barstowporter Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) After playing nothing but Fender for 20 years I just bought a 1996 Blueshawk and I adore it. There is something about Gibson quality that stands out from the crowd and I have always used my tone controls quite a bit, so the Varitone circuit was made to order. The Blueshawk is now my favorite guitar. I am interested in talking with other members as to anything Gibson and Blueshawks in particular. I am an experienced guitar and amp tech, but I am very hesitant to modify this amazing guitar. The only thing it could use is a slightly hotter bridge pickup. Thoughts? Edited January 2, 2020 by barstowporter finish sentence 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dReit1 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Welcome to the group. And congrats on your new/old Blueshawk. There's a few threads here on Blueshawks and Nighthawks for those of us that understand. You can start here;https://forum.gibson.com/topic/100092-blueshawk-club/?tab=comments#comment-1353845 but a 'Search' should reveal lot's of opinions of the guitars and the pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Welcome aboard. Enjoy your stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticsg Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Howdy, welcome to the board! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayguitar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 11:13 AM, barstowporter said: After playing nothing but Fender for 20 years I just bought a 1996 Blueshawk and I adore it. There is something about Gibson quality that stands out from the crowd and I have always used my tone controls quite a bit, so the Varitone circuit was made to order. The Blueshawk is now my favorite guitar. I am interested in talking with other members as to anything Gibson and Blueshawks in particular. I am an experienced guitar and amp tech, but I am very hesitant to modify this amazing guitar. The only thing it could use is a slightly hotter bridge pickup. Thoughts? The Blueshawk is a fine guitar. I want to get one. I’m thinning out my Gretsch collection so maybe I will get one. As far as a bridge pickup. Maybe a Seymour Duncan? jayguitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) On 1/2/2020 at 6:13 AM, barstowporter said: After playing nothing but Fender for 20 years I just bought a 1996 Blueshawk and I adore it. There is something about Gibson quality that stands out from the crowd and I have always used my tone controls quite a bit, so the Varitone circuit was made to order. The Blueshawk is now my favorite guitar. I am interested in talking with other members as to anything Gibson and Blueshawks in particular. I am an experienced guitar and amp tech, but I am very hesitant to modify this amazing guitar. The only thing it could use is a slightly hotter bridge pickup. Thoughts? Welcome to the Gibson forum.. I also have a 97 Gibson BluesHawk and a 2015 Epiphone Blueshawk. The Blues 90 pickups are a little different from regular P90's, the Poles are magnets where the P90 has 2 large opposing magnets inside with adjustable poles. The Blues 90 is designed to react more like a Jazzmaster's pickup, for a bluesy jazzy sound. One of the most common upgrades is to put standard P90's which can really turn the BluesHawk into a monster. But be aware that the bridge and neck pickups are in opposite polarities, which is part of how the hum-canceling works. Most aftermarket P90's have sets that are in opposite polarity. You can check the polarity by simply placing a compass nest to the pickups. There are a lot more posts on BluesHawks in the Gibson USA forum.... Below is my modified Epiphone Blueshawk that comes stock with standard P90's. Enjoy...... Edited January 16, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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