@@jamesronancenita4480 I know, yeah! My kids' names are Gibson, Martin, Larrivee and Bourgeois. No, wait a minute, that's not true - that was just a fleeting daydream...
@@jamesronancenita4480If I remember right, Martin Taylor had an endorsement with Yamaha. The tagline was “With a name like Martin Taylor, what else would he play?”
I love that sound!! Had to sell my last Hummingbird a few years back and really want another one as soon as I can. To my ear, there’s nothing else like it.
Yeah, same. I bought one in 2012, but fell on tough times and had to move country, so I ended up selling it in 2019. 🙁 I'm planning on taking a trip to the USA or UK next year to replace it (Gibsons are hard to come by where I live). I just hope that this particular model is still in circulation in 2024. I don't want them to do any drastic changes on the next reissue of the Hummingbird. This is just how I like them. It has that same beautiful finish as my old one; I don't like the natural ones or the overly red or tobacco versions. It also has the vintage tuners with the gold hardware, which look so good against the finish. I swapped out the chunky, chrome Grover tuners on my Hummingbird to these. Personally, I think a Gibson headstock looks way better with vintage tuners.👌🏻 Haha, the only problem is that I have been watching a ton of Martin guitar videos recently as well, so I also have my eyes set on either a D-18 or D-28. I'm going to have to try them all out and really think about what I want. Do I replace something that I loved and lost (Gibson), or do I get something new (Martin)? 🤷🏻♂
My 1st electro was Vintage vec380, then played Sierra sunrise (close strings, good neck, nice sound), listening to inspiring tunes from (Ibanez aew etc), now hearing Gibson sound and thats stunning..
A good one is a strummers delight. they have this special presence to them. Not as direct as a J45 and sometimes that's a really good thing. The Hummingbird vintages are stellar. I love how even the tone is up the fret board and with open neck chords.
Always wanted new bird with vintage tuners and 7.2 nut width without the thermally aged top of the tv or historic. Also noticed that the nut width on the historic is narrower. I can't do under 1 1/3 or 7.2.
Got mine 3 years ago very reasonable price used, 2010 model much the same as this. Love it. It has a very special feel and tone. BTW it hates Martin strings.
Sweet! I've never been a huge Hummingbird fan and I fully expected to be unimpressed, but I have to admit...the guitar sounded really nice. Full. Balanced. Nice highs and bottom end. But for the price...I think I'd go with the Martin 000-18 or D-18. (Or both, for almost the same price as the Hummingbird.) ;-)
Martin’s are completely different in their voicing. The ‘bird has its own vibe and has been used by countless musicians on countless records just like a D18. Can you say Keith Richards.
@@jimmy5634 Absolutely. And might as well toss in the venerable J-45 and the monstrous J-200 as well. All iconic sounds in their own right. I just feel that in some ways the Hummingbird, while beautiful, was a bit more show and less go. But that's just me. (And I'll just add that for a long time I felt that Martins were somewhat overrated. But the older I get the more I appreciate what they bring to the table.)
Nice work Ian, all your videos are brilliant (a fan of your music too!) So do you demo these, or are they all your own guitars. Must admit, both the Sheryl Crow models are amazing- and I’m not one for signature models.
I am guitar dealer! I wish these were all mine.... I have a 2013 Sheryl Crow model myself, not because I am a fan, but because it is a sweet guitar... She must have great taste in Gibson acoustics.
That particular hummingbird is definitely a keeper. Btw- have you ever compared the hummingbird with the Gibson C&W? That’s also an outstanding guitar as well.
Both wonderful guitars. Gibson acoustics get some bad press these days; unjustified in my opinion. Some superb guitars coming out of the Bozeman factory...
Ian, love your videos and playing... 👍 Which would you choose between? J-45 Standard, D-18 or the Hummingbird like this one in this video ? Granted the hummingbird is a bit out of $$$ range but just as a point of reference... 🙏 I’m stuck between the D-18 and J-45 ... I’d get both but the doghouse doesn’t have enough room either . 😂
im exactly there with you now shopping!! The hummingbird is special...seems to have that extra ooomphh that the j 45 lacks being both shorter scale then the 18...I love the d 18 but damnnn a hummngbird is amazing...that sustain that americana growl its all there!
