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Gibson Hummingbird

Dreadnought Steel String Guitar from Gibson belonging to the Hummingbird series

Pat Vurden Pat Vurden
Published on 06/06/08 at 14:25
Value For Money : Correct
Guitar Dreadnought shape, square shoulder.
Table pica premium quality solid background and mahogany wicker covers.
Nets 6-ply on the table, 4-ply on the bottom.
Rosewood bridge.
Pickguard typical MODEL.
Round mahogany neck profile, rosewood fingerboard with pearl inlays in paralllogrammes.
Net single ply white, 20 frets.
Grover Mcaniques oil bath.
DGRAD honey finish.
CONTRL active with a micro volume in the rosette.
Book by tui Gibson acoustics.

UTILIZATION

The handle is enjoyable trs, trs it is late, close to a handle of electric.
Access in dernires boxes is not easy (no cutaway), however the heel is refined thereby accder boxes that can not be achieved on d the other acoustic.
The guitar is a lgret impressive, the handling is top.
The sound is balanced and trs trs prcis. This guitar does not leave right error.
When the play, we feel it breathe, it vibrates in every way, and the guitar lgret srement is for nothing.
The sound that comes out is just beautiful, and again, mine is brand new, I can not imagine what it will become in 10 years!
This guitar DGIG power, but the sound is a gentle, it's a rgal accompaniment.

SOUNDS

This is a guitar that sounds folk background, I think it is limited to rock, blues, pop and folk, of course, but it excels in these styles.

In electro, I did test that in an amp electric lamps, j'diterai when I try it in my live sound in an amp or electro ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two days, and I must say that if I asked the question earlier of what a guitar diffrenciait average range of a high-end guitar, I was rponse instantanment I had ds at the Hummingbird in hand.
The finish is irrprochable, the guitar is beautiful, and the sound is envotant ... It's hard to play s'arrter when he was in his hands.
Dj new, this guitar is impressive by the quality of the sound comes out.
I tried a Takamine rcemment I possde 2 Seagull guitars are good, but the one playing in another court, one enters the field of high-end instruments in the exception.
Luxury at a price, but well worth the ...
If I had to redo this choice? Hsiter without a second, of course ...

Come on, I put a link so you can listen the ...

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN7x5Vgj_c