Washburn Mercury MG122 ARTIST

Washburn Mercury MG122 Artist
Washburn Mercury MG122 Artist
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General
Manufacturer: 
Made in: 
United States
Series: 
Washburn Mercury
Signature Guitar: 
No
Strings: 
6
Construction: 
Bolt-On
Orientation: 
Right handed
Years: 
1995 to 1996
Body
Body Style: 
Super Strat
Body Material: 
Mahogany
Body color: 
Vintage Sunburst
Trans Purple
Body finish: 
Gloss
Top: 
Yes
Top Material: 
Maple
Carved top: 
Not carved
Body binding: 
No binding
Pickguard: 
No Pickguard
Electronics
Neck Pickup Brand: 
Seymour Duncan
Neck Pickup: 
Bridge Pickup Brand: 
Seymour Duncan
Piezo: 
No
Pickup Configuration: 
HH
Tone knob: 
1
Volume knob: 
1
5 way switch: 
1
Control color: 
Chrome
Miscellaneous
Description: 

The Washburn MG122 ARTIST is part of Washburn's Mercury series produced between 1993-1996 under Grover Jackson. The MG122 ARTIST was part of the Mercury I series which were made in the United States. This serie was highly regarded as high-end instruments and the Mercury I series had "chunkier" necks than the Mercury II series. The Washburn MG122 ARTIST also has the advanced features like the Wilkinson VS-100 tremolo and direct-mounted Seymour Duncan pickups. The MG122 ARTIST is similar to the Washburn Mercury MG122 but they differ in the Bridge Humbucker pickup. The Washburn MG122 ARTIST has a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickup as opposed to the Seymour Duncan JB pickup on the MG122. The MG122 ARTIST also didn't come in Trans. Red like the MG122 before it. 

Other features are:

  • Honduras Mahogany body
  • Quarter sawn maple neck
  • Offfset pearl dot inlay
  • 6105 Dunlop Fretwire
  • Wilkiloid nut by Wilkonson US.
  • Locking Gotoh Tuners (Magnum III)
  • Come with Washburn's OHSC.
  • C.L.A.S. (Convergent Linear Alignment System). This insures a perfectly straight string path through the nut to the tuner.

Neck
Nut Width: 
43 mm (1-11/16 inch)
Locking nut: 
No locking nut
Neck Material: 
Maple
Neck pieces: 
1 Piece
Neck color: 
Natural
Neck finish: 
Gloss
Neck binding: 
No binding
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Fretboard radius: 
508 mm (20 inch)
Scale Length: 
25.59 inch (650 mm)
Frets: 
22
Inlays: 
Dot
Inlay color: 
pearl
Scalloped Fretboard: 
Not Scalloped
Headstock
Tuning Key Arrangement: 
6-in-line
Locking tuners: 
Locking Tuners
Headstock angle: 
straight
Matching headstock: 
Not matching headstock
Tuning Machines: 
Gotoh
Reversed: 
Not reversed
Hardware
Bridge brand: 
Wilkinson
Bridge type: 
Standard type
Hardware color: 
Chrome