HEADKNOCKER Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Well as some of you may know for over 20 years I've had a Blueshawk, went thru three of them buying & selling like I do but always seem to come back. I had a early Black Blueshawk with the Southern Comfort House of Blues Logo in the face of the guitar that I ended up selling to Guitar Emporium in Louisville, If anyone has this guitar I'd like to buy it back BTW, Then later on we had a Blue one with a black neck, Both of these guitars had the rounded profile like a Nighthawks neck was used, & then the 2006 blue Blueshawk we have currently & the 2013 Nancy Wilson "Fanatic" Nighthawk Standard.. I guess the feel & shape of these guitars really grow on you & my Son has also had one in his hands since he was three & learned to play on the lightweight killer Gibson with a wide array of tones.. Epiphone has just released a Blueshawk with bound fretboard & flamed maple veneer top & would assume that a Gibson Reissue is in the works being they were a good seller & had such great tones with the Blues 90 pickups, 3 way switch, & 6 way rotary varitone plus the dummy coil pickup in the rear which cancels 60 cycle hum when either of the pickups are used alone.. These guitars have a 25 1/2" scale with Rosewood fretboards & have a familiar feel to Les Paul players, Most Blueshawks have a V shaped neck profile like my current one but my other two had the rounded Nighthawk profile, Both of the C shape profile necks were black BTW, I know that doesn't make a difference or maybe it does? Hmmm.. Last year my Son was looking around for a new solid body guitar & was looking at the Les Paul Traditional II @ GC but finally settled on a Gibson Nighthawk as his go to solidbody, We also have a 1997 PRS CE-22 that has filled that role for a while & there isn't a bolt on neck guitar I ever seen that lives up to the feel & sound of this one, Sorry Fender.. I thought I'd share some pictures of the current Lineup of Blueshawk & Nighthawks with the Gibson Forum.. 2006 Gibson Blueshawk & 2013 Gibson Nighthawk Nancy Wilson "Fanatic" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Great pics.... Great guitars Personal quiver includes the Gibson Nighthawk and the Epiphone Nighthawk And something quite similar to the Blueshawk by Gordon Smith.... V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADKNOCKER Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 You should look at the flametop Epiphone Blueshawk that was just released.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dReit1 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You should look at the flametop Epiphone Blueshawk that was just released.. I'm going to hold out to see if Gibson brings out a 'hog body Blueshawk before I settle for the EPI. But if I don't see one soon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADKNOCKER Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 The Epi is Really SWEET Looking & can only Imagine that Gibson will release their version sometime soon.. Epiphone Blueshawk deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesman Andy Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Hi, I have just bought an Epiphone Blueshawk, and I'm looking to buy a hardshell case for it. Looking at the photos above, it looks as if you have been able to use a regular LP shape case for yours. Is this correct? I have been getting mixed messages, one of which suggested that I would be better with the SG case rather than the LP. Personally, I think the LP will fit fine, but I don't want the hassle of buying one that I then have to return and start again! Grateful for any info you can provide. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/8/2019 at 11:57 AM, Bluesman Andy said: Hi, I have just bought an Epiphone Blueshawk, and I'm looking to buy a hardshell case for it. Looking at the photos above, it looks as if you have been able to use a regular LP shape case for yours. Is this correct? I have been getting mixed messages, one of which suggested that I would be better with the SG case rather than the LP. Personally, I think the LP will fit fine, but I don't want the hassle of buying one that I then have to return and start again! Grateful for any info you can provide. Andy Nice revitalization of old thread, haha! Just messing around. But the SG case definitely fits a Nighthawk/Blueshawk better than a LP case - from experience. Either this or wait for someone to sell a case on Reverb, eBay, etc. The SG case fits good, but not entirely snug as the original cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) On 7/5/2015 at 6:31 AM, HEADKNOCKER said: The Epi is Really SWEET Looking & can only Imagine that Gibson will release their version sometime soon.. Epiphone Blueshawk deluxe Gibson produced the BluesHawk from about 95 to 05, The Epiphone version introduced in 2015 has been more successful possibly because of the more traditional sounding P90's. On 12/10/2019 at 6:04 AM, NighthawkChris said: Nice revitalization of old thread, haha! Just messing around. But the SG case definitely fits a Nighthawk/Blueshawk better than a LP case - from experience. Either this or wait for someone to sell a case on Reverb, eBay, etc. The SG case fits good, but not entirely snug as the original cases. The Gibson SG case holds the body much better than the slightly larger Epiphone SG case that really doesn't hold it very well, allowing it to flop around a lot.. I have both Gibson and Epiphone SG cases, as well as a few aftermarket LP cases that work OK have to add a little padding to the back so the neck is held at a good angle. Edited December 17, 2019 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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