I spent YEARS searching for THIS GUITAR.
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- This has been the #1 most elusive guitar on my 'must have' list. After years of looking, I finally found one in good original condition! It did not disappoint and turned out to be a beast of a shred guitar! Let's check it out!
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!
Washburn has been a somewhat underrated guitar manufacturer....cool find.
I have the original 80’s Black with Red bindings..It’s all original with original case.. Love this guitar
It’s a HM 20V 1985
I have the reissue and ill say i do wish it had the kahler and the push/pull knobs. And the red binding..... The original is better in every way lol
I had the original from the 80s as well....white with black bindings and left handed. Bought it new custom order ( left-hand ) for like $700 in 1986..the case came with it. The HM20V was the best guitar I ever owned. Washburn Wonderbar!!!!!. Was a fool for selling it in the 90s.
@@Steve007362436
For shame, for shame. You must repent to the gods of Rock and offer a sacrifice for your mistake. Lol
Oh yes Washburn, I remember them in Blk, Creme White and in a White Blooded version. I sold them around the early 90's as a salesman in The Netherlands.
I've never seen a Jackson Kelly with ESP Horizon headstock.
Övünç DAN what’s your favorite Danzig song?
DUDE!!!, I've been dreaming about that guitar since the '80's original came out. I was but a child plucking on my uncles Les Paul and dreaming of my ultimate guitar when I saw this one advertised in one of the Rock Mags.. WOW! I still love the look of it today. lol
I have a 1983/84 Washburn HM-80. The white one.
awesome, aint it
I bought my HM80 back in 1987, its black with red binding on outer edge. Haven't played it since 1989, that's when I stored it away because I started a business and then never had time to play. My HM80 is in prefect shape and all original and still in the original washburn hard case. I still love it.
Never seen one before, the Egnater pickups sound great. Good score Max
FAWK egnater!
Ignitor
I am certain that max started playing guitar so that he could grow muscles on his fingers as well.
That distortion you started out with is killer, its what that guitar was made to play. Great video.
I never thought I liked metal, but I like how Max does it.
Damn! Looking at the thumbnail I could’ve sworn it was a Jeff Loomis Kelly signature guitar by Jackson. Love the vids Max!
I . . . am in LOVE with this guitar! I have a early '00s model Jackson Kelly. Explorer shapes are my shit. Beautiful, beautiful guitar. Ty for sharing. 🤘
I've bought TWO of these off Ebay, both '85 editions, white with blood splatter. At the time of issue there was no electronic printer to recreate the blood splatter digitally so each one is hand splattered and has it's own unique pattern. The first one was in bad shape so I took it apart to repair it. While it was disassembled my wife and kids cleaned out the garage and threw away everything they thought was junk. I flipped out. Summer 2017 I bought another in great shape, hard case with red velvet liner, $350.
I've only been able to play a few Washburns, but they have been consistently one of the most comfortable guitar brands for me to play. They also have some gorgeous designs (like this one).
I have a Washburn A-5 Reissue that's absolutely amazing to play.
Good grief! Never thought I would see one of these reviewed! I still have my white with red binding HM20V from 1987 and also the very same guitar you have, purchased around 2005. The 80's original is perfection as far as build quality is concerned.
I'm a big distortion guy but I'm starting to get into adding reverb when I play and the reverb here sounds amazing
My brother has an original washburn hm20v in white with black binding. He bought it in like 1985. Its a great guitar awesome shape. I just wish they made the body a little bigger all the way around.
I have two original HM 20's from the '80s. A white one with black binding that I bought new in 1986 which cost me £525 - pretty much every penny I had!!...and a black one with red binding that I bought pre-owned about 5 years later as a backup. Unfortunately, the black one, unknown to me before it arrived at my door, had been heavily modded and was a little beaten up! The amazing original Wonderbar trem had been replaced by a Floyd (which, personally I struggle to get on with). I decided to keep it anyway. They are amazing guitars and I was pleased to see them reissued a few years ago.
Now, that IS cool. The Explorer inspired, "scaled down" body strikes me as a good idea. I've got a generic Explorer guitar kit, that I just might try to incorporate some of these features on.
