Epiphone (Gibson) Nighthawk ST3

Get a Strat or get a Les Paul? Each has its strengths but using 2 guitars at a gig is a hassle. Gibson's answer was to put both into one guitar. A 2-way switch easily shifts between Strat and Les Paul setups. In Strat mode, it has the 3 single coil pickups with angled bridge pickup and standard 5 position switching, including the neck+mid and mid+bridge switch positions. In Les Paul mode, it has humbucking neck and bridge pickups for thicker sounds. The construction is very solid, physically closer to a Les Paul in feel but lighter. The wood and hardware has a quality feel including a very nice natural wood grain. The neck pickup has been changed by the previous owner to a Gibson USA HB-R "The Original" (Bill Lawrence) pickup . Sonically this adds more neck tonal range with humbucking and split single coil options. However the mounting ring is plastic, when a brass/metal one would have looked better. Easily remedied but thought it worth mentioning. The result is a diverse range of quality sounds from a single guitar. Have a quick search on sites like Reverb and read many users complementing this guitar's tonal range and build. Colour: Honeyburst / Trans Amber Body: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Scale: 25.5" Frets: 22 Nut: 1.68" Neck: Bolt on (4) Inlay: Mother of pearl Shape: Single cutaway (Les Paul) Bridge/Tailpiece: String through body Pickups: Neck: Gibson The Original Humbucker/Split-single coil Middle: OBL Single coil Bridge: OBL Humbucker/Split-single coil (angled) Controls: Volume, Tone, 5-way pickup selection switch, 2-way mode switch Made in: Korea (hand crafted in Samick Plant) Year of manufacture: 1995 (validated by serial number) Open to reasonable offers. No swaps please. New set of Dean Markley strings fitted. Can be demoed.