The Washburn Mercury MG44 is part of the Washburn Mercury I series produced between 1993 and 1996 under Grover Jackson. This particular model was made in Korea. And only produced for one year(1993). It has an alder body, maple fretboard with offset black dot inlays and a white pickguard. The tremolo is a Floyd Rose type, a Washburn 600S Pro vibrato, also known as a TRS-101. In the 1993 Washburn catalog, the guitar was endorsed by Michael Angelo Batio. Other features are: