Mime
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Funny to hear you say this. When my daughter was 15 she too lusted after the gibson hummingbird. For her 16th birthday I bought her a 2005 Hummingbird standard. It was and is a beautiful looking and sounding guitar. It has a honey burst finish. She treasures that guitar, and will treasure it long after I’m gone. I don’t think you will lament buying it for her. I certainly have no regrets.
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Glad you’re back. Gibsons rule!
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I like that song. Nicely done!
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J45 Original 50's or J45 Standard with Red Adirondack spruce top?
Mime replied to RHANK's topic in Gibson Acoustic
When I bought a J45 about 14 years ago, I choose between a standard with a spruce top and one upgraded with an adi top. Between those 2 guitars, the adi sounded significantly better, but I could only get them to significantly reduce the price on the standard with spruce. The original price difference was about $700 and discounted about $1,000 more for the adi. I bought the spruce guitar. Since then, the spruce guitar has really come into its own, so there might not be that much difference in the long run. But for $300 More, I would probably go with the adi. -
Im assuming it’s a “flubber” pickguard. A previous post discussed how to fix this permanently without buying a new Pickguard. I can’t vouch for it but it’s worth a shot.
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That sounded great. Love your voice for that too!
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In praise and appreciation of the Hummingbird 12 string
Mime replied to Jinder's topic in Gibson Acoustic
Can’t beat a mahogany Gibson 12, and there is no guitar more beautiful than a hummingbird. What a great combo. Prayers for your dad. -
Aimee Mann has played J45s pretty much exclusively since around 2000. She had previously played an old J160 that the airlines wrecked.
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Very nice version. Perfect voice for this song
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This stuff is great. Love your wife’s voice.
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The two I’m curious about are the J55 and the 1934 original jumbo. The demo videos for both sound fabulous. I’d love to play one or both.
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Man I like that. Great song nice performance!
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Original jumbo. Unique sound and very loud.
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I have a Gibson lc-3 caldera that came with a hard case that I store it in, but I bought the small body reunion blues gig bag to take it out of the house. It wasn’t a cheap bag (about $120) but I think it’s a great bag. I disagree with the folks who are saying it won’t protect the guitar. It protects the guitar very well. It is way more comfortable to carry than a hard case and I believe it provides more than adequate protection. Nice storage compartment. I would recommend it.
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I bought some of the new Gibson pb coated strings at Christmas time. I put them on my j45 and the guitar never sounded better. The strings have held up pretty well until now although it’s getting about time to change them. I am going to put another set of these on. I had been using the uncoated strings that Gibson phazed out, but I actually like these better. I think they are louder and sound better. They are not cheap but are definitely worth a try.
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Great songwriter. One of the few who loved 70’s era Gibson acoustics. He will be missed.
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I have one. It’s a nice shirt. The transfer is not likely to come off. It’s more like a silk screen.