Washburn NELESTD-M Nele Nuno Bettencourt Standard Electric Guitar, Natural Swamp Ash
The Nele is a collaboration between Nuno Bettencourt and Washburn. This bold instrument is inspired by some great vintage instruments, but this is far from traditional. It delivers more tonal options and a feel that is far faster and enticing than its forerunner.
The Nele Standard features a natural-grain swamp ash body, equipped with a Seymour Duncan® Vintage Stack® in the neck position, a Bill Lawrence L-250 bridge pickups, and an innovative 6-way “Freeway Ultra” switch. The new tone switch gives players access to the three common settings and then three additional hot-rod options.
Each Nele is custom-built in the Washburn USA custom shop.
Features:
DESIGNED AND PLAYED BY NUNO BETTENCOURT
"I’m excited about the Nele and it’s multitude of tones. Not only the traditional approach to the single coils, but the 6 position switch opens up new creative possibilities. Already used it in the new extreme album. "
- Nuno
SEYMOUR DUNCAN® VINTAGE STACK® AND BILL LAWRENCE L-250 PICKUPS
The Seymour Duncan® Vintage Stack® is designed to deliver a classic, warm, punchy tone without the traditional single coil hum and is built by hand in Santa Barbara, California.
The Bill Lawrence L-250 brings you single coil dynamics and sound with humbucker warmth and cleanliness.
6-WAY "FREE-WAY ULTRA" SWITCH
Position 1 - Neck Pickup
Position 2 - Bridge + Neck Pickups
Position 3 - Bridge Pickup
Position 4 - Both Pickups in Series + In Phase
Position 5 - Both Pickups in Series + Out of Phase
Position 6 - Both Pickups in Parallel + Out of Phase
SWAMP ASH BODY
Swamp Ash is both light and resonant, and offers firm lows, pleasant highs, slightly scooped mids and excellent sustain.
Specifications:
BODY & CONSTRUCTION
- Body Wood: Swamp Ash
- Type: Electric Guitars
- Style: Single Cut Solid Body
ELECTRONICS
- Controls: 1 x Volume
- Pickups: Neck: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack (STK-T1N) | Bridge: Bill Lawrence L-250 (L-250TB)
- Pickup Configuration: H/H
- Pickup Selector: 6-Way "Freeway Ultra"
NECK
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Fretboard: Birdseye Maple
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Inlays: Dots
- Nut: Black TUSQ XL
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Scale: 25.5"
HARDWARE
- Hardware: Gold
- Bridge: Gotoh® GTC201
- Tuners: Grover® Exclusive 18:1 Gold
OTHER
- Color: Natural
- Finish: Matte
- Additional Info: Deluxe Hard Case included