

At the same time the bracing became bulkier, which somewhat altered the sound of the guitar. Some Hummingbirds produced in 1965 had their sides around the neck and at the endpin painted black to hide where Gibson had over-sanded the body, and sanded through the top layer of the mahogany laminated sides.ĭuring 1965 the nut width decreased from 1 11/16 to 1 5/8 and in 1968 the bottom belly bridge became more square. Also since then, the size of the pickguard has been slightly reduced. A natural top with cherry back-and-sides finish was available in 1963. cherry sunburst) finish.Ī limited number of Hummingbirds produced in 19 have maple backs and sides. They have adjustable rosewood or ceramic saddles, three-ply maple bridge plates, single X- bracing, engraved hummingbird-butterfly trumpet-flower pickguards with two points on the upper treble bout and one point level with the bridge, as well as bound fretboards with double parallelogram inlays, a crown peghead inlay on the headstock, golden green button tulip tuners, and a cherryburst (a.k.a. The sides are mahogany, but not all of them are solid, many are laminated.

The first wave of Hummingbirds came with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back.

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