The GIBSON Nighthawk 2009, Trans Amber resembles its larger Les Paul cousin but with more defined curves, has become a cult favorite since it was discontinued in 1999, after only six years in production.
The Gibson Nighthawk 2009 two volume controls, a master tone knob and two heavy-duty pickups. A figured maple top, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard and deluxe details combine to make the 2009 Nighthawk a true collector’s item.
The Nighthawk’s mahogany body cranks out tone that is somewhat soft, but extremely well-balanced, with good grind and bite. It has the potential for good depth, with full (though not super-tight) lows, velvety highs and a slightly compressed response. Its maple cap adds the snap, sizzle and sustain associated with a Les Paul Standard. And like a number of Gibsons made today, the Nighthawk’s chambered interior — originally engineered just to make a guitar less back-breaking — inadvertently provides tonal benefits too. Chambered guitars are louder acoustically and offer increased sustain and resonance.
The GIBSON Nighthawk 2009, Trans Amber Main Features Include:
- Grade A two-piece mahogany body
- Grade AAA “bookmatched” solid figured maple top
- solid piece of Grade-A mahogany neck
- Gibson’s traditional truss rod
- Gibson’s traditional ’50s neck profile
- Mortise & Tenon joint to bind neck to body
- Grade-A rosewood fingerboard
- 12-inch radius
- 22 frets
- Figured, swirl acrylic dot inlays
- Approximately 1.695” nut width
- P-90 Neck Pickup
- Gibson’s 498T “Hot Alnico” Bridge Pickup
- Two Gibson Gold Top Hat volume controls
- Gibson Gold Top Hat master tone knob
- Three-way stainless steel toggle switch
- 1/4” output jack made by Switchcraft
- Gibson’s own vintage-style pearloid tuning keys
- Tune-o-matic bridge
- Separate “stopbar” tailpiece
- Aluminum strap button
- Genuine Gibson strings Gauge: .010 - .046.
- Golden-hued nitrocellulose Translucent Amber finish
Gibson Nighthawk 09, Trans Amber (code 69246)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, Mahogany Body, AAA Maple Top, P-90 And 498T Humbucker Pickup, Trans Amber
£1,034.00 (inc vat)