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.

FeaturesAuthentic 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.

Body & Construction

• Body Wood: Alder
• Type: Electric Guitars
• Style: Double Cut Solid Body
  

Electronics

• Controls: 1 Volume - 3 way toggle
• Pickups: Seymour Duncan 59 neck and a Bill & Becky L500 XL Bill Lawrence bridge pickup
• Pickup Configuration: H / H
• Pickup Selector: 3 way toggle
  
  Other

• Color: Distressed Matte
• Finish: Matte Finish
• Strings: D'addario NYXL 9-42
  
  Neck

• Neck: Wood Birdseye Maple 5-Bolt Stephen's Extended Cutaway
• Fretboard: Ebony with 22 Frets
• Number Of Frets: 22 frets
• Inlays: dots
• Nut: locking nut
• Nut Width: 43 mm locking nut chrome
• Scale: 25-1/2"
  

Hardware

• Hardware: Chrome hardware
• Bridge: Floyd Rose Original
• Tuners: Locking Gotoh / 18:1 Chrome
  

Miscellaneous

• Case: Hardshell
• Instrument Weight: 6.8 lbs