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Gibson Hummingbird vs Yamaha FS800

Gibson Hummingbird

Gibson Hummingbird

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Yamaha FS800

102 reviews

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Great for Gibson fans
Plays and feels great
Epiphone inspired by Gibson Hummingbird
Yamaha FG730 is a better buy in the long run
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Great for beginners
Good sound
Stays in tune
Easy to play
Not beautiful

Reviews by Topic

Our analysis shows how reviewers feel about different topics. Please note these are not full reviews.

Sound

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Gibson Hummingbird Review

We've got the guitar plugged in directly, but what we're going to do is turn up, turn the preamp all the way off so you've got no sound coming directl...

Positive

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Yamaha FS800 ★ Guitar Review

Dave Back in June of 2018 came to Bozeman Montana where the Acoustic Life Festival is held every single year and after that festival was over, he deci...

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Playability

[Question] Is Gibsons quality worth the price?

To me though, it’s about how it feels and plays and these two guitars were wonderful in my hands at the store. I have played Gibsons I don’t like too so it really depends on the guitar.

Positive

reddit.com/r/Guitar

[QUESTION] Gift for boyfriend?

See if you can get it set up as well so that it’s comfortable to play. They are truly lovely guitars regardless of price and have a build quality much higher than others at that price.

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Comfort Level

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Gibson Hummingbird Review: How Does it Sound?

Calm here today to look at the Gibson Hummingbird Standard before we get started today with the Gibson Hummingbird. I'd Like to remind you to click th...

Positive

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Best Small Body Beginner Guitars: Yamaha FS800 vs. Fender CC60S

So Cc is a concert. They're both concert sized guitars you can see here, and they're basically smaller body guitars. You can pick softly, you can pick...

Positive

Volume

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Gibson Hummingbird Original for 2020

Uh, but either way, the guitar's got it's got volume and it's got the capability to accent those ends of the spectrum if you want. If you want bass, y...

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This thing sounds great. Nice clear tones and plenty of volume. And after applying my rewards points it was too cheap to pass up. Love the matte finished neck to

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Tone

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Guitar of the Day: 2020 Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic/Electric | Norman's Rare Guitars

but uh, you got to come in to see that. But it's a really really cool guitar and I was really, like I said, surprised by how good the pickup sounds as...

Positive

Sharp edges on frets

It suits it's purpose. I just ordered an AC5R. I hope the sound of that one inspires me a little more. I did replace the stock strings with Elixr PB 80/20s, ad maybe that dulled the tone

Price Point

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Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Hummingbird vs. Gibson Hummingbird

But if you've wanted a hummingbird and you're just not there yet and you need something that's more affordable, you really cannot go wrong with the Ep...

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Excellent for money-loud!!

Stays in tune. Loud! Comes with good strings, for an inexpensive guitar. Good value, good guitar.

Action

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This Gibson Hummingbird Is My Best Sounding Guitar

So the more cracks you have potentially the more. This thing's kind of free form. So that's why you have a lot of guitars that are beat to crap that j...

Positive

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Yamaha FS800 UNBOXING: How does it sound brand new?

The width of the neck is real, pretty narrow if you like narrow necks. I am kind of more leaning towards more of a narrow neck person. I find next wit...

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