Washburn Falcon Wing Series Matsumoku MIJ 1980 Yamaha SG 2000 alternative RARE
Posted in Yamaha on 02/06/2012 01:35 pm by admin

Current Price: $940.10
Buy it Now Price:$940.10*
Location: Hertfordshire

*Will always say $0.00 for auctions, means there is no buy it now price!

Washburn Falcon – Wing Series 1980 – Matsumoku Washburn were originally the brand name guitar from the Matsumoku factory Japan . All of the other well sought after makes from that factory were made under licence . Of the Washburn range the Wing Series guitars all named after birds of prey are now the most sought after . Build quality is superb as is everything about the guitar . The Falcon is pretty much top of the range with a wonderful through neck and if I had to equate it with anything then it would be the Yamaha SG2000 of the same era – but a whole lot more comfortable . There were several eminent players of these including Bob Marley . The specification is superb – Selected pre conservation mahogany body – 5 Piece through neck – Through the body stringing – Ebony fretboard with bound edge dot markers – Brass Nut – Brass Saddles – Coil tapped PAF style humbuckers ( lift the volume knobs ) – Metal screened PCB electronics – 9.6 lbs and very comfortable . Couldn’t have designed it better myself . There is a ton of stuff on Google and a very active collectors forum . http://www.g3h.be/wings/falconA.htm Condition is excellent but there are a few in the varnish dimples as you might expect and a couple of small dinks on the back edges. A few of the bright marks in the pictures are camera flash only . There is some fretwear mostly on the lower 5 cowboy frets but nothing that is effecting playing or likely to for a long while . Recent setup and playing as smooth as silk, low and fast with a full set of great Rock all the way to Jazz tones from the coil tapped circuitry . Selling because I set out to collect the whole Wing series but never quite got there and have gone off in a completely new direction – It keeps me off the streets – This even has the original logo’d hardcase .At my asking price any offers would have to be pretty close and dependent on proposed means of payment / collection ..





























