I do remember those guitars. I never owned one, but do remember spending some time with one in a music store thinking about buying it. If memory serves it had the "Kahler" 2200 series Tremolo on it, and was I believe white in color. Not a bad guitar, at least it didn't have the "Washburn" "Wonderbar" Tremolo on it, which would have added about three more pounds to the guitar, if you ever used one of them. I ended up buying a 85 Carvin V-220 with the Kahler 2200 whammy on it. William C.
The Carvin V-220's are really cool guitars! I had a white one a few years ago but it was pretty thrashed. They balance so well. I'd love to check one out again.
@@GuitarMAXMusic I owned my red Carvin V-220 from brand new in 1985 to 2016 (31 years). It's not that I "loved" that guitar that much, I had dozens of other guitars during that time too. It was I just never sold it all that time, and would keep going back to playing it on a regular basis. It was all original when I sold it with the 22 pole piece Carvin S.D. pickups, and the Kahler tremolo. The only thing I ever replaced on it was the original "Brass Nut" (installed Graphite), the high E, and B string cut through that nut like it was a block of cheddar cheese and ruined the intonation and sound of those two strings as they rattled in the nut groove. Only other complaint living in Indiana where we go from desert dry air in the winter time, to Amazon rain forest humidity in the summer, the necks on those early set neck V-220's seemed to be very sensitive to warping. It took years to get just the right compromise in the truss rod adjustment. Anyway though, back on topic, I would love to see you get a hold of one to run through its' paces, they had great tone. Keep up the great videos. William C. Sorry about the long reply, but I can talk about guitars for hours. :)
I bought a Washburn HM-5V in June of 1987. My family owned a video rental store and I convinced them to become a Washburn dealership because the mark up was 100%. The retail on this guitar was $449 and I got it for $224.50 with money I had received from graduating gifts. I bought 2 of them and sold 1 right away and made a few bucks. I kept the other for a while, but wanted the AF-40, which was the Ace Frehley model. I sold the 5V and ordered the AF, but it was back ordered. I waited a month or so, then bought a Kramer Striker 500 ST. I would love to find a HM -5V, or the upgraded HM-20V.
Still amazing to see you back Max. Crazy guitar, crazy licks. Can't wait for more!!
Washburn made some stunning guitars in the 80s. The EC29 and EC36 were truly special 🙂
Great looking AX. Looks ergonomic for standing & sitting.
I had a white one with black trim, but it was from the mid 80’s. It had the rounder headstock.
Washburn fan since 2005..Modified my Chicago Series 24 fret...pickups gutted and I had the following installed ....Seymour Duncan Pearly gates at bridge, Duncan SH-1 at Neck and SRV "TEXAS SPECIAL" at mid...extra $500 plus...Worth it and my main and play to this day!!! A great guitar...and worth every cent i added to it... A little research and knowledge goes a long way....
😂 now you have us all wanting one! I love the updated smaller Explorer body and cool shape. The Floyd seals the deal. sweet 👍
That’s truly amazing I love it. It’s like I’m seeing a rhoads V for the first time. Cool video max
Your quite the guitar enabler! When you did the video on the Peavey Rotor and the V-Type (Vandenberg) that brought back memories of these similar aesthetic guitars . So, I quested and found both Peaveys and they are a "perfect pair" with the cutouts, abalone trimmings! Looks like I'll be checking out this Washburn now.......I'm in trouble, Thanks.
Yep. Just bought one. Thanks on another fantastic review Max.
I had an original series in white, with a Washburn Wonder bar trem, bound body. I loved that guitar, but sadly it was stolen. I really wish I had it today! By the way, the Wonderbar was a Kahler style system, but it was bulky, too big, and it worked decently enough, but it would have been better with the Kahler or the Floyd. Sorry, I still use both systems. Nice find! I played one of the re- issues, and was in love! I've always preffered the non- conformist body shapes. B.C. Rich, Charvel star bodies, Kramer Voyagers,Carvin 220v, Hamer Scarab, etc. I still have many of them today, but after watching this video, I'm on the hunt for another one!!!
I sold most of my Guitars years ago but my HM-5V I would never sell. I just love the shape and sound!
Facebook Marketplace is a gold mine for guitar collectors! I can't begin to tell you the deals I found. I found an early 80s Washburn with one of the first Floyd Rose Bridges in a 1960s hard-shell Fender case for $100 and so much more.
I second that.
