Man you guys are so good at getting the spec right - way better than we are! The little sticker on the tone knob says its a coil tap, but as some of you guys pointed out, what it actually does is bypass the varitone (which makes a lot more sense than a coil tap on this guitar!). So 10 out of 10 for all who pointed it out - you should start your own youtube channels!! Cheers.
+CaptAnderton So does that mean with the tone knob switch in one of its positions the 6 position "varitone" does nothing because it's "off"? Total sounds, 6 (varitone) + 1 (varitone off) x 3 (pickup selector) for a total of 21?
+CaptAnderton you can do a tap on a p-90 its a center tap my older brother owns a custom guitar company and he did a center tap on a p-90 he wound on the hotter side so when you tapped it it was a lower wind. was awesome he did it on a JR style guitar so it was like having two pickups when there was only one. just thought you would find that cool! rock on guys!!!
How do you coil cut or tap a single coil pickup?! Pulling out the tone knob bypasses the varitone. It would help if these guys did their homework on a guitar before posting videos. I couldn't tell what the varitone effects were from this review.
The Varitone circuit is a "notch" filter that uses a range of capacitors to achieve a reduction in frequencies at set points within the BluesHawk's overall frequency spectrum. As the VariTone™ control is rotated from position 1 to position 6 the center frequency of the filter shifts from higher to lower frequencies. In position 1, the filter is removed from the circuit. Controls include a Master Volume and a Master Tone with an easy to access Push/Pull VariTone™ True Bypass.
LEE! You have been coming up with so many wicked original riffs since you started practicing consistently you need to get that stuff in the studio and just bust out with an off-the-cuff blues album IMMEDIATELY!
Lee, "I want it a bit more Marshally sounding so plug into your Victory amp." Chappers, *has Marshall JCM800 right behind him, literally the most Marshally sounding Marshall*
Hi guys, the epiphone website says: "Master Tone with VariTone™ True Bypass" There is no coil tap on that guitar. Just a bypass of the Varitone, so it takes you to fully open P-90 mode (Position 1) if you pull the Master Tone out, no matter where the varitone switch is positioned. Love your videos!
+Marc Sweeren - I have a '97 Gibson Blueshawk. Your description is accurate to that model as well. I think the Epiphone sticker saying "coil tap" is misleading. Also, the Gibson model has a "dummy coil" buried in the body to help cancel noise. I don't know if the Epiphone does.
Pe Peroni Not active, no. On the Gibson, the dummy coil is under the second cover. It seems safe to assume that the Epiphone is very comparable to the Gibson in form and function. I dislike any of the varitap settings and always bypass that circuit. Beyond that, it's a light weight, thin body guitar. This was a terrible review.
I bought one of these guitars (I own 43), I must say, respectfully, your review of this guitar and your playing, both of you, does no do justice to this instrument, it has SO MANY OPTIONS tone wise, nice pick ups, light weight, small comfortable size, 3 ways switch with a tap coil feature ON TOP OF THE 6 positions knob, its just a matter of spending a bit of time for getting used to the combinations and then of course adding the tone options to each alternative... beautiful little guitar with a lot to give.
I'm watching this again, after watching a bunch of other Blues Hawk demos. I can't figure out how you - long time players and knowledgeable on instruments - failed to get that guitar sounding as awesome as everyone else does - even rank amateurs. I mean crap guys, 1 guy sounds amazing playing through a little solid state 20 watt amp with just internal overdrive! A remake of this movie is needed boys and let's hope the sequel is far better for this GREAT little guitar. ;) I usually love your vids btw, loads of fun with good info...
Couldn't agree more.In spite of this video I bit the bullet and bought one. I love it.Flawless build and the P90 PROs sound great,both clean and with a little overdrive(I'm not a high gain player). And it weighs only 6.2lb! I thoroughly recommend it.
Completely unprepared to demo this. Kinda like listening in at Guitar Center. Choose me a random sound and I'll play it. Let's twiddle this knob and see what happens.
