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Key Features
- Classic Hummingbird body shape delivers unparalleled resonance and tonal depth
- Sitka spruce top and mahogany sides decorate your sound with rich, vintage character
- Stunning, elegant style provided by distinctive pickguard and gold-plated tuners
- Unmistakable Gibson quality stemming from one of their most iconic models
Gibson Hummingbird Original, Heritage Cherry Sunburst Overview
An acoustic masterpiece. The Gibson Hummingbird Original is a guitar with a storied history. Launched in 1960, the Hummingbird became Gibson's first dreadnought acoustic, producing a huge sound with plenty of depth and character. It's this rich acoustic voice that enticed the likes of Keith Richards and Brian Jones to its natural beauty. You only have to hear it to understand why. A stunning dreadnought body delivers a gigantic resonance and projection, ideal for live performance. Not only does this ensure that every note you play is heard. But it lets your chords sing with clarity, too.
But it's not just the body shape that gives the Hummingbird its distinctive tone. Crafted from mahogany, the back and sides produce a lusciously warm sound. And, combined with the personality of a solid Sitka spruce top, your playing will ooze with individual quality. Tailored for performance, the Hummingbird features a sleek rosewood fretboard for effortless transitions between chord shapes. Topped off with a myriad of stunning vintage appointments, the original Hummingbird presents a guitar that's gleamed through the test of time. And it continues to amaze players to this day...
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionThe Hummingbird effect
Own a legend. It’s history in the palm of your hand. Since it burst onto the sixties scene as Gibson’s first ever square-shouldered model, the Hummingbird has been used by a vast array of successful musicians over the years. Every care has been taken to ensure that this tribute replicates the original model. But with some modern updates. Gibson have completed it with their thin finish and hand-rubbed VOS process to add some improvement while maintaining the classic character of this guitar.
A match made in heaven
It's a dream pairing. A mahogany body and stunning Sitka spruce top. This duo of premium tonewoods that adorn the Hummingbird creates a beautifully warm tone you'll instantly fall in love with. Its sparkling edge comes from the treated spruce top. The more you play an acoustic guitar, the more the wood’s grains open, releasing a mature sound that will embellish your signature into anything you play. That's what this spruce top does. Think of the quintessential Gibson acoustic sound. Now think what you could do with it.
Gibson Quality
If there's one thing Gibson do well, it's making acoustics that sound phenomenal. Through decades of quality, they have become one of the acoustic masters of our generation and this is no different with the Hummingbird. In fact, their very sound bellows from it. Investing in a Gibson isn't just purchasing a guitar, it's believing in yourself and the power of music through top quality materials and carefully thought out craftsmanship. It's something that could make a huge difference to your sound and performance.
Specifications
- Model Name: Gibson Hummingbird Original, Heritage Cherry Sunburst
- Model Code: OCSSHBHCS
Body
- Body Shape: Hummingbird
- Colour: Heritage Cherry Sunburst
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Mahogany
- Bracing: Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing
- Binding: Multi-Ply
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Round
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- No. of Frets: 20
- Frets: Standard
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.725"
- Inlays: Mother-Of-Pearl Parallelograms
- Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body
Hardware & Electronics
- Under Saddle Pickup: LR Biggs VTC
- Controls: Volume and Tone Controls
- Tuner Plating: Gold
- Bridge: Traditional Belly-Up
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh Keystone
- Pickguard: .060'' Hummingbird
- Truss Rod Cover: Hummingbird
- Bridge Pins: Tusq
Miscellaneous
- Strings: 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012
- Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
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