That Gibson Blueshawk Surprised Me! | Review, History + Demo

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📚Description: The nighthawk was first introduced in 1993 and has seen many different models and variations along the way - one of those is the mutation in to the "Blueshawk" borrowing the same body but making it chambered with F holes and giving it P90 pickups. While not technically P90 pickups, they are B90 (Blues 90) pickups that utilize a dummy coil installed on the backside of the guitar to get rid of the hum and they they ever are gutsy enough to put a varitone on this model!
I always thought this was a pretty cool guitar that I wanted to document on the show but I didn't expect to like it as much as I did!
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@Somenite Ай бұрын

Sounds good and I actually think it looks ok with the except of having Blues Hawk written on it. Its unique for sure.

@boblabahh4893 Ай бұрын

Wanted to buy that blues hawk in a shop in New Orleans a couple months ago. 900 bucks. I wish I bought it

@Russell_Optics Ай бұрын

By far the best guitar Gibson ever made for my tastes. Lightweight, semi-hollow with a belly cut, P-90's, and the soft "V" neck is my all time favorite. They should offer one like this now that isn't custom or 3k+.

@jimmyjames2022 Ай бұрын

Not P90s by any stretch. Way less windings and no bar magnets.

@SamHollidayV Ай бұрын

U sir have… very unique taste !

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

I love these body shapes. Gotta play one or a few to appreciate them. And let go of predispositions. Guitar guys are a strange breed lol.

@tybenedict1627 29 күн бұрын

The guitar must match the voice. And every match is different. I myself am a natural bass so I will need more of a harmonic bottom

@charlesbolton8471 2 күн бұрын

That sounds like a great idea, but there is absolutely no way Gibson will offer a semi-hollow body guitar for less than $3,000.

@erickleefeld4883 Ай бұрын

This guitar is sort of Gibson’s own spin on a Thinline Telecaster. Also, those pickup poles aren’t slugs, they’re individual alnico rod magnets that you’ll find on a Fender-style single-coil. You’ll notice that there aren’t any separate bar magnets, as on a P-90. (The later Epiphone reissues of this guitar used P-90’s instead, complete with adjustable screw pole pieces.)

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

They do have that fender scale.

@erickleefeld4883 Ай бұрын

@@presmasterflash7555 The longer Fender scale length, but also the flatter Gibson radius.

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

@@erickleefeld4883 best of both worlds

@erickleefeld4883 29 күн бұрын

@@presmasterflash7555 Also looking at the shapes of those pickup windings, they’re essentially just Strat pickups inside a P-90 housing. The higher ohm readings are a result of the dummy coil, which you’ll also find on a Fender Noiseless stack pickup.

@presmasterflash7555 29 күн бұрын

@@erickleefeld4883 I’ve only played a blues hawk once in the late 90s. I liked it but not as much as the NightHawk Harris Music And Sound in Pensacola had. But they did also have a The Hawk and that one I fell for. I now have a highly modified one that is my main guitar. Has a firebird style pickup in the neck pulled from a ‘99 SG deluxe(a rare 3 pickup one) and a 500 T in the bridge (about to get swapped out for a Dirty Fingers) and a Schaller 456 bridge with Grover 18:1 tuners. Moved the toggle where it should be (ala LP) and put another volume where it used to be. Chrome no hole pickup cover on the bridge. I had some fun with it. I can’t wait to hear that DF when I get the chance to install it.

@ethanhitchcock5431 Ай бұрын

I had an acquaintance years ago that I sold my Fender Hot Rod Deville amp to , he would rave about the Blues Hawk , that he wanted one really bad , I would reply with " Um , I think they're funny looking bro ..." He came from money , he could have had almost any guitar he wanted , yet he wanted a Blues Hawk ! ...I know everyone has different tastes , that it doesnt matter , its just funny to me ...was'nt that a nice story !? Thanks Trogly !

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

Sounds like he’s got good taste!

