Detail 01
Reduced concert-depth square-shoulder body
The thinner body is described as adding clarity and tightening the low end.
Product detailSKU #1500000450447
GibsonHummingbird Special Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Wine Red
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Hummingbird Special combines a solid Sitka spruce top with solid mahogany back and sides in a square-shoulder acoustic-electric design. Its reduced concert-depth body is described as bringing more clarity and a tighter low end than a deeper body. The round utile neck and rosewood fingerboard supply a fuller neck profile, and the LR Baggs Element Bronze undersaddle system makes amplified use straightforward. During a set, the soundhole-mounted volume control keeps level adjustment directly on the guitar.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Amplified performances needing a soundhole-mounted control for quick level changes.
- Players looking for a square-shoulder solid spruce-and-mahogany acoustic-electric with reduced body depth.
- Studio sessions or stage work using the LR Baggs Element Bronze pickup.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed guitar.
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
Round neck profile, 24.75-inch scale
The utile neck has Gibson’s round profile and a rosewood fingerboard.
Detail 03
LR Baggs Element Bronze
The undersaddle pickup system has a volume control at the soundhole.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string steel-string guitar.
- 02A soft case is listed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the Hummingbird Special ready for amplified use?
Yes. It has an LR Baggs Element Bronze undersaddle pickup system.
02What neck profile does it use?
It has a round utile neck profile with a rosewood fingerboard.
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
22 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Red
- 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
- 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
