Washburn Nuno Bettencourt Nele Deluxe Guitar, Ebony Fretboard, Flame Maple Top

Player's Perspective

Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Nuno Bettencourt tele, aka the Nele, from our friends over at Washburn.

We've always been big fans of the way that Nuno's signature guitars mix traditional designs with some more modern aesthetics. This guitar not only looks sweet, but its playability is off the charts. The neck feels absolutely divine and the fretwork is phenomenal. Right out of the box the action is low and the notes ring out with extraordinary clarity. Whether you're looking to shred heavy or clean the tone up a bit, this can really handle it all. Of course it wants to rock, but it can also serve as your trusty companion for a lot of other genres of music, too.

Manufacturer's Description

With it’s figured maple top, birdseye maple neck and gold hardware you might think the Nele Deluxe is all show, but this guitar is made to rock. The Nele is the latest collaboration between Nuno Bettencourt and Washburn.

You will love the playability of this guitar with its fast neck, extended cutaway design and 22 fret fingerboard. That great tone you are hearing comes from the Seymour Duncan® Vintage Stack® in the neck position and a Bill Lawrence L-250 pickup in the bridge position. The sonic range of those pickups is taken up a few notches with the 6-tone mod that is standard on the Nele. The 6-way “Freeway Ultra” switch gives players access to the three common settings and then three additional hot-rod options. Each Nele is custom-built in the Washburn USA custom shop.

Designed and played by Nuno Bettencourt

"I’m excited about the Nele and it’s multitude of tones. Not only the traditional approach to the single coils, but the 6 position switch opens up new creative possibilities. Already used it in the new extreme album. "
- Nuno

Seymour Duncan® Vintage Stack® and Bill Lawrence L-250 pickups

The Seymour Duncan® Vintage Stack® is designed to deliver a classic, warm, punchy tone without the traditional single coil hum and is built by hand in Santa Barbara, California.

The Bill Lawrence L-250 brings you single coil dynamics and sound with humbucker warmth and cleanliness.

6-way "Freeway Ultra" Switch

• Position 1 - Neck Pickup
• Position 2 - Bridge + Neck Pickups
• Position 3 - Bridge Pickup
• Position 4 - Both Pickups in Series + In Phase
• Position 5 - Both Pickups in Series + Out of Phase
• Position 6 - Both Pickups in Parallel + Out of Phase

Swamp Ash Body with a Figured Maple Cap

Swamp Ash is both light and resonant, and offers firm lows, pleasant highs, slightly scooped mids and excellent sustain.
The highly figured Maple cap on this guitar gives it a tonal mix all it's own, and looks great too!

Specifications

Body & Construction

• Body Wood: Swamp Ash
• Top Wood: Figured Maple
• Type: Electric Guitars
• Style: Single Cut Solid Body

Electronics

• Controls: 1 x Volume
• Pickups Neck: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack (STK-T1N) | Bridge: Bill Lawrence L-250 (L-250TB)
• Pickup Configuration: H/H
• Pickup Selector: 6-Way "Freeway Ultra"

Other

• Color: Natural
• Finish: Matte

Neck

• Neck Wood: Birdseye Maple
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Inlays: Dots
• Nut Black: TUSQ XL
• Nut Width: 43mm
• Scale: 25.5"

Hardware

• Hardware: Gold
• Bridge: Gotoh® GTC201
• Tuners: Grover® Exclusive 18:1 Gold

Miscellaneous

• Case: Hard case
• Instrument Weight: 6.6 lbs
• Serial #: 2106003
  

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Washburn. This Nuno Bettencourt Nele is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.