@@soofitnsexy I definitely hear you . I recently compared a Hummingbird , J-45 Standard and the new Re-imagined D-41 Martin ... Unfortunately there wasn’t a D-18 at this particular shop . The J-45 won to my ears . I have an older Standard X braced D-41 that sounds amazing but different than the new Re-imagined D-41 and very different than the new D-18. Hence the fork in the road . 😶 So I wish I could get both the D-18 and J-45 but can only get one ... Now ... My better half doesn’t think I need another one cause I already have the D-41....😉
@@supermarioxs1 thats awesome...I just sold my d 41 burst reimagined I JUST COULD NOT TURNN OFF THA HUGE LUSH SHIMMER OF ROSEWOOD ..HENCE..Im seeking mahogany..I say we do th martin d 18,,they are amazing...the j 45 is so different...lol good to have both! but I need that MARTIN SOUND! I probably am gonna spend some extra on a sinker mahogany 18...hmnnn lets see!!
If budget is an issue I have just purchased a very nice G45 and it is a very sweet sounding guitar. Same body as the J45 but less esthetic and finish refinement for about a G less... and just like a J it sounds like a bloody piano when you give it hell.
Ian, if you had a J-45 which would add ? A hummingbird or D-18 ? Which set would be more versatile? Bearing in mind I also have a D-41 sitka/rosewood … I currently have the J-45 and D-18 but an incredible sounding Hummingbird just like this one became available and and I can trade up one of the 2 either the ( J-45 or D-18 ) …. I’d love to have all 4 but …. 😂 3 is already pushing it and I can’t believe it already that somehow by the grace of the Almighty I pulled it off … what say you ?
Hmmmmm. Well I would probably stick with the j45, d18, d41 combo for versatility. But if the hummingbird is as good as you say, buy it, trade the d18, and find another d18 at a later date. That would be my advice
@@ianmeadows6351 I’ve gone and done it !!! Traded the D-18 for the Bird! Gotta say , I’m pretty happy and very stoked … The Bird sounds amazing strummed , picked and finger style and the J-45 just simply continues to blow me away each time I play it as well … Just wanted to give you an update… Thanks again for the nod and inspiration you give through your playing . 😃
So many don’t sound nearly as good as this. Please beware people, some sound like very cheap guitars. I really like hummingbirds but try before you buy is essential if you want to avoid disappointment. I was shocked how bad a few I tried sounded. I’m actually currently looking for one that sounds like this. It doesn’t matter if it’s custom shop or signed by whoever, I’ve tried a few of them and they were really disappointing. I’m still looking though because there are some good ones. You just got to find them. Be careful my friends. 🌌🕊👍🏻
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The one I tried last week was possibly the sweetest, most responsive acoustic I've ever played - and this is a Martin guy talking...
I bought one and I’ve only been for the most part a Martin guy for many years And I bought one and it is maple syrup I absolutely love it
With "Taylor" as your surname... :O
@@jamesronancenita4480 I know, yeah! My kids' names are Gibson, Martin, Larrivee and Bourgeois. No, wait a minute, that's not true - that was just a fleeting daydream...
@@jamesronancenita4480If I remember right, Martin Taylor had an endorsement with Yamaha. The tagline was “With a name like Martin Taylor, what else would he play?”
I played a Guild D20 in a shop and had the same experience. The responiveness was off the charts. Unfortunately, it had a repaired crack in the back.
Thats one of those 1 in 20 Gibsons that just somehow sounds better than the previous identical 19 they made.
I was thinking the same thing!
Amazing and unacceptable how guitars so expensive with such a rich history can be so inconsistent.
@@edmondlau511 No longer! Quality control is restored by all accounts
I love that sound!! Had to sell my last Hummingbird a few years back and really want another one as soon as I can. To my ear, there’s nothing else like it.
