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  1. I'm interested in all three bird guards..just tell me what you need me to do. I have three Hummingbirds, and could really use these thanks...Alan

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    2. duluthdan

      duluthdan

      Should be there Thursday FedEx track # 7745 2582 0035. 
      ho ho ho to you and yours

      Smile Fierce !!!

    3. ALD323

      ALD323

      God bless you Dan! I'm so happy you made my Christmas! My bird will be like new!!! And I needed cheering up, my Dad just died at age 98, so your kindness is appreciated and was sent from the Universe. ..and that quarter coin WILL be in the red cross box tonight.  Merry Christmas!

    4. ALD323

      ALD323

      Thanks again Dan! Merry Christmas! (home 610 776 0932)   (Cell 484 223 6293) ( email ALD9000@aol.com) ...Alan  Stay well!

  2. I agree with the others, return the J-200 and get the Epi IBG Hummingbird..I own it as well as the Gibson bird The Epi IBG bird is fantastic, your only problem maybe to find one with a decent top on it that is not stained with runout. Not sure where Gibson gets their top spruce woods that causes such staining and bad appearance. Bought my Epi IBG Hummingbird used online at GC because I could see the spruce top was not marred in color with stains and run out. Also know that Sweetwater sells the IBG Hummingbird, but they are now all made in CHINA, no longer indonesia, as marked on the rear headstock in Sweetwaters pics. Now I used to just love my stunning and beautiful Gibson J-200 but sold it because no matter what I did, or what strings I used. it just sounded dead, like it was missing something tone wise on sound, even though it had great sustain. The J-200 just sounded two dimentional to me, missing the three dimentional sound of the bird or J-45. In my opinion the J-200 is just to big to produce the delicious focused sound of the Hummingbird or J-45, perhaps because of the maple which affects the sound. The IBG sould sound rich, full, clear adn focused. I have the IBG J-45 and it too is very good if you can bear the horrendous pick guard, which I tore off and replaced with the regulae celluloid tear drop guard. Good luck, you'll find your way. let us know how you make out ok? thx.
  3. Congratulations, the IBG line is great. I also bought a used IBG J-45 and love it. I replaced the thick bat wing pick guard with a Gibson style tear drop pick guard (found it on Amazon) and it looks even more like a Gibson now. I also bought a used IBG Hummingbird...delightful, and very close in sound to the Gibson model (I own both). Both models are spectacular for the price. The used market on these is an especially good value. But they are well worth the price you pay for them new. Good luck. The J-45 is a very special guitar!
  4. Awesome, I have 80/20 Elixir lights on mine. I've never tried the Gibson coated strings. Thanks!
  5. Anne it's wonderful! Your soul comes through from the heart! Thank you!
  6. bubba thanks! What strings do you favor on your AJ-500M, 80/20's or PB's gauges? thx ...Loving mine at the moment!
  7. Owned an Epiphone AJ-500MNS some years ago, but very regretfully sold it off. Big mistake! Anyway I found a nice 2010 used one in excellent shape, it was hardly played at all with gorgeous mahogany back and sides, and run out free sitka top. So I took the chance. Oh what a wonderful sounding guitar! Anyone else have one of these gems? Sorry I can't put pics in, it says I exceeded some limit but doesn't say how to fix it. But this AJ-500MNS plays like new, rich, warm, woody, thick, dark, delicious. I almost want to eat it!! lol! Oh and the woody smell....it's a 2010 and still has that rich woody scent of hog! Just wonderful guitars. It's a shame they discontinued them. Got mine back..it will never leave again!! Baby is home!!!
  8. Beautiful..ther's nothing like a Hummingbird in the garden!
  9. The string gauge for your Epiphone Hummingbird guitar is ( .12-.53 ) These are considered to be light stings. I use them on everything including my Gibson Hummingbird. These are what came standard on it. Many of them came with PB strings, but I often prefer 80/20 stings for clarity of tone, but that is a personal choice. My string of choice for decades has been Elixir 80/20, or PB in light guage (.12-.53) ..they cost a lot more, they last ten times longer, even years on your guitar if you don't play a lot. Hope this helps.
  10. Thanks 62burst for you thoughts! Yes I do like older worn in strings like you do! Thank goodness you responded, seems no one else is in here anymore!
  11. Hi all! Does anyone know what I might expect to hear as my (Elixir PB nanoweb lights .12-.53) might sound, AFTER they have fully worn in on my IBG bird? I know how the 80/20's sound after being worn in, a little darker less brightness. I know it takes a while because they are coated. . But I don't know what to expect from the PB set I put on. I do like the difference but don't know how long the PB's will take to wear in verses the 80/20's, or how the tone will be affected in the long run with the PB's. Thanks, opinions might help me!
