Gibson / Hummingbird / 1968 / Sunburst / Guitar
This 1968 Hummingbird a real treat for the eye and the ear. It has a beautiful vintage look and that typical tone, where vintage Gibson acoustics are known for.
Wide nut (43 mm or 1 11/16th inch) Hummingbirds are among the most sought after vintage Gibson acoustic guitars and it's rare to find a 1968 model with such a nut width as most of them have a slim neck with a 40 mm nut.
Specifications :
- Serial number, located on the back of the headstock, dates the guitar to 1968
- Original vintage Schaller tuners
- Crown pearl inlay and pearl Gibson logo on the headstock
- Comfortable quite full feeling Mahogany neck with bound Indian Rosewood fretboard with split parallellogram pearl inlays
- Playability is good , action is low, not in need for neck reset
- Nut width 43 mm (1 + 11/16th inch)
- Frets are in good condition with only minimal fret wear
- 14 frets to the body
- 645 mm scale length
- Original sunburst finish, with beautiful cracking
- Top: spruce, no cracks, 7 ply binding
- Back and sides: maple , 5 ply binding
- Original Hummingbird engraved pickguard
- Original Indian Rosewood bridge
- Original small maple bridge plate
- Passive K & K pick-up installed
- Comes with the original Gibson Case with orange plush inner lining (MOJO ++++)
MojoGuitar, Belgium
Mojo Guitar is Belgium's online vintage guitar specialist , with:
We are located in Belgium, in Sint-Martens-Latem (near Ghent).
The shop is open on appointment only.
Contact Simon:
Mobile: +32/479/28.85.00
Email : mojoguitarbelgium@gmail.com
Payment
We prefer payment by bank transfer. Paypal upon request.