I went in to Sweeteater with the intention of purchasing a more much expensive model (Gibson Hummingbird) and saw this hanging underneath. After playing each for over an hour I noticed I kept coming back to the Epiphone. The sound, the feel, the binding on the fretboard, and the weight just sat with me perfectly. My only complaint is that I now play a $ guitar more than my $ guitars. I guess it's a good problem to have.

I am completely blown away at the quality of this Epiphone! It's beautiful and plays amazing!! The customer service at Sweetwater can never be topped!! Amazing service and why I continue to come back to them to purchase!!!

I have had my Epiphone Hummingbird Deluxe on a number of gigs since my purchase and I have been very impressed with the playability and sound. I have handed it off to both my Son In-law and Daughter In-law to try. Both experienced players who each own 3 plus acoustic guitars and they were also impressed with the playability and sound. I have friends who are gigging musicians come up to me after gigs and comment that the guitar was great sounding.

I purchased this model because it checked all of the boxes when it came to features. Torrefied Sitka Spruce top, 1-piece genuine mahogany neck, solid rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, LR Baggs VTC Bronze electronics, Gibson reverse belly ebony bridge, compensated bone saddle, bone saddle pins, Grover Rotomatic tuners, Gibson "open book" headstock decorated with MOP Epiphone logo, Gibson Crown inlays and etched Gibson Custom double diamond logo and the Hummingbird pickguard.

The first guitar I received had some aesthetic quality issues and actually did not sound much better than my $399 Epiphone AJ 220 SCE and returned the guitar with no problems due to the quality issues. The second quitar I received had no quality issues which you should expect from a $1,300 guitar and it actually sounded better. It was more responsive, had better sustain, and I could feel the vibration of the strings not only through the sitka top but the neck as well.

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I have had top of the line guitars Martin d-41 guild d-55 Taylor 814ce Gibson songwriter and hummingbird ect… and these new Epiphones are right there with them and even surpass some, I bought a $ Martin D-41 and it came with plastic bridge pins ( never really got over that ) yet this guitar is all solid woods one piece neck real mother of pearl inlays and a bone nut , saddle and pins , on top of that the playability is as good as the rest and sound is too. Everything I have been waiting for and then some , Honestly prefer this over the other one like this in everyway