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The Nighthawk was around for about five years in the mid-90s with a slanted humbucker at the bridge and another humbucker, or a single pickup in between as an option.
there was the blueshawk and the nighthawk. the nighthawk has a mini-bucker in the neck, a sideways humbucker in the bridge and a singlecoil in the middle. There was epiphone and gibson versions for both models
Your the first person to actually get it right on here! They've been available in fairly limited quantities for as long as I remember. I haven't seen one with the varitone circuit before though. They've just never sold worth a crap.
+matoro156 i read your comment about reading the initial comment just before you had heard rob say vsauce... then i heard rob say vsauce O_o Vsauception....
+YourBuddyNathan Chappers and the Captain should as a tribute introduce a video in Vsauce style by ducking out of shot and then springing up from the bottom saying "HEYYYYYYYY I'M CHAPPERS - AND I'M THE CAPTAIN"
the coil taps switch is actually a blow switch which simply turns off the Vari tone so that you can quickly go from one of your preset veri tone to the regular sounds without switching it all the way back through.
According to the Epiphone website, "Controls include a Master Volume and a Master Tone with an easy to access Push/Pull VariTone™ True Bypass." The push pull tone knob is not a coil split but is instead a VariTone bypass. That explains why it doesn't do anything in position 1 but "fattens" the tone in the other VariTone positions.
I used to own a Gibson Blues Hawk. Nice guitar. The Tap was not really a tap but bypassed the vari-tome completely when pulled out. That is why you did not hear a big difference.
It might be because of the youtube compression but to me it sounds like it has a million different sounds and they're all very thin sounding. I quite liked the nighthawk a few years back and i usually love p90's, so i don't know what went wrong here.
Not to be mean guys, but according to the Epiphone site what you thought was a coil tap, actually turns off the VariTone. (I apologize if that was mentioned in an annotation or something, i turn annotations off, because they tend to be annoying sometimes)
I'm digging the more options in sounds than straight ahead. Confusing at first but once you settle in with something like that, the possibilies are really endless. I recently got a Gelvin Orion guitar and they have amazing pickups with endless options. Had it for 3 months and I'm still getting differently possibilities.
It has 18 sounds I think, as the coil tap isn't a coil tap, but just takes the varicoil back to position one (ie out of the circuit). So 3 position switch x 6 varicoil = 18!
I really don’t know why you would do a video on this guitar without looking up what the switches actually do first. It really doesn’t make you look like you know what you’re doing. You guys can play though and I watched this video after getting this guitar and I would rate it at least an 8.5. I love it. We all have our opinions. I am absolutely blown away that this is an Epiphone. I would recommend that you guys try this out. It isn’t for everyone, but I am extremely impressed with the quality and sound out of this guitar. :)
finally someone actually gets the terminology right! yes coiltap = tapping into the coil to reduce the windings and coilsplit: kills one coil in a humbucker
You were talking about it sounding like BB King. When Gibson used to make these, they made a ‘little lucille’ model that was basically a BB King Lucille crossed with a Blueshawk. Great video as usual.
Thx for bringing us such a funny good review/show, really informative and super funny. Now would you guys say that the Blueshawk will be a better fit for studio work or live performances?
I have a '97 USA Gibson Blueshawk and it is a great guitar. The varitone is a funky thing!! position 1 (or 6) is 'off', the others are different frequencies...which range from thick to thin sounding. The tone pot is a push pull on/off for the varitone (when you are not in the off positon on the dial (strait bypass to the pickups). cheers
Guys. Love the videos. Been watching since the very beginning. But I think they're getting a bit stale and a touch too endorsey. There's always a Chapman guitar in the background. When there isn't and the guitar being demoed is made in Korea and there's mention of WMI, Chaps always has to refer to the fact that "another" brand of guitar is made there. There's always Victory amps being used in nearly all videos. When a head is being demoed, it's going into a Victory cab. Like it or not, Victory isn't a common brand. From a DEMO perspective, it would be better to hear guitars going through the top 3 most popular amps on the market for cleans, crunch and dirt respectively. Amps that people are likely to own. It would give viewers a healthier and wider perspective on the product being demoed. Love you guys and keep making vids.
