Roger Waters Signs New Washburn Signature Guitar Deal
November 15, 2001
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has signed an
exclusive Electric-Acoustic Washburn Signature Guitar deal. Roger will be
playing his new RW300 on his In The Flesh 2002 world tour and
beyond.
Roger has been playing the Washburn RR300 for two years now. When Washburn approached him about a
Signature Limited Edition, he gladly agreed to work with us on this special
offering. The RW300 brings together a Seymour Duncan P90 style pickup and a
Fishman preamp with a piezo bridge. These pickups, in conjunction with the
chambered mahogany body and solid spruce top, reduce the chance of feedback
and give the RW300 an accurate and vibrant acoustic tone.
Roger was the creator and sonic architect of such undeniable classics as
Dark Side Of The Moon (which spent nearly 15 years on the Billboard 200 album
chart), The Wall (which has been certified 23x RIAA platinum), Animals, Wish
You Were Here, and Final Cut. Following Final Cut, Roger Waters left Pink
Floyd.
His first full-length solo album, The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking was
released in April 1984 to great critical and popular success, generating his
first solo tour. June 1987's Radio K.A.O.S. continued the path of solo success,
bringing Roger back to the stage. His last full-length solo album, the moody
and ironic Amused To Death, considered by many to be a comparable achievement
to Dark Side Of The Moon or The Wall, was released in August 1992.
Waters has been working on Ca Ira (pronounced sa-ira), an opera in English
and French, a new rock album to be released in 2002 and Echoes the best of
Pink Floyd, which was re-mastered by long time Pink Floyd producer James
Guthrie.
For more information on the RW300 visit www.washburn.com and for more
information on Roger Waters visit www.roger-waters.com.
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