Gibson - Hummingbird Standard Vintage Sunburst

Launched in 1960, the Gibson Hummingbird was not simply a new acoustic guitar: it marked the debut of Gibson’s first square-shouldered dreadnought model. Its famous pickguard, featuring a hummingbird, quickly became as recognisable as the guitar itself. The Rolling Stones played a major part in building its reputation, with Keith Richards and Brian Jones having used it in their early days. Since then, the Hummingbird has passed through the hands of musicians as diverse as Thom Yorke, Joe Bonamassa, Gillian Welch and Dan Auerbach, a testament to its remarkable versatility.

- The Vintage Sunburst finish evokes an aesthetic directly linked to the Hummingbird’s history.

- The square-shouldered body has been one of the model’s historic hallmarks since 1960.

- The solid Sitka spruce top is supported by a scalloped X-bracing.

- The rounded-profile mahogany neck features a rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets and mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays.

- The L.R. Baggs VTC electronics system combines a piezo pickup beneath the nut with an active preamp.
-