The tones are three-dimensional, rich, nuanced, and well balanced. The Hummingbird's dimensions – those big, broad square shoulders – help it project with a power that might catch you unawares. Pitched in the lower-mid price range, it would keep a beginner to semi-pro happy for years. The original red label Yamahas have become sought after on the collector market and, if this reissue is anything to go by, it’s easy to see why. And for those priced out of Gibson ownership (and have always lusted after a Hummingbird), that’s welcome news. It may not have the breadth of dynamic response but it’s not as far away as some might imagine. What’s surprising is how close to Hummingbird territory this DM-SG5+ gets.
#EPIPHONE MODEL NUMBER A10 ACOUSTIC GUITAR SERIES#
The Academy Series represents a very clear vision, and in many ways, a dream beginner guitar, as well as a potential trade-up for some existing players – one that can inspire and go the distance with a guitarist from bedroom to stage. The neck profile is a crowd-pleaser, accommodating busy playing and chords alike. Anyway, these things are but trifles when you fret a chord and let it ring out. Yes, why not just house the battery near the endpin, tucked away all snug its own compartment? Why not, indeed. There is a little bit of a bow in the neck that needed a tweak on the truss rod before being pressed into service, and, once more, those Velcro pouches have proved themselves a poor choice for holding the electronics' 9V battery. While we are knocked out by the visuals and the attention to detail on the lacquer, the factory setup could use a little T and C. There is a set of sturdy and fit-for-purpose gold-plated Epiphone Deluxe tuners, and rounding out the spec – and making it ready for the stage – there is an under-saddle Fishman Sonicore piezo with Fishman Sonitone soundhole pickup system, with volume and tone controls. The Indian laurel is reprised for the bridge, which has a bone saddle to match the nut. Still, Indian laurel is not to be sniffed at, and on balance is preferable to the pau ferro of the cheaper Epiphone model. On the flagship Gibson models, you'll get rosewood, and on the Gibson Studio models, you'll get a choice of walnut or rosewood. Here, however, Epiphone has used Indian Laurel.
The scale length is an old-school 24.72", with the fingerboard offering a reassuringly feel courtesy of its Gibson-standard 12" radius. There is no mistaking this for a beginner's acoustic. The MOP fretboard inlay adds plenty of visual pizazz, too. The aged lacquer brings out the depth in that dark mahogany. Epiphone easily clears the first hurdle – providing the wow factor when you open the case.Īvailable in Aged Cherry Sunburst Gloss and Aged Natural Antique Glass, as reviewed, this Hummingbird is a real looker. The build follows a familiar tonewood recipe, partnering solid spruce on top with solid mahogany on the back and sides, and a mahogany neck.
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