@Christian-ew4eg 29 күн бұрын

If I "came from money" I would already have a Les Paul , Strat and Tele . I've had to do the hard yards (and I still working my arse off, to pay off a MORTGAGE having turned 50 in January) . My 'collection' is obviously nothing like Austin's , but I appreciate what I have to play with . Back in the "90's" I would have loved to been able to purchase a Gibson Nighthawk . Disposal income at the time says "NO" . I've never played or owned a blue guitar , but I'd get that one shipped to Australia, given a reasonable price . Not looking blow a wad (of cash) , and I certainly don't NEED a Blues Hawk . Not meaning to point out the obvious , BUT : Poplar body . Looking at the back and side footage I agree there's probably 4 pieces glued together . I watched this numerous times (on my phone , and I know what I am seeing . 4 pieces on the back . OK . Try to imagine routing out the top(bass side) of the body through an f-hole . That's never going to happen unless someone has more money than cents (sense) . I'd suggest Gibson were gluing MULTIPLE pieces for the back . Front doesn't look like the back (4 piece body) ... I couldn't say without seeing it in the morning sunlight in person , but I would guess the "flat top" is either single piece , or two pieces bookmatched , then added AFTER the back has been routed for electronics and 'weight-relief" .

@presmasterflash7555 29 күн бұрын

@@Christian-ew4eg I’m in the poorhouse as well but at least it’s MY poorhouse. But every Gibson I’ve owned except my first Father’s Day SG had a repaired or broken headstock or something that needed repaired. But I’ve had a few and I don’t care about it like others do. Each to their own

@ltdada 2 күн бұрын

I've had my blue BluesHawk, year 2000 model, for 13 years and continue to love it. They are truly unique models, especially with the strat scale length. Mine has the stock maestro tremolo system, which I don't use much these days because I use the guitar primarily for slide playing and have the action set accordingly. It's a 'forever' guitar--I'll never sell it, and I do gig with it semi-regularly.

@tomasolisarmusic Ай бұрын

I've been waiting for the Blueshawk video for so long. I own the '97 Ebony one.

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

Man I’ve been waiting for a The Hawk forever! One day… just not two-day!

@tomasolisarmusic Ай бұрын

@@presmasterflash7555 hopefully you wont need to wait for long

@Kahuna54 Ай бұрын

I used to own that exact model, I wish I hadn’t sold it!

@brucemyers5463 Ай бұрын

I always wanted any of the hawks.

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

Do it. Get one. Recommend 10/10

@fenderfan7770 25 күн бұрын

So glad you finally reviewed one of these. It's a mixed bag. Nitro finish, great pickups, comfortable, lightweight. But weirdish body and small strap locks. If one always have the tone & volume on 10, you will miss out on the great tones from the varitone. Instead, back off the volume and compensate for volume loss on _some_ varitone settings. My favorite trick: varitone on 2nd position (humbucker-ish) and then switch it to first (which is out of circuit) for the solo. This gives your solo all of Blues90 tone.

@micahnewby3482 Ай бұрын

That is RAD!! I would love to hear it through a blues driver or similar overdrive pedal. Thanks for posting this review and documentation

@hippiebiker3399 Ай бұрын

I have a ‘96 Gibson Nighthawk in tobacco burst. It’s an outstanding sounding and looking guitar. You’re right about finding the cases. I bought mine from you, Trogly, several years ago on trade Tuesday. They’re as rare as hen’s teeth! And off the charts expensive now!

@presmasterflash7555 Ай бұрын

One day I’d like to mod a The Hawk with LP custom appointments (multi ply binding, full ToM bridge setup, inlays, etc) sans the carved top. And seeing that Blues Hawk with a TP6… yowie that’s sexy!

@DaringDan Ай бұрын

The "Blues Hawk" written on it ruins it for me. Otherwise a gorgeous guitar. Nancy Wilson's Epi Night Hawk is one of the best guitars in that price range you can get.

@jeffbarnard9246 Ай бұрын

I guess I'm stuck in history with old gibson styles. Thanx Trogly

@eljoel89 Ай бұрын

Honestly the Nighthawk / Blueshawk is my favorite Gibson.

@Kahuna54 Ай бұрын

The Z wood grain is perfect, I have a similar tattoo.

@scoobsean Ай бұрын

I have one with the Maestro, but it came in a gig bag lined with dark green fur. Bought from a guitar store in Kalamazoo.