I like it, it’s different. Kind of a mix between an Explorer and a Warrior. Sharkfin inlays courtesy of Jackson, headstock is straight up ESP.
I have the same reissue in black as well....but I also have my white with blood splatter HM5V from 1984 !!!!!
I remember being in love with this guitar after seeing it in the video for Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" in the 80s. Cut to the last several years, I could never find one in good condition.
i have one of the originals from 1985, white with red bindings and its such an awesome guitar. Its awesome to play a guitar that’s almost twice as old as me. I could never let it go lol
You did well to find one in such good condition. The original version in 85 had a neck through construction with a wonderbar bridge which was designed by Washburn. A big heap of junk. My remedy for that was to replace it with a Schaller fixed bridge.Now the guitar has real good sustain. I didn't realise Washburn reissued it only a few years ago. Yours is probably a neck through as well, was it made in Indonesia?
I still have my Washburn HM-80. Still my favorite
Max, I actually played the HM-80 during one of our Skype lessons
I played my hm80 on a skateboard in 86. Lost the board but still have the axe.
I have #3 off the production line .. it is a beautiful well made guitar.
I'm just gonna say I'm a54 yr man just learning guitar ...hit a mile stone yesterday... .i can switch between 3 chords lmao and they are in the cowboy erea your playing is so awesome makes me
Want to quit guitar and pick up knitting lmao i will never give up i love that fiddle my dream is a les paul km like robert Baker's. I can't play anything and i want a les Paul km lol god help me lmao thanx for the vid you rock brother
I remember days when Washburn was most innovative and best quality guitars we are all looking for, but unfortunately those days gone... One of my favv axe was Wash A-10 with FR , your HM 20V is one of this we want to have and adore . Thanx for sharing your passion Max
I would actually buy one of those if they came back out. Love the body shape.
Old Gibson´s Explorer and Flying V designer series was very cool back in the 80´s
I love it! I'm not a fan of really pointy guitars like some of the BC Rick pickle stabbers, but this one is done tastefully and I do like the small size. You can't go wrong with black on a metal monster, and I really dig the tone! Awesome guitar Max! see what I did there?? Huh??
What did you pay for it? What strings are you using Max, brand and gauge?
Take care!
Jack - Canada ~'()'~
I’ve always preferred Kahler trems. I love the feel of them. I’d love to find an 80s guitar with one on it. Just my personal opinion. Which honestly is what it boils down to. Go with what feels right and you have hours of endless playing enjoyment.
That's awesome. I remember seeing that exact ad in Guitar Player back in the '80s and I've always loved the look of it. Of course, it sounds amazing, even clean. Congrats on finding it. Btw, there are a couple of white ones from '85 on Reverb at the moment.
i saw Mountain play in the 80s and Leslie West used one for the whole gig.
Hey Rowdy Yates!
"i saw Mountain play in the 80s and Leslie West used one for the whole gig."
That's when smoke was smoke and groovin was fuckun groovin!
Jack - Canada ~'()'~
@@bronzesnake7004 Jack, it's been a long time since someone called me Rowdy Yates, a term that would be wasted on today's youth :) They were good days. I saw them at the Knebworth Festival. The line up was Deep Purple (classic mk 2 lineup), Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Blackfoot, Mountain, Mama's Boys and Alaska. It was an absolutely typical British summers day, fucking freezing and rained all day. Blackfoot, the Scorpions and Mountain were brilliant. The rest, not so good. Here's a recording of part of Mountain's set, as recorded by BBC Radio 1, so you can hear the great man in action on that day. czcams.com/video/keQrSymH5gA/video.html
@@davidyates8880 I knew you'd get the reference! Anyone who digs MOUNTAIN and saw them in 85 knows Rowdy Yates dammit! :)
I was a lead vocalist/writer over 25 years, I started singing Mountain songs in my first band! Mississippi Queen (of fucking course) and Yasgur's Farm, both awesome songs!
What a heavy, heavy duty band! So aptly named!! Punk kids today don't know for music! LOL!
Thanks for the link brother, please corresponding with you Rowdy!
Jack - Canada ~'()'~
That is the pinnacle iteration of that model congrats!
The guy from Onslaught had one in the picture in the back of the album The Force from 86..white with bloodsplatter..👍👍🤘
I love the shape of this guitar. I have a Washburn A20 BBR which looks similar to yours. The previous owner also carved a big hole on the back to put the electronics of a Roland G 808 Guitar/Synth inside. He also put the communication port and the pickup of the Guitar synth on my A20. It is a really interesting combination.
