knows anything about guitars and can confirm if this is my guitar or not, that would be amazing

You do know you can attach pictures here, right?

if we teach him i'm sure he will

pelican i couldn't tell you about guitars at all but if you are sitting on a goldmine go for it and if you sell it before emperor i'll let ya buy me a pint

yeah, i'm just such a photo whore i've nearly used up my quota, so i'm trying to cut down

the only stipulation about that guitar being the classic limited release model, is that it said the guitars were limited in the usa. are you sure yours was made in the us? becuase it could be a foreign version, and not the original. but i dont have a clue, thats just something i thought of.

It's the same model, from what I can tell. The pic on the website is a tad small, but it appears to be the same.

There is an email address on that page that says to email it for more info. Email a picture to him to confirm it, but I'm 90% sure you've got your hands on a proper version. The "Washburn" label marks it as being an original, though it may just be a later spin off.

See if you can find an archive of all the serial numbers on that model, and see if your's fits into it. Here is what made me smile:

Bare in mind that EVERY SINGLE ONE of these guitars were HAND MADE!!!

mmmmmm..... hand made.....

i asked on the forum on the washburn website, hopefully someone on there will know about washburns

yeah that handmade bit got me, as well as the fact it cost as much as a car and only 1100 were made

thread necro......what ever happened with this guitar anyway. was it a knock off or the real deal

lol i cant remember, i think the only thing i heard about it was that it wasnt made in 1987, lol so who knows? i completely forgot about this thread, i should have another look

It looks like a sweet guitar. How does she play?

goes out of tune a fair bit and i think some parts of moved and been un-alined (if thats a word) so it can sound a bit weird, but it feels nice and doesnt sound too bad. i'd be able to give you a more certain answer but its still in england. it is my main guitar though. oh, also its heavy in terms of weight

Playing a guitar that goes out of tune quick is annoying. But since it's heavy it probably has really good sustain.

the one thread we all thought was safe from Eye_Am

I refuse to play guitars that aren't made in America.

i cant, its still in England and i'm in Canada. i'll get back to you in 6 months, lol

Looks nice man. About it going out of tune, is it an original floyd? Could be perhaps wear an tear on the trem with it being 23 years old?