USED - Gibson Nighthawk

There's also two small screw holes either side of the bridge where the previous owner fitted a GK pick up.

includes original brown hardcase which shows signs of wear from gigging.

Gibson Nighthawk CST3 manufactured 06/12/96, serial number 93416359. Introduced 1993 and it represented a radical change from traditional Gibson designs. The maple-capped mahogany body and set neck are reminiscent of the classic Les Paul but it incorporated a number of characteristics more commonly associated with Fenders.

This model has an M-series mini-humbucker in the neck position and an M-series slanted humbucker at the bridge with a third NSX single-coil in the middle position.

A five-position switch provides five tone settings (or pickup combinations) and the tone knob also includes a push-pull providing access to a second set of five, for a total of ten tones. One, or both, hum buckers are split in positions one, two, four, and five with the tone knob pulled up, and in position five with the tone knob pushed down as shown.

With its set neck and maple-capped mahogany body, the Nighthawk is structurally and aesthetically a Gibson, but certain key aspects of its design take it into Fender territory.

The slanted bridge humbucker has less gain than the regular Gibson humbucker and has a bright, sharp tone which in single-coil mode is similar to that of Fender's.

The mini-humbucker neck pickup has a mellower and warmer tone than the bright bridge pickup, and in single-coil move is similar to the sound of the neck pickup on a strat.

The middle pickup is a single-coil design similar to the middle pick pickup of Strat.

The scale length is Fender standard 25 1/2" rather than Gibson's usual 24 3/4". This important difference, which requires greater tension for a given gauge of strings, makes the guitar feel more like a Fender from a playing perspective and adds to the tonal similarities.