Washburn LA604-B

Fri May 29, 2020 12:24 pm

Information from Washburn sketchy, made in 91/92, a total of 35 made, and only 12 in black.

Lovely guitar to play,

mikeswashburn · Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:43 pm

Washburn LA-604
They made 37 in 1991, 12 Black, 12 Red Rain, 12 Purple Rain and 1 multicolor kind of like the holoflash but not iridescent. I bought a red one when they came out and loved it, it was stolen in 2013. I have since acquired another red one after years of searching, and just found a purple one that was painted over with a horrid spraycan slate blue so i'm going to try to bring that one back to original finish. They are awesome guitars and I would love to find a black one and the multicolored one. Did you by chance get that from Eric Lindsey music?

fullonshred · Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:44 pm

Not sure how I missed this thread. I think I remember that guitar from Old AGF [mention]UrenragK[/mention] . I liked it a lot over there, and just as much here. I am a fan of Washburn Guitars.

[mention]mikeswashburn[/mention] , Welcome to AGF and I commend you for your quest to return a rare guitar to it's original finish. We love pictures here, and build threads etc, so don't be shy. : )

mikeswashburn · Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:54 pm

Thanks I will try to keep you posted on the progress

Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:43 pm

[mention]mikeswashburn[/mention] I tracked mine down on Reverb and paid heavy.

My best friend had one, a black one, that too was stolen. I plan to give it to him for his 50th Birthday, but in the meantime I am very much enjoying it!!

mikeswashburn · Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:18 pm

Did it come from Ohio by chance from Samay guitars?

Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:42 am

mikeswashburn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:18 pm Did it come from Ohio by chance from Samay guitars?

Yes, via a friend in Florida as they would not ship direct to UK.

Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:44 am

mikeswashburn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:43 pm Washburn LA-604
They made 37 in 1991, 12 Black, 12 Red Rain, 12 Purple Rain and 1 multicolor kind of like the holoflash but not iridescent. I bought a red one when they came out and loved it, it was stolen in 2013. I have since acquired another red one after years of searching, and just found a purple one that was painted over with a horrid spraycan slate blue so i'm going to try to bring that one back to original finish. They are awesome guitars and I would love to find a black one and the multicolored one. Did you by chance get that from Eric Lindsey music?

Thanks for the intel! I asked Washburn and they said they had no idea as they didn't keep records at that point!

I'd love to find another, as it's such a nice guitar to play, but I'm determined to surprise Jon for his 50th

mikeswashburn · Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:34 pm

That’s awesome I almost bought it from him the guy wanted &100 to ship it 3 hours away to me as I’m in southwestern Ohio and he is in north central. I seriously almost made the drive though. I’m glad you got it for your friend, I hope he enjoys it. I got my replacement when I was 50 as well, I guess it’s fate that he should get it for his big 50. To bad you couldn’t have gotten the one that was in the UK, he only wanted around $240 usd but he wouldn’t ship the the USA because of CITES regulations.

mikeswashburn · Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:36 pm

A friend of mine was a Washburn dealer here in the states and the Washburn rep was there that’s how I found out.

nightmarechevy · Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:54 pm

This seems to be the most knowledgeable spot for the LA Washburns. Any more info on them or any idea on any other models possibly in the LA lineup?

nightmarechevy · Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:15 pm

mikeswashburn wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:36 pm A friend of mine was a Washburn dealer here in the states and the Washburn rep was there that’s how I found out.

Do you still have contact info for the Washburn rep?

Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:03 am

nightmarechevy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:54 pm This seems to be the most knowledgeable spot for the LA Washburns. Any more info on them or any idea on any other models possibly in the LA lineup?

Did they make any more LA's?

What have you got!?

nightmarechevy · Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:20 pm

Very similar Washy to the 604 in Red Rain but with HSS pickup configuration and dot inlays are in a wavy pattern. Until finding out about the 604, I had never seen another guitar with the same body and headstock. I have never seen another like this one.

nightmarechevy · Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:26 pm

One more

nightmarechevy · Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:38 pm

Reminds me of a Solar Solar AB1.6 FR CAR with an extra single coil in the middle position. Hard to believe it came out 30 years ago, design was way before its time.

Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:13 am

Nice! Like the inlays, do you know what model that Washburn is?

nightmarechevy · Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:27 am

UrenragK wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:13 am Nice! Like the inlays, do you know what model that Washburn is?

No idea. This one does not have a model sticker at the neck heel like the others seem to. I might remove the neck and see if there is a stamp in the pocket or anything. I have never come across another like it until this thread and Washburn had no input at all. One guy on the Washburn fan page on Facebook mentioned it looked like an LA series but nobody else had any ideas. Seems very well built though, 600-S trem like my Washburn 333s and blows my old Washburn WG-228 out of the water.

Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:41 am

It certainly looks like an LA604-R but the dot inlay is different, and the LA604's are HSH