+projectgoatse Too "endorsey' lolol . nice word.......But, no. Did you hear Rob say this is a "good guitar, but not a great guitar". and "Not particularly easy to play". Hardly endorsey.
216trixie There are examples in this video. You must be new here. Anyway, I chose this video because it's likely that Rob will read the comments, as generally content creators of Rob's scale do not go back and read comments on old videos unless they start trending again for some reason.
I played a current model of a Blueshawk today and truly enjoyed it! Was hoping to see a solid demo/review from you guys only to find this. Usually you know a bit of what the hell you're talking about. I think it's the best playing Epiphone I've tried. I guess that matters more than what someone else has to say about it anyway.
I own one. Very light and the P90's are higher output. I use the varitone all the time in the last 2 spots to make it sound more like a fender when i want. My only complaint is the volume, was poor and i replaced it. some of these negative comments about quality are kinda silly. mine plays real nice and gives me a LP set up but with a bit more brightness. it is also super light and doesnt have that big annoying body allow of semi hollows do.
Much, much better than this video suggests. Swapping out the pickups would lose the hum cancelling dummy coil. The blank switch spots are necessary for the dummy coil. Pulling the tone knob bypasses the varitone.
It's not a coil tap, it's the varitone on/off switch. That means you have 7 varitone positions (6 + the one where it's off), times 3 pickup combinations, so 21 possible settings (without messing around with volume or tone).
Fun review, but at the end of it all I'm still not sure if I like this guitar or not. It would be interesting to compare this guitar with a Fender Baja Telecaster. They both seem to have a few tonal options available to them.
I don't understand what you were saying around 4:19. Subtitles say, "What you want to do really is get one of these sound (sand?) off the to and put a bad luck (a banner fill in?) on the bridge. Much better for you." ...HUH? What are you saying? If you are going to make suggestions, please be clear about it. Otherwise, we either miss out altogether or we are left guessing. Thanks!
OK, the Varitone first appeared on the Gibson L6S. I had one in the mid 70's. It was Gibson's take on a Fender. Ash body, maple neck and board. The Varitone was designed by pickup pioneer Bill Lawrence. Love you guys, but a little homework, maybe?
Have been waiting for you guys to do a review of this guitar for months and glad you did though I'm now more up in the air as to if I should buy one. guess I'll just have try get my hands on one before hand. At least several comments have cleared up the push/pull function of the tone knob as a varitone bypass. I feel like this would be cool for fuzzed out stoner rock, especially the position that sounded like a cocked way.
it made me so happy when rob mentioned vsauce. side note: that's not a coil tap. it activates/bypasses the varitone switch. i love your videos, but i don't think you've ever called anything a coil tap that was actually a coil tap.
hi chappers and captain. ive been a blues hawk series fan for a while so pulled up this info for you. the gibson nighthawk went from 1996-2006,2 single coil blues 90 pickups 6 way vary tone.there was also the nighthawk series that ran from 1993-1998 had three versions ,the custom,the special and the standard. glad i could help. Love your videos very entertaining
Nice looking gee-tar, and one I thought about a while ago ( Gibson version). I have a real vary-tone switch on my Epi LP standard. BB King had a one on his 335 and never used it ( apparently). Have heard that the Gibson baritone is not great.
I bought this guitar and the Nighthawk that they were previously practically giving away. I've always been a Fender guy, but both of these guitars have been absolutely great. Just as good as their better known cousin at half the price. I don't know why anyone would even buy a 'Gibson' other than the name. Epiphones are every bit as good.
Guys were totally confused here (as was often the case with those 2 - not very technical). Pulling out the tone switch does the same as putting the Varitone in position 1 = bypass mode. Just gives you a quick easy way to do it. So there are 18 potential tones - not 30! 3 pickups x 6 different varitone settings.
