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  • ZoonyboyZoonyboy Frets: 152
    I had a 1963 Hummingbird, and I was always ranting on about the virtues of the shorter scale = great tone. Until I measured it, and it was 25.5". That was certainly a 1963 model, with the wide nut and adjustable saddle, bright cherry sunburst, and long scale. One of the best sounding guitars I ever owned. 
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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    Zoonyboy said:
    One of the best sounding guitars I ever owned. 
    That would be because it had the proper scale length. 
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    @Creed_Clicks ;  - there's a nice looking Sigma on FB now for £395 in Scotland

    https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/441460537662094/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    bertie said:
    @Creed_Clicks ;  - there's a nice looking Sigma on FB now for £395 in Scotland

    https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/441460537662094/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment
    Yes I saw that !
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    Just coming back around to this guitar style again (24.75" scale). Are there any major differences between the Epiphone Hummingbird Pro, Artist & Hummingbird? (Leave pickup differences aside)
    Hummingbird is the Inspired by Gibson model?
    Pro is the cheaper version?
    Artist is ___ ?
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  • rustneversleepsrustneversleeps Frets: 173
    edited January 2023
    Most Sigma’s I’ve played have been very good for the price.Played a sigma D 28 copy recently it’s not a Martin but I was surprised the difference was not what I expected it to be.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    edited January 2023
    @rustneversleeps ; depends on the Martin mate.

    Was it a good one or just OK? There can be a noticeable  difference.

     
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  • ronnybronnyb Frets: 1728
    Just a bit of Gibson trivia re the Hummingbird / Dove. When the Dove was introduced in 1962 it cost about a third more than the Hummingbird and as a result didn't sell as well as expected. As a result some incomplete Doves with the longer scale and maple construction were finished and sold as Hummingbirds in 1962/3.  
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  • Vintage65Vintage65 Frets: 189
    edited January 2023
    I’ve got the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson J45 and it’s a fantastic guitar, I’d definitely check out the Hummingbird.
    Would it be easy to replace the heavy and ugly oversized pickguard?

    Edit: Use a credit card & Goo Gone to remove the pickguard and residue (via YouTube).
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    I imagine the “inspired by” is a step up from the pro .
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @Vintage65 ; hang on, though.

    Before removing the "ugly" pickguard, how old is the guitar? I'm thinking that (if the top has
    a natural finish) removing the.pickguard may expose a paler area of wood.

    :) 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Mellish said:

    Before removing the "ugly" pickguard, how old is the guitar? I'm thinking that (if the top has
    a natural finish) removing the.pickguard may expose a paler area of wood.
    It probably will no matter how old the guitar and what colour the finish. While the pale patch will eventually 'catch up' with the rest of the top, it can take years depending on the difference in time between the two.

    If you're thinking of doing this, I would strongly consider getting a Hummingbird Artist instead, which has a much smaller and thinner pickguard. Not too common, but not impossibly rare and they don't seem to hold their value as well as the 'proper' Hummingbird.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Vintage65Vintage65 Frets: 189
    edited January 2023
    ICBM said:
    Mellish said:
    Before removing the "ugly" pickguard, how old is the guitar? I'm thinking that (if the top has a natural finish) removing the.pickguard may expose a paler area of wood.
    It probably will no matter how old the guitar and what colour the finish. While the pale patch will eventually 'catch up' with the rest of the top, it can take years depending on the difference in time between the two.

    If you're thinking of doing this, I would strongly consider getting a Hummingbird Artist instead, which has a much smaller and thinner pickguard. Not too common, but not impossibly rare and they don't seem to hold their value as well as the 'proper' Hummingbird.
    People who removed the heavy stock J45 pickguard have reported an improved high and low end, and for the price they go for I would be inclined to whip it off and not worry too much about the finish. On the YouTube video I saw there was no observable difference in the sunburst finish.
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