Washburn Vintage Series R321SWRK Parlor Acoustic Guitar, Natural

 (2 customer reviews)

looked like something you would by on the street south of the border. it appeared like raw wood with no finish, if you like raw wood I guess. glue was squeezing out of the joints smearing on the binding.cheap cardboard type case came with it. the cut out for the sloted head was still rough cut, didnt look like it was sanded. Did not look like the picture advertised. No way worth 600 dollars!!!

So I went ahead and took a chance and ordered this guitar because the price had fluctuated from around four hundred fifty down to four-o-two. It looks like I received the correct model (vine inlay down the fretboard) but the finish is still what most people would call a flat or matte finish. It's not shiny or glossy at all . . . won't hold a suction cup from my guitar support, for example.

I thought the play was kind of outstanding, in that the action is the lowest I've ever seen out of the box and with good tone and volume for its size. This smaller body is super easy to hold and play. Consequently, I tend to pick it up often, and almost always before my full-size guitars.

The guitar isn't too pretty, other than the fretboard inlay. Definitely a bit rough looking compared to shiny, cosmetically perfect guitars with no blemishes. Mine came with a 1/8" yellow stain on the top and a 1/2" scratch as well. I believe that the label indicates that it's made...Read more