3pickup options equals 3. Coil tap or not is two options per setting equals 6. 6 tone selections times 6other option equal 36 total options without touching the volume.
Epiphone did a small run of Nighthawks for Long and McQuade in 2013/2014. This seems to be a more expensive, semi-hollow version of that nice re-production. Selling nostalgia is big business for sure.
Had a Epiphone LP in the 90s. Awesome guitar. Went to a bunch of guitar stores last week looking to get another $400-600 Epi to kick around. They were consistently horrible. One line (Pro series) seemed like they didn't even bother sanding the bodies at all and painted them right off the CNC.
had a Gibson blues hawk it had a dummy coil that would make the p90 pups hum bucking. p90 pups are single coil. I wound up putting in regular Duncan hot p90 s and pulled out the vari tone and the dummy coil it was a real screamer after that. great for slide guitar. I like the vari tone is much better on my Lucille, Gibson of course.
Man you guys are so good at getting the spec right - way better than we are! The little sticker on the tone knob says its a coil tap, but as some of you guys pointed out, what it actually does is bypass the varitone (which makes a lot more sense than a coil tap on this guitar!). So 10 out of 10 for all who pointed it out - you should start your own youtube channels!! Cheers.
+CaptAnderton Then reshoot the fricking video. You can't expect all the viewers to read the right comment to correct you.
+CaptAnderton So does that mean with the tone knob switch in one of its positions the 6 position "varitone" does nothing because it's "off"? Total sounds, 6 (varitone) + 1 (varitone off) x 3 (pickup selector) for a total of 21?
+CaptAnderton you can do a tap on a p-90 its a center tap my older brother owns a custom guitar company and he did a center tap on a p-90 he wound on the hotter side so when you tapped it it was a lower wind. was awesome he did it on a JR style guitar so it was like having two pickups when there was only one. just thought you would find that cool! rock on guys!!!
I think this guitar deserves a new demo
How do you coil cut or tap a single coil pickup?! Pulling out the tone knob bypasses the varitone. It would help if these guys did their homework on a guitar before posting videos. I couldn't tell what the varitone effects were from this review.
The Varitone circuit is a "notch" filter that uses a range of capacitors to achieve a reduction in frequencies at set points within the BluesHawk's overall frequency spectrum. As the VariTone™ control is rotated from position 1 to position 6 the center frequency of the filter shifts from higher to lower frequencies. In position 1, the filter is removed from the circuit. Controls include a Master Volume and a Master Tone with an easy to access Push/Pull VariTone™ True Bypass.
+kobayashimaruaikiken That's the small bit of research they should have done, but would it have been an equally fun and interesting review? I dunno.
they should re-do the vid. It's a bit of a balls-up.
+bottleneck1100 Exactly and, while it is funny, I was wondering why they didn't just read the manual/go online?
Your editor had a lot of freekin fun with this one lol
LEE! You have been coming up with so many wicked original riffs since you started practicing consistently you need to get that stuff in the studio and just bust out with an off-the-cuff blues album IMMEDIATELY!
Yess
Lee, "I want it a bit more Marshally sounding so plug into your Victory amp."
Chappers, *has Marshall JCM800 right behind him, literally the most Marshally sounding Marshall*
To be fair, he wanted it to sound a "bit" more Marshally. The jcm800 would have sounded MUCH more Marshally.
stick 500k pots in their change that crappy wiring and real P90s .for starters .with 5 or better Alinko magnets .
Hi guys,
the epiphone website says:
"Master Tone with VariTone™ True Bypass"
There is no coil tap on that guitar. Just a bypass of the Varitone, so it takes you to fully open P-90 mode (Position 1) if you pull the Master Tone out, no matter where the varitone switch is positioned.
Love your videos!
