Gibson Hummingbird Modern Classic

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Gibson introduced the Hummingbird in 1960 as their first square-shouldered dreadnought. Today, it is a part of their “Modern Classics” line and is referred to as the Hummingbird Modern Classic. The guitar sports a mahogany back/sides/neck, spruce top, a bound Rosewood fingerboard and Rosewood Bridge. Its decorative pickguard, double parallelogram mother of pearl fingerboard inlays and signature heritage cherry sunburst finish are eye-catchers. The Modern Classic comes stock with high quality tuners, bone nut and Tusq saddle, Fishman electronics, and a premium hardshell case. Acoustic Guitar magazine gave it the 2000 Player’s Choice award under the dreadnought category. Thanks to a scale length of 24 ¾” (compared to a Martin dreadnought 25.4”), the Hummingbird feels looser and more “woody” sounding in your hands. But it’s also an opportunity to increase the gauge of strings for a bigger sound. The 14th fret meets body for easier access to those higher frets (without the cutaway). Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, the Beatles, Marc Bolan (T Rex), and Sheryl Crow have all used the Hummingbird.

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Street Price: $2,529.00 / MSRP: $3,589.00

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Specifications: Gibson Hummingbird Modern ClassicEDIT

Body Style: Square Shoulder Dreadnought
Top: Premium Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Mahogany
Binding: 6-ply top, 4-ply back
Neck Material: Mahogany
Scale Length: 24-3/4"
Neck Profile: Round
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Binding: single-ply
Fingerboard Inlay: MOP Parallelograms
Nut Width: 1.725"
Other Inlays: MOP Crown on Headstock
Bridge: Traditional Gibson Rosewood Bridge
Bridge Inlay: MOP Dots
Bridge Pins: White
Tuners: Nickel Grover Kidney
Pickguard: Tortoise Hummingbird
Pickup: Active electronics with sound hole mounted volume control
Case: Premium Hardshell
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