Detail 01
L.R. Baggs VTC under-saddle pickup
Provides the guitar’s amplified signal for stage and studio use.
Product detailSKU #1500000435598
GibsonHummingbird Standard Rosewood EC Acoustic-Electric Guitar Rosewood Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gibson’s Hummingbird Standard Rosewood EC combines a rosewood body and Sitka spruce top for the warm, balanced voice, clarity, projection, and harmonic detail associated here with that pairing. The cutaway and 20-fret layout make more of the upper register available, while the mahogany neck’s Round SlimTaper profile is suited to quick chord movement and detailed fingerstyle work. For amplified stage or studio use, its L.R. Baggs VTC system puts volume and tone adjustment at the soundhole.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Amplified stage or studio work needing soundhole-mounted volume and tone adjustment during performance.
- Fingerstyle passages and chord changes using the Round SlimTaper mahogany neck profile.
- Players who want cutaway access to the guitar’s upper frets.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this guitar is configured for right-handed use.
- Players who specifically need a non-cutaway acoustic body.
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
Hummingbird EC cutaway with 20 frets
Pairs a cutaway body with access to the upper frets.
Detail 03
Grover Rotomatic tuners; TUSQ nut, saddle, and bridge pins
These components are used to support tuning stability.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Where are the electronics controls?
Both volume and tone controls are mounted at the soundhole.
02What pickup system does it use?
It uses an L.R. Baggs VTC under-saddle pickup system.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Soundhole-mounted volume and tone
- Under Saddle Pickup
- L.R. Baggs VTC
- Neck
- Mahogany
- Bridge
- Belly up; rosewood
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut
- TUSQ
- Strings
- 6
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 43.815
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 628.65
- Neck Shape
- SlimTaper
8 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Binding
- Multi-ply top and back, single-ply fretboard
- Top
- Sitka spruce
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Inlay
- Mother-of-pearl parallelogram
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Body Style
- Hummingbird EC (Cutaway)
- Body Shape
- Hummingbird EC (Cutaway)
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell
4 detailsOther
- Plating
- Gold
- Shape
- Hummingbird EC (Cutaway)
- Profile
- Round SlimTaper
- Tuners
- Grover Rotomatic
