{"product_id":"gibson-2011-nighthawk-studio-goldtop-excellent","title":"Gibson 2011 Nighthawk Studio Goldtop SD Pearly Gates Seth Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo sales tax for US customers outside California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were all pleasantly surprised by this 2011 Gibson Nighthawk.  I immediately noticed how cool the gold finish looks - the way it sits on the mahogany and shows off the grain.  It has some killer tone, plays perfectly, and it is super light and comfortable to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Gibson Nighthawk has always been the company's most deliberately unconventional solid-body — designed with the 25.5\" Fender-scale length, string-through bridge with individual saddles, and slim neck profile to produce a guitar that none of the other Gibson solid-body electrics sound like. The 2011 Studio version distills the Nighthawk concept to its essentials: solid mahogany body with glued-in quarter-sawn mahogany neck carved to a SlimTaper profile, topped with a torrefied baked maple fingerboard — a heat-treated hardwood that the spec sheet describes as super sturdy and clear-sounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe goldtop finish on an all-mahogany body with no maple cap is a visual choice that references Les Paul Custom tradition while delivering a different tonal character — warmer, drier, and more midrange-focused than a maple-topped Les Paul - king of like an SG. At 6 lbs 9.5 oz it is considerably lighter than a standard Les Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarguitar.co.uk\/gibson-custom-shop\/murphy-lab\/\" class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe instrument as it currently sits has been significantly upgraded from its factory specification. The stock BurstBucker humbuckers have been replaced with an 1980s Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates in the bridge position and a Seth Lover humbucker in the neck. The Pearly Gates reads 8.00k and the Seth Lover reads 7.57k, balanced and correctly specified for the mahogany platform. The Pearly Gates is Duncan's tribute to the Billy Gibbons PAF-spec bridge humbucker — scatter-wound Alnico II with the open, blooming character of a vintage PAF and the specific harmonic texture that players associate with the sound of classic ZZ Top. The Seth Lover is the humbucker Duncan built when Gibson hired away the man who invented the PAF at Gibson — deliberately voiced to be brighter and more articulate than the PAF it was derived from, yet unmistakably in that tradition. Together they are a significant and considered upgrade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAction set at 2\/32\" on both strings at the twelfth fret. Excellent condition overall with very good finish. The frets show very little wear. Original Gibson premium gig bag included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-spec-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eColor: Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eWeight: 6lbs 9.5oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eScale Length: 25.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Width: 1-5\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 1st Fret: .8195\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 12th Fret: .998\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Radius: 12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eString Spacing At Bridge: 2.093\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli 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Shipments require signature on delivery, no exceptions. Less than 1% of our shipments are damaged in transit, and we are committed to making sure your item arrives safely. If there is damage, retain all packing materials intact, photograph them immediately, and send the photos to .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStringed Instruments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Multiple shipping speeds are available for orders on our website — Ground, 2 Day, 3 Day, and Next Day Air Saver. For Reverb orders: customers from any state that is more than a 3 day UPS ground shipment from our shop will get their shipment via UPS 3 day air. 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