2012 Gibson Hummingbird True Vintage heritage cherry sunburst left handed

Excellent condition, 8,5/10, Made in USA, including original hardcase, more info:

This version of the Hummingbird is based on a 1960 model. Like the original, it features slanted block inlays and an ornate long pickguard.

Years of Production: 2007 - 2013 Since its introduction in 1960, the original Hummingbird has been one of Gibson Acoustic’s most enduring models. The Hummingbird True Vintage is a tribute to the icon of Gibson’s square-shoulder dreadnought acoustic line.

While the original Hummingbird has evolved over the years to reflect critical advances in acoustic guitar making, the Hummingbird True Vintage is a throwback to the way the instrument looked and played in 1960, satisfying the demands of even the most discriminating vintage guitar buyers.

Features

• Brand: Gibson

• Model: Hummingbird True Vintage left handed

• Finish Colour: Heritage Cherry Sunburst

• Vintage original specification aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish

• Top Wood: Premium Sitka Spruce

• Bracing: X-Bracing

• Hand-scalloped top bracing for added strength and a light top

• Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany

• Neck Wood: Mahogany

• Neck Shape: Rounded

• Hand-fit, tapered dovetail joint to maximize sound vibration transfer from the neck to body

• Fretboard Material: Madagascar Rosewood

• Fingerboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl Parallelogram

• Scale Length: 24 3/4"

• Width at Nut: 1.725" 

• Nut Material: Bone

• Headstock: Mother of Pearl Crown Inlay

• Binding: Multi-ply Top and Back

• Tuners: Gold Vintage Keystone

• Pickguard: Tortoise Hummingbird Style Hand Painted

  Handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana USA, and more info on the different series of Hummingbirds; - In the 90’s and 2000’s there was just the Hummingbird, wich is pretty much the same as the current « Standard Hummingbird ».

  - In the mid 2000’s, Gibson made some very limited runs of reissues like the « 1960s Hummingbird Reissue » with Tulip tuners, lighter back braces and engraved red pickguard (no adjustable bridge, no pickup).

  - In 2007 they launched the True Vintage Line besides the Modern-Classic or Standard Line. The TV is basically the same guitar as the previous reissue but with a cali-girl case (brown-pink), lighter orangish sunburst, black-white-black rosette ring and binding.

  - In 2009 they dressed up the True Vintage with a reddish sunburst, white-black-white rosette ring and a VOS finish which emulates an aged patina. (at the same time, they made custom editions for Wildwood Guitars, called « New Vintage » which only differs by aged bone nut and saddle, white-black-white trim binding, and shiny gloss finish)

  - The True Vintage line ended in late 2012, coming back every now and then as limited custom shop runs.

  - In late 2015 they started the « 2016 Hummingbird Vintage » as a standard production line. That one is basically the very same as the latest True Vintage but with the white-black-white trim on the top and back binding, aged tulip tuners, and most of all, the Torrified Top.

  - Only Sitka spruce has been used on all True vintage or Vintage Hummingbirds. Some custom shop limited runs of Hummingbirds have Adirondack Spruce top but they’re not part of the TV or Vintage family.