Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Electric Guitar

Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Electric Guitar

The Return of a NEW Classic !

When the Nighthawk was first introduced in 1993, it represented a departure from “tradition” with its 25.5″ scale length and its versatile combination of coil-splitting
humbucker and single coil pickups. Break-through designs don’t always catch on right away. Such was the case with many now-iconic guitars including the Flying-V,
the Explorer and even the Les Paul. Now, 18 years later, guitarists who originally dismissed the Nighthawk as too “different,”
now recognize what a great guitar it really was and still is! Great Tonewoods & Premium Construction! The design of the Nighthawk is essentially a
combination of an SG (with a lower bout and thinner body) and a Les Paul (upper bout). Like those classic guitars, the Nighthawk features a solid mahogany
body (with added “belly” scarf for comfort) and a glued-in SlimTaper™ 25 1/2″ scale mahogany neck for a well rounded, warm tone with excellent sustain.
The headstock is back-angled at 14 degrees, which increases pressure on the strings and helps them stay firmly in nut slots. To add brilliance as well as a smooth,
durable playing surface, the Nighthawk Custom is fitted with a rosewood fingerboard, a favorite of serious guitar players for its resistance to wear.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Body Material :  Mahogany
  
• Top Material :  AAA Flamed maple Veneer
  
• Neck Material :  Mortise and Tenon
  
• Truss Rod :  Adjustable
  
• Scale Length :  25.5″
  
• Fingerboard :  Rosewood with Pearloid “Crown” Inlays
  
• Fingerboard Radius :  12″
  
• Frets :  22
  
• Bridge Pickup :  Slant NHT™ Humbucker; 4-wire
  
• Middle Pickup :  NSX™ Single-Coil
  
• Neck Pickup :  NHR™ Mini-Humbucker; 4-wire
  
• Controls :  One Volume, One Push/Pull Coil-splitting Tone Knob, 5-way Slider
  
• Bridge :  Nighthawk fully-adjustable; String-Thru body
  
• Nut Width :  1.68″
  
• Typical Weight ( /- 5%) :  7.2 lbs
  
• Strings :  D’Addario® 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46