[Your Acoustical Performances!!!]

I recently recorded Mombasa by Tommy Emmanuel - recorded here on my 64 Hummingbird.

 

sound chain: hummingbird through JJB Prestige 330 - two SM 57 mics - one in front of Fender Acoustasonic Amp and one in front of Guitar. Recorded into a Fostex FD4 Digital tracker; into Garage Band, mp3'd into iTunes.

 

Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks, Ed

 

Mombasa

[Strings - Nut - Saddle - Pins - They are essential to TONE!]

Thanks Tom for a great summary. I had my 64 Hummingbird's adjustable bridge (which was a fiasco IMHO) replaced with a plain rosewood bridge with a new bone nut and saddle.

The sound difference was like playing a new guitar. Didn't replace the pins, but may do that someday. I had some other repairs done on her, repair and glue the top cross brace, replaced 4 frets.

The luthiers did a stellar job on the 64 Bird. I've done some recording with her and she does very well.

 

PS: Why has Gibson reissued the "Early 60s Hummingbird" of late (2011) with an adjustable bridge? I don't get it; why repeat the mistakes of the past? Apparently some don't feel that an adjustable bridge was a mistake.

Huh....