A Special version of one of our most distinctive and well-loved acoustic models

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 features a traditional square-shouldered body, constructed from genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides, and a solid Sitka spruce top 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, 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 make the Hummingbird easily recognizable. The fretboard is fitted with 20 standard frets and adorned with pearloid parallelogram inlays.

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. Left-handed versions are also available. 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Back : Solid Mahogany
Binding : Single-ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish : Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material : Solid Mahogany
Body Shape : Hummingbird
Body Styles : Square Shoulder
Bracing : Traditional Hand-scalloped X-bracing
Side : Solid Mahogany
Top : Solid Sitka Spruce

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count : 20
Frets : Standard
Inlays : Pearloid Parallelogram
Joint : Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Neck Material : Utile
Nut Material : TUSQ
Nut Width : 43.82mm / 1.73in
Profile : Rounded
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

ELECTRONICS

Controls : Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack : 1/4" Endpin
Preamp : LR Baggs Element Bronze
Under Saddle Pickup : LR Baggs Element Bronze

HARDWARE

Bridge : Traditional Belly Up, Rosewood
Bridge Pins : TUSQ
Pickguard : Hummingbird with Simplified Stamped Graphics; Tortoise
Saddle Material : TUSQ
Truss Rod : Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black
Tuner Plating : Nickel
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic

MISCELLANEOUS

Case : Premium Soft Shell
Model : MCSSHBSPCEB
Headstock Inlay : Gibson Logo and Crown in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge : 012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053