The Famous Hummingbird, Now With a Cutaway for Even More Expressiveness - The Gibson Hummingbird Standard Acoustic Electric Guitar - Heritage Cherry Sunburst

The Gibson Hummingbird™ is known for its versatility. It has always been equally well suited for strumming first-position chords and taking the spotlight for picking lead lines. The Hummingbird has become more versatile and expressive than ever with the introduction of the Hummingbird Standard EC. Like the Hummingbird Standard, the Hummingbird Standard EC’s mahogany body and sweet, select Sitka spruce top are more than capable of holding down the rhythm in the hands of a rock and roll sideman or accompanying the most nuanced performance under the fingers of today’s alternative singer-songwriter, but with the addition of the cutaway on the Hummingbird Standard EC, the access to the upper frets is significantly increased, making this the Hummingbird of choice for lead players and others who require increased note range and enhanced expressiveness. The Hummingbird’s mahogany neck has a comfortable Round SlimTaper™ profile and mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays. This ‘bird has a TUSQ® nut, saddle, and bridge pins, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners, the iconic Hummingbird graphics on the pickguard, and is equipped with L.R. Baggs™ VTC electronics, so it’s ready to plug in on stage or in the studio from the moment you take it out of the included hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Style: Square Shoulder
• Body Shape: Hummingbird EC (Cutaway)
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top: Sitka Spruce
• Back: Mahogany
• Side: Mahogany
• Binding: Multi-ply Top and Back, Single Ply Fretboard
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Profile: Round SlimTaper
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Nut Material: TUSQ
• Nut Width: 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Parallelogram
• Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel
• Bridge: Belly Up; Rosewood
• Saddle Material: TUSQ
• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
• Pickguard: .060” Cutaway with Hummingbird Graphics
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Bridge Pins: TUSQ

Electronics

• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs VTC
• Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
• Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs VTC

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
• Case: Hardshell

Manufacturer: Gibson
Model: MCSSHBECHCS
SKU: I794344-N-1-WHXD
UPC: 711106157597

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