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This may only be rumor....BUT, I've heard Gibson is coming out with a new Hummingbird model. the "Custom Masterbilt True Vintage 50th Anniversary Pro Artist New Vintage American Legend Classic Pre-war Deluxe Standard Limited Studio Rosewood Hummingbird"!!!! Have any of you guys tried one????

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This may only be rumor....BUT, I've heard Gibson is coming out with a new Hummingbird model. the "Custom Masterbilt True Vintage 50th Anniversary Pro Artist New Vintage American Legend Classic Pre-war Deluxe Standard Limited Studio Rosewood Hummingbird"!!!! Have any of you guys tried one????

 

 

 

 

Not 'til they come out with a "Koa Custom Masterbilt True Vintage 50th Anniversary Pro Artist New Vintage American Legend Classic Pre-war Deluxe Standard Limited Studio Rosewood Hummingbird."

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I'm waiting for the Humingbird Custom Pro Tru Vintage 70s NOS America Standard Relic. The one with the double X bracing.

 

No need to wait, since I have it on good authority from Don 'Quixote' Ruffatto that the model to which Wily refers comes with a dot neck, standard brown sunburst and the original bracing pattern of a 1970s model. Actually it differs very little from the forthcoming standard 1976 Norlin squareshoulder J45 reissue, though word is that on at least one prototype they experimented with bracing copied from EuroAussie's 1969 Country-Bird (well at least that's one way of describing Sheryl Crow). If you are willing to spend a little more, you can get one signed by Emin7, and they promise to throw in a signed photo of that enigmatic forum member as well. (I've heard, however, that the photo is really of Blindboy Grunt playing his J45 in his underpants with Parlourman skulking in the background, a roll of duct tape suggestively in his left hand.) For a grand more you can have the limited edition signed by Paul Weller.

 

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Top of the range is the version that has been reliced by the Gallagher brothers. The broken neck and panned-in sides do make the intonation and action somewhat less than perfect, but the lack of playability is more than made up for the fact that the case candy includes a fully functional Parker marionette from the Thunderbirds series, said puppet coming with a miniature J150 which actually plays Wonderwall if you are a skilled enough manipulator to get the hands to strike its strings in the right way. For beginners in the art of puppetry, it will also play The Lonely Goatherd, so there is something in the package for every guitarist.

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No need to wait, , , ,

 

Hehe he, , , , yeah you are zooming in.

And you coin the exact right name for EA's brave sixtyniner : Countrybird is as far as I'm willing to go with that one, , , , in all respect, Prague.

But talking of p-guards, the real hit regarding the Neo Hummingbird is the fact that Hartford Snyders flora/fauna this time is both engraved and imbedded.

This way you'll have a second saver in case the original motive wears off which probably won't happen as the new Bird is planned to reintroduce the legendary and unbeatable German Panzer Paint - as we know conquered and brought back over the Atlantic after The Battle of Bulge, 1944.

Up goes the mask, Bozeman-decorators - down goes the good strong strum, strummers. . .

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i read that it'll have the 1/2 forward shifted bracing with the no-tongue ladder option at the upper bout.

 

supposedly stiff in the front but loosens up in the rear.

 

Apparently it was first done as a mistake in the norlin era. it was found on Tom Petty's old Dove when he donated it to that museum.

Couple that with an adjustable ceramic saddle and you've got some sweet sweet tones.

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