I bit the bullet and ordered one. Mine also is a player not a anchor 😊 thanks for the amazing insight and information

Wow!... a good chibson. What's next? a good gibson?

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

OK OK now that was funny🤣😂. I've gotta admit. Thanks for watching RJ!

@RaceForFadio

10 ай бұрын

Hahaha, Funny and true👍

Mike, great unboxing and review, I was not expecting such good quality from a Chinese knock off. That guitar looks and sounds amazing.

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick. It seems that they are getting better and better. The set up is what really suprised me. I'm glad I didn't have to shim that neck. Thanks for watching my friend!

@bass-hiroshimanick2534

Жыл бұрын

@@FultonStreetBeats , you’re welcome Mike. Shimming that neck would’ve made an excellent tutorial.

Hi mate, me again. I've recently learnt that a lot of these guitars are build and sold by people working from home. They buy the wood from a workshop and rent time at the shop to machine it to whatever shapes they need. They then take the wood and parts home to make the guitar. This explains the amount of sellers online and the reason they only have enough kit for a certain amount of guitars (I.E. sold 4 with 6 available). Also, a great deal of the guitar is made by hand. This explains the one piece neck, its easier to sand to shape. Theres so much more work involved in making our N4s than other manufacturers would care to admit. Theres a video of someone making a Nele copy like this. Ill find it and drop it in the reply to this. Its long but you can see what someone has to do to create a copy, why they are cheap and the profit a lone luthier can make considering how cheap the materials would be when buying in bulk. I know we both used ours for modding which is perfect for these guitars. Take care

@RaceForFadio

10 ай бұрын

Watch this for insight into how this guitars are made kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWeAxLxwiMbcYMY.html

Hey, great review man thank you. Just wondering if the N4 sticker is removable??

Good vid & very helpful in my consumer options. I can’t afford Indonesian mfging, so I’m looking at Chinese. Everyone all over the world, is using the same good CNC machines now. It seems to be getting down to woods & QC outbounds.

Thank you for the review, it's a great vid. I've been waiting for a video of this copy for ages. Always wanted to get one (but 2 grand for the Original is TOO MUCH) but it looks like I'll take the plunge soon. One question though, where is the truss rod on it?

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's at the base next to the pickup, like the original. I am installing an original floyd rose very soon. It just came in today. Thanks for watching!

@RaceForFadio

Жыл бұрын

@BUDGETGUITAR I was hoping it was there. Was just awkward to see it. Hope the trem works well, can't wait to watch the video if you make one. Not that you need to. The videos you've done so far are more than enough to secure a purchase from me. Thanks again, take care

I guy at work told me he got an N4 replica. I say,"Cool let's jam." I take my '91 N2 and N4 Walnut to his house to jam. He had never seen a real N4 in person and his jaw dropped. He was quite impressed with my N2 as it is heavily modified and customised. Needless to say, he was very disappointed with his fake Nuno guitar. He was so deflated that it hurt me; I didn't mean to shatter his expectations. We did jam for a long session, exchanging guitars often mostly playing on the N2 and N4 Walnut. The replica found a cozy spot in a recliner. Their is no substitute for the real thing. Materials, fit, finish, pickups, hardware, etc. created in the custom shop is quality and perfection a import knockoff can't compete against.

@FultonStreetBeats

9 ай бұрын

Not all guitars are created equal. That's for sure. I don't use one example as a( fits all ) type of senero. Some are absolutely incredible, while others can be outright total garbage. In 2023, China's quality has vastly improved compared to previous years. I actually had a N4 here a few weeks ago. Amazing , incredible guitar, no doubt about that. I can't knock it in anyway. Keep in mind mine now has mods to the max. But playability on both is excellent. Is the real N4 better? Of course. No doubt about that. The components are first rate. But after upgrades, the replica holds its own. Rob, the owner of the N4 was quite impressed. He spent 2 hrs noodling on mine, shaking his head in disbelief, while I set up his FRS trem and installed a brass block. My point is there is good and bad of anything, and one size does not fit all. Thanks for watching brother. 🙂

@Century_Road_Official

Ай бұрын

As someone with 4 N4’s (Washburn vintage from 2014 custom shop and a mahogany) 2 custom builds done by a local luthier, plus a Nele, I would definitely agree the real N4’s are hot rods of the highest order. BUT…not everyone is looking to drop $2k plus on a used guitar. My 2014 N4 ran me $2150 and it’s 9 years old. If the quality on the knockoffs is decent then by all means mod it out into a great players guitar. This was a cool vid as I had never seen a knockoff N4. It isn’t fooling any real N4 enthusiast, but still cool for what it is.

I want one now

I have 2 original N4’s they don’t have the pass though lock-in nut either. That’s crazy. How do they money with those guitars.