@tedfurlo2268 Ай бұрын

It's lovely to hear you play. I've enjoyed your skills growing over the years. Thank you for all you do my friend.

@SaabJitsu Ай бұрын

There was one that kicked around as a shop guitar and once you got around the weird feel of the body it was a great player.

@clarkbabin9799 Ай бұрын

Been considering picking up a Thinline Telecaster for some time. This reminds me of one . I'd sure give one of these a try. I know of one guy that is from my area that plays mostly blues from my area that plays a thinline and he's nationally known . Tab Benoit has been banging on one for years. The diamonds on the headstock remind me of the inspired by logo. Yes I know they overlap differently.

@mjeh1 Ай бұрын

Looks great, sounds great. What's not to like?

@TylerJohnstonGuitar Ай бұрын

90s Gibsons are so cool to me. Luckily, they’re not ridiculously expensive either. Been on the hunt for a birth year (99) Gibson for years.

@jonbon7219 Ай бұрын

I got a 99 standard in toronto canada if u pass thru

@TylerJohnstonGuitar Ай бұрын

@@jonbon7219 Think my passport is expired, but I’d love to get out there one day. Grew up on hockey.

@Masterfighterx Ай бұрын

They made a natural quilt top one in the late 2000s or early 2010s that I'm so gutted over not being able to afford at the time..

@joermnyc Ай бұрын

Epiphone uses their SG case for their Nighthawks… it fits, but the narrow part of the body is floating in the case.

@silvernuggets1285 Ай бұрын

That blue is the worst for showing swirls. My favorite 335 is the same. It's a PITA, keep it clean, mess it up.

@wiseguy9202 Ай бұрын

Back in 1996 i picked up a black 'The Hawk' because it was the only solid body with humbuckers of the series. I still have it today.

@Kahuna54 Ай бұрын

All the tonal options with the switch and push pull pot!😂

@musicauthority674 28 күн бұрын

These are very similar to the Telecaster lite. and that was confirmed when you mentioned the twenty five and a half inch scale length.

@jp245 Ай бұрын

Awesome mate! Hey what is your opinion on the Nighthawk?

@sagittated Ай бұрын

I love this thing. A small body semi hollow LP with P90s (not really P90s) and a Fender scale length? Yum. If it had headstock that wasn't bent back, I'd go looking for one.

@Captain_Yata Ай бұрын

These are really interesting, I might look into getting a Firehawk :)

@hunter37334 29 күн бұрын

I LOVE my BluesHawk and N225. Great players and very versatile.

@ericbgordon1575 29 күн бұрын

I like the different Veritone settings on this Blues Hawk more than I like the Gibson take on coil splitting on PAF-style backers. They STILL need to research the methods by Kieael, Ibanez, Godin, PRS, even iGuitar (formerly Brian Moore) has beefier coil tapping than Gibson.

@rocketpigrecords3719 29 күн бұрын

Among the many sounds it can make, I bet it's killer for country. Slug P90s are criticized for being twangier than traditional P90s, in that application it's a good thing.

@joepatriot6431 16 күн бұрын

Had one in blue and ended up having to part with it. Still have the Night Hawk ST3.

@Cheesusaurusrex 10 күн бұрын

I've got a wine red version with a bigsby, love it!

@jonathanhudak2059 29 күн бұрын

Good sounding guitar 🙂

@stephenskiles7782 Ай бұрын

It was BB Kings go to in the studio. He's kinda related.

@SearchingForTone 29 күн бұрын

I miss mine, was my first guitar after my beginner. Should’ve never got rid of it but like everyone had to part with things due to money. I should see if I can get one and do an unboxing when I reach a milestone on my channel. Love that blue 😍

@Twirlyhead 26 күн бұрын

I prefer the Nighthawk personally, more balls. It does sound better than the Epiphone version however which is the guitar equivalent of watered down beer, nasty.

@paulsadoff3661 29 күн бұрын

I had a Gibson 1996 "The Hawk" - the simplest version with just a stop tailpiece and humbuckers. It was nice and light but the narrow nut was a minus for me. Nicely built , all mahogony neck and body.

