Gibson Back On Song with the Nighthawk Standard 2010

The Nighthawk was originally introduced by Gibson in 1993, and now they have announced an updated model with the Nighthawk Standard 2010.

The MSRP is $2,299, but a quick check shows you can buy it online for $1,399.00.

Body

A lightweight body made from resonant chambered poplar with a highly figured Grade-AAA quilted maple top and a deep single cutaway with pointed "Florentine" horn. The guitar is available in three translucent nitrocellulose finishes: Chicago Blue, St. Louis Sauce, or Memphis Mojo.

Pickups and Electronics

It comes with two of Gibson's BurstBucker pickups, along with a single-coil "Blade" pickup in the middle position. The coils of each humbucker can be split by push/pull switches on the Volume and Tone controls, and a five-way switch selects pickup(s) in use.

Neck, Fingerboard and Headstock

The Nighthawk Standard 2010 has a glued-in neck made from solid Grade-A maple and topped with a bound rosewood fingerboard, minimally adorned with simple dot inlays. Made to the longer 25 1/2" scale length, it has a back-angled headstock and a PLEK-cut Corian nut for superior resonance.

Hardware

It carries a unique Nighthawk bridge designed to maximize resonance and sustain. It has individual saddles for entirely independent height and intonation adjustment, and is partnered with through-body stringing with ferrules set into the back of the guitar. It also has vintage-style tulip-button tuners, metal pickup rings, and traditional aluminum strap buttons, all gold plated.

For more information go to Gibson Nighthawk Standard 2010