Gibson Hummingbird Special Satin Honey Burst (056)

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.

Body Shape: Hummingbird
Body Style: Square Shoulder
Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back Material: Solid Mahogany
Side Material: Solid Mahogany
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Bracing
Binding: Single-ply Cream Top and Back
Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Material: Utile
Neck Profile: Rounded
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 20
Frets: Standard
Inlays: Pearloid Parallelogram
Neck Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body Joint | Hot Hide Glue
Nut Width: 1.73"
Nut Material: TUSQ
Bridge: Traditional Belly Up Rosewood
Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Saddle Material: TUSQ
Pickguard: Hummingbird with Simplified Stamped Graphics | Tortoise
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black
Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume
Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze Under Saddle Pickup
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo and Crown in Gold Silkscreen
Strings: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case: Premium Soft Shell