To start us off, we have this prototype Washburn "Andy Parker" model. Jaimie comments:
Not sure what the hell this prototype was...I know I’ve seen some high-end acoustics with this fanned string/bridge thing before...I think Jaimie must be referring to acoustics made by Babicz, on which the strings fan out on the top behind the bridge. The difference on this Washburn is that these are the 2nd strings in courses on a twelve string and are fanning out to meet tuners at the base of the guitar body. I'm pretty sure this guitar, although supposedly a prototype, did end us as a production model because I have certainly seen one in the flesh even before.
I quite like the squared-off Explorer stylings, although for me the headstock shape doesn't quite work. I'm not sure in practice how user-friendly it would be to have six strings tuned at the head and six tuned at the body end. It also brings to mind the tuning arrangement on the B.C. Rich Bich 10-string.
G L Wilson
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Does anybody know who this "Andy Parker" is (I can't imagine it's a signature model for UFO's drummer)?
ReplyDeleteAnd is it just coincidence that the arms of the stand in the picture are exactly the right width to fit into the cutout for the octave tuners?