Nuno Bettencourt

He can be seen playing the guitar throughout the video starting clearly at the thirty seven second mark

Nuno talks about his Original N4 Guitar and how it was custom made for him, while using it in the video.

Nuno Bettencourt uses a Washburn N7 electric guitar during his tours with Rihanna, as evidenced by a photo on Fu-tone.

In this photo, Bettencourt is visible playing ESP George Lynch Kamikaze 1.

Washburn Guitars and world renowned guitarist, Nuno Bettencourt, introduce the EA20SNB Signature stage ready acoustic/electric guitar.

Best known for his ground breaking work in Extreme and currently touring with Rihanna, Nuno Bettencourt is truly a guitar hero, inspiring millions of guitarists around the world. While primarily know for his electric work on his Washburn N4 Signature guitar, Nuno and Extreme came to prominence with the acoustic hit, "More Than Words", which featured the guitarist playing a Washburn Festival Series acoustic/electric guitar. Nuno has continued to feature Washburn Festival Series guitars in his acoustically driven songs to this day.

Nuno playing "I Wonder" with a P4. The writeup below is from Washburn on the P4

Chicago, January, 2013 - Washburn Guitars brings back an old friend with the re-release of the P4, one of Washburn's popular models from the '90s.

Built in the USA Custom Shop, the P4 features a solid mahogany body with a carved, bound maple top, and a mahogany neck with a bound ebony fingerboard and pearl teardrop inlays. The top shelf hardware includes a chrome TonePros® tune-o-matic style bridge with Schaller® fine tuning tailpiece. Premium Grover® 18:1 chrome tuners are utilized to ensure micro fine tuning stability. Seymour Duncan '59 pickups are controlled by 1 volume and 1 tone knob and chosen with a 3-way toggle switch. The Buzz Feiten Tuning System® ensures accurate intonation all the way up the fingerboard.

The Custom Shop has gone to great lengths to make sure the current P4 is a faithful recreation of the original P4; producing thick, meaty tones ideal for classic rock, blues and jazz. The P4 is available in Tiffany Blue and Silver Sparkle.

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Nuno Bettencourt is associated with the PRS Custom 24, as evidenced by a Pinterest post by 順子 中屋.

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For almost 3 decades, guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt and Washburn have paired up to design and craft the thrilling guitar players main axes. His celebrated N4 and the special variations of this revered instrument have been on stages all over the world. From his time as lead guitarist for the Platinum selling band Extreme, as an acclaimed solo musician, as Musical Director for the multi Grammy Award winning songwriter Rihanna or as a member of Steve Vai’s touring super group of guitarists Generation Axe, Nuno’s N4 has been there. But in the last several years, it’s not just the N4 that has joined Nuno on these incredible adventures and now, Washburn and Nuno are pleased to present the companion axe to his beloved N4; the 4N.

The Team at the Washburn Custom Shop went to painstaking lengths to capture the uniqueness of Nuno’s 4N. Chris Meade, the Head at WCS not just studied the instrument in hand but also designed and made a set of custom tools so he could accurately measure the neck! From that point forward, every effort has been made to get the feel and look captured expertly; the results of which are obvious with instrument in hand.

Crafted with an alder body, ebony fretboard and birds-eye maple neck; the 4N features the Stephens Extended Cutaway, a Seymour Duncan ’59 pickup in the neck position and Bill Lawrence L-500 in the bridge. A Floyd Rose Original Tremolo unit is paired with a Kahler nut and a single volume control and three-way selector switch round out the electronic setup.

Whether you’re one of the hardcore Nuno fans the world over, or an accomplished musician looking for a unique and finely crafted instrument to compliment your playing style; the new Washburn 4N Signature Nuno Bettencourt guitar is an excellent option to add to your collection.

The Washburn Nuno Bettencourt Nele Standard is the latest collaboration between Nuno Bettencourt and Washburn. This bold instrument is inspired by some great vintage instruments, but it’s far from traditional. It delivers more tonal options and a feel that is far faster and enticing than its forerunner. The Washburn Nele Standard features a natural-grain swamp ash body, equipped with a Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack in the neck position, a Bill Lawrence L-250 bridge pickup and an innovative 6-way “Freeway Ultra” switch. The new tone switch gives players access to the three common settings and then three additional hot-rod options. Each Nele is custom-built in the Washburn USA custom shop.

“I’m excited about the Nele and its multitude of tones. Not only the traditional approach to the single coils, but the six position switch opens up new creative possibilities. I’ve already used it in the new Extreme album. ” – Nuno

At 16:30 in the video you can clearly see the Tobacco Burst beauty.

In a YouTube video from the provided playlist, Nuno Bettencourt is seen playing the EVH Striped Series Frankenstein guitar, showcasing its use in his setup.

Nuno Bettencourt uses the Nuno Guitars Thoroughbred Dark Horse, an instrument crafted from his relentless pursuit of tone, feel, and performance. This guitar, described on the official Nuno Guitars site, features a black-stained alder body with a ziricote cap, maple/ebony through-body racing stripes, and Nuno’s signature Extended Cutaway for unrestricted upper-fret access. It includes a custom-wound bridge humbucker and a Seymour Duncan ’59 neck pickup, offering a blend of punch, clarity, warmth, and classic character. The craftsmanship and design reflect Nuno Bettencourt's specific requirements, making it a modern classic.