The famous Hummingbird, now with a cutaway for even more versatility

Introduced in 1960 as the first Gibson square-shoulder acoustic model, the unmistakable Hummingbird™ has become one of the most popular acoustic guitars ever made and the choice of countless players across generations and genres. The Hummingbird becomes even more expressive in the Hummingbird Standard EC, which adds a cutaway for increased access to the upper frets. It also now comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s distinctive voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified.

Like the Hummingbird Standard, the Hummingbird Standard EC pairs a solid mahogany back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top. Scalloped X-bracing supports the top, while multi-ply binding frames the square-shoulder body. This proven construction is equally capable of holding down the rhythm in the hands of a rock ’n’ roll sideman or accompanying the most nuanced performance under the fingers of today’s alternative singer-songwriter. The gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish completes the familiar Hummingbird appearance.

The cutaway significantly increases access to the upper frets, making the Hummingbird Standard EC a natural choice for lead players and others who require greater note range and enhanced expressiveness. Its mahogany neck has a comfortable SlimTaper™ profile and is fitted with a bound rosewood fretboard with a 12-inch radius, 20 standard frets, and mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays.

A rosewood belly-up bridge is fitted with a TUSQ® saddle, while the headstock features a bone nut and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. The tortoiseshell-colored pickguard displays the iconic Hummingbird graphics that have made the model instantly recognizable to generations of players and music fans.

Inside, the Hummingbird Standard EC is now equipped with the all-new Gibson-exclusive Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system. This active system uses two lightweight sensors mounted on the internal bridge plate. The sensors are matched with optimized individual preamps to deliver full-bodied, amplified acoustic tone that lets the guitar’s character and personality come through when amplified, with no impact on the unamplified tone. The Baggs HiFi DNA system offers comparable gain-before-feedback to an under-saddle pickup. The system also includes soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls that are quick and easy to access while playing, and all but invisible to your audience.

The Hummingbird Standard EC combines the celebrated versatility and legendary style of the Hummingbird with the added freedom of a cutaway. It comes ready for the stage and studio in a hardshell case.

The famous Hummingbird, now with a cutaway for even more versatility

Introduced in 1960 as the first Gibson square-shoulder acoustic model, the unmistakable Hummingbird™ has become one of the most popular acoustic guitars ever made and the choice of countless players across generations and genres. The Hummingbird becomes even more expressive in the Hummingbird Standard EC, which adds a cutaway for increased access to the upper frets. It also now comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s distinctive voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified.

Like the Hummingbird Standard, the Hummingbird Standard EC pairs a solid mahogany back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top. Scalloped X-bracing supports the top, while multi-ply binding frames the square-shoulder body. This proven construction is equally capable of holding down the rhythm in the hands of a rock ’n’ roll sideman or accompanying the most nuanced performance under the fingers of today’s alternative singer-songwriter. The gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish completes the familiar Hummingbird appearance.

The cutaway significantly increases access to the upper frets, making the Hummingbird Standard EC a natural choice for lead players and others who require greater note range and enhanced expressiveness. Its mahogany neck has a comfortable SlimTaper™ profile and is fitted with a bound rosewood fretboard with a 12-inch radius, 20 standard frets, and mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays.

A rosewood belly-up bridge is fitted with a TUSQ® saddle, while the headstock features a bone nut and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. The tortoiseshell-colored pickguard displays the iconic Hummingbird graphics that have made the model instantly recognizable to generations of players and music fans.

Inside, the Hummingbird Standard EC is now equipped with the all-new Gibson-exclusive Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system. This active system uses two lightweight sensors mounted on the internal bridge plate. The sensors are matched with optimized individual preamps to deliver full-bodied, amplified acoustic tone that lets the guitar’s character and personality come through when amplified, with no impact on the unamplified tone. The Baggs HiFi DNA system offers comparable gain-before-feedback to an under-saddle pickup. The system also includes soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls that are quick and easy to access while playing, and all but invisible to your audience.