+Marc Sweeren - I have a '97 Gibson Blueshawk. Your description is accurate to that model as well. I think the Epiphone sticker saying "coil tap" is misleading. Also, the Gibson model has a "dummy coil" buried in the body to help cancel noise. I don't know if the Epiphone does.
+David Slone i also see a second black plastic cover on the back of the guitar, is that for a battery? is this a active system?
+Pe Peroni Maybe the cavity for the dummy coil?
+Marc Sweeren Exactly what I though! Jesus confusing lol.
Pe Peroni Not active, no. On the Gibson, the dummy coil is under the second cover. It seems safe to assume that the Epiphone is very comparable to the Gibson in form and function. I dislike any of the varitap settings and always bypass that circuit. Beyond that, it's a light weight, thin body guitar. This was a terrible review.
I'm always happy to see more P90 guitars!
I own one, in the blue color, above! It makes me feel I'm a Rock Star! Totally playable and beautiful!
Blueshawk feels to me like a blank canvas, you only get out what you put in. Love them. Glad to see they're back.
I bought one of these guitars (I own 43), I must say, respectfully, your review of this guitar and your playing, both of you, does no do justice to this instrument, it has SO MANY OPTIONS tone wise, nice pick ups, light weight, small comfortable size, 3 ways switch with a tap coil feature ON TOP OF THE 6 positions knob, its just a matter of spending a bit of time for getting used to the combinations and then of course adding the tone options to each alternative... beautiful little guitar with a lot to give.
I'm watching this again, after watching a bunch of other Blues Hawk demos. I can't figure out how you - long time players and knowledgeable on instruments - failed to get that guitar sounding as awesome as everyone else does - even rank amateurs. I mean crap guys, 1 guy sounds amazing playing through a little solid state 20 watt amp with just internal overdrive!
A remake of this movie is needed boys and let's hope the sequel is far better for this GREAT little guitar. ;)
I usually love your vids btw, loads of fun with good info...
Couldn't agree more.In spite of this video I bit the bullet and bought one. I love it.Flawless build and the P90 PROs sound great,both clean and with a little overdrive(I'm not a high gain player). And it weighs only 6.2lb! I thoroughly recommend it.
I was confused as to whether they even liked it or not. Wildwood guitars does a proper demo.
Completely unprepared to demo this. Kinda like listening in at Guitar Center. Choose me a random sound and I'll play it. Let's twiddle this knob and see what happens.
The Nighthawk was around for about five years in the mid-90s with a slanted humbucker at the bridge and another humbucker, or a single pickup in between as an option.
there was the blueshawk and the nighthawk. the nighthawk has a mini-bucker in the neck, a sideways humbucker in the bridge and a singlecoil in the middle. There was epiphone and gibson versions for both models
Your the first person to actually get it right on here! They've been available in fairly limited quantities for as long as I remember. I haven't seen one with the varitone circuit before though. They've just never sold worth a crap.
This. Is my favourite guitar of all time. That it confuses people makes folks confused maybe makes me feel special.
I got a used one for a nice price. It confuses me too but its so good
for the record, I watch all your videos, and enjoy them.
rob knows Vsauce. i can die happy now.
How do u know that?
I read this comment right before he said "I learned that from Vsauce" xD
+matoro156 i read your comment about reading the initial comment just before you had heard rob say vsauce... then i heard rob say vsauce O_o Vsauception....
+YourBuddyNathan Chappers and the Captain should as a tribute introduce a video in Vsauce style by ducking out of shot and then springing up from the bottom saying "HEYYYYYYYY I'M CHAPPERS - AND I'M THE CAPTAIN"
My compliments to the captain, your playing has much improved!
You guys are the best. Very entertaining. Always worth the watch. No matter the review.
Loving the "sand the top and stick a bareknuckle in it!" Nice editing too.
The coil tap is a bypass for the Varitone, according to the official spec sheet.
taking the packing tape off the pick ups was a stroke of genius
got to say, i love the video editing tricks, well worth the time spent on them
the coil taps switch is actually a blow switch which simply turns off the Vari tone so that you can quickly go from one of your preset veri tone to the regular sounds without switching it all the way back through.
