Turbojet Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 To my ears, Nighthawk continues to be one of the most underrated guitars around. Combining the key features of Les Paul and Stratocaster, the variety and quality of sounds is inspiring. Here's the latest example, recorded this weekend: http://musicline.ca/2012/03/george-the-invisibles-memphis-on-my-mind/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 To my ears, Nighthawk continues to be one of the most underrated guitars around. Combining the key features of Les Paul and Stratocaster, the variety and quality of sounds is inspiring. Here's the latest example, recorded this weekend: http://musicline.ca/...his-on-my-mind/ Nice clean, crisp, bluesy sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewblue Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Nice... but I think that's a Gibby, NOT an Epi. Fret markers are wrong for an Epi and pu's are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Cool piece ! It would be a Nighthawk Standard then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNick Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Very good playing. That really sounds great. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Very Nice Hoss - I traded my electrics for a 1940s Gibson with a DeArmond 210 pickup and National Duolian years ago to go back and play the kinda bluz that first hooked me back in the early 1960s. Listening to you though kinda got my juices flowing and I might just have to head down to the local purveyor of musical goodies and see what he has in. Based on the folks I know who are Nighthawk fans (at least the Gibson variety) - it is not that the guitar is underrated but rather a bit overpriced. I will say that used ones, when they hit the local shops, fly out of the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Nice... but I think that's a Gibby, NOT an Epi. Fret markers are wrong for an Epi and pu's are different. Good catch, the Epi inlays are the Crown pearloids.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbojet Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice... but I think that's a Gibby, NOT an Epi. Fret markers are wrong for an Epi and pu's are different. It is, actually, Korean-made 1995 Epiphone Nighthawk ST3, just NOT the reissue. The most obvious difference, other than the inlays, is a dedicated coil tap switch (no push-pull pot) I'm looking forward to trying the reissue, as lot of people seem to like it. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 One of my local dealers has these latest Nighthawks (just as shown in the pic I posed above) marked as "limited edition" on the sales tag, but the Epi web site shows it as a regular production model. Are these a short run maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewblue Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 One of my local dealers has these latest Nighthawks (just as shown in the pic I posed above) marked as "limited edition" on the sales tag, but the Epi web site shows it as a regular production model. Are these a short run maybe? Might be a sales ploy. The store where I Shop has a few hangin and none, including the one I picked up, say limited edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Might be a sales ploy. The store where I Shop has a few hangin and none, including the one I picked up, say limited edition. Wouldn't be the first time, probably not the last either. They also said the Gloss LP Jr.s were limited too and as far as I found they aren't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbojet Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Might be a sales ploy. The store where I Shop has a few hangin and none, including the one I picked up, say limited edition. Well, "LIMITED" probably only refers to the salesman's honesty or knowledge... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Well, "LIMITED" probably only refers to the salesman's honesty or knowledge... :) Yes........Epi Limited Edition also refers to a limited number of years a model will be made...ie; 2008 - 2012...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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