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Gobzy « A trivet sixties sounding! »
Published on 01/07/12 at 09:29
Value For Money :
Excellent
In preamble: invariably, this guitar reminds me of a trivet Pineapple Formica trend of the sixties: the flat table, cutting the body and kitsch white binding and thick translucent coating (black for me) ... delirium forgot designer of 60 years which would have been incongruously added a handle and metal plates and widgets to make it like a guitar!
Personally, I love this side "thing-thing" para-normal. And good, it is first skyscraper to have fun with sounds!
Very well built in Indonesia. Nice sustain. Superb finish and hardware seems of good quality.
Specifications have also seen ... and catalog Epiphone.
UTILIZATION
The handle seems nice: it reminds me of a Les Paul neck lengthened a bit (in fact). Access to Acute is correct. I found the ergonomics a bit surprising initially saw the tiny size of the body and its particular shape. But none of rédibitoire ...
SOUNDS
Not easy to define, I find the sound of the scratching ... But I am not an expert either. And each his own too!
As already mentioned, to the ear sounds are a bit of a mix of Fender / Gibson. In fact, I think this is really scratching his own sounds (per se can not be found on a Start 'or a Les Paul). The sounds of the Nighthawk are a bit outside of our current references: neither fat nor brilliant, but more or less expressive and colorful, depending on the settings defined microphones (9 available).
I play more characters stuff (in my small way, of course), tend jazzy / contemporary / industrial, and I wanted a guitar to fill a "hole sound" between my Telecaster, my fourth cash Riviera (2 mini -humbuckers) and my AF75 1 / 2 boxes (2 humbuckers low output). I also wanted something versatile in the register without giving sound of Les Paul (too heavy and "noisy" (oups!), to my ears) or Start '(lack of depth for my taste sometimes). So after various tests, the ben Nighthawk I conquered ...
I play both a modified Valve Junior Blackstar HT5 a stock or a gas plant "solid state" homemade. And Epi Nighthawk offers me in its register, a nice range of sounds for my own use.
As some say, to try it before buying. Sounds may seem "special" or "confusing" in reference to other more experienced guitar.
Jazz, ballad, country, blues or rock more or less excited, it can really give a lot. Metal, I do not know, but I think it will not too much: too short in potato ...
OVERALL OPINION
Very good price / quality ratio. One wonders how they do in Epi to make it for 350 Euros! OK, it comes from Southeast Asia, but nothing that materials and fittings, it is puzzling ... Fine adjustments, collages beautiful, beautiful varnish / color, beautiful binding (even on the periphery of the head!), Beautiful inlays on the fretboard, Grover, etc.. Really great job and beautiful sounds to my liking.
Okay, y'en who say that the pickups are dirt (hence in part the low price). Personally, while not expert-degree pick-ups, I find the suitable assumption microphones yet there is probably better.
Goodies: ben about it for the price, really.
Cons: the bottom plate has a handle too long, which interferes with table service!
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Personally, I love this side "thing-thing" para-normal. And good, it is first skyscraper to have fun with sounds!
Very well built in Indonesia. Nice sustain. Superb finish and hardware seems of good quality.
Specifications have also seen ... and catalog Epiphone.
UTILIZATION
The handle seems nice: it reminds me of a Les Paul neck lengthened a bit (in fact). Access to Acute is correct. I found the ergonomics a bit surprising initially saw the tiny size of the body and its particular shape. But none of rédibitoire ...
SOUNDS
Not easy to define, I find the sound of the scratching ... But I am not an expert either. And each his own too!
As already mentioned, to the ear sounds are a bit of a mix of Fender / Gibson. In fact, I think this is really scratching his own sounds (per se can not be found on a Start 'or a Les Paul). The sounds of the Nighthawk are a bit outside of our current references: neither fat nor brilliant, but more or less expressive and colorful, depending on the settings defined microphones (9 available).
I play more characters stuff (in my small way, of course), tend jazzy / contemporary / industrial, and I wanted a guitar to fill a "hole sound" between my Telecaster, my fourth cash Riviera (2 mini -humbuckers) and my AF75 1 / 2 boxes (2 humbuckers low output). I also wanted something versatile in the register without giving sound of Les Paul (too heavy and "noisy" (oups!), to my ears) or Start '(lack of depth for my taste sometimes). So after various tests, the ben Nighthawk I conquered ...
I play both a modified Valve Junior Blackstar HT5 a stock or a gas plant "solid state" homemade. And Epi Nighthawk offers me in its register, a nice range of sounds for my own use.
As some say, to try it before buying. Sounds may seem "special" or "confusing" in reference to other more experienced guitar.
Jazz, ballad, country, blues or rock more or less excited, it can really give a lot. Metal, I do not know, but I think it will not too much: too short in potato ...
OVERALL OPINION
Very good price / quality ratio. One wonders how they do in Epi to make it for 350 Euros! OK, it comes from Southeast Asia, but nothing that materials and fittings, it is puzzling ... Fine adjustments, collages beautiful, beautiful varnish / color, beautiful binding (even on the periphery of the head!), Beautiful inlays on the fretboard, Grover, etc.. Really great job and beautiful sounds to my liking.
Okay, y'en who say that the pickups are dirt (hence in part the low price). Personally, while not expert-degree pick-ups, I find the suitable assumption microphones yet there is probably better.
Goodies: ben about it for the price, really.
Cons: the bottom plate has a handle too long, which interferes with table service!
Hi