1965 Gibson Hummingbird
Maker
Gibson
(American, founded 1902)
Date1965
ClassificationsMusic
Description1965 Gibson Hummingbird, serial number 361672, in vintage Cherry Sunburst finish. It features a spruce top with mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard. The pickguard has the Hummingbird's signature engraved hummingbird-butterfly trumpet-flower motif. In original hardshell case.Gibson introduced the Hummingbird line of steel-string acoustic guitars in 1960 as the brand's first dreadnought style guitar. It featured squared shoulders and a larger body, similar to the guitars produced by C.F. Martin & Company. When it was first produced, the Hummingbird was Gibson's second-most expensive acoustic guitar model behind the J-200.
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