My shopping cart
Your cart is currently empty.
Continue ShoppingGibson Hummingbird Natural 1968
6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard. Made in the USA.
Gibson Hummingbird Natural 1968
Vintage
Vintage
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.
Summary
Finish Details: Original finish except for over-spray on the back of the body over crack repairs.
Top Material: Spruce Top
Body Material: Mahogany Body
Body Details: Mahogany back and sides with spruce top. The back of the body has been fully over-sprayed.
Neck Material: Mahogany Neck
Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: medium "C"
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st- .84" 10th- .97"
Fingerboard Radius: 12.00" to
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Neck Details: One piece mahogany neck with bound Brazilian rosewood board and double parallelogram inlays.
Electronics: LR Baggs active sound hole pickup installed.
Hardware: The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. The pick guard is original.
Weight: 5 lbs 5 oz
Modifications/Repairs: -The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. -This guitar originally had an adjustable bridge which has been replaced with a traditional bone saddle bridge. -There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. -There is a long crack repair on the back of the body. It has been cleated on the inside and the back of the body was over-sprayed after the crack was glued. -An LR Baggs sound hole pickup has been installed.
Case Details: Hard shell case.
Cosmetic Condition: The guitar has moderate play wear. There are dents scratches throughout. There is considerable finish checking throughout the top and sides of the body. The back of the body has been over-sprayed so it is cleaner than the rest of the guitar. There are some finish runs on the side of the lower bout from when the back was over-sprayed.
Serial Number: 500268
Tech Notes: The guitar plays well with low action. The frets are wide with medium height and light play wear. -The serial number dates to 1968-69. The screwed down pick guard suggests this guitar was made in 1968.
Summary
Finish Details: Original finish except for over-spray on the back of the body over crack repairs.
Top Material: Spruce Top
Body Material: Mahogany Body
Body Details: Mahogany back and sides with spruce top. The back of the body has been fully over-sprayed.
Neck Material: Mahogany Neck
Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: medium "C"
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st- .84" 10th- .97"
Fingerboard Radius: 12.00" to
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Neck Details: One piece mahogany neck with bound Brazilian rosewood board and double parallelogram inlays.
Electronics: LR Baggs active sound hole pickup installed.
Hardware: The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. The pick guard is original.
Weight: 5 lbs 5 oz
Modifications/Repairs: -The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. -This guitar originally had an adjustable bridge which has been replaced with a traditional bone saddle bridge. -There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. -There is a long crack repair on the back of the body. It has been cleated on the inside and the back of the body was over-sprayed after the crack was glued. -An LR Baggs sound hole pickup has been installed.
Case Details: Hard shell case.
Cosmetic Condition: The guitar has moderate play wear. There are dents scratches throughout. There is considerable finish checking throughout the top and sides of the body. The back of the body has been over-sprayed so it is cleaner than the rest of the guitar. There are some finish runs on the side of the lower bout from when the back was over-sprayed.
Serial Number: 500268
Tech Notes: The guitar plays well with low action. The frets are wide with medium height and light play wear. -The serial number dates to 1968-69. The screwed down pick guard suggests this guitar was made in 1968.
Offer
Trade
- Brand: Gibson
Description & Specs
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.
For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic
condition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our
Used and Vintage experts.
| Finish Details: | Original finish except for over-spray on the back of the body over crack repairs. |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Details: | Mahogany back and sides with spruce top. The back of the body has been fully over-sprayed. |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | medium "C" |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st- .84" 10th- .97" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-11/16" |
| Scale Length: | 25 1/4" |
| Neck Details: | One piece mahogany neck with bound Brazilian rosewood board and double parallelogram inlays. |
| Electronics: | LR Baggs active sound hole pickup installed. |
| Hardware: | The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. The pick guard is original. |
| Modifications/Repairs: | -The tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and bridge pins have been replaced. -This guitar originally had an adjustable bridge which has been replaced with a traditional bone saddle bridge. -There is a strap button drilled into the back of the neck heel. -There is a long crack repair on the back of the body. It has been cleated on the inside and the back of the body was over-sprayed after the crack was glued. -An LR Baggs sound hole pickup has been installed. |
| Case Details: | Hard shell case. |
| Cosmetic Condition: | The guitar has moderate play wear. There are dents scratches throughout. There is considerable finish checking throughout the top and sides of the body. The back of the body has been over-sprayed so it is cleaner than the rest of the guitar. There are some finish runs on the side of the lower bout from when the back was over-sprayed. |
| Serial Number: | 500268 |
| Tech Notes: | The guitar plays well with low action. The frets are wide with medium height and light play wear. -The serial number dates to 1968-69. The screwed down pick guard suggests this guitar was made in 1968. |