Washburn N4 Nuno Vintage USA Nuno Bettencourt Signature

Nuno Bettencourt born in Portugal and raised in Boston Massachusetts grew up in a very musical family. In his teenage years he began playing drums bass and keyboards but ultimately settled on guitar as his primary instrument. Since then he has become one of the worldâ??s greatest guitarists who draws from an eclectic variety of styles and influences and is a tremendously technical and adept player with an acute sense of rhythm. Most famous for his role in Boston-area group Extreme in which Bettencourt recorded five CDs and delivered the hits â??More Than Wordsâ? and â??Hole Heartedâ? he has also released a solo CD formed the groups Mourning Widows and Population 1 (which eventually became DramaGods) and was featured in Satellite Party (formed by Perry Farrell). Although they had disbanded in 1995 in 2007 Extreme reunited and headlined Washburnâ??s 125th Anniversary Party at Winter NAMM 2008. For 2009-2013 Nuno joined Grammy Award winning R&B artist Rihanna as music director and lead guitarist on her world tour playing to hundreds of thousands of fans across Europe and the U.S. 2014 â?? 2015 also saw an Extreme tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of Pornograffitti.In order to develop the N Series with Washburn Bettencourt utilized his extensive knowledge of the guitar and designed each model with an extremely fast neck that allows for easy access to higher frets via the Stephenâ??sÃ?® Extended Cutaway on some models. Depending on the model a Washburn or a DuncanÃ?® â??59 neck pickup & a LawrenceÃ?® L-500 in the bridge make this reverse headstock marvel wail. These super road axes are the gateway to total creativity just ask Nuno and the thousands of musicians that play them.SPECIFICATIONSBODY & CONSTRUCTIONBody WoodAlderTypeElectric GuitarsStyleDouble Cut Solid BodyELECTRONICSControls1 Volume – 3 way togglePickupsSeymour Duncan 59 neck and Bill Lawrence bridge pickupPickup ConfigurationH / HPickup Selector3 way toggleOTHERColorVintage MatteFinishMatte FinishStringsD’addario EXL 120 light gaugeNECKNeck WoodBirdseye Maple 5-Bolt Stephen’s Extended CutawayFretboardEbony with 22 FretsNumber Of Frets22 fretsInlaysdotsNutlocking nutNut Width43 mm locking nut chromeScale25-1/2HARDWAREHardwareChrome hardwareBridgeFloyd Rose 1000 Series OriginalTunersGrover Exclusive 18:1 Chrome