Limited Edition of the Square-shoulder Classic
The Gibson Acoustic Hummingbird Recording Artist is an impeccable limited-edition acoustic-electric guitar that gives you incredible sweetness in every note. The Hummingbird has been one of Gibson's most recognized - and played - acoustic guitars for over 50 years. With outstanding tone, looks, and playability that claim crown-jewel-status in Sweetwater's Guitar Gallery, the Hummingbird Recording Artist gives you the classic, all-solid-wood square-shoulder dreadnought with a premium Adirondack red spruce top and flamed koa back and sides. The luscious hand-rubbed gloss nitro finish ensures that all eyes will be on you when you take the stage with this beauty. And when your plug in, you'll get gorgeous, natural amplified sound, courtesy of the onboard Baggs Element VTC electronics.
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- A feast of of premium tonewoods and appointments
- Hand-scalloped top bracing delivers exceptional tone
- LR Baggs Element VTC electronics deliver incredible amplified sound
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, for sound that improves with age
- Classic Gibson craftsmanship yields impeccable sound, looks, and playability
The Gibson Acoustic Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist model features premium Custom Shop tonewoods. For starters, there's the solid koa back and sides, a sumptuous treat to begin with. It's topped by a choice selection of Adirondack Red spruce, which gives you sparkle and extreme clarity to go with the bold and expressive sound of the koa body. Tonally, Adirondack is even more dynamic than Sitka spruce, with a higher volume ceiling, so you can hammer an Addie top and it'll speak ever louder without losing clarity. The Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist model also features a neck made of select mahogany, and a fingerboard of select rosewood. Topped off with MOP parallelogram and Crown inlays and elegant gold hardware, the Gibson Acoustic Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist model will knock your socks off.
Hand-scalloped top bracing delivers exceptional toneAnother feature of the Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist is Gibson's weight-relieved hand-scalloped top bracing, which provides strength while allowing the top to vibrate with a piston-like action, which is another one of Gibson's secrets to exceptional tone. For over 100 years, the Gibson artisans have known the truth that the top of an instrument is not just a vibrating wall. Gibson carefully scallops and arches each top brace to focus the sound to the center of the guitar top. This technique is one of the reasons why artists, sound engineers, and listeners have acclaimed the sound of a Gibson as among the world's finest.
LR Baggs Element VTC electronics deliver incredible amplified soundThe Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist comes with LR Baggs's popular Element VTC Active Acoustic Pickup System, which features a low-profile undersaddle transducer that's proven more stable and durable than many standard ribbon-type pickups. Combined with an onboard preamplifier with an unobtrusive and removable volume control, mounted just inside the soundhole, the Element VTC is a tremendous performer. Its sleek and effective design removes unnecessary internal components to enhance the coupling between the pickup and the guitar and improve the sensitivity of the transducer for a robust, lively, and natural acoustic sound with excellent dynamics and delicate high end. The Element VTC works with a standard 9V battery, which is housed inside the guitar in LR Baggs's new "Battery Bagg."
Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, for sound that improves with ageGibson Montana uses nitrocellulose lacquer finish on all their acoustics for a reason. The lacquer finish is thinner than polyurethane, which allows the wood to vibrate more freely for better tone and projection. Also, since a lacquer finish is porous, it allows the wood to "breath." Thanks to the lacquer finish, as your Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist ages, its sound actually improves - just like the great violins of the 18th century (Stradivarius, Guanerius, etc.). The Hummingbird Recording Artist is at once a collector's dream, a working musician's axe, and a treasured family heirloom.
Classic Gibson craftsmanship yields impeccable sound, looks, and playabilityGibson's reputation as a fine guitar builder dates back to the late 1800s. Handcrafted since day one by some of the most skilled luthiers around, Gibson acoustic guitars have inspired countless players around the world. When you pick up a Gibson acoustic, you know you're getting the finest tonewoods, quality hardware, and incredible attention to detail. These instruments are built to sound great and stand the test of time. After moving from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Nashville, Tennessee (where Gibson electric guitars continue to be made), Gibson finally settled their acoustic operation in Bozeman, Montana, where they continue to hand craft some of the finest guitars on the planet.
Gibson Acoustic Limited-Edition Hummingbird Recording Artist Features:- Top Wood: Adirondack Red spruce
- Bracing: Advanced 30's-style scalloped X-bracing
- Back/Sides Wood: Flamed koa
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Joint: Compound dovetail secured with hide glue at the 14th fret
- Neck Shape: rounded
- Fretboard Material: rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Finish Type: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Fingerboard Inlays: Mother-of-pearl parallelogram
- Scale Length: 25-1/4"
- Width at Nut: 1.525"
- Nut Material: Tusq
- Headstock: Mother-of-pearl Crown inlay
- Binding: 6-ply on Top and 4-ply on Back
- Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element VTC
- Tuners: Gold Grover Keystone, 15:1
- Bridge: Rosewood with Tusq saddle
- Handcrafted in Gibson's Bozeman, Montana Custom Shop
- Gibson black hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity included
