What Is The Gibson BluesHawk?

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#blues #guitar #blueshawk ‪@gibsonguitar‬
Signal Chain - Gibson Blues Hawk - Korg PitchBlack Pro Tuner - Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer - Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Crybaby Wah - MXR Smart Gate - Fender Super Sonic 22 - Mesa Boogie Rectifier Oversized 4x12 Slant Cabinet - Neumann TLM 107 Microphone - Vintech Audio VA573 Microphone Preamp - API Lunchbox 8 Chassis - Universal Audio Apollo 16b Audio Interface - MacBook Pro 16 M2 Pro - Universal Audio Luna
Guitar:
Gibson 2002 Blues Hawk
Guitars Used In Comparison:
Gibson BluesHawk
Gibson Les Paul Classic P90
Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s
Gibson ES 135
Gibson ES 335
Gibson Les Paul Special
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition
Gibson SG Standard '61 Maestro
Fender Rarities Quilted Maple Top Stratocaster
Fender Rarities Flame Maple Top Thinline HSS Stratocaster
Fender American Series Telecaster
Fender American Original '60s Thinline Telecaster
Fender Parallel Universe Jazz Tele
Gretsch G6120SH Brian Setter Hot Rod
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:39 Slight History
01:01 Specs and Similarities
04:29 The Pickups and Confusion
07:30 Blues 90 VS P90 VS P-100 VS Mini Humbucker VS Jazzmaster
09:40 Guitar Misinformation and Comparisons
11:08 A Semi-Hollow Les Paul Special?
12:48 A Gibson Stratocaster?
16:26 A Gibson Telecaster?
17:40 A Gibson Thinline Telecaster?
19:29 A Gibson Thinline Stratocaster?
21:01 A Gibson Jazzmaster?
23:04 A Smaller ES 135?
25:09 A Smaller Different ES 335?
27:05 A Les Paul With Different Pickups?
29:10 The Varitone Circuit
34:43 So That Is The Gibson BluesHawk

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@DownUFO 5 ай бұрын

Finally an in-depth video on this guitar! It’s so overlooked. I’ve had mine for almost 19 years and it’s still my main guitar today. Nothing sounds like it or feels like it, clean or driven or fuzzed out, it’s just an expressive beast. Only bummer is that it slips out of tune more than any other guitar I’ve owned, and it’s got a bit of hum, but that’s all a small price to pay for everything else that I love about it.

@nichesound 7 ай бұрын

note that the 25.5" scale actually is a treat to play

@jonathananthony1901 7 ай бұрын

Man that thing sounds absolutely gorgeous! Love a guitar that excells at light drive tones. So expressive.

@jmormino5465 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Best analysis of this model !! Thanks for taking the time

@lightinme217 2 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic video! Thanks for sharing :)

@craigwelch4597 6 ай бұрын

AWESOME review!!👏. I was looking for something different for a Japan guitar shopping trip & came across the Blues Hawk but needed the 411. Bravo!

@blueshawk5649 5 ай бұрын

I have a "97" Blueshawk and just love it. Lightweight for long gigs... Varitone Switch gives you great quack... looks good and a fast narrow neck. a little Wampler Delta Blues Pedal and you are good to go... great sustain. Plus it's not your 'run of the mill"

@andrewjbloom 7 ай бұрын

great breakdown of a cool guitar - I like how you cut to the comparison tone consistently when demoing the tones. Makes it easier to hear the nuances I think

@MrAyla 6 ай бұрын

I’ve played a blueshawk for more than 25 years. Got it used in the late 90’s. For the first few years it was my main guitar in a cover band after the headstock fell off my epiphone Les Paul for the third time. It covers all the tonal range from LP to strat to tele. I love the between Gibson an Fender sound and vibes. These days it’s my open g tuning guitar. As a contrast my regular tuned main guitar is a Fender tc90. The sister and is some ways opposite of this guitar. Two p90’s a set neck, double cut thin line tele body and I threw an epiphone branded Bigsby on it. Magic. Lots of folks get put off by the veri tone switch. I think it’s super

@MrAyla 6 ай бұрын

Wish they still made them. I need a spare

@johngudgeon7454 18 күн бұрын

Been on my hit list for the last twenty years. Rare as f in Australia :-( has two nighthawks though. both standard 3's

@JJ-fb8sz 6 ай бұрын

Very thorough comparisons! I just got a Blues Hawk myself, 2 weeks ago. I love it. I'm mainly a Strat guy, but I have 10 Gibsons as well. I must say, I prefer the longer scale length. I think it adds some additional twang that many Gibsons are somewhat lacking. The Slug P90's ARE different from the traditional P90's of the LP Special, but they're not bad. I have the 2014 LP Melody Maker as well, and they're fine in that guitar too. Awesome review...thanks for your efforts!

@user-uy5xz9on7u 4 ай бұрын

Nice - I never heard of this one.

@Guitaural. 7 ай бұрын

This guitar lost me at 25.5" scale length...lol. As most of us players get older we want to go easier on the hands...

@michaelmessinger8032 6 ай бұрын

There's always stepping down in string gauge...

@-DILLIGAF 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! 25.5 is a bummer Love the specs otherwise

@kleatsmythe 3 ай бұрын

Your ancestors clawed their way to the top of the food chain and you are afraid of a f$#_ing quarter inch of rosewood

@5150powder 2 ай бұрын

18mm of string length. Cry me a river that sinks your ship does it? You guys need to be more versatile.

@MrAyla 5 ай бұрын

This is my favourite guitar ever. Folks don’t get it, but I love it.

@123pap 7 ай бұрын

Pretty versatile guitar

@ish474 5 ай бұрын

I took lessons at a guitar shop when this came out and I used to play it in the corner. I've always wanted one now I'm bidding in one on Ebay😢

@deanmlshredder 3 ай бұрын

Did you get it? Thinking about grabbing one myself. Never played one but they do damn unique.

@markpell8979 5 ай бұрын

I actually like the sounds the varitone Blueshawk gives in your demo better than what the 3-position selector does on the LP, which didn't come across as having so much range of tones, and position one and no filtering or 'cut' sounding most like the bridge pickup on an LP. Actually your LP sounded pretty similar in every switch position. And I'm definitely a dedicated LP fan so don't anybody get me wrong. I imagine the varitone selector has a different resistor value for each position so, as you say, it simply cuts the frequency response at different levels. A phase switch separate from this would be interesting.