Can someone tell me about this rare guitar?

[JR#97]

Washburn RS-10v or something like that. The body is a PRS copy. Pickups are passive EMG selects. Tremelo is a Floyd Rose. Looks like a glued on neck, ebony type fingerboard, locking nut. MIne has an ebony honey type flame finsih, curved top. I'm guessing 80's maybe early 90's? I picked it up off of ebay for $80 because I wanted a PRS type guitar. I sunk about $75 into it to get going again. I can't find any info on it anywhere. The local Washburn reps are clueless as well. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Also, if someone has a blue book and could look up the value, I'd be much appreciative of that gesture as well. I think there was a similar model called the RS8V. I'd like to know the value on that as well.

 

[Sonic Misfit]

The RS10v was not listed in my Blue Book, so I went to the Better Guitar site and found the following response that someone posted for the RS10v:

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Hi, I noticed that you were looking for some info on the Washburn RS10-v. Well, I do know that this model of guitar was only made for one year, 1987, and was not mass produced. The guitar is USA made and is rare as only about 1100 were produced. They sold for nearly $1,500 in 1987, and in '87 that was almost enough to get a new car!! The body is made of Mahogany as well as the neck. The fretboard is extremely different, It looks like ebony, but its not. It's actually a composite, kind of like plastic. That's why the fretboard on that guitar is extremely smooth. Standard factory pickups are EMG select passive pickups, factory specs are; 3-way mini toggle switch, one volume, one tone, 24 fret with abalone inlay and dot markers on the side, set neck, locking nut, 16-18 degree back angled headstock and licensed Washburn Floyd Rose tremolo system. - Shawn

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Looks like you found a good deal, even with the $75 that you had to put into it. What does it sound like?

 

[JR#97]

The RS10v was not listed in my Blue Book, so I went to the Better Guitar site and found the following response that someone posted for the RS10v:

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Hi, I noticed that you were looking for some info on the Washburn RS10-v. Well, I do know that this model of guitar was only made for one year, 1987, and was not mass produced. The guitar is USA made and is rare as only about 1100 were produced. They sold for nearly $1,500 in 1987, and in '87 that was almost enough to get a new car!! The body is made of Mahogany as well as the neck. The fretboard is extremely different, It looks like ebony, but its not. It's actually a composite, kind of like plastic. That's why the fretboard on that guitar is extremely smooth. Standard factory pickups are EMG select passive pickups, factory specs are; 3-way mini toggle switch, one volume, one tone, 24 fret with abalone inlay and dot markers on the side, set neck, locking nut, 16-18 degree back angled headstock and licensed Washburn Floyd Rose tremolo system. - Shawn

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Looks like you found a good deal, even with the $75 that you had to put into it. What does it sound like?

.... doesn't sound like a PRS, that's for damn sure. The EMG's are kinda harsh. High gain pickups. I put it through my Mesa Boogie V-Twin and into my Roland JC120 and it actually kicked ass on the high gain heavy stuff. Lots of presence... but a lot of that is the JC120. Into my Marshall, it sounded very 80's. Clean, it doesn't have the warmth and clarity you can get from a good neck humbucker. If I hang on to it, I'll definitely ditch the EMG's.

Playability is different, but good. The neck is wide, which I actually like since I play a lot of nylong string and even my steel string has a wider neck than most. It's not anywhere near as smooth or as comfortable as my Music Man Sillouette, but we're talking a completely different animal here. I've never played a PRS to compare it to, but I have played a Les Paul and a Les Paul Jr. Similar to those with a wider neck.

I did see that post on the Better Guitar site. In fact I posted to that thread. anywho, thanks for looking in the blue book for me.