2011 Gibson Nighthawk Studio

Silverburst Full Gloss Finish

 Unplayed - New in Box condition

Newly updated for the end of 2011, the Nighthawk Studio from Gibson USA features a new pickup array and switching, new tonewoods and a Silverburst finish with black top-hat knobs, all in high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer. Electronics include a pair of Gibson's most highly acclaimed humbucking pickups, with a simple control complement that's nevertheless extremely versatile thanks to independent coil-split switching, offering six entirely different tones. All this, and the Nighthawk Studio is superbly playable, thanks to first- class craftsmanship from Gibson USA.

While it clearly takes its cue from the Gibson Les Paul, the Nighthawk Studio has been designed from the ground up to provide an updated playing feel, superb resonance and sustain, and a big, bold tone, as well as a more contemporary look. It has a solid mahogany body with a glued-in neck made from solid quarter-sawn mahogany, carved to a traditional SlimTaper™ profile that measures .808" at the 1st fret and .875" at the 12th. The neck is topped with a 22-fret fingerboard made from torrefied maple, a super sturdy and clear-sounding heat-treated hardwood, and a Nighthawk headstock with mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and holly inlay. The Nighthawk Studio's 25-1/2" scale length yields all the chime and twang of longer-scale guitars, while classic Gibson set-neck construction retains the punch and endless sustain that is expect from any great double-'bucker axe. Through-body stringing coupled with a unique and highly adjustable Nighthawk bridge and a PLEK-cut Corian nut (1.625" wide) further enhance resonance and sustain.

The Nighthawk Studio packs a pair of Gibson's popular BurstBucker humbuckers—loaded in with double-black open coils—a BB-1 in the neck position and a slightly hotter BB-2 in the bridge. Made with unpolished Alnico II magnets and authentic 42-AWG enamel-coated wire, these are some of the most accurate reproductions of vintage PAF humbuckers available today. They are enhanced with independent push-pull switching on the master volume and master tone controls to split the coils of each unit, yielding useful single-coil tones independently or in combination through the three-way selector switch. From rich, warm, bluesy humbucker tones in the neck position, to roaring lead voices in the bridge, to twangy single-coil tones and funky in-between tones, this simple control array makes the Nighthawk Studio a stunningly versatile instrument.

 

 

 

 

The Nighthawk Studio Silverburst comes protected in a Gibson deluxe gig bag, and include a Gibson owner’s manual and adjustment literature.

FEATURES:

• Solid Mahogany body
• Sealer finish Nitrocellulose lacquer
• Surface Texture High Gloss
• Process 1-1.5 mils Headstock Logo Mother of Pearl "Gibson" Logo with Holly inlay
• Truss Rod Cover Black and White Antique Bell
• Body Binding White
• 25-1/2" scale Mahogany neck with '60s SlimTaper neck profile
• Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
• Truss Rod Traditional Adjustable
• Joint Angle 5° (+/-15 seconds)
• Baked Maple fingerboard with acrylic dot inlays
• Frets 22
• Radius 12"
• Nut/E.O.B 1.625"/2.240"
• Neck Binding White
• Nut Material Corian
• Width at nut 1.625
• Nut slots Gibson PLEK System
• Coil-tapped Burstbucker 1 in the neck and Burstbucker 2 at the bridge
• Potentiometers One Master Volume Push/Pull Tapped to Neck Pickup, One Master Tone Push/Pull Tapped to Bridge Pickup
• Type 500k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
• Coil Wiring Machine Wound
• Toggle Switch 3-way Blade Toggle with Black Tip
• Output Jack Standard 1/4"
• Bridge/Tailpiece Type Nighthawk "String through body" with 6 String Ferrules
• Plating Chrome
• TonePros Kluson tuners with 16:1 tuning ratio
• Black Top Hat Knobs with Silver Inserts
• Pickup Mounting Rings Chrome
• Control Plate Cover Black
• Strings Genuine Gibson .010 -.046,
• Strap Buttons Aluminum
• Silverburst
• Gibson deluxe gig bag
• MSRP - $1,499