The Nighthawk once more

Gibson's Nighthawk returned to production last year as a limited run selection: CLICK

Subsequently, Epiphone featured the Nighthawk as regular production units earlier this year: CLICK

But come summer 2011, the Gibson Nighthawk is here to stay. For how long? I've no idea whatsoever. But the Nighthawk is one of those memorable Gibsons in my books because it features a single coil pickup, something which is not a Gibson staple. Well, the manufacturer dared to consider this inclusion because the Nighthawk is 25.5"; it's the most appealing scale length for that unmistakable single coil snap. Now you know why Fender keeps it within this scale length- it's done for a reason.

EPIhawk

The good people of Epiphone are now offering us the Nighthawk in the Epiphone manifestation. This is new (2011) so all updates on availability & prices to be doine here in time to come. I still find the slanted bridge humbucker disturbing; say you dislike the tone, which other off-the-shelf pickup comes in a slanted format? Nevertheless, the guitar is still worth checking out.