Nighthawk Restoration

[WaragonNighthawk]

Hey all, my first post/topic

 

Anyway, I have a 1995 Gibson Nighthawk with the 2 p/u arrangement and dot inlays. Many years ago I was jamming with some friends and, due to a strap-lok malfunction, the guitar hit the concrete floor, headstock-first, breaking the headstock at the neck joint. I put the guitar away and had to use whatever other guitar i had at the time. Now fast forward several years to the present. I just joined a professional hard-rock band, and these guys play with all high-end equipment, including the lead guitarist's LP custom and the bassist's Thunderbird. I am currently playing on an LTD Viper-50, which doesn't sound bad, just doesn't sound great. After years of not having the money to have this guitar fixed, I looked up how to do this myself. After I repair the neck, I need to replace the pots, and probably the switch as well, and I was wondering if anybody could offer me suggestions on what guts to use to fix this wonderful instrument, and get it rocking the way it needs to.

[BobB]

Original pots would have been a 300K Linear taper volume and a 500K audio taper tone pot. If you need a wiring diagram, just email your request to service@gibson.com. We have a schematic and a wiring diagram available for the two pick-up Nighthawk models. Thanks.

[WaragonNighthawk]

Thanks BobB. I wish that I could have this guitar ready by this weekend, but I don't have the $$$ for a complete resto. Is there anywhere i can find an original replacement for the bridge pickup?

[WaragonNighthawk]

Ok, so I have the neck fixed, nut replaced, strings on the guitar. I tried playing without replacing any of the electronics, and it sounds fine. I need one thing really: a replacement for the long lost backplate. I think it's the same style as the SG, but I'm not sure. Can anyone tell me for sure what I need?