Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 prettyhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-USA-Nighthawk-Night-Hawk-First-Year-2-Pickup_W0QQitemZ150017715926QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33040QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemhttp://cgi.ebay.com/3-Pickup-Gibson-Nighthawk-Special-Electric-Guitar-w-HSC_W0QQitemZ300014879607QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33040QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 .. Gibby Nighthawks are horrible. plinky lame bleah. one of the worst Gibby ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by sonaboy . Ibanez Artist new ones are a bit compromised on quality, but still are VERY solid buys - they range anywhere from 400 - 700 new, and they have good electronics for the price. check em out, seriously...they're a step up from the artcore line. What was the year before the quality drop? Mebbe I can buy one used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer 18? on 2 pickups? like what? are they triple-decker P90 stacked humbuckers with phase switches and an"in series" control? Elaborate. http://www.blueshawk.info/varitone.htm find soundclips here:http://www.blueshawk.info/listen%20here.htm The varitone is amazing...and no hum (dummy coil and careful wiring) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Wait! Isn't there a varitone on the Luceille? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer Wait! Isn't there a varitone on the Luceille? Yes. Gibby used one on the Lucille, Little Lucille (B.B.s personal BH, and a limited run model) and a few other models I can't think of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Oh yeah, It also has a pretty nice v-neck, if that's your thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer What was the year before the quality drop? Mebbe I can buy one used they discontinued the line for a while - as far as the old line goes - i don't think there WAS a quality drop. they just couldn't compete with the Gibbys at the time.they re-opened the model line with Korean and Chinese models. But they're essentially the same - here's a model that you can get for $500 right off the rack, but there's even more models for it that have more appointments for not that much more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 It looks nice-good fret access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer It looks nice-good fret access I play a Hamer Special and a PRS McCarty, and i ALMOST took this same badboy home from the store the other day.the only thing that kept me from doing so was that i bought a few FX the week before and spare cash wasn't so free for me. i still pick it up and play it every time i'm in the store though. it reminds me of the quality of some of the better korean Hamers that you can find, but with better pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 MIK or MIC? (I don't like supporting slave-labor in the nations of my homeland's foe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer MIK or MIC? (I don't like supporting slave-labor in the nations of my homeland's foe) ... Korea and China are both our economic allies.i don't think slave labor comes into play when we're talking about craftsman level instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 I found a blues Hawk for $570. I might get it. Not quite there with the funds, but I can wait, and it intrigues me. Plus I'll get to be idividualistic instead of doing what everybody and I mean EVERYBODY else in the price range does and buy a faded SG or a strat. Cool. One issue I have is the "underwound" designation. Is this thing gain-capable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer ...Is this thing gain-capable? Gain CapableCongrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m90guy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 The BH is a helluva good sounding guitar man. I've been gassing for one for a long time, but am working right now to get an Orange head. Otherwise I'd have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 I think I may be sold on this thing. Keep on posting, maybe something better will come up, but I really like this thing and I should be able to pay for it pretty soon. Unfortunately I won't be able to put up a new guitar thread, no matter what I get because my sister's digital camera is with her and she flew off for 10 months today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Check out some of my links if you want to make that GAS more acute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer It has a PIEZO! But is it $150 better than the Nahville tele? Hard to say - I haven't played either. You can get 'em under $500 without too much effort though... And you can make your own fret markers with a Sharpie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 I checked out the clips, and I'm looking at blueshawk.info, and I think this is AWESOME. Do they make one without "f" holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Wow those blueshawks are really cool! I remember playing around with one at a Mars Music (before those went out of business) when I was a complete beginner. I didn't know a thing about guitars or tone then. This is the first time I've seen or heard about them since. I'd really like to try one out now! Used prices look pretty reasonable too.and it's 25.5 scale what a unique guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by utterhack Hard to say - I haven't played either. You can get 'em under $500 without too much effort though... And you can make your own fret markers with a Sharpie Do they have markers on the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercer Posted August 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by sonaboy ... Korea and China are both our economic allies. i don't think slave labor comes into play when we're talking about craftsman level instruments. I know Korea's an economic ally, but China? C'mon man, in 20-60 years we'll be at war with them, and we might just lose since they bankroll our national debt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer I know Korea's an economic ally, but China? C'mon man, in 20-60 years we'll be at war with them, and we might just lose since they bankroll our national debt ehmm...alright.20 years is a long way away.20 years can mean a lot when it comes to market economics.whether they know it or not, China is now a capitalist market. they've been acting like they can maintain as is, but the world knows better. there might be an interior struggle, but they'll be a free market within the next 20 years whether the government wants it to be or not - look to Taiwan to see how the modernist economic idealism will eat it from the inside, should they think the party will keep control of things. every other hardline socialist government has fallen in the same way.it may take a while, but i doubt we'll need to fire a shot with this brand of power emerging. we'll have to concede them a LOT of oil to get them there, however. let's hope the hydro-energy vehicles take off. :D china's got their claws in us, but i think we've got way more distractions to play before violence comes to the forefront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unpluggedthumb Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 It kinda bothers me to by a Chinese guitar too, and for the same reasons as Mercer stated. Of course every other {censored}ing thing we buy in this country is made in China so. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted August 8, 2006 Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Originally posted by Mercer Do they have markers on the side? Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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