Washburn WM 526 (WM Series) Review

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WM526MR

Metallic Red

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Guitarists who reviewed WM 526 (WM Series) play these music styles: Progressive Metal, Metal, Rock, Shred, Classical, Blues.

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Washburn WM 526 (WM Series) has been rated by 5 musicians.

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Overall Rating 3.2

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Features 4

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Quality 1.6

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Reliability / Value 3.6

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Washburn WM 526 (WM Series) Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Neck Shape: Ultra Thin  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Carbon Glass Epoxy .020" composite  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Buzz Feiten Tuning System.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Washburn's WM 526 (WM Series) is fairly good guitar. Not a brilliant one, but WM 526 (WM Series) will serve you until you decide it's time to go for a bit more expensive guitar. You will not go wrong if you go ahead with WM 526 (WM Series).

Washburn went really far in carefully choosing WM 526 (WM Series)'s features. There's little to be wished for, which makes WM 526 (WM Series) a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Washburn's WM 526 (WM Series) you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by WM 526 (WM Series).

A bit more care and time would make this instrument a class better, but Washburn's WM 526 (WM Series) doesn't look bad, nor does play badly. It stays in tune reasonably well, and can provide a not-too-demanding musician some good experience. Was it the price, or some other factor, but it feels that the hardware could have been done better; nevertheless, WM 526 (WM Series) is after all a good guitar which is not too hard to handle and set up.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Washburn feels confident in its WM 526 (WM Series) and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.