@ZitherBeast Ай бұрын

I wish I could afford it, I'd just straight go ahead and plunk down the money, I love the way it looks and sounds. Cool guitar that I didn't previously knew existed.

@jenniferlawrence2701 29 күн бұрын

sounds better than I expected

@johnspepperworld4098 29 күн бұрын

Can anyone help me please. What does lpcctanch1 mean. What model is this

@MrJoemanjd Ай бұрын

MM initials inside the pickup route might stand for manhattan midnight. I think I remember that being the name of the color option.

@silvernuggets1285 Ай бұрын

I've always loved the looks of the Hawks, but I just couldn't jive with the sound. Still cool as hell

@craigtaylor2788 27 күн бұрын

i own a blues hawk in unplayed condition with the maestro in blue. first two on the serial are 03 which I think means it was made in 2003.

@scottdavidson6066 18 күн бұрын

Usually the most counter-clockwise Varitone position is off. Does that mean this one isn’t that way? (Since it has the push-pull.)

@patrickgaraughty3942 29 күн бұрын

Did you ever reveiw a gibson All American II from 1996-1997?

@thetoneknob4493 Ай бұрын

this one sounds fantastic! more versatile than a les paul and if you ask me these pickups sound more like original paf era pickups than the avrage humbuckers do. great now i really want one, witch sux cause im poor all the dam time lol..

@lilbitofOverdrive 29 күн бұрын

sounds great

@richyrich5049 Ай бұрын

Basically the prototype for the Little Sister.

@johnnyxmusic Ай бұрын

Interesting!

@86Sporty86 29 күн бұрын

I think Nancy and I will be dancing for my bday next month.

@GunnReqwan Ай бұрын

Are you going to ever document the 2024 iguana burst reissue?

@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын

Between the pear-shape and the colors, it’ll never be a pin-up … ☺️ The bright blue & gold reminds me of a gaudy ‘bluesy Submariner’ ⌚️ … 😬

@jeffnormandeau1833 Ай бұрын

The blueshawk is a guitar every time I see one for sale, I seriously think about but then never pull the trigger.

@jimjim7008 Ай бұрын

You can tell 90s Gibson guitar by simply looking at the decal 😂

@jimmyjames2022 Ай бұрын

I like the body style and switch options but pickups sound pretty thin, with no real personality. Leaves me to wonder if these were actual P90s if this Blueshawk might have been a more successful model. Missed opportunity. Will P90s fit I wonder, springs are pretty big so probably.

@rocketpigrecords3719 29 күн бұрын

I liked the sounds a lot, it's like a tele on steroids. This guitar is a very interesting hybrid of Fender and Gibson attributes. If one wanted a straight up p90 axe, they'd be better off just getting an LP Special.

@jimmyjames2022 29 күн бұрын

@@rocketpigrecords3719 good point and I have one. But I was thinking this is a lighter guitar for small people but there's the Nighthawk variant for beefier tones.

@rocketpigrecords3719 29 күн бұрын

@@jimmyjames2022 the slanted bucker is a 498T, correct? That & a Firebird neck pickup would be really cool. Then there's that three pickup 5 way switch variant. You basically never see them in the wild, if I ever tried one it was in high school and played with my eyes. "This doesn't do Pantera!"

@aaronmyers1673 Ай бұрын

My favorite Gibson

@sreknord 29 күн бұрын

There is something about how you setup and play that, to me, make all guitars you play sound the same.

@wendellwatson4464 Ай бұрын

A very unique guitar, and very lite too. Like it

@2dazetake 29 күн бұрын

Put rubber bladders inside that can be pressure charged with air or helium, are they air tight to begin with

@Grungebob_Squaredance 29 күн бұрын

I remember these in the used shops in the 1990s, you couldn’t give them away.

@EliasGraves Ай бұрын

Sounds like a tele. I dig it.

@garyshaw1002 Ай бұрын

We do like to see other guitars you know, not just Gibsons

@Intheflesh79 Ай бұрын

Butter 🧈🧈🧈 butter

@RoboSteave 29 күн бұрын

My first impression: ooh, that's ugly. Final thoughts: love it!

