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The Return of a NEW Classic!
When a new guitar design is introduced, history says that guitarists don't immediately accept it. Such was the case with many, now iconic guitars including the Flying-V, Explorer and even the Les Paul. But ultimately, if the design is a great one it will stand the test of time and eventually, find it's place into the guitarist's arsenal of go to axes. When the Nighthawk was first introduced in 1993, it represented a departure from Gibson tradition with it's 25.5 inch scale length and it's versatile combination of coil-tappable humbucking and single pickups. Now, 18 years later, guitarists who originally dismissed the Nighthawk as too different now recognize what a great guitar it really was and is!
Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Reissue Features
- Solid mahogany body with a glued Slim Taper mahogany neck for a warm tone and great sustain
- AAA Flame maple veneer gives this guitar a great high end look
- Humbucker, single coil, and mini humbucker give you almost any tone you want
- 5 way selector switch plus push/pull coil tap for added versatility
- Mother of pearl Crown inlays on the rosewood fingerboard
Great Tone Woods and Premium Construction
The design of the Nighthawk is essentially a combination of a SG (lower bout and thinner body) and a Les Paul (upper bout). Like those classic guitars, it features a solid Mahogany body (with added belly scarf for comfort) and a glued-in SlimTaper Mahogany neck giving it a well rounded, warm tone with excellent sustain. To add brilliance as well as a smooth, durable playing surface, the Nighthawk Custom is fitted with an rosewood fingerboard. For even more tonal spice as well as killer looks, a AAA Flame Maple veneer is glued to the top. And don't forget, the Nighthawk bridge with it's string-thru body design ensures even more sustain and power.
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Versatility and Function
With it's unique pickup package that includes a full-size NHT humbucker (bridge), a NSX single-coil (middle) and a NHR mini-humbucker (neck) combined with a 5-way slider and push/pull coil-tapping tone knob, you have 9 different tones at your fingertips. From a powerful and warm humbucker to the unique clarity of a mini-HB to a thin, bright single-coil - and everything in-between - you can do it all.
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Killer Looks and Premium Features
Epiphone is known for making great, affordable instruments and the Nighthawk Custom is no exception. One of the first things you notice is the gorgeous Flame Maple top in rich, see-through finishes and the mother-of-pearl crown inlays on the fingerboard. Premium 14:1 ratio Grover machine heads make for excellent tuning accuracy and stability while Epiphone's heavy-duty output jack and long-lasting 1 inch potentiometers make for worry-free opertion.
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Optional Epiphone Hardshell Case (sold separately)
The Epiphone EGCS hardshell case is normally reserved for SG models and the G400, but you'll find the contour of the neck and the curve of the lower bout on the Nighthawk fit comfortably in the EGCS case making it perfect for storage or transport. |
Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Reissue Specifications
- Body: Mahogany
- Top: AAA Flame Maple Veneer
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: SlimTaper; D-shaped
- Neck Joint: Glued-In
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Scale Length: 25.5 inches
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl "Crown" inlays
- Radius: 12 inches
- Frets: 22 medium-jumbo
- Pickups:
- Bridge: Slant NHT Humbucker; 4-wire
- Middle: NSX Single-Coil
- Neck: NHR Mini-Humbucker; 4-wire
- Controls:
- 5-Way Slider
- Master Volume
- Master Tone with Push/Pull Coil Tapping
- Bridge: Nighthawk fully-adjustable; String-Thru body
- Nut Width: 1-11/16 inches
- Hardware: Nickel
- Binding: Body and Fingerboard
- Machine Heads: Grover 14:1 ratio
- Included Accessories:
- User's Manual
- Truss Rod Wrench
- Economy Cord
- Epiphone Poster
- Epiphone Bumper Sticker
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| Excellent Epiphone Guitar |
| Quality |
| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| this guitar is lightweight, with a very slim profile but still solid, all joints and finish edges are of good quality. |
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| How has it stood up over time? |
| i'll come back and let you know - it's still relatively new to me but so far, not so much as a buzz. |
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| Your general opinion of this product. |
| well-made for a "cheap" guitar. at this price point, i have not ever played a better, more versatile electric guitar. |
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| Playability and Feel |
| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| i'm a girl - the slim profile and thin neck were of primary importance when choosing this instrument. my other guitar is a solid-body schecter that sounds awesome but weighs a freakin' ton and two hrs into a show, that thing begins to wear on me. i have much less fatigue with this guitar. the neck is still full scale (25.5") so there's no little weird adjustment when i switch from a strat style to this body style. the knobs and switches are in the normal positions, easy to get to - the only con is that the coil tap on this particular guitar is a little stiff - it's hard to pop out on the fly. frest feel great, no rough fretwires edges hanging out. bridge design is real simple and it's a breeze to intone the strings and set string height. |
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| Tone |
| Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? |
| i love mahogany body guitars for their warmth, depth, and sustain - this has all of those. the assortment of pickups and coil splitting means you can also get some smooth highs that cut through the mix. this guitar works awesomely with my superego synth engine box, which keys off the highs in a chord. i've been able to play everything on this guitar, from Pat Green to Breaking Benjamin to Katy Perry to Muse. |
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| How did the stain or paint job look? |
| the finish is slick, and the flamed maple is generally pretty nice on these. the color i ended up with is transparent amber because that was what they had. i'd love to see this guitar in the new Desert Burst or in one of the "tea" stains. |
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| How was the action out of the box? |
| i don't know if it came this way out of the box but it's set up perfectly for my style of play - not ultra low, not too high, medium weight strings. all i had to do was raise the mini-humbucker a little. except for a Fender American Deluxe Special, this is the only electric guitar i've ever owned that i could capo and not have to touch a tuning key - and it's about the 3rd least expensive electric guitar i've ever had. i am thinking about using this guitar to play in our acoustic sets because the neck is perfectly set up and it notes true all the way to the 20th fret. i'm simply not used to being able to play regular "chords" on an electric guitar all the way up the neck. |
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