The Gibson Acoustic Hummingbird Special represents a more accessible entry point into the world of Gibson’s square-shouldered stunner, built right alongside Gibson’s top-of-the-line creations in Bozeman, Montana. This beautiful ’bird begins with the same tonewood foundation as the original Hummingbird, pairing a solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped X-bracing and mahogany back and sides. The body depth has been slightly reduced, leading to a more balanced and mix-friendly twist on the Hummingbird’s dry, crisp, strum-friendly song. A utile neck in Gibson’s Round profile affords a comfortable feel while navigating the 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard, which sports eye-catching pearloid parallelogram inlays. What’s more, the Hummingbird Special matches the stage-proven performance of its standard-series sibling with LR Baggs electronics and Grover Rotomatic tuning machines. High-end specs further bolster this guitar’s feel and function, including a rosewood belly bridge and a nut and saddle crafted from self-lubricating TUSQ. Sealed with a slick satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the Hummingbird Special soars with the sound and style of a true Gibson classic.
