We got a message from Charles from Texas asking us about the Epiphone Nighthawk.
Hey Jon,
I am a musician on a budget and I was wondering if you or any of your staff have played the Epiphone Nighthawk? Are they worth the money? Would you recommend them?
Lucky for us our very own Kris Martens was happy to step up for this one!!!!
This guitar is is the weirdest guitar I own. Part Gibson and part fender. It covers a lot of bases tone wise and is extremely versatile.
Features
25.5" scale length
Mahogany body with AAA maple top
Mortise and tenon set neck
String thru bridge (fully adjustable)
Rosewood fretboard with pearloid crown inlays
12" radius 22 fret
Slanted NHT bridge Humbucker
NSX single coil in middle
NHR mini humbucker in neck
Volume and Tone with push/pull coil taps
5 way pickup selector
1.68" nut width
The first thing I noticed when I first picked it up is the weight. This guitar is very light! Probably around 7.5 lbs. I thought it would sound thin but it is really balanced tone wise. The slanted bridge humbucker is extremely balanced and super chunky! It has the perfect balance between the low strings to the high strings. The coil tap works great and adds some strat like quack especially when combined with the middle single coil. The mini humbucker is really smooth and gives a nice warm tone.
The neck was perfect. No warps and the fretwork is great. It feels a little thinner front to back than your average Les Paul. It plays effortlessly and is pure joy to play.
I tested the nighthawk through a Hughes and Kettner Grandmeister 36 tube amp. You can play pretty much anything with this axe. It is equally suited to molten metal and delicate cleans. It sounds amazing for blues and classic rock and I think that is what it was designed for.
This is the cheapest guitar I have bought in years but at $425 it's a steal!
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