A High-flying, Vintage-inspired 12-string
An inspired addition to the revitalized Wing Series, the Washburn Hawk 12 has emerged as a steadfast double-cutaway design with an affinity for top-shelf performance. Featuring a sleek, fast-playing 3-piece hard maple and walnut neck, swamp ash body, and neck-through design, the Hawk 12 inspires unencumbered fret access across the entire 22-fret register with sonorous sustain in tow. A comfortable 25-inch scale rosewood fingerboard further adds a nimble touch to your playing, and a duo of Washburn’s mini humbucker pickups covers an expansive array of sonic territory. Moreover, tuning adjustments and guitar maintenance are a snap, courtesy of a performance-minded hardware set that includes a hardtail bridge, a genuine bone nut, and high-ratio tuning machines. A high-flying inclusion to Sweetwater's Guitar Shop, the Washburn Wing Series Hawk 12 has found a home, and it's ready to become a mainstay in your arsenal of axes.
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The rebirth of Washburn’s Wing Series
Washburn’s revitalized Wing Series welcomes the Hawk 12 to its collection of lineage-inspired, player-focused guitars. Though the original Wing Series was only produced from the 1970s through the mid-1980s, it carved out a place in music instrument history, with notable players such as John Fogerty, Bob Marley, and Nancy Wilson incorporating these instruments into their respective catalogs. While original models have achieved cult-classic status and become increasingly difficult to find, the Wing Series Hawk 12 honors Washburn's original intention: to craft performance-focused guitars accessible to all players.
Built for maximum expression
With its symmetrical double-cutaway design, the Washburn Hawk 12 features premium appointments, making it an instrument that Sweetwater guitarists find difficult to put down. Its swamp ash body, combined with a 3-piece maple and walnut neck, enhances the overall tonal profile with added warmth and sustain. Additionally, the neck-through construction and C-shaped neck profile allow comfortable and effortless access to every fret, and its 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard allows you to fret chords in any position or voicing with ease. Rounding out the Hawk 12 is a curated set of performance-focused hardware. You get a hardtail bridge, a bone nut, and high 18:1 gear ratio tuners for enjoyable playing for years to come.
Versatile, expressive Mini Humbucker pickups
Washburn designed the Hawk 12's mini humbucker pickups with versatility in mind. This classically-voiced set imbues high-energy rock and clean, jazz-inspired runs with punch, warmth, and clarity. Its vintage-like touch sensitivity opens new avenues of artistic expression, instantly tracking every nuance of your playing style. And with coil-splitting functionality delivering single-coil sonics at the pull of either Tone knob, the Hawk 12 stands on its own as a multifaceted sonic machine.
Washburn Hawk 12 Features:
- A 12-string Hawk, inspired by the '70s and '80s Wing Series, complete with throwback headstock logo
- Ash body supplies a sonorous tonal foundation
- 3-piece hard maple and walnut C-shaped neck provides long-lasting sustain and effortless access to all 22 frets
- 12-in.-radius rosewood fingerboard facilitates flexible best-of-all-worlds playability
- 2 mini humbucking pickups deliver high-energy heat and crystalline cleans
- 2 Volume controls and 2 Tone controls with push-pull functionality deliver single-coil sonics and enhanced tonal versatility
- Hardtail bridge and 18:1 ratio tuners promote accurate intonation and solid tuning stability
- Genuine bone nut imbues your tone with open string resonance
