First introduced in 1960, the Gibson Hummingbird™ is one of the most distinctive and well-loved acoustic guitars ever made. Handcrafted with care in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers, the new Gibson Hummingbird Special offers players a USA-built Gibson Hummingbird model at a very attractive price. The Hummingbird Special has a traditional square-shouldered body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top that is reinforced with our traditional scalloped X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range that is perfect for any style of music. The “concert depth” body is slightly thinner than the body on a Hummingbird Standard, giving it a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix and also makes it easier to hold. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable Round profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and features pearloid parallelogram inlays, which is one of the visual hallmarks that makes the Hummingbird easily recognizable. The fretboard is fitted with 20 standard frets. The traditional belly-up rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. High-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuners ensure rock-solid tuning stability. The pickguard features a simplified version of the world-famous Hummingbird pickguard graphics. The Hummingbird Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer in your choice of Satin Vintage Cherry Sunburst and Satin Wine Red. It comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze under-saddle piezo pickup and active preamp with an easily accessible soundhole-mounted volume control, so it’s stage and studio-ready from the moment you take it out of the included premium soft shell case.
Key Features
- Solid Mahogany Back and Sides
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- TUSQ Nut, Saddle, and Bridge Pins
- Grover Rotomatics Tuners
- L.R Baggs Element Bronze Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp
- Soundhole-Mounted Volume Control
- Premium Soft Shell Case
Specs
Body
Body Style: Square Shoulder
Body Shape: Hummingbird
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back: Solid Mahogany
Side: Solid Mahogany
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Binding: Single Ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
Profile: Round
Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material: Utile
Fret Count: 20
Frets: Standard
Nut Material: TUSQ
Nut Width: 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays: Pearloid Parallelogram
Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Hardware
Bridge: Traditional Belly Up, Rosewood
Saddle Material: TUSQ
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard: Hummingbird with Simplified Stamped Graphics; Tortoise
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black
Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Electronics
Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Misc
Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case: Premium Soft Shell
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