The scream at the start killed me xD I love you, guys, you're awesome!
I Think the coil tap takes you to the position 1
+JGus _ Agree!
+JGus _ Had the same thought the first time he tapped.
+JGus _ yeah.. me too... it's a VariTone bypass switch... I think...
+JGus _ The push/pull simply takes the varitone out of the circuit altogether.Nothing to do with any of that coil tapping malarkey.
I had a Gibson Nighthawk....loved it!
According to the Epiphone website, "Controls include a Master Volume and a Master Tone with an easy to access Push/Pull VariTone™ True Bypass." The push pull tone knob is not a coil split but is instead a VariTone bypass. That explains why it doesn't do anything in position 1 but "fattens" the tone in the other VariTone positions.
Rob's reaction time to almost falling over was actually pretty good XD
I used to own a Gibson Blues Hawk. Nice guitar. The Tap was not really a tap but bypassed the vari-tome completely when pulled out. That is why you did not hear a big difference.
Good for Epiphone. I hope they continue to put out these kinds of concept niche type of guitars.
The editor was on point in this video
It might be because of the youtube compression but to me it sounds like it has a million different sounds and they're all very thin sounding. I quite liked the nighthawk a few years back and i usually love p90's, so i don't know what went wrong here.
Not to be mean guys, but according to the Epiphone site what you thought was a coil tap, actually turns off the VariTone. (I apologize if that was mentioned in an annotation or something, i turn annotations off, because they tend to be annoying sometimes)
Nice funky tones you got there, Chappers!
I saw one of these for sale used and had never heard of it. That varitone is very interesting, I am seriously tempted.
I'm digging the more options in sounds than straight ahead. Confusing at first but once you settle in with something like that, the possibilies are really endless. I recently got a Gelvin Orion guitar and they have amazing pickups with endless options. Had it for 3 months and I'm still getting differently possibilities.
Such a cool guitar. I really like the blue finish.
Fantastic editing in this one lads👍
Thumbs up for the honest review!!
Still crazy, I love you guys! ;-)
And the blueshawk is the queen of the guitars in my heart..
i just bought a g5 from a very popular local guitarist and its AWESOME
This guitar sounds amazing in the right hands ;)
Definetely one of your best episodes...yes let's call it episodes :-)
I had one of these. Good guitar, played well and nice p90s. A nice change of pace for ur usually gibs and fenders..
All I can say is this guitar Looks & Sounds great.
It has 18 sounds I think, as the coil tap isn't a coil tap, but just takes the varicoil back to position one (ie out of the circuit). So 3 position switch x 6 varicoil = 18!
You guys posted this review on my birthday :)
I really don’t know why you would do a video on this guitar without looking up what the switches actually do first. It really doesn’t make you look like you know what you’re doing.
You guys can play though and I watched this video after getting this guitar and I would rate it at least an 8.5. I love it. We all have our opinions. I am absolutely blown away that this is an Epiphone. I would recommend that you guys try this out. It isn’t for everyone, but I am extremely impressed with the quality and sound out of this guitar. :)
I enjoyed this fun vid. Will have to try one of these guitars one day. Very interesting.
Nighthawk is one of my favorite guitar body shapes :)
not bad good looking guitar like the sound when plugged into the victory amp
Good for the captain! He's improving :3
finally someone actually gets the terminology right! yes coiltap = tapping into the coil to reduce the windings and coilsplit: kills one coil in a humbucker
+darkinertia2 Right! Except this guitar is mislabeled as having a coil tap. It does not.
It looks amazing.
You were talking about it sounding like BB King. When Gibson used to make these, they made a ‘little lucille’ model that was basically a BB King Lucille crossed with a Blueshawk. Great video as usual.
Thx for bringing us such a funny good review/show, really informative and super funny. Now would you guys say that the Blueshawk will be a better fit for studio work or live performances?
