Electric Guitar Review

Washburn fans take note. The guitar maker is planning to unveil the latest addition to their popular Idol line of guitars – the new Damen Idol – at this summer’s NAMM 2006 Summer show in Austin,TX.

According to their press release the instrument’s name is an homage to Damen Avenue in Chicago, part of the famed Wicker Park neighborhood, which is known for being a creative hot-bed of indie and punk band talent.

The Damen Idol is expected to sport a stylin’ flame maple top on a double-cutaway mahogany body, Seymour Duncan pickups, and of course Washburn’s now signature Buzz Feiten tuning system, which allows for superior intonation control all the way up the neck.

The Washburn Damen Idol Features–

• Flame Maple Top
• Mahogany Double Cutaway Body
• Mahogany Neck W/Cream Binding
• Rosewood Fretboard With 22 Frets
• Triangle Inlays
• Seymour Duncan Custom Custom Bridge Pickup
• Seymour Duncan ‘59 Neck Pickup
• Tone-Pros Bridge/Tailpiece
• Grover Tuning Machines
• Buzz Feiten Tuning System

The Damen Idol is apparently already in use by guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy, and a few others, and its expected to have a list price of just under $2250. Via [Music Gadgets]