






Hummingbird Special Satin Wine Red
Solid mahogany square shoulder body, solid Sitka spruce top, Round profile utile neck, rosewood fretboard with 20 standard frets and pearloid parallelogram inlays, satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, L.R. Baggs electronics, premium soft shell case

One of the world’s most iconic acoustic guitars gets the Special treatment
First introduced in 1960, the Gibson Hummingbird™ is one of the most distinctive and well-loved acoustic guitars ever made. Handcrafted with care in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers, the new Gibson Hummingbird Special offers players a USA-built Gibson Hummingbird model at a very attractive price. The Hummingbird Special has a traditional square-shouldered body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top that is reinforced with our traditional scalloped X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range that is perfect for any style of music. The “concert depth” body is slightly thinner than the body on a Hummingbird Standard, giving it a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix and also makes it easier to hold. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable Round profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and features pearloid parallelogram inlays, which is one of the visual hallmarks that makes the Hummingbird easily recognizable. The fretboard is fitted with 20 standard frets. The traditional belly-up rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. High-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuners ensure rock-solid tuning stability. The pickguard features a simplified version of the world-famous Hummingbird pickguard graphics. The Hummingbird Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer in your choice of Satin Vintage Cherry Sunburst and Satin Wine Red. It comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze under-saddle piezo pickup and active preamp with an easily accessible soundhole-mounted volume control, so it’s stage and studio-ready from the moment you take it out of the included premium soft shell case.
Key Features
- Solid Mahogany Back and Sides
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- TUSQ Nut, Saddle, and Bridge Pins
- Grover Rotomatics Tuners
- L.R Baggs Element Bronze Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp
- Soundhole-Mounted Volume Control
- Premium Soft Shell Case
Body Style
Square Shoulder
Body Shape
Hummingbird
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Top
Solid Sitka Spruce
Back
Solid Mahogany
Side
Solid Mahogany
Bracing
Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Binding
Single Ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Profile
Round
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
Utile
Fret Count
20
Frets
Standard
Nut Material
TUSQ
Nut Width
43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays
Pearloid Parallelogram
Joint
Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Bridge
Traditional Belly Up, Rosewood
Saddle Material
TUSQ
Tuning Machines
Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard
Hummingbird with Simplified Stamped Graphics; Tortoise
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
2-ply Black
Bridge Pins
TUSQ
Under Saddle Pickup
L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls
Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack
1/4" Endpin
Preamp
L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Strings Gauge
.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case
Premium Soft Shell