Excessive’s Nuno Bettencourt has launched his personal guitar model, Nuno Guitars, ending his longtime partnership with Washburn.
The information comes after Bettencourt was noticed taking part in a mysterious customized guitar throughout his look on the “Again to the Starting” ultimate Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne live performance. Though the axe regarded much like his signature Washburn N4 mannequin, it bore a never-before-seen “Nuno” emblem on the headstock, main followers to take a position that the guitar virtuoso had launched his personal model.
That was certainly the case, with Bettencourt formally saying Nuno Guitars on Tuesday together with two flagship fashions: the Darkish Horse and White Stallion, the previous being the guitar performed by Nuno on the Again to the Starting present.
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These two flagship fashions are joined by Bettencourt’s personal N4, his longstanding signature design for Washburn, which he seems to be carrying over from his former sponsorship. The guitarist confirmed the tip of his longtime partnership with the model by way of a press launch, as reported by Guitar World.
A press release on the Nuno Guitars web site reads: “My new fashions, the DARK HORSE and the WHITE STALLION, lead the launch of Nuno Guitars together with persevering with the legacy of the N4. These are true workhorses constructed with the identical ardour I’ve put into each observe I’ve ever performed. What I’m most enthusiastic about because the FOUNDER and CEO of my new firm is speaking straight with gamers and followers who will get to play the precise guitars that I play on stage and within the studio. Collectively we’re forming a brand new group the place I can personally interact with you a few mutual ardour… OUR guitars. When you personal a Nuno guitar, you’re without end part of my household. LET’S RIDE!”
Join updates and availability particulars by way of the Nuno Guitars web site. Try a pic of the primary three fashions and an Instagram video announcement by Bettencourt under.