1982 Washburn Tanglewood Full Body EA45 Natural-Bob Dylan played one

Whatever you may think of Washburn acoustic guitars now,  it's a fact that their acoustic guitars were played by some major artists in the early 1980's. These easy to play, full sounding guitars with a florentine cutaway were favored by no lesser illuminaries than George Harrison, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, and Robert Plant. I wouldn't have believed that unless I saw the original catalog shots pictured in the auction listing. Interestingly, Dylan played a guitar just like this one but in sunburst in the early '80s for quite a while. 

This is one of the earliest versions of this model. It has the characteristic control knobs with the wood trim and the "TANGLEWOOD" stamp on the inside. We are dating this as an 1982 as the serial number on the end block begins with "82" Evidently this model was originally called the Tanglewood Full Body without a model number designation. The "full body" designation comes from the large jumbo like body depth. This same model was revised in the mid '80s and became the EA45. 

This example shows signs of use but since it's 33 years old it sounds warm and broken in. It's a very loud guitar acoustically because of the body depth. Think Gibson Nick Lucas (Maybe that's why Dylan liked it). The truss rod and neck is fully functional with little fret wear. The finish has some dents but there are no cracks in the wood or neck. The finish has some hazing on the back and front of the top that is noticeable and accurately represented in the photographs. The case included is the original Washburn case purchased with the guitar at the time of purchase. Included is the original hangtag with the warrranty information.