GotTheSilver Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 There was a big online auction today in which they sold 350 guitars. One of the very last ones was a True Vintage Hummingbird. My brother has been saving up for a H-bird, so I called him up and told him about it. He was travelling today, but asked me to bid on it for him if the price was good. I ended up getting it for $2,200. These things retail for $3,900. I think we did pretty good (he will be paying me back for it). And the best part - since he lives 10 minutes from me, I will get to play it often!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Wow. Awesome price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 . That IS a great price for TV 'Bird. A new 'Bird ? . . . . Or used ? That's kinda in the territory of "too good to be true". Hope it arrives safely in great condition. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torca Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nice brother,are you looking to adopt?The TV Bird's are great Hog guitars , though the Martin D-18 has been around longer as a namecheck comparison,Gibson really hit the mark drawing up the specs on the Hummingbirds' at a very competitive time in the market.Especially when Martin ruled the square shoulder segment,and not by mistake.I think the short scale lends itself to being possibly the best vocal guitar accompaniment going.Visit often,and leave infrequently.Hold "you owe me's" over his head as you play his guitar,try to incorporate it into a song better yet. Slap his hands and look insulted when he reaches to touch it.It's a cruel and generous world out there.Hold him if he cries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 . That IS a great price for TV 'Bird. A new 'Bird ? . . . . Or used ? That's kinda in the territory of "too good to be true". Hope it arrives safely in great condition. B) New. The auction was ordered by a bankruptcy court, so all of the store's inventory was being liquidated. The prices on many of the electric guitars were nothing at all to get excited about, but several of the few acoustics they had went for really good prices. They had one acoustic listed as "Gibson L-00 Historic Collection Leo Proto 019", that I imagine might be a prototype for what eventually became the Legend series. I bid on it for myself, but did not get it. Not sorry about the L-00, however. I'm just excited there will be a 'bird in the family. I have an Advanced Jumbo and am saving up for a True Vintage Southern Jumbo, so my brother and I will have plenty of a pickin' and a strummin' to do. We are both big fans of the Rolling Stones, so a Hummingbird is a great guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Nice brother,are you looking to adopt?The TV Bird's are great Hog guitars , though the Martin D-18 has been around longer as a namecheck comparison,Gibson really hit the mark drawing up the specs on the Hummingbirds' at a very competitive time in the market.Especially when Martin ruled the square shoulder segment,and not by mistake.I think the short scale lends itself to being possibly the best vocal guitar accompaniment going.Visit often,and leave infrequently.Hold "you owe me's" over his head as you play his guitar,try to incorporate it into a song better yet. Slap his hands and look insulted when he reaches to touch it.It's a cruel and generous world out there.Hold him if he cries. :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Would you be? Could you be?......MY brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverden Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Right place at the right time. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesan1 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 OK, my brother got the guitar and boy, were we surprised... in a good way!!! It turns out his Hummingbird is one of the Limited Edition of 167 from 2008. It is in mint condition - not even any pick marks on the pickguard. It is absolutely gorgeous with the dark cherry sunburst and it is probably the sweetest sounding H'bird I have ever played. He really got a heck of a deal on this one. After playing it, his comment was "This is a guitar for life" and I completely agree with him. I am going to try to upload some pictures he took. This is my first time trying to post pictures to this forum, so I hope this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 That does not seem to have worked! Any tips on posting pics? I have them saved to Photobucket and I pasted the direct URL into the "Insert Image" window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson101 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 That does not seem to have worked! Any tips on posting pics? I have them saved to Photobucket and I pasted the direct URL into the "Insert Image" window. Delete the http// that comes up in the insert image box automatically and then paste the direct link from photobucket. Looking forward to it, sounds like a fantastic guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Here they are: -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 . Lordy . . . . . that is a beautiful guitar. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I'm probably going to buy the same model of guitar in the coming weeks. Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Stunningly beautiful guitar. I have # 02258043 here. Decided to give it fair chance and try it out for a while. Sounds warm and nectar sweet.The highs are immaculately clear, with no annoying sharpness at all. Mids are strong and present. The bass is a bit behind though, but it could open up. I would like to hear about yours (especially the bass-issue) – and how they develop. Both BrotherSilvers and Parlormans, , , and of course others. Plus ! . . . Can anyone tell about the mysterious 167 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Excuse me for a moment ... just need to wipe the drool of my mouth. Stunning guitar, good lord Gibson knows how to make a pretty guitar, sorry, guitars ! Enjoy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijs Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Wow, that guitar is stunningly beautiful! Love that reddish back! And what a great deal, really lucky. Happy flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Delete the http// that comes up in the insert image box automatically and then paste the direct link from photobucket. Looking forward to it, sounds like a fantastic guitar. Interesting, this is exactly what I did and it didn't work. Bob R - Thanks for posting the pics for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Stunningly beautiful guitar. I have # 02258043 here. Decided to give it fair chance and try it out for a while. Sounds warm and nectar sweet.The highs are immaculately clear, with no annoying sharpness at all. Mids are strong and present. The bass is a bit behind though, but it could open up. I would like to hear about yours (especially the bass-issue) – and how they develop. Both BrotherSilvers and Parlormans, , , and of course others. Plus ! . . . Can anyone tell about the mysterious 167 ? I think your description is very appropriate for my brother's guitar. The mids and trebles are beautiful, really great. The bass is there and sounds good, just not as loud as the mids and treble. I do think this will probably develop over time as the guitar opens up. It really has not been played before. Also, when I played it I think it still had the original strings from 2008 on it! I imagine new strings will help this out, too. Overall, the tones from the old Rolling Stones albums really comes through on this guitar. And I have no idea where the 167 came from, other than maybe they wanted to make 500 guitars, and 167 times 3 is 501. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Gorgeous.... Now that's a nice bird ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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