Today we’re checking out a couple beautiful Gibsons– the tried and true Hummingbird, and the [newer] kid on the block, the Songwriter: a spruce and rosewood square-shouldered dreadnought designed with the singer-songwriter in mind. The natural EQing of rosewood is perfect for the human voice, scooping out the midrange right where a voice should sit in the mix. Take a listen to Cooper and Chris’ words, and some beautiful demos of both guitars, and let us know which one you prefer!

0:00 Intro
0:46 Runnin’ Down the Specs
8:49 Hummingbird Flatpicking Demo
9:33 Songwriter Flatpicking Demo
10:32 Hummingbird Fingerpicking Demo
11:47 Songwriter Fingerpicking Demo
13:07 Hummingbird Blues Demo
13:49 Songwriter Blues Demo
14:32 Wrapping Up

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46 Replies to “Gibson Songwriter vs. Gibson Hummingbird | Which is Right for You?”

  2. It's crazy to think Leo Fender landed on ash because it was readily available and thus cheap and that, along with not polishing parts of the tray bridge to conserve even more cost/labor (also not throwing out the Broadcaster decals) is just a few aspects outside of tone that make the Telecaster even more legendary.

  11. I thought I bought a Songbird. After years of playing and marveling at the tone and projection of my guitar, I saw an ad for a Songwriter. I remember how much I paid for my guitar. It was half the price of a Songwriter. When I discovered it was a Songwriter Deluxe I flipped out. Somebody made a mistake. Anyway, I played many guitars of the same make and model and they are not all the same. Perhaps I got a good model but it is the best sounding guitar of any others I've played and all my friends agree. I wish all others enjoy their guitars as much as I enjoy mine. BTW, I played a Hummingbird. Great guitar but my songwriter has crazy range and deep deep lows and the crispiest highs but the miss are a delight.

  16. Songwriter lacks the volume, it has warm, creamy tones in SPADES! I prefer the tone of the Songwriter but if l had to choose one.. ld take the Hummingbird everytime.. it really has a more universal tone, sounds like more of the classic 60-70s music l play than the Songwriter. The bird gets almost brittle sounding being finger picked,, I guess if l did more finger picking than strumming ld def take the Songwriter but l mostly strum and the ugly bird does it like no other. I have my ol trusty Taylor GA8e for that rosewood/Spruce tone and honestly l don't use it much.. Great vid. Thank you!

  22. super interesting video. I am trying classics, testing woods and my preferences as a songwriter. my LG2 is really not the best for my style as I am a strummer, I play chords with variations and prefer the articulation of rosewood. I also adore Gbison's necks. I've owned a Martin with a 1 11/16 nut, it felt cramped and the 1 3/4 ones I tried feel good but a tad too wide, and also a bit thin in the hand, to me the mod low oval profile feels too much like a blade. as soon as I pick any Gibson acoustic, the neck feels just perfect. so today at the music store I was trying a few guitars, and at last I did try the songwriter, which I wasn't interested in or considering, and it's absolutely killer in feel and tone. I liked the Martin D35 I tried just before, but it was too loud on the bass end, while the songwriter felt super balanced, still loud, and somewhat still had that Gibson tone.

    You guys are always sharing awesome value for us Guitar geeks, and your comparaisons are super valuable as well. so thank you and keep it up!

  24. I am a solo one man band acoustic guitarist. I play all cover tunes. I absolutely love my 2016 Songwriter! I get so many compliments on how it fills the room with its big rich warm sound. It’s my go to guitar and I have a Hummingbird. Two different tools. If you can only have one, go Songwriter.

  26. The songwriter sounds better to me, not as much of the flatter tone like on the hummingbird. I also notice that hitting the thin high strings gets the sound out just as much as the thicker strings, songwriter is more desirable.

  28. Pippi Longstockings. Love Cooper’s reaction to the dig! He wasn’t ready. ? Love the Songwriter. Had one once upon a time. Sorry I gave it up. It was great for singing/playing with a nice warm tone. Just hate the moustache bridge. Never have had a loving for the Hummingbird – except for the burst finish, pickguard and tuners.

  33. the way you did the demo was great as we heard the hummingbird, stunningly beautiful, and I never thought the songwriter could stand up to the comparison, but it sounded great, maybe a bit more forceful, just as gorgeous. maybe it's the > scale length.

  36. Ren Ferguson's contribution. Not only did he get the Gibson Montana factory up and running, he designed this model to fill this void in the lineup. It's survived for over 20 and I think it will be around a lot longer… The bracing designs Gibson uses today are all different from the vintage product, even on the historic collection, they are the modern bracing patterns that Ren and his team came up with when they redesigned the lineup in the early 1990s. The scalloped bracing in a real 1942 is not identical to the bracing in the $6k historic line. Even Gibson admits this. It's just so close, it probably doesn't matter.. in early to mid 1960s they even went with non-scalloped bracing on the J-45/J-50 and other models (check Gruhn's guide if you doubt) and Gibson has never done a proper reissue from that period.

  37. I’ve love my Songwriter, I just got a 60’s LP AAA flame which is also outstanding. I think when people complain about Gibson’s QC that has more to do with the dealer your buying from and how much attention they pay attention to their setup.

  44. Hi, guys. I´m from Argentina. There are not a lot of Gibson acoustic guitars in this market and the official dealer does not import acoustics since 2018, but I could get one last october and I pay for the songwriter exactly USD 2500 new. It´s a great guitar, I can´t stop playing. It´s an amazing guitar. I played Taylor, 414 Martin D18, D25 & D35 and I love the Gibson. Now I bougth a Epiphone Excellente because I found it has deeper basses (perhaps the maple neck?). I would like to compare the both against a Guild D55 only . Best regards

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