Yeah... The push/pull on the tone pot is definitely a bypass control for the variTone.
Those Slow-mo cries are so amazing hahaha :D
This was very funny! You guys are cool thanks for all the vids!
Glad to see everybody is good and rehearsed lmao. Remind me to watch this on one of my flashbacks
Great 12 bar blues Lee! In my humble opinion you can also throw in a II-V-I, instead of a V-IV-I at the end to make it sound a little more jazzed up!
Huw Lloyd Langton of Hawkwind played one of these as well as a Les Paul and a Nighthawk
It is like they totally forgot they reviewed the Nighthawk Custom Reissue. Their review was part of the reason I bought it!
I have a '97 USA Gibson Blueshawk and it is a great guitar. The varitone is a funky thing!! position 1 (or 6) is 'off', the others are different frequencies...which range from thick to thin sounding. The tone pot is a push pull on/off for the varitone (when you are not in the off positon on the dial (strait bypass to the pickups). cheers
Guys. Love the videos. Been watching since the very beginning. But I think they're getting a bit stale and a touch too endorsey. There's always a Chapman guitar in the background. When there isn't and the guitar being demoed is made in Korea and there's mention of WMI, Chaps always has to refer to the fact that "another" brand of guitar is made there. There's always Victory amps being used in nearly all videos. When a head is being demoed, it's going into a Victory cab. Like it or not, Victory isn't a common brand. From a DEMO perspective, it would be better to hear guitars going through the top 3 most popular amps on the market for cleans, crunch and dirt respectively. Amps that people are likely to own. It would give viewers a healthier and wider perspective on the product being demoed. Love you guys and keep making vids.
+projectgoatse Too "endorsey' lolol . nice word.......But, no. Did you hear Rob say this is a "good guitar, but not a great guitar". and "Not particularly easy to play". Hardly endorsey.
216trixie I'm not talking about this specific video or this guitar. Read my comment again.
***** Then why bitch on this video? lol. Go bitch on a video that has examples of your bitch.
216trixie There are examples in this video. You must be new here. Anyway, I chose this video because it's likely that Rob will read the comments, as generally content creators of Rob's scale do not go back and read comments on old videos unless they start trending again for some reason.
I think the fact that they use the Victory amps a lot is really handy because you can compare sounds from different guitars better
I played a current model of a Blueshawk today and truly enjoyed it! Was hoping to see a solid demo/review from you guys only to find this. Usually you know a bit of what the hell you're talking about. I think it's the best playing Epiphone I've tried. I guess that matters more than what someone else has to say about it anyway.
I own one. Very light and the P90's are higher output. I use the varitone all the time in the last 2 spots to make it sound more like a fender when i want. My only complaint is the volume, was poor and i replaced it. some of these negative comments about quality are kinda silly. mine plays real nice and gives me a LP set up but with a bit more brightness. it is also super light and doesnt have that big annoying body allow of semi hollows do.
Still think BluesHog is a better name for it
+TheSkipjack95 How about Bloozhawg?
Pádraig Floyd BoozeHawg then
Much, much better than this video suggests.
Swapping out the pickups would lose the hum cancelling dummy coil.
The blank switch spots are necessary for the dummy coil.
Pulling the tone knob bypasses the varitone.
It's not a coil tap, it's the varitone on/off switch. That means you have 7 varitone positions (6 + the one where it's off), times 3 pickup combinations, so 21 possible settings (without messing around with volume or tone).
Fun review, but at the end of it all I'm still not sure if I like this guitar or not. It would be interesting to compare this guitar with a Fender Baja Telecaster. They both seem to have a few tonal options available to them.
I don't understand what you were saying around 4:19. Subtitles say, "What you want to do really is get one of these sound (sand?) off the to and put a bad luck (a banner fill in?) on the bridge. Much better for you." ...HUH? What are you saying? If you are going to make suggestions, please be clear about it. Otherwise, we either miss out altogether or we are left guessing. Thanks!