The Hummingbird Standard EC combines the celebrated versatility and legendary style of the Hummingbird with the added freedom of a cutaway. It comes ready for the stage and studio in a hardshell case.

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Highlights

Cutaway square-shoulder body
Solid Sitka spruce top with traditional scalloped X-bracing
Solid mahogany back and sides
Mahogany neck with a SlimTaper profile
Bound rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays
Gold Grover Rotomatic tuners
Baggs HiFi DNA pickup and preamp system
Hardshell case

Baggs HiFi DNA advanced bridge plate pickup

More colors to paint with

Built on the benefits of the acclaimed Baggs HiFi pickup system

HiFi DNA offers greater sensitivity to the movement of the guitar’s soundboard

Delivers more dynamic realism, warmth, nuance, and tactile immediacy

Closes the gap between a guitar’s sound at home and that same guitar’s sound on stage

The perfect blend

HiFi DNA features dual bridge plate sensors

Each HiFi DNA sensor employs its own dedicated, custom-voiced, class A studio-quality preamp

Dedicated preamps maintain the purity and articulation of each sensor

Dual sensors are blended together for perfectly optimized output

The best of both worlds

HiFi DNA sensors are lighter, larger, more flexible, and omnidirectional

The system captures more of the natural voice and dynamic range of your Gibson acoustic guitar

HiFi DNA captures string detail and body resonance, often lacking in under-saddle pickups

Output-wise, HiFi DNA delivers similar gain before feedback to under-saddle pickup systems

Your sound, in higher definition

Gibson and Baggs have achieved a big leap forward in acoustic guitar amplification

Better-preserved fidelity translates to a more accurate amplified version of your guitar’s unique voice

From light fingerstyle to heavy strumming, HiFi DNA preserves the guitar’s dynamic range

Provides a true representation of the character, warmth, and response Gibson acoustic guitars are famed for

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Back Solid Mahogany

Binding 6-ply Top, 4-ply Back, Single Ply Fretboard

Body Finish Gloss

Body Material Solid Mahogany

Body Shape Hummingbird EC

Body Styles Square Shoulder

Side Solid Mahogany

Top Solid Sitka Spruce

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 20

Frets Standard

Inlays Mother of Pearl Split Parallelogram

Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Tapered Dovetail

Neck Material Mahogany

Nut Material Bone

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile SlimTaper

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Controls Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone

Output Jack 1/4"

Preamp Baggs HiFi DNA

Under Saddle Pickup Baggs HiFi DNA

Hardware Specs

Bridge Belly-up; Rosewood

Bridge Pins Ivory Plastic

finish Nickel

Pickguard Tortoiseshell Hummingbird with Graphics

Saddle Material TUSQ

Strap Buttons 2 - Battery Box/Output Jack and Back of Heel

Truss Rod Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Black Bell

Tuner Plating Gold

Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatic

Misc Specs

Case Hardshell

Model: MCSSHBECHFHCSL

Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053

Gibson Hummingbird Standard EC with HiFi DNA, Left-Handed, Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Name: Gibson Hummingbird Standard EC with HiFi DNA, Left-Handed, Heritage Cherry Sunburst
Brand: Gibson
SKU: MCSSHBECHFHCSL
Price: 3399.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Gibson Hummingbird Standard EC with HiFi DNA, Left-Handed, Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Price

£3,399

Price incl. VAT. Free Shipping.

Details

Cutaway mahogany body, Sitka spruce top, mahogany neck with SlimTap...

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Finish

Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Hand

Right

Left

HiFi DNA

This guitar is equipped with HiFi DNA™, the game-changing new acoustic guitar pickup system developed in collaboration between Gibson and Baggs™. HiFi DNA offers greater sensitivity to soundboard motion and delivers more of the unique voice and dynamic range of your Gibson guitar.

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Lifetime Warranty

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Case Included

Your instrument ships with a factory-supplied hard- or soft-shell case for safe storage and transportation. Please refer to the product specifications for details.

