Designed in conjection with Jon Donais of Shadows Fall, Washburn presents the Face Eraser.  Based on the X Series only with a slightly smaller sapele body, this flame maple topped beauty is loaded with EMG active electronics with pickup selector and a single volume control.  The uncluttered ebony fingerboard offers a subtle understated sophistication not found on other X Series guitars.

X81 Face Eraser Features

• Built in the USA Custom Shop 
• Flame maple top
• Sepele body
• Black binding on body & headstock
• Single volume control
• String thru body
• Black hardware
• Set mahogany neck with natural oil finish
• EMG 81 neck pick up
• EMG 85 bridge pick up
• Ebony fingerboard
• Jumbo frets
• Sperzel tuners
• Gloss finish
• Buzz Feiten Tuning  System
• Transparent Red or Natural finishes

• BBC To Screen Three-Part Series "The Story Of The Guitar"

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