Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar,Heritage CherryburstEpiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar,Heritage Cherryburst
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- Set mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and split parallelogram inlays
- 25.5-inch scale; 1.68-inch nut width
- Floral/hummingbird pickguard graphic
- Chrome Epiphone tuning machines
- Mahogany back and sides with solid spruce top
The classic of classic acoustics, the Hummingbird is instantly recognizable, both in look and its warm acoustic sound. Made from Mahogany back and sides, with a Solid Spruce top that actually improves with age, it's easy to see and hear why this guitar has become a legend.
The Classic of Class Acoustics
Body Tonewoods
The Hummingbird's top is made from select spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from mahogany. Spruce is the most traditional wood for flat-top soundboards. It's a strong, light, straight-grained wood, offering a sweet, well-rounded voice and a solid high-end response. Mahogany's bright, tight sound and excellent presence make it a great choice for a body tonewood. Overall, the Hummingbird delivers a balanced tone, with warm bass and excellent projection.
Rosewood Fingerboard with Split Parralelogram Inlays
The Hummingbird features a rosewood fingerboard, like so many other instruments--the resilience of this durable wood makes for a balanced and stable fingerboard, giving each chord and note clarity and bite. The split parralelogram inlays? Well, they just look sharp.
Angled Headstock
Unlike cheaper designs, all Epiphones feature a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut, delivering more sustain with less tuning hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets.
Serious Looks
Sure, sound is important, but you want your instrument to look nice, too. The Hummingbird's definitely up to the task, with its rich Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish, floral-patterned pickgaurd, and multi-ring rosette.
Hardware
The Hummingbird features Epiphone chrome tuning machines, to keep your tuning solid. A rosewood bridge takes up the other end.
Hummingbird Specs
- Hardware: Chrome
- Scale: 25.5 inches
- Nut width: 1.68 inches
- Neck: Set, Mahogany
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Inlays: Split Parallelogram
- Body material: Mahogany
- Top: Solid Spruce
- Finish: Heritage Cherry Sunburst
- Electronics: 0 pages (2009-09-01)
- Publisher: Epiphone
- Label: Epiphone
- Studio: Epiphone
- Sales Rank in Musical Instruments: #16811
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  I Play guitar and sing in pubs., By This review is from: Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar,Heritage Cherryburst (Electronics) I rate the Epiphone Hummingbird guitar 5 stars. I own this insturment. The guitar is manufactured in China by the Gibson Corporation and when it arrives in the United States the guitar is setup by professionals to Gibsons specifacations using light gage acoustic guitar strings .012 - 0.53. I purchased this guitar only as a backup guitar in case my Martin Guitar failed. The setup on this guitar from Epiphone was far better than my Martin Guitar. Out of the box the guitar chords were very easy to play. The back and sides are laminated mahogany and the top is solid spruce wood. The sound of this guitar is impressive. It produces a sound as good as a $2,000 dollar Martin Guitar. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Amzazing!!!, Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar,Heritage Cherryburst (Electronics) I bought this guitar on 4/13/11 and it came perfectly not one scratch and it came with a Pre- Pack Checklist stating that they have check the guitar from bottom to Top and it was in perfect conditions. You can actually play it right out of the box no need to even tune it. I'm a beginner but i also own a Squier by Fender. So the Hummingbird is my second guitar.
I have only had it for about two weeks and i have accomplish more than what i had accomplish with my electric Squier, i love this guitar and i recommend it to anyone especially beginners you won't regret it!!! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:  Plays nicely after a Setup, By Chaditude "(w" (Alviso, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar,Heritage Cherryburst (Electronics) Every acoustic guitar, once shipped to the retail outlet, needs to be professionally "Set Up" - this means the bridge, neck, saddle, sometimes even the neck has to be adjusted. Adjusted to your playing style, string size, etc. I've been playing guitar for some 20 years, and for the first 10 did not know this. .001 of an inch can be a HUGE difference in the playability and tone on an acoustic. I have a Martin DM, a Gibson Jumbo, and a G&L electric. I go to music stores every couple of months to find a guitar that feels right. I have thick, somewhat clumsy fingers (I'm a rhythm player) and I need just the right spacing and neck size. Usually when I find that, the tone is tinny or muted, or it's freaking bright pink and orange flames. I picked up this guitar at my the local GuitarWallMartCorporateWhore store, and it liked me. I liked it. There were a couple of strings that buzzed, and the intonation sounded off. Could have been the chip in the varnish in the lower...Read more |