Setup Included

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The famous Hummingbird, now with a cutaway for even more versatility

Introduced in 1960 as the first Gibson square-shoulder acoustic model, the unmistakable Hummingbird™ has become one of the most popular acoustic guitars ever made and the choice of countless players across generations and genres. The Hummingbird becomes even more expressive in the Hummingbird Standard EC, which adds a cutaway for increased access to the upper frets. It also now comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s distinctive voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified.

Like the Hummingbird Standard, the Hummingbird Standard EC pairs a solid mahogany back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top. Scalloped X-bracing supports the top, while multi-ply binding frames the square-shoulder body. This proven construction is equally capable of holding down the rhythm in the hands of a rock ’n’ roll sideman or accompanying the most nuanced performance under the fingers of today’s alternative singer-songwriter. The gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish completes the familiar Hummingbird appearance.

The cutaway significantly increases access to the upper frets, making the Hummingbird Standard EC a natural choice for lead players and others who require greater note range and enhanced expressiveness. Its mahogany neck has a comfortable SlimTaper™ profile and is fitted with a bound rosewood fretboard with a 12-inch radius, 20 standard frets, and mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays.

A rosewood belly-up bridge is fitted with a TUSQ® saddle, while the headstock features a bone nut and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. The tortoiseshell-colored pickguard displays the iconic Hummingbird graphics that have made the model instantly recognizable to generations of players and music fans.

Inside, the Hummingbird Standard EC is now equipped with the all-new Gibson-exclusive Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system. This active system uses two lightweight sensors mounted on the internal bridge plate. The sensors are matched with optimized individual preamps to deliver full-bodied, amplified acoustic tone that lets the guitar’s character and personality come through when amplified, with no impact on the unamplified tone. The Baggs HiFi DNA system offers comparable gain-before-feedback to an under-saddle pickup. The system also includes soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls that are quick and easy to access while playing, and all but invisible to your audience.

The Hummingbird Standard EC combines the celebrated versatility and legendary style of the Hummingbird with the added freedom of a cutaway. It comes ready for the stage and studio in a hardshell case.

The famous Hummingbird, now with a cutaway for even more versatility

Introduced in 1960 as the first Gibson square-shoulder acoustic model, the unmistakable Hummingbird™ has become one of the most popular acoustic guitars ever made and the choice of countless players across generations and genres. The Hummingbird becomes even more expressive in the Hummingbird Standard EC, which adds a cutaway for increased access to the upper frets. It also now comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s distinctive voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified.

Like the Hummingbird Standard, the Hummingbird Standard EC pairs a solid mahogany back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top. Scalloped X-bracing supports the top, while multi-ply binding frames the square-shoulder body. This proven construction is equally capable of holding down the rhythm in the hands of a rock ’n’ roll sideman or accompanying the most nuanced performance under the fingers of today’s alternative singer-songwriter. The gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish completes the familiar Hummingbird appearance.

The cutaway significantly increases access to the upper frets, making the Hummingbird Standard EC a natural choice for lead players and others who require greater note range and enhanced expressiveness. Its mahogany neck has a comfortable SlimTaper™ profile and is fitted with a bound rosewood fretboard with a 12-inch radius, 20 standard frets, and mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays.

A rosewood belly-up bridge is fitted with a TUSQ® saddle, while the headstock features a bone nut and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. The tortoiseshell-colored pickguard displays the iconic Hummingbird graphics that have made the model instantly recognizable to generations of players and music fans.

Inside, the Hummingbird Standard EC is now equipped with the all-new Gibson-exclusive Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system. This active system uses two lightweight sensors mounted on the internal bridge plate. The sensors are matched with optimized individual preamps to deliver full-bodied, amplified acoustic tone that lets the guitar’s character and personality come through when amplified, with no impact on the unamplified tone. The Baggs HiFi DNA system offers comparable gain-before-feedback to an under-saddle pickup. The system also includes soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls that are quick and easy to access while playing, and all but invisible to your audience.

The Hummingbird Standard EC combines the celebrated versatility and legendary style of the Hummingbird with the added freedom of a cutaway. It comes ready for the stage and studio in a hardshell case.

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