Detail 01
Thinner concert-depth body
This version uses a slimmer body depth within its square-shouldered design.
Product detailSKU #1500000450442
GibsonHummingbird Special Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Vintage Cherry Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gibson's Hummingbird Special is an acoustic-electric with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, and a square-shouldered body made in a slightly thinner concert depth. Traditional scalloped X-bracing supports the acoustic build, while an LR Baggs Element Bronze undersaddle pickup and soundhole-mounted volume control cover amplified setups. The utile neck has a rounded profile, 24.75-inch scale, and 20-fret rosewood fingerboard. A satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, pearloid parallelograms, and the Hummingbird pickguard retain the model's familiar visual language.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Moving between acoustic playing and amplified setups with a built-in undersaddle pickup.
- Players looking for a square-shouldered Hummingbird design in a thinner concert-depth body.
- Carrying the instrument in the included soft case.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Soundhole-mounted volume
Pickup volume can be adjusted from a control positioned at the soundhole.
Detail 03
TUSQ nut, saddle, and bridge pins
These three string-contact components are specified as TUSQ.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Right-handed orientation only.
- 02The included case is a soft case.
- 03It is fitted with steel strings.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can it be plugged in?
Yes. It has an LR Baggs Element Bronze undersaddle pickup and a soundhole-mounted volume control.
02What is the body construction?
It has a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, with a square-shouldered body.
03Does it include a hard case?
It includes a soft case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Soundhole-mounted volume
- Under Saddle Pickup
- L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
- Bridge
- Traditional belly-up
- Pickup System
- LR Baggs Element Bronze
9 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- TUSQ
- String Type
- Steel
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Round
- Nut Width
- 1.725
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24.75
- Neck Shape
- Round
23 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Saddle Material
- TUSQ
- Bridge Pins
- TUSQ
- Bridge Material
- Rosewood
- Binding
- Single-ply cream
- Side Material
- Solid mahogany
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Top
- Solid Sitka Spruce
- Body Size Class
- Dreadnought
- Binding Material
- Single-ply cream
- Body Finish
- Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
- Inlays
- Pearloid parallelograms
- Finish
- Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
- Hardware Finish
- Nickel
- Neck Wood
- Utile
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Back Amp Sides
- Solid Mahogany
- Neck Joint
- Compound dovetail
- Back Material
- Solid mahogany
- Body Style
- Square-shoulder
- Color Finish
- Cherry Sunburst
- Tuning Machines
- Grover Rotomatic
- Body Shape
- Square-shoulder
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Soft
6 detailsOther
- Bracing
- Traditional scalloped X-bracing
- Plating
- Nickel
- Shape
- Square Shoulder
- Bracing Pattern
- Traditional scalloped X-bracing
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Hummingbird Special