Yeah, same. I bought one in 2012, but fell on tough times and had to move country, so I ended up selling it in 2019. 🙁
I'm planning on taking a trip to the USA or UK next year to replace it (Gibsons are hard to come by where I live). I just hope that this particular model is still in circulation in 2024. I don't want them to do any drastic changes on the next reissue of the Hummingbird. This is just how I like them. It has that same beautiful finish as my old one; I don't like the natural ones or the overly red or tobacco versions. It also has the vintage tuners with the gold hardware, which look so good against the finish. I swapped out the chunky, chrome Grover tuners on my Hummingbird to these. Personally, I think a Gibson headstock looks way better with vintage tuners.👌🏻
Haha, the only problem is that I have been watching a ton of Martin guitar videos recently as well, so I also have my eyes set on either a D-18 or D-28. I'm going to have to try them all out and really think about what I want. Do I replace something that I loved and lost (Gibson), or do I get something new (Martin)? 🤷🏻♂
Got a J45 in this finish and it’s beautiful, now I want that bird…
Lovely playing btw!
My 1st electro was Vintage vec380, then played Sierra sunrise (close strings, good neck, nice sound), listening to inspiring tunes from (Ibanez aew etc), now hearing Gibson sound and thats stunning..
Still have my 2015. There's nothing like it especially when it fully opens with time. Wonderful guitar.
A good one is a strummers delight. they have this special presence to them. Not as direct as a J45 and sometimes that's a really good thing. The Hummingbird vintages are stellar. I love how even the tone is up the fret board and with open neck chords.
For sure. I've never really found one I liked but this has a nice quality to it. Its no slope D, its got its own thing!
@@ianmeadows6351 I’ve played at least 10 and I’ve only played three of those that had that special thing. Two of those were Vintage reissues.
Always great videos. Thanks Ian. It's cool just to hear you play some great runs on a good guitar.
Thank you for checking in Tom, and thanks always for the kind words.
@@ianmeadows6351 Gibson hummingbird 2000 - 2003
I’m definitely getting one of these this year in this exact same color!
Crazy looking at this guitar hard past few weeks .and listening to marys mercy now
Very well done demo. Sure sounds fine! Waiting on my 1960’s HUMMINGBIRD REISSUE.
my dream guitar
its time,,,,,
Always wanted new bird with vintage tuners and 7.2 nut width without the thermally aged top of the tv or historic. Also noticed that the nut width on the historic is narrower. I can't do under 1 1/3 or 7.2.
A real real Jack of all trades..
Beutiful hummingbird guitar..great sound and good player..
Thanks Yazid!
@@ianmeadows6351 your welcome Ian..
Has that one the aged top . Tempted to go for Murphy lab
She’s pretty, nice playing as per Ian 😎
Thank you my friend
@@ianmeadows6351 Jessica Simpson my sister plays Gibson Hummingbird.
Sounds good. I want!
Yeah i Like this guitar
wunderschön - danke
First bird that sounded good to me.
Nice demo! Thanks.
Got mine 3 years ago very reasonable price used, 2010 model much the same as this. Love it. It has a very special feel and tone. BTW it hates Martin strings.
Haha! I feel like most guitars don't like martin strings. I have never had good luck with em.
my hummingbird loves the Santa Cruz parabolics.. with the mid tension
I have a Songwriter Deluxe with parabolic strings.
So sweet
I can't believe Gibson stopped making the Hummingbird Vintage ):
They replaced it with the "historic" which gives you that thermally aged top. Extra 1k.
@@Jamalama555 oh ok thanks!
Sweet! I've never been a huge Hummingbird fan and I fully expected to be unimpressed, but I have to admit...the guitar sounded really nice. Full. Balanced. Nice highs and bottom end. But for the price...I think I'd go with the Martin 000-18 or D-18. (Or both, for almost the same price as the Hummingbird.) ;-)
Yep, was never a fan either but definitely like this one. But still, I would also probably go for a Martin 18 series over this.
Martin’s are completely different in their voicing.
The ‘bird has its own vibe and has been used by countless musicians on countless records just like a D18.
Can you say Keith Richards.
@@jimmy5634 Absolutely. And might as well toss in the venerable J-45 and the monstrous J-200 as well. All iconic sounds in their own right. I just feel that in some ways the Hummingbird, while beautiful, was a bit more show and less go. But that's just me. (And I'll just add that for a long time I felt that Martins were somewhat overrated. But the older I get the more I appreciate what they bring to the table.)
@@ianmeadows6351I can take guitar lessons on RUclips with my Gibson acoustic guitar
Nice work Ian, all your videos are brilliant (a fan of your music too!)
