Cranks Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) After playing a 70s Yamaha FG500 for the past 10 years (a sweet guitar that plays way beyond the $485 I paid for it in Seattle) I got a 2016 Hummingbird Vintage today. Having fun playing all my favorite Stones songs, as well as Say Hello Wave Goodbye by David Gray. Came with the original case and a LR Baggs Anthem pickup installed. Woot! Edited May 31, 2019 by Cranks Typo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1968GT350GI Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 A real beauty, congrats on the Hummingbird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docr Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Congratulations - Stones songs and Hummingbirds are a good comination! I hope the dog likes it too ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Gorgeous guitar! The Vintage is a superb instrument, a real guitar for life. Looks to be in perfect condition too! Enjoy it in good health. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Happy NGD - sweet guitar, enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Helluva entrance... Welcome and nice guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Welcome, nice bird, and I think the pup is just warming up to it. should be a long and happy friendship 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 hour ago, FZ Fan said: Keef would be proud. yep,, as Keef would say "5 strings, three fingers, 1 a$$hole!! " LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Welcome and well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Congratulations on your first Gibson! It is a beauty. My first Gibson was a Hummingbird as well but it was a POS (1977). Forty-two years later, I have another Gibson (12 string) and it is truly amazing! Enjoy playing and welcome to the forum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other side Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 A very hearty welcome and "Congratulations" on the long road you journeyed to be an owner of one of the finest instruments in the world ! Brace for the impact from people who will compliment you and the mystical sound/sounds of the "Bird"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranks Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, drathbun said: Congratulations on your first Gibson! It is a beauty. My first Gibson was a Hummingbird as well but it was a POS (1977). Forty-two years later, I have another Gibson (12 string) and it is truly amazing! Enjoy playing and welcome to the forum! That is a beauty - and twice the fun! What songs do you tend to play on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Keep the wiener dog well away from your guitar. They can be jealous and vengeful creatures. The dogs, not the guitars. (Says the guy who owned dachshunds for the better part of 30 years, and may yet get another one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proclaimer888 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Congrats.......and also......David Gray Say Hello Wave Goodbye is a must.........I will try to attach a link to the song.....cover from Soft Cell?? Congrats Cranks!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSXQWj0HEBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad76 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Very nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wow! Heck of a first Gibson! Well done and major congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranks Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Proclaimer888 said: Congrats.......and also......David Gray Say Hello Wave Goodbye is a must.........I will try to attach a link to the song.....cover from Soft Cell?? Congrats Cranks!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSXQWj0HEBE Isn't that cover amazing? I don't know about you but I thought the original was dreadful. Not sure how David Gray spotted the potential in that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Cranks said: That is a beauty - and twice the fun! What songs do you tend to play on it? I've had it about seven months now and have played many of my favourite 12 string song on it: Early Morning Rain Hotel California Over The Hills and Far Away Wish You Were Here Norwegian Wood (instead of a sitar) Turn, Turn, Turn Tuesday Afternoon I Believe in Father Christmas (at Christmas time) We Just Disagree My Back Pages and 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proclaimer888 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 3 hours ago, drathbun said: I've had it about seven months now and have played many of my favourite 12 string song on it: Early Morning Rain Hotel California Over The Hills and Far Away Wish You Were Here Norwegian Wood (instead of a sitar) Turn, Turn, Turn Tuesday Afternoon I Believe in Father Christmas (at Christmas time) We Just Disagree My Back Pages and "My oh my"......get it?.....some sweet songs flashed on this NGD!! I want a Bird!! Guess I will have to do with my .45. Not a bad situation to be in though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Congratulations! Sweet guitars for sure. I owned one and should have kept it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Sal, you are a fickle creature! You buy great guitars, sell them, and then sometimes buy them back. But you almost always seem to miss them when they're gone. A good 'bird would seem to be a natural for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranks Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 8 hours ago, drathbun said: I've had it about seven months now and have played many of my favourite 12 string song on it: Early Morning Rain Hotel California Over The Hills and Far Away Wish You Were Here Norwegian Wood (instead of a sitar) Turn, Turn, Turn Tuesday Afternoon I Believe in Father Christmas (at Christmas time) We Just Disagree My Back Pages and Wow, I'd never heard Even In The Quietest Moments before. What a great song, and what an excellent cover you do. Your voice sounds really good, and you really hold down all the picking well, that's a lot of work. We should play together sometime (where are you located?). We play a lot of the same music (I can play the six string part and sing harmony on Wish You Were Here), and you could teach me some great songs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranks Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Proclaimer888 said: "My oh my"......get it?.....some sweet songs flashed on this NGD!! I want a Bird!! Guess I will have to do with my .45. Not a bad situation to be in though. Ha ha, a David Gray quote - love it! I love that whole album. drathbun's list makes me want to go learn Turn Turn Turn and some others today. I heard Carry On yesterday by CSNY and was trying to figure that out. It's a half step down tuning appears to be EBE for the low strings, but I am not convinced on the tuning of the upper 3 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I believe Carry On is done in a modal tuning where all strings are tuned to E except the B string. It may also be tuned down a half-step after the general re-tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 7:39 AM, kidblast said: yep,, as Keef would say "5 strings, three fingers, 1 a$$hole!! " LOL! Keef was, of course, referring to Open G tuning and his Tele Miccawber which was set up with five strings. John Hiatt, though, probably with Keef in mind, once referred to the HB as the greatest rock & roll acoustic on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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