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Opinions on the Epi Hummingbird?


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Just curious as to what y'all think. Very attractive, of course, but are they significantly different from other solid-top spruce-and-mahogany guitars? I finally heard some of these on YouTube and thought they had a very unique sound.

Lucked out and picked up a Korean-made used one with hardshell case for $150 last month. I gotta say, I love the fast neck (a tad wider than most, I think, gets wider up the neck like a Gibson electric), superb upper-fret access for a non-cutaway, and easy action. And I love the tone too! I don't know exactly what "vocally-tuned design" is, but this guitar just has a certain something in the tone that's very unique-sounding, at least to my ear. Sometimes, seems a little bit lacking in overall volume though. Probably should change the strings, I guess.

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Hi,

I picked up a new hummingbird in a natural finish (so far, the only natural finish "bird" I have ever seen) about four months ago. I consider myself a novice but, I LOVE the way it sounds and the way the neck feels. It is actually alot easier for me to hit chord changes than on the Seagull S6 I previously owned. Just my $0.02 from a beginner. Here are a couple of pics on my bird.

 

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Nice guitar, I think the Hummingbirds look best in various sunburst shades, but the natural looks good too. The ebony ones don't really do it for me, visually. BTW, I also find that it's easier to play double-stops without hitting other strings on the Hummingbird because of the tad wider spacing, another unexpected bonus.

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