[Official HUMMINGBIRD owners thread!]

Birdman, I have tried many strings types and many pin varities on my bird. I found Elixir 80/20 nano's to be my best bet...love the longevity...LOVE the tone after they "break in." but that is subjective of course.......but the biggest difference I've found was in the pins....for me..the factory plastic pins made it  sound Meh....the bone pins freaked it out on volume and treble removing the hum from the hummingbird ...the Ebony/abalone Martin brand pins...ahhh..there was the sweet spot I was looking for...harnessed treble....blended and warm lows and even all across the mid stings. ... I just wish mine was red like yours is....so beautiful.

[Upgraded the tuner buttons on my J-45 Standard!]

I've just ordered 2 sets of these white tuner buttons for my 2015 J-45...and for my Gibson J-45 Studio, hoping they will look better than the mental tuners and lighter in weight too. They seem very nice and have those sweet ivoroid lines in them. When they arrive and are installed I will report back. Hopefully others will do the same. They appear to be selling fast in the web site. Does anyone know if I must remove the strings to install these, or perhaps loosen the pressure, or can the buttons be put on without detuning or removing the strings.  Thanks all!