Help Identify My Washburn!

[bleeblee_316]

So I have this V-style washburn, sn K850700, model FV-5V, and Ive tried to research it but to no success. What I gathered is that it could be an 85 made in japan. If anybody knows more about it i'm desperately eager to hear!

[Tony Raven]

Not a whole lot of info to be had about that particular model. Seems less common than its line mates FV-2V, FV-10V, FV-20V.

http://www.matsumoku.org/models/washburn/catalogs/early_80s_fullline/80s_full_line_pg4_web.jpg.html

http://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/Electric_Guitar_Values/Manufacturers/WASHBURN/Categories/ELECTRIC__TOUR_SERIES?id=WASHBURN_ELECTRIC_TOUR_SERIES

If it's got the tapered 3-3 headstock, it's probably Japan, Matsumoku in fact. But I think the FVs reappeared later with a hockey-stick head, which is likely Korea.

[Tony Raven]

Falling asleep a few nights ago, that darned serial number popped into my head...

My unconscious didn't like it at all. I'm pretty certain that someone on these boards once said that ALL Japan-built Washburns had serial numbers of six digits or less... but now I can't find the thread. (FWIW, generally four OR six digits, but you know what I mean.)

If so, that would mean that the OP guitar is more likely a reissue 1998.

Can anyone either support or deny this???

[Cornish Boy]

Hi bleeblee, bit of a guess but I favour the 1985 and built at the Kasuga plant Japan. Over the years I've had a couple of early Washies with the K prefix and they turned out to be kasuga built.