J.R.M.30! Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Can anybody tell the difference between a Gibson Hummingbird Pro and a Gibson Advanced Jumbo Pro besides the $100 difference? I would e-mail GC but It's shorter to ask the board. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Can anybody tell the difference between a Gibson Hummingbird Pro and a Gibson Advanced Jumbo Pro besides the $100 difference? I would e-mail GC but It's shorter to ask the board. :) I think that the main difference is that the Hummingbird Pro is not a Hummingbird, while the Advanced Jumbo Pro is not an Advanced Jumbo. :) -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyReb Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Did u even look at the guitars?? It's very obvious even at a quick glance. Two very different instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The simpler question is "what do they have in common?" One is a rosewood slope; the other is a mahogany dread. They have the same top wood, the same scale length, and the same on-board electronics. And, as RAR points out, other than general visual similarities, neither has much to do with its namesake guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I've played them several times at GC. Nice guitars. Good setups. I don't pay much attention to the bracing. Not what I'm usually drawn to as far as "a" Gibson is concerned, but I can see why others like them. I do think that GC is handling more of these guitars (their own) than they are of the mainline Gibsons. I've found the Hummingbird Pro to be a great fingerpicker. Plenty of volumn. My local GC used to have J185s, J100s, etc. and at times 3-4 Hummingbirds, but not anymore. Now it's mostly 4-5 pro/artists models and maybe 1-2 (at the moment, NONE) of the mainline Gibbys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have a Pro and a couple of 'real' birds. The Pro is a totally different guitar. As MissouriPicker stated they are wonderful picking guitars and record extremely well. The Pro is actually closer to a Hog Martin sound and feel in my humble opunion. (but better). I also had a 'real' AJ songwriter not the pro, it was a good guitar, but I didn't bond with it and sold it.I did not care for the playability of the AJ, tone was nice but was just not ergonomically suited for me. Which is odd because I have other acoustics the same size. Regarding HummingBirds, once you play a good one it is can be addictive. To sum up: I use the Birds primarily for vocals and secondary instrumentals. I use the HBPro primarily for instrumentals and secondary for vocals. The HB Pro is a fantastic guitar, but not quite on par with a good HummingBird IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R.M.30! Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Did a little homework and found out that neither are in Vintage Guitar; Price Guide 2013 by Alan Greenwood and Gil Hembree. I know the Hummingbird Pro is specially made for Guitarcenter but I wouldn't think that would keep it out of the above booklet. Are they that new? Can anybody tell why this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R.M.30! Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Well it looks like everyone on the board is hooked up to their computers/iphone via a cyber-i.v. and can't go outside of the media that is the internet. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlr Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 well I've got a Hummingbird PRO I bought as my first new guitar in 30+ years. Bought it Feb of last year. Had to temporarily relocate due to work..I had boxed her up for 3mo's before I finally made it back home. Prior to my 1st visit back home I was playing a new Martin I had purchased. An 000-18GE. Two totally different sounding guitars. Long story short, I couldn't believe how good that Pro sounded when I got back to it. It's a heavy instrument, but has the "Gibson" sound that I've come to really like. I was going to sell it after getting the Martin, but now, not so sure. To answer your question - the PRO is a line exclusive to Guitar Center (I believe)..you're probably never going to see that in any vintage book. Now or 30yrs from now. This is nothing along the lines of the true genuine Gibson Hummingbird model...two totally different guitars, even tho they share the same name. Gotcha marketing for the naive. Like me. But I really like the sound of my PRO. FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R.M.30! Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good response but I've read that even the Gibson Les Paul Studio's are in the afformentioned vintage book so why not the AJ Pro or Hummingbird Pro? My question(s) why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlr Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good response but I've read that even the Gibson Les Paul Studio's are in the afformentioned vintage book so why not the AJ Pro or Hummingbird Pro? My question(s) why? Well one reason may be the PRO model is but an infant. Maybe 2 years into it's life cycle. Not quite at that vintage stage just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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