Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG “Avant Garde” Acoustic/Electric Guitar in Hard Case

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Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Avante Garde Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Case

• 2018 Model – First new official import from Gibson that year
• Limited Run Model
• Antique Natural finish
• LR Baggs Element Active Pickup System
• Pro-SCM setup
• Premium Gibson Montana Build Quality

The Hummingbird is one of nature’s truly miraculous creatures, sustaining itself on nectar. The Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar, a marvel of the luthier’s art, produces sounds just as sweet and satisfying as that avian ambrosia.

Originally conceived to compete directly with pricier Martin dreadnought guitars, the flattop Hummingbird first saw light of day in 1960. The square-shouldered dreadnought Hummingbird quickly became the guitar of choice for artists that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, John McLaughlin, Gram Parsons and more, thanks to the even tones and projection of its big-bodied design.

Since then a myriad of other players have all soaked in the Hummingbird’s creative powers.

While the traditional Hummingbird remains a mainstay of Gibson’s acoustic range, with the 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Avante Garde, Gibson took the DNA of this iconic guitar and re-imagined it with a slightly slimmer body, a florentine cutaway and LR Baggs Element Pickup system.

The Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Avante Garde is a modern square shoulder, slim bodied, cutaway electro-acoustic guitar handcrafted with the same time-tested build techniques as Gibson’s most iconic models. This is a wonderful guitar by any measure.

The 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Avante Garde, hand built using all solid tonewoods, is full of expression, character and exquisite beauty. Eminently capable of a wide range of sounds, from gutsy and loud to sweet to soft, this guitar is perfect for all styles of playing, whether requiring chords or intricate solos.

A hand made modern-styled instrument for the new millennia.

Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Body

• Body Shape: Square Shoulder
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides: Solid Walnut
• Bracing: Traditional, Hand scalloped X-Bracing
• Top Binding: Multi-Ply
• Back Binding: Single-Ply
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Colour: Antique Natural

Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Neck

• Material: Two Piece Maple
• Neck Profile: Advanced Response
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Fingerboard Material: Richlite
• Fingerboard Radius: 16″R
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Standard
• Nut Material: Tusq
• Nut Width: 1.725″
• Fingerboard Position Markers: Mother-of-Pearl Dot Inlays

Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Hardware

• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Bridge: Modern belly down
• Saddle Material: Tusq
• Tuning Machines: Mini Grover
• Pickguard: Avant Garde
• Truss Rod Cover: Two Ply Back and White Bell
• Bridge Pins: Tusq

Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG Electronics

• Pickup: LR Baggs Element
• Controls: Volume control

Gibson 2018 Hummingbird Walnut AG – Other Specifications

• Strings: 0.053″, 0.042″, 0.032″, 0.024″, 0.016″, 0.012″
• Case: Hardshell Gibson Case
• Other: Gibson Acoustic Owners Manual, Extra Set of Strings, Pick, Gibson Key Chain Pick holder
• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): AGSSWNN8

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