Washburn F52SW Solid Wood Guitar with K&K pickup and original case - excellent

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Washburn F52SW Solid Wood Guitar with K&K pickup and original case - excellent condition.
Oh, I hate to see this one go!  This was my first really great guitar.  It was a limited run from the factory to prove to Washburn that they were up for a the company's new professional level of guitars.  The factory was supposed to make 5 and made 80 instead, so Washburn sold them off cheap!  The production model (without as much quality control) included a cutaway and sold for 00 new.
I've had this for the past 16 years and the wood has really opened up beautifully.  It is warm, articulate and so sweet!
I had a K&K Pure Mini (the BEST acoustic guitar pickup made) professionally installed, along with the K&K pre-phase preamp.  These are amazing units, very discrete and very transparent.  None of that piezo "quack", it is very much "my guitar, but louder" through a good amp or the house PA.  I also upgraded the bridge pins to Ebony with MOP inserts.
The neck is straight and solid, the frets have plenty of life and the body is free from all but the tiniest scuffs or dings.  The back of the neck is worn shiny from playing and has a few very small flatter spots of play wear, but they don't impact the playability at all.  I have always had Thomastik-Infeld low tension strings on it (just restrung it yesterday) so there is never been any excessive pressure on the neck or sound board.
The case is very good shape.  Wood with tolex and really solid.  The inside is in almost perfect shape, the outside has the usual minor dings and scuffs from a 15 year old case that has been a few places.  I have taking this guitar on trips with me, but always as a carry on and never, EVER in an environment with cigarettes!
I have to thin out my collection and I have been playing my nylon string guitar so much more.  All in all, this is a fantastic all solid guitar, loved and cared for and played for 16 years, upgraded with the best pickup around.  It sounds amazing unplugged or plugged in.  And it is time for it to find a new home.  Please feel free to ask any questions!
Dimensions:
Upper bout - 10"
Waist - 8"
Lower bout - 14"
body length - 18"
Body depth - 3"
Over all Length - 39"
Scale Length - 25 1/2"
Neck at Nut - 1 3/4"
Neck at 12th fret - 2 1/8"
MUSICIAN'S FRIEND LISTING:
The Washburn F52SW bears the same all-solid wood craftsmanship as its Timbercraft Series brothers, but with a comfortable, folk-style body. It delivers big sound with a bookmatched, solid Sitka spruce top that really sings and solid mahogany back and sides that deliver warm, rich tone. It also has a mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, bone nut and saddle, chrome 18:1 Grover tuners, ebony bridge, pearl fretboard inlays, pearl Washburn logo, and full mahogany and maple binding. As more time goes by and the more you play, you'll have a better sounding guitar thanks to the solid wood construction.
Features
Folk style body
Solid spruce top
Solid mahogany back & sides
Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard
Bone nut and saddle
Chrome 18:1 Grover tuners
Ebony bridge
Pearl inlays
Pearl Washburn logo
Full mahogany and maple binding
Satin finish
USER REVIEW from Harmony Central.
"Very good sound, throatier in the mids than a dreadnaught, but still well balanced tonally. Has that 60s folk guitar sound. Notes are well defined, clean and not muddy. Good bass tones, and has plenty of volume even when using light strings. Lots of dynamic range; it can be played loud or very softly. Moderate+ sustain. It sounds good strummed, but really excels with fingerpicking, more so than with my dreadnaught. It rings!"