Gibson 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Electric Guitar - Natural
Unveiled to the guitar world in 1993, the Nighthawk has established itself as a modern classic in the Gibson stable over the course of 20 years of powerful, versatile performance, while winning legions of fans in the process. To celebrate this highly evolved marriage of Gibson innovation and tradition, Gibson USA introduces the 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard. This guitar is packed with the clever design features that made the instrument such a winner originally, and dressed worthy of a true showpiecemaking it a guitar you will be proud to own and play for a lifetime.
The 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard retains all the distinctive ingredients that make this unique breed of Gibson so special, including the 25 scale length for firm lows and chiming highs, the comfortable body contours, through-body stringing and unique Nighthawk bridge, and the superb versatility of a trio of different yet complementary pickups, with push-pull coil splitting for the bridge pickup. A high-gloss nitrocellulose finish in your choice of Antique Natural or Fireburst over a gorgeous figured Grade-AAA maple top, deluxe split parallelogram fingerboard inlays, gold-hardware, and a truss-rod cover hot-stamped in gold with Nighthawk 20th Anniversary all make this an extra special addition to the proud line.
Body and Neck
The 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standards body follows the Nighthawks stylized take on Gibsons legendary Les Paul, with a scaled-down body with deeper cutaway, and ribcage contour for enhanced playing comfort. Its top is made from figured Grade-AAA maple, and its back is solid mahogany. A solid, quarter-sawn mahogany neck with a 25 scale length is glued into the body and carved in a comfortably rounded profile that measures 0.818 at the 1st fret and 0.963 at the 12th. The guitar has a bound fingerboard made from solid Grade-A rosewood, inlaid with split parallelogram position markers. A Corian nut cut on Gibsons computer-controlled PLEK helps to ensure optimum sustain and precise intonation.
Pickups and Electronics
Much of the 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standards unparalleled versatility is found in its trio of different yet complementary pickups. The Nighthawk Mini-Humbucker in the neck position offers a rich, throaty growl, but with plenty of definition; an NSX Nighthawk Single-Coil in the middle offers both snappy funk tones and thumping midrange; and the Nighthawk Lead Humbucker in the bridge position yields tones from mammoth crunch to articulate, singing lead sounds. Just pop up the tone controls push-pull switch to tap brighter single-coil sounds, and blend myriad combinations of these with the five-way switch. Master tone and volume controls make on-the-fly adjustments a breeze.
Hardware and Plastics
Through-body stringing and a rock-solid Nighthawk bridge lend superb resonance and massive sustain to this high-concept guitar. The bridge, strap buttons, and vintage-style Gibson Deluxe tuners are all gold-plated, as are the pickups mounting rings and the neck pickup cover. Amber top-hat knobs lend an air of Gibson tradition, and the guitar wears no pickguard to obscure the beauty of its highly figured top.
Features
- Mahogany body with figured Grade-AAA maple top
- Mahogany neck with comfortable rounded profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays
- Mini-Humbucker in the neck, a NSX Nighthawk Single-Coil in the middle and a Nighthawk Lead Humbucker in the bridge position
- Vintage-style Gibson Deluxe tuners with 14:1 ratio
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Electric Guitar - Natural | 391077 |
