Twang Gang Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) So I have been looking for a maple bodied dreadnought with a short scale fingerboard, and they are rare as hen's teeth. But my buddies at Sweetwater must have known what I was jonesing for as they commissioned a Sweetwater exclusive Hummingbird with a maple body, and the usual 'Bird 24.75 inch scale. For some reason they decided to have it painted (stained?) in what they call Viper Blue and I would much rather see a quilted maple in a natural finish so you could see the wood but was more concerned about how it would sound than what color it was. I think Gibson has a tendency to paint colors over wood that doesn't have great grain patterns - but apparently this is what Sweetwater wanted so it's what they got. I have no idea how many of them were made. But it arrived today and I love it. Very crisp maple tone (without being too bright or trebly), even balance between strings. Has a Gibson rounded C neck, 12 inch radius, rosewood board and the short scale. All of which are feature I like most, so it fits in my hand very comfortably and feels familiar. And the color looks a lot better in person than in photos - the neck looks painted black in photos, but it's really the dark blue as well. Unlike my "original" Hummingbird it has Grover rotomatic tuners and a plain truss rod cover, same Baggs VTC pickup. Edited September 10, 2021 by Twang Gang 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Oh my lord... "it" moved. I really dig the blue! The idea of a blue Hummingbird kind of sounds silly, but seeing it takes my breath away! I'm glad Sweetwater took the idea and ran with it!! Congratulations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) I really love deep blues like that, hmmm Viper Blue, reminds me of first attacked me to my Blueshawk. Edited September 10, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Big beautiful Blue bird! Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I like blue guitars. Very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Dang... made my pecker twitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Ah … the Blue Bird of happiness! Very nice!! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Very nice. Great color. Really stands out. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Perfect for playin’ the blues! Spectacular looking bird! 👍😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I don't even want a Hummingbird and I want that Hummingbird. Very nice, play it long time in good health! rct 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Me and dang old Blue love it. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 A really great Guitar & a really great Color! I dig that Blue!! I bet it sounds as good as it looks! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 At first it was WTF but it works on that guitar. Enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryNimda Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Aaaaaa! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Very nice, congrats. Love the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I saw those on their site a few weeks ago, definitely a unique looking Hummingbird. Sweetwater rarely misses the bullseye.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Congrats on a beautiful guitar. I think you’re going to love it. Get us a video so we can see and hear it…….Really a cool guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNJ Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Wow, that is a real beauty! And the pickguard really stands out against the blue. Bet that bird can really sing. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 BEAUTIFUL finish on that guitar! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) Very cool. I too would love to hear it. I am considering a made to measure maple J 45. I played a Maple AJ once that blew me away. I figure the bird will sound different from a J-200 Edited September 24, 2021 by Tman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Wow. I know I'm a little late to the party, but congratz on that beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Wow. I know I'm a little late to the party, but congratz on that beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Gorgeous ! I wish I had not seen it, Now I want one..Thanks for sharing and have a great time with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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