bass_dinger Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 For a long time I have been looking for a Washburn XB925, as an upgrade to my existing Washburn pair of Washburn XB500s (the first a green '99 with twin humbuckers and a stuck truss rod ; the second a natural finish '94 that I bought while the truss rod on the green one was being fettled). The 500 series was made in Korea, with the XB925 custom made in the USA. The XB925 rarely comes up in Europe, although there are plenty in the USA. However, back in June, two appeared for sale on a Facebook group for Washburn basses, from a chap in Hungary. One was intact, with a zebrawood cap, and two Bartolini pickups. So, I bought it! The neck feels very thick and the sound is huge - the low B is deep and rich enough to make the Ashdown 12" bass cab fart. The neck feels asymmetric too - thinner on the treble side? It feels like the difference between a small hatchback, and an estate - more solid, more presence. I am pleased with it, very pleased. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I like that. Narrow waist and widens out nicely. Zebra wood always looks good. Nice find 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Fawned over these as a teenager! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) This one, 928 🤤 Edited August 19, 2023 by AndyTravis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Fawned over these as a teenager! Me too! Lots of magazine ads back in the 90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: This one, 928 🤤 Good grief - I knew that the 8 string models existed, but I have never seen one before. I have also never seen a maple fretboard on any Washburn XB model. Thanks for sharing that photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Found the original seller's snaps. And I see that there is a layer of a third wood between the body and zebrawood cap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: This one, 928 🤤 @AndyTravis, is this your bass, or an image that you found? Washburn offered a "denim blue" on a single humbucker pickup XB900, but I am guessing that this is a custom colour. Actually, custom everything! The control layout seems to be standard, however. Active/ passive mini toggle, volume, bass, treble and midrange, and a panpot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 This is the ad I remember. There was another one a bit later with (I think) Kid Rock's bass player with one of those 8 strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 13 hours ago, bass_dinger said: @AndyTravis, is this your bass, or an image that you found? Washburn offered a "denim blue" on a single humbucker pickup XB900, but I am guessing that this is a custom colour. Actually, custom everything! The control layout seems to be standard, however. Active/ passive mini toggle, volume, bass, treble and midrange, and a panpot? Image I’ve found - this blue burst was used in lots of literature for these basses. not sure many were made 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Image I’ve found - this blue burst was used in lots of literature for these basses. not sure many were made 🤷🏻♂️ I am told that this was a custom order, and not a production model. If we have a serial number, we may be able to find more information - who ordered it, when, and even why! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 I asked about that blue colour and was told the following: "It was a color I mixed up using blue aniline dye mixed into clear nitro to make the color" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 It was for sale (with a dodgy neck…) a while ago. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/washburn-usa-xb928-8-string-bass.1585868/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbs Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Enjoy your new bass, bass_dinger it looks fab! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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