I had one in the 80's when they first hit the market - I was 16, obsessed with all things pointy, and played the heck out of it. Was nice for what it was, but my musical interests took a 180 and I sold it.
Congrats and Well done! Thanks for sharing, Be Well Brother!
Man you play way more better than before, i think thats the good effect of your previous injury!
I seen mostly the white ones pop up on ebay. currently a red one with original case on sale. I got one in white, gonna Frankenstein with a modern neck and pickups
They may have been available with kahler bridges back in the day but they also had the Washburn wonderbar trem system
I saw this dude's video so many years ago I couldn't even identify him with the long hair first. I slowly remembered there was this slightly buff dude with short hair with this voice. His channel name back then was max Carlisle or something
Wonderful max added to playlist
My first guitar was a Bentley Series 10 copy back in the late 80s. Would love to find a Washburn.
Did yours have the horrible Fender style trem? Mine did.. was still a bad ass shredder.
Hell yeah still have my bentley series 10 from 1986 needs a little work but it still jama🤘
Hey Max I have one of these guitars too. It was a gift from my dad but instead of black. Mine is white with black binding with Washburn pickups and a Washburn Floyd Rose too. It's a awesome guitar!
Edit: it is one of my favorite guitars too especially since it's a Washburn. I'm glad to see a Washburn featured on your channel too btw!
Sweet find there Max. Sometimes you forget Washburn had some cool instruments back in the day
I bought a blood red one in Germany in 1988... Wish I still had that one.
I had a Series10 that I guess was a copy of this body, loved the shape!
Nice. I have been hunting one of these for over a decade. The only issue is the Floyd + Buzz Feiten = massive PitA. When you do get in tune it's marvelous though.
Just to clarify I don't make that remark lightly. I have a Washburn X-40 with a Floyd and the Feiten tuning system. So once it's there is fantastic. Getting it there is an exercise in frustration.
Pretty cool , I had completely forgotten about these .
Awesome as always brother. Hey as soon as I saw that guitar I thought of John Ricci from Exciter.
I have an HM80 I found in a music store about '97ish, $260.00 with a fitted flight case. Has a trem that divebombs like no other, the "wonderbar" I think it's called. The headstock has a blunt hammer face shape, not pointed. I believe it to be nearly priceless.
The first time I saw one was in the Robert Palmer music video Addicted to Love, but only a few quick flashes of it are shown.
That's a badass guitar!!!!!!!!.......way to go Max!!!....
Thanks!
I’ve got a Washburn from back in the 90’s. Super strat style. Very well crafted and is still a great guitar
Glad you passed on the checkerboard version! :)
I got the exactly same guitar but with randall pickups...when i played it for the first time when the guitar was not mine.. the feeling was that if this guitar was very familiar for me...that i was playing it for years,even that was the first time...really good neck and playability...
You know, Rogue Guitars had some Ibanez RG-550/RG-450DX knock-offs for $200 to $250 dollars back in early 1997 in their Musician's Friend catalog. I believe they were the RX series. It wasn't that I didn't have the money - ordering online wasn't a fully trusted purchasing method much back then. I regret it now because there is not one single mention about them on the internet today. It's like they never existed. $200 for a new guitar with a floyd rose bridge was definitely a steal back then.
In all honesty buzz feiten tuning system works - my Washburn X50 has the best intonation from all my guitars, this thing really works. IMO Washburn make some of the finest guitars outthere with the most bang for your buck to be found.
The problem is finding a tuner that has the presets for intonation. Also, most guys that own BFTS equipped guitars or basses rarely know what it is and without those presets to adjust intonation their basically a normal guitar in terms of intonation.
@@greyfoxzero No need for special tuners - BFTS makes the guitar sound much better all over the neck - especially when playing chords and needing each string to be in tune with more than itself (standart intonation). If you don't have a tuner specilly equipped for BFTS best way IMO is to tune every E - 1-st string open, 5 fret on second string, 9 fret on G string, etc). If you insist on using a tuner to tune your guitar a Korg DT7 will suffice, but even tuned by ear a BFTS equipped guitar would sound better than a regular guitar.
