One of the world’s most iconic acoustic guitars gets the Special treatment

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 has a traditional square-shouldered body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top that is 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 and 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 makes the Hummingbird easily recognizable. The fretboard is fitted with 20 standard frets. 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. 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.

Key Features

• Solid Mahogany Back and Sides
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
• Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• TUSQ Nut, Saddle, and Bridge Pins
• Grover Rotomatics Tuners
• L.R Baggs Element Bronze Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp
• Soundhole-Mounted Volume Control
• Premium Soft Shell Case

Specifications

BODY
Body Style: Square Shoulder
Body Shape: Hummingbird
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back: Solid Mahogany
Side: Solid Mahogany
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Binding: Single Ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

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

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

ELECTRONICS
Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

MISCELLANEOUS
Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case: Premium Soft Shell