@donerskine7935 Ай бұрын

I have an Epiphone Blueshawk, Unlike the Gibson, it has a bound neck, which I prefer. The Blueshawk is an odd mix of Gibson with Fender-like scale and parts.

@sunwentai1 Ай бұрын

Could anyone please explain to me what the veritone is? I am rather new to the guitar world and I have no idea what "mid cut / band stop" means.

@zeusapollo8688 Ай бұрын

Think of it like an eq/filter. It can't boost anything but it removes parts of the signal

@Russell_Optics Ай бұрын

It is a rotary switch that cuts different frequencies from the signal. Basically as you turn it it gets thinner and brighter. You can get a lo-fi sound that isn't bad, but most settings past 2or3 are too thin imho.

@sunwentai1 Ай бұрын

Thanks to both of you. Makes sense for me now. :)

@PaulCooksStuff Ай бұрын

I'd have thought a decent auto bodyshop can buff those swirls and scratches out?

@bigbb70 Ай бұрын

Cool guitar

@paultrombetta Ай бұрын

These make me look tall. +5

@wilhelmtheconquerer6214 29 күн бұрын

Still waiting for a Nighthawk Axcess. A guitar that "modern" from Gibson is way overdue

@peterpellerin1374 29 күн бұрын

YES!

@johnspepperworld4098 29 күн бұрын

It’s a 2012 Les Paul but I’m not sure if it’s a standard classic what it might be

@g-mac6846 Ай бұрын

I love it

@dw7704 Ай бұрын

The V neck, even a soft one ruins it for me. It doesn’t fit how I place my thumb, I use it in different ways, depending what I’m doing. The tip of the V is in the wrong place. I get the idea behind the V neck, and it does work great for some. And some it doesn’t matter I like most guitar necks, but V necks don’t work for me. Too bad, the other specs on the Blueshawk are cool. But fun to see a different guitar getting reviewed 8:14

@kevinalfrey2633 29 күн бұрын

Remember, the one at Gruene’s guitar, it had all the wood burning it look like a voodoo guitar? It was creepy ‼️🤷‍♂️

@RevGerryRM Ай бұрын

I love the "Proud Troglodyte" tee shirts, however, you need one with gray hair for us old farts. Thanks 😊

@sentforth5 Ай бұрын

I had a choice between an ES 137 and a BluesHawk and sadly made the wrong choice. The BluesHawk was a superior guitar.

@nigelsmith721 29 күн бұрын

The Ebony version of this looks very nice indeed. I need to seek…

@AndrewSmith-pc8eq Ай бұрын

I want it to have q belly carve like a les paul instead of a flat top. And a natural wood body.

@Steven-re3tx Ай бұрын

Hey,.... from Alaska.

@marcovillarreal3353 26 күн бұрын

I want a Chiken head switch for each pickup 😆😆

@JeremyToy 29 күн бұрын

should have called it the Blues Rhinoceros… looks so weird!!

@smartgorilla 27 күн бұрын

looks tiny and light. very nice

@scottbogfoot 29 күн бұрын

I'd name this one Elwood being blues and Chicago

@spaguy007 Ай бұрын

Same as the one I have. A very ubder-rated guitar. I love the one I have, priced right for anyone but it gets player far less than it should

@beboronator Ай бұрын

thats a cool dingus

@edwarddreier2958 29 күн бұрын

Blueshawk Tauh…riff on that thing

@jameshughes6049 Ай бұрын

Evening Troglodytes!!

@VN9001 Ай бұрын

Looks like a cartoon guitar. Something Shaggy would be playing on Scooby-Doo.......... 😆

@sentforth5 Ай бұрын

Now do an Invader!

@markvonwisco7369 Ай бұрын

Cool looking guitar. Too bad it's not regular Gibson scale...

@michaelpacinus242 Ай бұрын

Those frets desperately need to be crowned

@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын

Poplar body? Is poplar, pop-u-lar … ? Also, did Trogly say B90, not P90 … ? As in, a bass p/up … ? Maybe to ‘make up for’ the lack of mass from the poplar? Just spit-ballin’, and not sure whether I heard correctly anyway …