Washburn USA Nuno Bettencourt N4-NUNO AUTHENTIC Guitar, Ebony Fretboard, Natural

PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

This is Extreme guitarist and renowned musical director Nuno Bettencourt's famed N4 signature axe, through and through!

Light, resonant and lightning fast, players here at the shop are extremely impressed by how quickly this guitar disappears - after just a few moments of playing, your focus becomes completely on the music. The unique body shape and custom contours help this guitar mold into your body as you play. As you move up the neck, it feels like you've hanging out with a metronome  - the string feel has a distinct response that caters to fast runs and intricate fretting.

The neck heel of this guitar is a thing of beauty. It's a 5-bolt Stephen's Extended Cutaway, a unique design that rids itself of the big hunk of wood you usually find where the neck meets the body. Think of it as a bolt-on with the upper register feel of a neck-thru design. Rounding out the playability aspects, the Floyd Rose 1000 Series Original tremolo will let you dive bomb to your heart's content without sending the guitar out of tune.

The tone is hot and biting but it always remains musical and detailed, no matter the amount of drive or effects. The neck pickup is a Seymour Duncan '59, and the bridge is a Bill Lawrence L-500. This combo allows you to run the gamut from high-gain shred to warm, bluesy tone. 

This USA N4-NUNO is an absolute must for the Nuno fan, but it'll also be a welcome addition for any player who simply wants a potent, well-built fast-playing axe capable of pure guitar acrobatics.

Details

The Washburn N4 Authentic is an exact replica of Nuno Bettencourt’s iconic N4 guitar. It has been painstakingly recreated in the USA Custom shop from Nuno’s original N4 by Washburn’s master luthiers and replicates every dent, ding, story, and nuance of personality contained in his guitar.

The Washburn N4 has been inseparably associated with Nuno Bettencourt since its 1990 introduction. For fans of Nuno, the N4 Authentic is as close to having Nuno’s actual guitar in hand as you can get. Impeccable attention to detail has been paid right down to the 2 replacement tuners Nuno added and the EVH D-Tuna on the Floyd Rose.

The N4 Authentic is made in the Washburn USA Custom Shop and features an alder body with a Seymour Duncan® ’59 neck pickup and Bill Lawrence® L-500 bridge pick-up complemented by a Floyd Rose® bridge & locking nut system with a D-Tuna for instant drop from E to D tuning. The original 4 Gotoh tuners are augmented by a newer Gotoh and a Grover® 18:1 tuner, exactly as it is on Nuno’s guitar. One of the hallmarks of the N4 is the Stephens Extended Cutaway on the maple neck which allows for unprecedented upper fret access. An ebony fretboard with dot inlays makes for silky smooth comfort and playability. The Buzz Feiten Tuning System allows for perfect musical intonation at every point on the neck. The stripped down control layout features a 3 way pickup selector and 1 volume control.

Authentic replica of Nuno's original N4

Distressed finish, EVH D-Tuna Floyd Rose Tremolo, and Gotoh / Grover tuning machines.

Nuno's Bill Lawrence / Duncan pairing

Built with Nuno's choice of a USA Made Seymour Duncan '59 at the neck, and a Bill Lawrence L-500 bridge pick-up.

Stephen's Extended Cutaway

Secured to its Alder body the Birdseye Maple Stephen's Extended Cutaway neck allows fully unfettered access to the upper frets with transparent playability.