I aquired a N24 shortly. Great Guitar! No need to pay nearly 3000 (!) EUR more for the original N4 (Germany). The Neck is to die for, although its very thin, but because of the D-Shape it seems to be bigger than it actually is and gives some solid grip! But what you called a good setup of 1mm across the neck would really be unplayable for me! I have a Neck Relief of 0,25mm and String Action of at least E 2,25mm and e 1,75mm (with 10-56 Strings in E-Standard) and actually even running it with E 2,50mm and e 2,00mm, opens up the sound a lot!

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

I agree. 10-46 would really push the limits on this one. 9- 42 at 1mm is about as low as it can be. Especially with drop D tuning. Whoever set it up at the factory definitely did a great job. That's refreshing for a change. Thanks for watching!

@Worlds_Worst_Guitarist

Жыл бұрын

@@FultonStreetBeats Cheers! Soon will have some N24 Videos up on YT.

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

@@Worlds_Worst_Guitarist I will definitely be watching!

@Worlds_Worst_Guitarist

Жыл бұрын

@@FultonStreetBeats You are welcome!

Small, but not so small difference, the washburns have a scarf jointed angled headstock

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

Yes I noticed that. They also added a heal for strength. It's almost an improvement other than the fact that now I need a string bar. I'm satisfied. However, now I'm seriously thinking of buying the real deal after seeing how good the fake plays. Thanks for watching! UPDATE: So after some research I found that on some N2 models in 90-91 had a stright headstock. But not ever on a N4 from what I've found so far. Very Interesting indeed.

They could have done the scarf joint and head tilt back. Also, they didn't rear mount the nut. But..oh well. Not bad for a China guitar I guess.

Interesting video.Is the bodyof a similar size to the N4 and N2?? I can't really see that. The reason I like this particular copy is that before Nuno had his Washburn signature he built his own guitar, kind of like EVH. Unless Nuno and EVH were professional luthiets rhen I would say that chinese copies are om a par with the ones they made. Washburn would well way more of these if they price was decent. In my own opinion the Washburn Nuno range are in the top 5 of best ever signature models.

@FultonStreetBeats

Ай бұрын

Body is very similar. Neck profile is ultra thin.

kool

My copy arrived the other day. It took 6 weeks to get here (I live in the U.K.). The body is spot on, I got it as a modding template but came fully playable out of the box. I've already put a trem on it and the pick ups are fine. Got to change the machine heads, though, they are useless. Obviously I would have rather an original but they are stupidly expensive, it makes me wonder just how much profit Washburn make from each one. I had to use another seller (rhyme-guitar) as the link you had wouldn't send to the U.K. For £250 to my door it's amazing, after modding this one up I might get another. Again, thanks for uploading this video. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have got it. Take care.

@FultonStreetBeats

11 ай бұрын

That's great to hear! I'm glad you also got a good one. It's nice to know that quality is vastly improving. Thanks for watching!

@chrislundquist1189

3 ай бұрын

What seller did you use? The original link is no longer valid. Looking for a good one! Thanks

@RaceForFadio

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislundquist1189 I don't know why this isn't working this morning, but I've sent like 5 messages and they haven't been getting through. Hope this one does. Look up "rhyme guitar natural fr guitar" in the search bar and go from there. It might not take you to actual guitar but you should find Rhyme-Guitar as a seller. This is where I got mine from. Hope this helps, also if I've bombarded your feed with replys I'm sorry. Somethings up this end.

@RaceForFadio

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislundquist1189 I don't know why this isn't working this morning, but I've sent like 5 messages and they haven't been getting through. Hope this one does. Look up "rhyme guitar natural fr guitar" in the search bar and go from there. It might not take you to actual guitar but you should find Rhyme-Guitar as a seller. This is where I got mine from. Hope this helps, also if I've bombarded your feed with replys I'm sorry. Somethings up this end. I'm trying this one without my VPN on. Hopefully that works

@RaceForFadio

2 ай бұрын

@chrislundquist1189 let me know if you get this. For some reason youtube hasn't been uploading my replies, recently. I got it from a seller called Rhyme-guitar. I tried to post a link, but again youtube wouldn't allow it. Just put it into the search bar and find a link. The guitar descriptor is something like 'natural fr guitars Hope this gets to you

I remember his first signature guitar, wood grain body, but I can't remember what the guitar looked like,only remember wanting one badly, ended up with an Ibanez blues jet, that was hanging up right next to it, I don't know what it is about this new style,but I have no interest in these types of guitars, I know they are fast great playing guitars,just not into the body style.

Did this come from Ali or dhgate thanks

@FultonStreetBeats

Жыл бұрын

Ebay

Currently "Out of stock" / 9

Does it have the correct headstock angle? Nope. Does it have a fender heel profile on the treble side of the neck? Yes. The shape of the headstock is wrong. The shape of the body is wrong (look at that lower horn…). The Stephen’s part of the neck is extending at least 1/16” outside of the body. The belly cutout is not deep enough.

@jasonrichardson8531

2 ай бұрын

But mine also was a great guitar so I am partying hard with the $5000 I saved 😂

sounds like it was out of tune