telemike Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Got my Epiphone Nighthawk from MF today. Got 15% off. This is one nice guitar. A little neck heavy. Construction is top notch. 3 piece body I think. Fingerboard appears to be ebony, it's almost black. Finish is great, pickups are good so far. Really like the neck mini-hum. Plays like butter and I have not even touched the setup yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Very nice, enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmeister53 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Gorgeous, Enjoy. Love mine. It is a pretty unique guitar and fun to play. Very versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Welcome to the Epi Forum......Very nice first post....The Epi Nighthawks are very popular here....Congratulations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Welcome to the forums Mike, that's one dandy Hawk for sure, glad you're so happy with it, enjoy and HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewblue Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 welcome to the forum. Nice lookin NH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanatic Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Congrats, you will soon be even more sure you made a seriously good choice. I got mine last thursday and i'm more thrilled with it than just about any guitar i've ever owned. (and don't ask how many i've owned!) By the way, mine has a rosewood board which is what the specs say. So yours is likely just a dark piece of rosewood. I much prefer rosewood myself. Anyways, welcome to the club welcome to the forum. Nice lookin NH! What, theres one thats not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemike Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Thanks, not quite as comfy as my tele. I am getting used to the balance and feel. Feels like a $700 guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 "Loverly!" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Congratulations! HNGD ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretter Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 HNNHGD! You are going to really love it. I love mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Congrats, Mike ... as a fellow NH owner, I will also agree that it is one of the better "bang-for-the-buck" guitars out there! Sucker is selling like hot-cakes too! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemike Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Sure looks and feels like Ebony to me. It's Black and tight grained. Not your typcial Asian light brown Rosewood with open grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi and welcome Many enthusiasts lurk nearby.... IMO the Nighthawk is a work of 'production' genius Unbelievable price for a solidly built classic design with many tone options Better than average stock Epi P/U's They seem to sell out quickly, which says it all.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrasso Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just in time for Christmas. Beautiful. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanatic Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 They seem to sell out quickly, which says it all.... Lucky for me, that seemed not to be the case at the GC near me. They had mine sitting on the floor for weeks and no one bought it. In fact, i saw it before all those black friday based sales that went for probably a week and it was still there after that and for weeks after. Good thing too because had it sold i wouldn't have mine now and probably would never have gotten one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Gotta love 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buliwyf Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 That is one sweet looking axe,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemike Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I am really liking the Nighthawk. Very nice quality and tones. The fingerboard sure seems like ebony to me. The color is black and the grain is very tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbum007 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Happy new guitar day. That is a nice looking axe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfine Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 When they introduced those at winter NAMM 2011, the specs called for an ebony board. At least the first batch was made that way, but they've since switched to rosewood. There are probably some ebony board ones still available, though. My local Guitar Center got some in and they sold before I got a chance to try one! Darn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratoAgile Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I didn't like the Nighthawk when it first* launched, . Looks like a pretty sweet guitar, congrats! Possible info on playability, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanatic Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Possible info on playability, please? I can address that. First, i can tell you what I think. And that would be that while i may have had some guitars in my 40 years of playing that played as well, definately none played better and i can't say for sure any played as well. But in any case i've never had a better playing guitar. But thats me, and it's a very subjective thing. I would say if you like gibson's slim taper D neck as it's often referred to, you will love this. As to the rest, let me put it this way. I test all my gear in a mix, that is to say i used to access it at gigs because in a mix is where you truly know how good it is by how it cuts. Today i rarely ever play out anymore so i do it at home by cranking music and jamming along. That said, so far this guitar has shined over and above my main axe in that test, a strat i've had for years. I never thought i'd find another strat that could take it's spot as my #1, let alone a gibson style guitar ! It's honestly amazed me. Might just be the best electric i've ever owned, and certainly right up there. All for $350 out the door. Thats just ridiculous ! The only thing that may not be perfection like with most any guitar are the pickups. Not that they aren't good, but i think they could be improved. In fact, I think i'll ask here if anyone has tried the SD offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemike Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I gotta say that tthe Nighthawk is winning me over. Really like the stock pickups, they work for me. So well built and feels like a much more expensive guitar. How is the head stock joint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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