EPIPHONE HUMMINGBIRD FULL
EPIPHONE HUMMINGBIRD PRO

The AJ of course is a cutaway - only you know how important that is (IMHO most acoustic players don't need a cut). They are similar woods - solid spruce over laminated mahogany. The Hummingbird is a true dread, square shouldered, long scale and a bit more heavily braced than the AJ, which is short scale and so called 'sloped shouldered'. That said, the comments below are more theoretical that based on any side by side A/B comparison. I have played a J-45 which is somewhat similar to the AJ and I happen to be building a J-35/45 clone so I have a little knowledge of what goes on inside. I have not played both of those - only the Hummingbird (and it was a Gibbie) some time ago.

Personally I wouldn't buy a guitar like this (or frankly any guitar) without playing it - end of lecture. I'm guessing that isn't possible (you are probably buying on line) - so please take what you read here with a grain of salt. Second, obviously the best way to answer your question is to play both of them, preferably side by side in the same quiet store.

EPIPHONE HUMMINGBIRD PRO

Visit your Authorized Epiphone Dealer at Riverside Music in Trenton, Ontario and plug in with an Epiphone Hummingbird PRO Acoustic/Electric today.Before I go any farther K, welcome to HCAG. Though there are many guitars that claim to be “historic” or “vintage” styled, only one comes with a Limited Lifetime Guarantee and Gibson 24/7/365 customer service and the experience of a century of guitar making. The Hummingbird PRO’s controls for the Shadow™ ePerformer™ Preamp are on the upper bout and include controls for Master Volume, Treble and Bass EQ, Mute, and a Dynamics control adjusted via a frequency curve. The Hummingbird PRO is just one of many Epiphone guitars that feature a cutting edge pickup system that can handle any size gig and still produce an “acoustic” sound. The Shadow NanoFlex™ pickup system is under the saddle and the classic Hummingbird/flower tortoise shell style pickguard is easy to spot on stage or across a room.Įpiphone and Shadow Germany have worked together for over a decade at perfecting ways to amplify an acoustic guitar on stage. The Hummingbird PRO Acoustic/Electric’s reverse belly bridge has a compensated saddle for smooth action and intonation. The Hummingbird PRO has the classic sloped dovewing headstock has the “Epiphone” logo in white. There is single ply white binding on the fingerboard and 5-ply white & black binding on the body top while the back of the body has single ply white binding. The fingerboard has pearloid parallelogram inlays, 20 medium frets, a 12″ radius, and a 1.68″ nut. The Hummingbird PRO neck has a classic SlimTaper™ D profile and features a 24.75″ scale and is attached to the body with a glued-in dovetail joint. The more you play, the better it sounds! The body and neck are made from select mahogany. Spruce is a rich and complex tonewood that begins to breathe and improve with age. The Hummingbird PRO Acoustic/Electric features a solid spruce top. Now with the Shadow™ ePerformer™ preamp and Shadow NanoFlex™ pickup system, The Hummingbird PRO can plug-in and hold its own on any size stage. On its own, the Hummingbird PRO Acoustic/Electric can drive an all-acoustic band or be front and center at a picking party with its sweet, balanced tone.

EPIPHONE HUMMINGBIRD FULL

Today, the Hummingbird is still a go-to acoustic for rockers like Noel Gallagher, Sheryl Crow, and Kid Rock when they need a rhythm guitar with smooth action and superb “woody” tone that’s full of character. The Epiphone Hummingbird PRO Acoustic/Electric guitar brings the legendary country/rock “Hummingbird” into the 21st century with the new Shadow™ ePerformer™ preamp and Shadow NanoFlex™ pickup system.įirst introduced in 1960, the square shouldered Hummingbird quickly became a classic thanks to Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, who used a Hummingbird for rhythm on early Stones hits like “Satisfaction,” “Play With Fire,” and “Under My Thumb.” There are also many classic photographs of Richards using a Hummingbird on sessions for Exile on Main Street, Goat’s Head Soup, and Sticky Fingers.

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