| Washburn Guitars is a division of U.S. Music Corp., a | | | | reduce the chance of feedback and give the RW300 |
| world leader in the production and distribution of | | | | a tremendously accurate and vibrant acoustic tone. |
| fretted instruments, amplification and sound | | | | Roger was the creator and sonic architect of such |
| reinforcement. The 125-year-old company began as a | | | | undeniable classics as Dark Side Of The Moon (which |
| high-quality stringed instrument manufacturer in | | | | spent nearly 15 years on the Billboard 200 album |
| Chicago and has since acquired Oscar Schmidt | | | | chart), The Wall (which has been certified 23x RIAA |
| (makers of the AutoHarp and student instruments), | | | | platinum), Animals, Wish You Were Here, and Final |
| Sound Tech (sound reinforcement and pro audio | | | | Cut. Following Final Cut, Roger Waters left Pink Floyd. |
| gear), Randall Amplifiers and it's most recent | | | | His first full-length solo album, The Pros and Cons of |
| acquisition, Vinci Strings. U.S. Music Corp. is rated as | | | | Hitchhiking was released in April 1984 to great critical |
| one of the top 50 companies in the music industry | | | | and popular success, generating his first solo tour. |
| worldwide and is currently located in Mundelein, Illinois. | | | | June 1987's Radio K.A.O.S. continued the path of solo |
| Many great guitarists are playing washburn guitars. | | | | success, bringing Roger back to the stage. His last |
| Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has been playing | | | | full-length solo album, the moody and ironic Amused |
| the Washburn RR300 for two years and has been | | | | To Death, considered by many to be a comparable |
| very amazed with the guitar over this time. When | | | | achievement to Dark Side Of The Moon or The Wall, |
| Washburn approached him about a Signature Limited | | | | was released in August 1992. |
| Edition, he gladly agreed to work with Washburn on | | | | Waters has been working on Ca Ira (pronounced |
| this special offering. | | | | sa-ira), an opera in English and French, a new rock |
| The RW300 brings together a Seymour Duncan P90 | | | | album to be released in 2002 and Echoes the best of |
| style pickup and a Fishman preamp with a piezo | | | | Pink Floyd, which was re-mastered by long time Pink |
| bridge. These pickups, in combination with the | | | | Floyd producer James Guthrie. |
| chambered mahogany body and solid spruce top, | | | | |