Gibson Les Paul Blueshawk Guitar W/Tremolo
*Rare, Discontinued model & Great varieties of tones!*
*Original Gibson Hardshell Case Included!*
Price: RM 4,500 (discounted price!!!)
Serial No.: 90778459
Colour: Ebony, Gold hardware
Weight: 6 lbs 7 oz. (very light weight, approx. 3.04 kg)
Condition: Used in great conditions (9/10), as shown in picture
Product descriptions:
The shape of the body is very similar to a Gibson Les Paul, it is very light weight (approx. 6.5 pounds). The top front of the Blueshawk is made with solid maple, and it's about 1/4 inch thick. The back and sides of the guitar are Poplar, and the neck is Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard.
The Blueshawk is completed with the 6-position Varitone Switch. The Varitone circuit is not unique to the BluesHawk. The Varitone circuit first debuted on the Gibson ES-345 in 1959. The Varitone circuit is basically a “notch filter” with 6 available positions. Moving up the dial progressively cuts out more and more frequencies. The following are the 6 positions and related frequencies that each position creates:
The shape of the body is very similar to a Gibson Les Paul, it is very light weight (approx. 6.5 pounds). The top front of the Blueshawk is made with solid maple, and it's about 1/4 inch thick. The back and sides of the guitar are Poplar, and the neck is Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard.
The Blueshawk is completed with the 6-position Varitone Switch. The Varitone circuit is not unique to the BluesHawk. The Varitone circuit first debuted on the Gibson ES-345 in 1959. The Varitone circuit is basically a “notch filter” with 6 available positions. Moving up the dial progressively cuts out more and more frequencies. The following are the 6 positions and related frequencies that each position creates:
Position # 1: The Varitone circuit is bypassed, and the sound is a basic unaltered Blues 90 sound, which in some respects is similar to a P-90, but with a bit more bite and a quicker attack.
Position # 2: -5dB at 1875 Hz., and it sounds sort of like some humbuckers do.
Position # 3: -6dB at 1090 Hz., and it sounds sort of like some humbuckers do.
Position # 4: -7dB at 650 Hz., again the sound is like some humbuckers sound.
Position # 5: -10dB at 350 Hz., and it sounds sort of like a Fender Stratocaster, especially in the neck pickup position.
Position # 6: -14dB at 150 Hz., and it sounds sort of like a Fender Telecaster, especially in the neck pickup position.
The BluesHawk comes with two Blues 90 pickups. There is only one Master Volume and one Master Tone control for both pickups. However, the Master Tone Control has a push/pull pot to bypass the 6-way Varitone Switch. This can be a very useful feature for the gigging musician.
For example, lets say you are performing live. You can have the Varitone Selector engaged to Position 6, which will sound similar the sound of a Fender Telecaster, and it will give you a bright funky chord sound. When it is time for your solo, you can simply pull the Master Tone Control up, and that bypasses the Varitone circuit. In that position, you will have the basic unaffected sound of the guitar without the Varitone engaged, and you can take a wickedly burning solo. Then push the Master Tone Control back down, and re-engage the Varitone circuit back at Position 6, and you are instantly back to playing a chunky Telecaster rhythm sound.
Additional information is available in the archives of the Gibson website.
Position # 2: -5dB at 1875 Hz., and it sounds sort of like some humbuckers do.
Position # 3: -6dB at 1090 Hz., and it sounds sort of like some humbuckers do.
Position # 4: -7dB at 650 Hz., again the sound is like some humbuckers sound.
Position # 5: -10dB at 350 Hz., and it sounds sort of like a Fender Stratocaster, especially in the neck pickup position.
Position # 6: -14dB at 150 Hz., and it sounds sort of like a Fender Telecaster, especially in the neck pickup position.
The BluesHawk comes with two Blues 90 pickups. There is only one Master Volume and one Master Tone control for both pickups. However, the Master Tone Control has a push/pull pot to bypass the 6-way Varitone Switch. This can be a very useful feature for the gigging musician.
For example, lets say you are performing live. You can have the Varitone Selector engaged to Position 6, which will sound similar the sound of a Fender Telecaster, and it will give you a bright funky chord sound. When it is time for your solo, you can simply pull the Master Tone Control up, and that bypasses the Varitone circuit. In that position, you will have the basic unaffected sound of the guitar without the Varitone engaged, and you can take a wickedly burning solo. Then push the Master Tone Control back down, and re-engage the Varitone circuit back at Position 6, and you are instantly back to playing a chunky Telecaster rhythm sound.
Additional information is available in the archives of the Gibson website.
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