Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

[Agileguy_101]

Check it out. Not a horrible price too, although I have no idea what the originals cost, so it could be blown way out of proportion. They look nice for the price though

EDIT: Let's all try not to degrade this into a Gibson-bashing thread. We have a few different ones every week.

[guitarkid]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I like it!

[Ashurbanipal]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

Still limited edition. People are going to whine about the chambered poplar body and maple neck though; seems to suggest more of a Fendery vibe. Gib could go somewhere with a smaller LP style guitar that's not a back breaker. I imagine there's a lot of people out there who like LPs but never go with them because of the weight.

The 2009 version looked ok too, with the bridge hb and neck P90.

[TimmyPage]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

Now that's a guitar I can get into!

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

Better then some of the other stuff they've been putting out lately...

[JOLLY]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I love that blue one. I wish I could find a Les Paul that looked like that.

[Aceman]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I kinda dug the slanty pup in the original.

You know what would have made them BAD@$$? A P-rails in the neck!

I also feel the price is a touch steep... but overall I agree: Good job Gibson.

[Wattage]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

A bit pricier but also a bit more upscale than the originals.

Cool guitars I really like the original with the soapbar and the backloaded pickup plus the variatone. A buddy of mine has one he got recently for maybe $500, I can't put the damn thing down once I get my hands on it. It sounds completely righteous.

[BloodRose]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I love that blue one. I wish I could find a Les Paul that looked like that.

Double amen!!! love that color! Plus, I always kinda liked the nighthawks. But an LP would be supreme!

[phil_104]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I dig it a lot. Don't expect it to give you that strait up LP or SG vibe, it's a beast of it's own (from the old ones I've played), but a really cool guitar none the less.

With a tag of 2300$ on there, you'll probably see them hit the store at around 1500-1600$ (considering the Traditional LP is priced at 3.5k on their site).

Not a bad guitar, for a pretty cool price.

I approve.

[oilpit]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I'm getting a brown one...

I'm gonna put two creme P-Rails, wire it up to be
Bridge HB - bridge rail and middle - middle - neck rail and middle - neck HB

Then if you pull the tone pot, the bridge and neck positions become P90s


yup...I'm psyched

[idsnowdog]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

Replacing the center pickup might prove difficult.

[dr. ad]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

if you're digging that, look for a mkIII LP studio lite.

[bluesbend]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

Still a stupid looking guitar. IMO

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Gibson reissuing the Nighthawk?

I actually liked the originals, but I'm not a fan of these new ones... they're too tacky.

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