@@bumpyroad3251 In order to properly intonate a BFTS equipped guitar you need the presets. Intonating one without the presets on the tuner makes having the system useless. Peterson puts it on some of their tuners.
@@bumpyroad3251 Google BFTS presets and it will bring up the Peterson tuners website page that explains all of this. Acoustic guitars dont apply since their bridge is fixed already to the preset but basses and guitars with adjustable bridges absolutely need the presets to benefit from the system.
That thing looks amazing. I've never seen one before. When I saw your thumbnail I thought it looked a bit like the Lado guitar Adrian Smith used on the Powerslave tour with Maiden. Really wish Washburn still made these - I'd definitely be interested in picking one up.
I had a series10 (brand) copy of the 80's model. it was Ferrari red and was a bad ass shredder for a copy. As to the Kahler(better far and away) VS Floyd(still damn good) People like what they like.
Definitely similar to the Kelly, but my favorite is the neck through Mockingbird with Floyd with added mass block, and adjusted polepiece Mafia pickups.
Would love to see a video of you putting together a guitar that uses ONLY the cheapest parts you can find, including the body and neck.
Check out Guns and Guitar's channel. He does those kind of projects all the time, man
I remember Carvin guitars had one like that too that was short lived.
I’ve always liked Washburn’s.
Looks killer bro. Congrats.
Killer guitar!! Good for you man
I got Washburn's W100 many years ago from PMT guitars in the UK. Didn't have much money back then but was surprised at the product I got for the amount. It has Egnator pick ups and is also made in Indonesia. The quality of craftsmanship and the overall feel is great..I am sure this one must be a million times better but it's not always you see Indonesian guitars.
I have an original, they came with a Washburn Wonderbar not a Kahler, which is a torsion bar no route top mount trem. Mines the black/red binding model.
The original model had what was called a Washburn Wonderbar trem which was made to compete with the Floyd Rose and Kahler. While it did perform ok it had limited ranged and looked like a massive eye sore.
Good morning Max. What a cool little guitar. Reminds me of my AXL blood sport wave point. I think it's an awesome little axe. suits you to a T. Take care from your pal Helcat in Australia.
Glad you found one that got away !
You do such a fine job ...and I love how you dont bash it for being Indonesia ..guys are doing themselves a dis service by not playing some Indonesian, Korea and China builds ..and of course Yamahas that are made in Taiwan, I only personally own one Hamer that was made in Indonesia and it is an amazing guitar !!!
I thought Gene had the coolest instruments ever. I was dead wrong. I want one of these now
I didn’t know Washburn made that type of guitar. That shape looks great and I want it too.
That guitar is just so unbelievably MAX.
I guess your quest is finished. Do you have another guitar you are questing for?
@Agnostic Imperialist Ultra Nationalist amen
N+1... "N" being representative of the number of guitars one currently has. "1" being representative of that guitar one wants. There's never too many.
Might as well ask a woman if her quest for shoes or jewelry is finished. There is no such thing as enough guitars man!
@@rudybigboote3883 "Might as well ask a woman if her quest for shoes or jewelry is finished. There is no such thing as enough guitars man!"
Or Don Lemon if his quest for bullshit, stinky fingers, and penis is ever finished!! Beeyulck!!
Jack - Canada ~'()'~
Diego is a Hating racist bigot amen.
I love the lines to that shape, very cool looking guitar!!
Kahler trems ,when properly set up can blow any Floyd away,,but yes that's an awesome guitar
Yeah I remember them, used to have an A 5.
it sounds really great for a metal guitar, but only a individual could say it has that " feel " and for those of us that jam you know what i am saying, however max i am prepared to give you my first born for that guitar!
O.M.G....I've been looking as well, yeah you better hang on to that one. The last one that I ran across they were asking $2,300 minimum for it. I would love to have that guitar. I had one back in the 80's 1st generation, bright red, black Kahler tremolo, regrettably I let it go, however it is and always will be and awesome metal guitar. And I I'm still to this day looking for another one.
outstanding!!!
Your love for this guitar,comes out in your playing. Nice metal opera ! It is an awesome guitar.
Fantastic looking Guitar! I remember the ad for it back in the day, but I found it rather ugly in white with the splatter. But all black with the body binding..Wow!
That little sweep at @ 4.24 was sweet sweeping. Trying now to work that out..