  12. Tone to the bone!!! I have an IBG J-45 non-cut away, and also an IBG Hummingbird. I am able to directly compare these two IBG's neck to neck, with the Gibson J-45 and the Gibson Hummingbird counterparts because I have both of those as well. The Gibsons are better, no question...but that would not be immediately obvious unless you played them back to back, even then it is hard to tell. The IBG's are very, very, good. I use the IBG versions in winter and under harsh conditions, while leaving the Gibsons in their case in low humidity conditions etc. I use all four, regularly. And the two matched pairs of guitars are a perfect fit, and well worth the money. I will predict that the IBG's will one day stop being produced, they are just too good and likely compete with the Gibson models. If anyone wants one, I suggest they get them now before they are gone. They are lifetime guitars, solid wood, bone nut and saddle..and the finish is so good, I wish it were on both my Gibsons instead of nitro because they would be far more durable and would be played a lot more. The IBG finish is beautiful to the touch and to the eye. There is no such thing as a "sticky neck" on an IBG model, and no sweat marks or stains ever develop that can not easily be wiped off. This new finish on the IBG's is even better than the formula Taylor uses for the finishes on their guitars, and looks really smooth and semi gloss delicious.!
  13. Update...and a big thanks to all who replied in here on this issue. Very helpful! I have decided to go with PB's on both my Gibson hummingbird, as well as my Epi IBG Hummingbird. ...having tested both 80/20 and PB's, on them and have found to my old ear, the PB's to be much richer, thicker, and fuller, and warmer, while still having delicious mids and sweet highs that the 80/20's provided. I used Elixir nanoweb PB lights (.12-.53) simply because they just last way longer and am quite satisfied with them. Thanks again guys! I'd add photos but this website tells me my files are too big, even though I reduced them from 500 KB's to just 65KB's so I give up on that sorry!
  14. If you have a Gibson Hummingbird, which is your string of choice? 80/20 or PB and why? I have always used 80/20's but recently I bought a used IBG epi hummingbird which came with PB's ..I was about to tear them off, but decidd to play for a while with the PB's ..the more I play the more I like them...but I am not sure if its the guitar or the stings. What say you guys?! THX!
  15. Nice guitar! Having owned an Epi 220 sce in the past, I know that they come with, 12-.53 strings. I used Elixir nanoweb 80/20 lights on mine, those cost more but last very long. But any string of your choice is fine in the .12 to .53 thickness range.
  16. People may sing successfully with many different models and name brands of guitars. But there are two in my view that are far superior to any other guitar in the world for vocal singing, the Gibson J-45 and the Gibson Hummingbird.
  17. My 2015 Gibson J-45 is the delight of my collection. Nothing sounds quite like a J-45 with its vibrating resonance humming like a bee in your lap! Recently I added one of the new Epiphone Inspired By Gibson J-45's to my collection. I couldn't be more thrilled with both of them. I would add pictures of both here but this site makes it incredibly difficult to do so. The pictures are only 37KB which is very small, but say it had exceeded the limit and does not give instruction on what to do or how to fix it, so pic not possible, sorry, I don't have the time to squander figuring out the constant pics rejections of this site.
  18. Keeping the aesthetic of the iconic white ball pins on a genuine Gibson is very important to me. I have tried, and liked ,the sound of ebony pins on my Gibsons, but no matter how hard I try, I can not overcome the idea that my Gibsons just do not look right without the iconic white ball pins found on most Gibsons acoustics. I have returned to the original plastic Gibson pins. In a few cases, and I also use Ivoroid white pins found in the Stewmac link below. These beautiful Ivoroid come in both slotted and unslotted versions, and have an Ivory look to them, and I do find them to be more mellow, deeper sounding, than the original plastic pins, but retain the Gibson look. Ivoroid is a very strong life long material, they are not quite as mellow as ebony, but are more mellow than plastic pins. And they are quite beautiful and fit the Gibson like a glove, in most cases they are drop in pins on a Gibson with no alterations needed to the pins or bridge holes. See the link below if you choose to order them, I got mine from this Stewmac link, several sets, and every pin was perfect with no discolorations and uniform in size. ....I know exactly what you mean