This guitar is beautiful. I want to buy one for my friend Shawk. A Blue Shawk! Who knew she'd be getting a signature model so soon...
Loved the editing lol
OK, the Varitone first appeared on the Gibson L6S. I had one in the mid 70's. It was Gibson's take on a Fender. Ash body, maple neck and board. The Varitone was designed by pickup pioneer Bill Lawrence. Love you guys, but a little homework, maybe?
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Have been waiting for you guys to do a review of this guitar for months and glad you did though I'm now more up in the air as to if I should buy one. guess I'll just have try get my hands on one before hand.
At least several comments have cleared up the push/pull function of the tone knob as a varitone bypass.
I feel like this would be cool for fuzzed out stoner rock, especially the position that sounded like a cocked way.
I don't like so many options. Impressed with how many sounds it can give though.
+flipidy94 Ikr? I mean, it's certainly a cool gimmick, but I can't see myself really using all of these settings.
it made me so happy when rob mentioned vsauce.
side note: that's not a coil tap. it activates/bypasses the varitone switch. i love your videos, but i don't think you've ever called anything a coil tap that was actually a coil tap.
hi chappers and captain. ive been a blues hawk series fan for a while so pulled up this info for you. the gibson nighthawk went from 1996-2006,2 single coil blues 90 pickups 6 way vary tone.there was also the nighthawk series that ran from 1993-1998 had three versions ,the custom,the special and the standard. glad i could help. Love your videos very entertaining
Nice looking gee-tar, and one I thought about a while ago ( Gibson version). I have a real vary-tone switch on my Epi LP standard. BB King had a one on his 335 and never used it ( apparently). Have heard that the Gibson baritone is not great.
I bought this guitar and the Nighthawk that they were previously practically giving away. I've always been a Fender guy, but both of these guitars have been absolutely great. Just as good as their better known cousin at half the price. I don't know why anyone would even buy a 'Gibson' other than the name. Epiphones are every bit as good.
Guys were totally confused here (as was often the case with those 2 - not very technical). Pulling out the tone switch does the same as putting the Varitone in position 1 = bypass mode. Just gives you a quick easy way to do it. So there are 18 potential tones - not 30! 3 pickups x 6 different varitone settings.
"I don't want one position... I want all positions!!" Fifth Element quote, FTW!
This one reminded me of the gary clark jr. signature haha, planing on doing a video of it soon?
3pickup options equals 3. Coil tap or not is two options per setting equals 6. 6 tone selections times 6other option equal 36 total options without touching the volume.
Hahaha LOVE the editing!!!
they have brought the blueshawk back....dangerous to my bank balance......
10 minute mark it starts to go all spinal tap! lol great banter!
The 60 cycle hum is eliminated with a dummy coil, access shown on the back of the guitar.
Epiphone did a small run of Nighthawks for Long and McQuade in 2013/2014. This seems to be a more expensive, semi-hollow version of that nice re-production. Selling nostalgia is big business for sure.
YES Rob with the VSauce shoutout!
Wonderful! This was really entertaining guy's!
each new episode seems to get edited to be sillier and sillier,... I love it... :'D
Had a Epiphone LP in the 90s. Awesome guitar. Went to a bunch of guitar stores last week looking to get another $400-600 Epi to kick around. They were consistently horrible. One line (Pro series) seemed like they didn't even bother sanding the bodies at all and painted them right off the CNC.
I love those things
had a Gibson blues hawk it had a dummy coil that would make the p90 pups hum bucking. p90 pups are single coil. I wound up putting in regular Duncan hot p90 s and pulled out the vari tone and the dummy coil it was a real screamer after that. great for slide guitar. I like the vari tone is much better on my Lucille, Gibson of course.
I think for a home studio, that guitar would rock :3
the quality of your vids is so good now my laptop dies when i switch to 1080
Reminds me of the septum pot on my Peavey Musician from early 70's