So do you demo these, or are they all your own guitars. Must admit, both the Sheryl Crow models are amazing- and I’m not one for signature models.
I am guitar dealer! I wish these were all mine.... I have a 2013 Sheryl Crow model myself, not because I am a fan, but because it is a sweet guitar... She must have great taste in Gibson acoustics.
@@ianmeadows6351 then you have an absolutely awesome collection for sale. Wish you all the best.
That particular hummingbird is definitely a keeper. Btw- have you ever compared the hummingbird with the Gibson C&W? That’s also an outstanding guitar as well.
Both wonderful guitars. Gibson acoustics get some bad press these days; unjustified in my opinion. Some superb guitars coming out of the Bozeman factory...
Моя мечта! ❤ Это лучшее творение !!!
Anyone know how this compares with a Gibson Southern jumbo in terms of tone?
Ian, love your videos and playing... 👍
Which would you choose between?
J-45 Standard, D-18 or the Hummingbird like this one in this video ? Granted the hummingbird is a bit out of $$$ range but just as a point of reference... 🙏
I’m stuck between the D-18 and J-45 ...
I’d get both but the doghouse doesn’t have enough room either . 😂
im exactly there with you now shopping!! The hummingbird is special...seems to have that extra ooomphh that the j 45 lacks being both shorter scale then the 18...I love the d 18 but damnnn a hummngbird is amazing...that sustain that americana growl its all there!
@@soofitnsexy I definitely hear you . I recently compared a Hummingbird , J-45 Standard and the new
Re-imagined D-41 Martin ... Unfortunately there wasn’t a D-18 at this particular shop . The J-45 won to my ears . I have an older Standard X braced D-41 that sounds amazing but different than the new Re-imagined D-41 and very different than the new D-18.
Hence the fork in the road . 😶
So I wish I could get both the D-18 and
J-45 but can only get one ... Now ...
My better half doesn’t think I need another one cause I already have the
D-41....😉
@@supermarioxs1 thats awesome...I just sold my d 41 burst reimagined I JUST COULD NOT TURNN OFF THA HUGE LUSH SHIMMER OF ROSEWOOD ..HENCE..Im seeking mahogany..I say we do th martin d 18,,they are amazing...the j 45 is so different...lol good to have both! but I need that MARTIN SOUND! I probably am gonna spend some extra on a sinker mahogany 18...hmnnn lets see!!
If budget is an issue I have just purchased a very nice G45 and it is a very sweet sounding guitar. Same body as the J45 but less esthetic and finish refinement for about a G less... and just like a J it sounds like a bloody piano when you give it hell.
@@bsharporbflat8378 i played that guitar last week excellent for under a thousand bucks!!!!
Sounds good….
Barry Gibb
Ian, if you had a J-45 which would add ? A hummingbird or D-18 ?
Which set would be more versatile?
Bearing in mind I also have a D-41
sitka/rosewood … I currently have the J-45 and D-18 but an incredible
sounding Hummingbird just like this one became available and and I can trade up one of the 2 either the ( J-45 or D-18 ) …. I’d love to have all 4 but …. 😂
3 is already pushing it and I can’t believe it already that somehow by the grace of the Almighty I pulled it off … what say you ?
Hmmmmm. Well I would probably stick with the j45, d18, d41 combo for versatility. But if the hummingbird is as good as you say, buy it, trade the d18, and find another d18 at a later date. That would be my advice
@@ianmeadows6351 I’ve gone and done it !!! Traded the D-18 for the Bird! Gotta say , I’m pretty happy and very stoked … The Bird sounds amazing strummed , picked and finger style and the J-45 just simply continues to blow me away each time I play it as well … Just wanted to give you an update… Thanks again for the nod and inspiration you give through your playing . 😃
So many don’t sound nearly as good as this. Please beware people, some sound like very cheap guitars. I really like hummingbirds but try before you buy is essential if you want to avoid disappointment. I was shocked how bad a few I tried sounded. I’m actually currently looking for one that sounds like this. It doesn’t matter if it’s custom shop or signed by whoever, I’ve tried a few of them and they were really disappointing. I’m still looking though because there are some good ones. You just got to find them. Be careful my friends. 🌌🕊👍🏻