by wishing for white ebony. Unfortunately ebony is a solid black wood. You may well find you like the Ivoroid sound, and most likely will enjoy the simulated Ivory look they have. and these pins will never need replacement, they are very hard, much harder than plastic pins, very durable and will last the life of your guitar, while retaining its iconic white ball Gibson aesthetic. Good luck. Waverly Ivoroid white ball pins at Stewmac can be found on the link below. Good luck https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/endpins-and-bridge-pins/waverly-ivoroid-bridge-pins/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2022-05-gp&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1N2TBhCOARIsAGVHQc4kncxCdXf60lfCCNtHwMPuv6n-7y5S_Egg2YcSmzu451SMWJu2OJAaAnjcEALw_wcB
  19. I see you have ivoroid pins on there. How do you like them tone wise?
  20. Does anyone know why it is so hard to find an Epiphone inspired by Gibson guitar? They were announced two years ago but never seemed to show up for sale, and if they did, they were gone and remained on back order, for what appears to be permanently. The only place that seems to have them is Guitar Center which means buying sight unseen. Sweetwater carried them some time ago, they sold and never returned, None at Russo, even on ebay they are almost all on back order for a long, long time. AMS on back order, Zzounds and most others as well. What gives? I've been looking for one, for over a year and no one has them, yet Epiphone states they are still available!
  21. I just figured everyone was banned! 😆
  22. So, let me get this straight, you say you've bought many guitars from Sweetwater, and they charge you nothing for a set up to lower the action because you can walk in there daily. The rest of us buy many guitars from Sweetwater online, because we can not walk in there daily, and today they charge $100.00 for a set up. Well if that don't say it all. Thanks for the info, I'll stick with GC, it's a lot less clicky. And by the way, my local GC guitar room is so packed with guitars its hard to find a stool to sit on.
  23. Remmuts above asks....."I wonder what is actually performed during a “setup” provided by a place like GC, for $50? Are we talking a tweak of the truss rod?" Answer. My $50.00 GC set up, 8 months ago on my Gibson Hummingbird included, nut slot filing, lowering the saddle, adjusting the truss rod, changing the strings (I paid for the stings myself) and a polish and clean, fret board treated and bridge as well. I asked for low action, lower than the Gibson standard set up, as I love low action on a Hummingbird... and they delivered big time. the techs name was Geo in GC Whitehall, pa. location. Fabulous job and great price. Several other guitars were done there also including my Gibson J-45 and several Epiphones. In every case the set up was magnificent. In contrast, my last purchase from Sweetwater was a $2000 Gibson J-45 cutaway. I asked sweetwater SPECIFICALLY for LOW ACTION..it came back terrible. Rather than return it, I took it to good old GC, and had to pay for another set up there to get it right, but this time GC made it perfect. The thing at GC is that, you can shop your tech, you can decide to use them, or not use them, after speaking with them personally face to face, and meeting them, this goes a long way for me, and they know they must face me directly when I pick up the guitar. When I do pick it up, they encourage me to test it, to play it right there before I leave GC in a private room if I wish, so that if it is not right, they will make it right. And no they did certainly not charge $100. The full cost was $50.00 and well worth it.
  24. Very interesting. I didn't know Sweetwater was acquired by another company. This may explain the poor inventory, higher guitar prices and skyrocketing set up charges. A place where you are assigned a Rep for your convenience, who calls your home when you need nothing, yet every time you call him because you want to order a particular serial numbered guitar, he does not answer, is busy, and calls you back after the serial number you wanted is now gone. Great service.
  25. I've had several bad experiences in the past at Sweetwater too, but I kept giving them another chance since everyone says they walk on water. Never ever had a bad one at GC. And GC techs you can meet personally and chat first. The Sweetwater nonsense, reps calling all the time is a bit much. GC in the past has also given me much better discounts. And as one GC worker told me to my face. ..order this guitar, if you don't like it for ANY reason..FULL REFUND. I said you don't mean that! ...Oh yes, he said, you can return this $3000 guitar even if it is absolutely perfect. No questions asked. Change you mind..you return it..don't like the shade..returns it. Try that at Sweetwater and they charge you postage just to return it even if the the neck is broke.
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