Epiphone Nancy Wilson Fanatic Fireburst

Ticks most of my boxes

This is a newer version of the Epi Nighthawk dating from the 90's? First off you get a nice case with the guitar, a plus in my opinion. Pickup selector is a 5 blade switch. that taps the humbuckers, so a variety of sounds are there for you. I like the ebony fretboard very smooth to play. Lighter than a les paul style with stomach cut makes for a less tiring playing session. Detractions? Although the bridge pickup is angled and the strings go through the body you will not get a true tele bridge sound, but its close. Is this an attempt to produce a guitar to get both Les Paul and Tele sounds? Not really; its best thought of for what it is, a Fanatic version of the nighthawk, it succeeds in this. A quality guitar that gives sounds for many styles of music, it wont be around in stock for long.

Unusual but very playable

The neck on this guitar feels great, its very playable, wide and quite chunky. A small body really helps on a small stage or with weight. Maybe in line for a pup upgrade at some point, but I like it. The 5 way switch has a non standard setup i.e. bridge position is actually split coil, and next position (4?) is full humbucker.

I don't think it's the best looking guitar, but it plays well and is staying with me :)

Great things come in small packages... sometimes.

This is a great guitar but for some reason I just couldn't love it. The switching all works well but is unusual and I wasn't a fan.

The design and colour of the guitar are great but I just wasn't in love with it, the neck was nice to play, I love slim taper necks and this one felt great in this SG player's hand.

Overall I liked this guitar but didn't love it, I'm sure others will though.