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Great that you’re warning folks! I watched a ton of vids after these were released and must have waited too long to order…I received one the the first ones made at the China plant when they made the switch and it was HORRIBLE! Luckily, another TH-camr had heard this was happening and posted a video on how to identify the factory it was made in. Long story long…Sweetwater was great and took it back, now I’m searching for an Indonesian one in the used market…but no one’s selling them haha!

You must have got a real bad example because I have a Chinese Hummingbird and it is absolutely beautiful and sounds fantastic, in fact mine sounds way better than that one you got there. I can compare it to my Gibson J45 Rosewood and it's not far off, although the J45 will always sound a little smoother in the mids. Maybe you just don't like China but I can tell you that the Chinese Epiphones are top quality instruments. I use D'Addario 12-53 phosphor bronze and they give a better balanced sound than the 11-52, try them and you'll get a richer bottom end. I like the way you buffed the top, it looks very nice. I might have a go at that myself.

I like wha you did to the guitar! Count your blessings you got a good one,i have looked all over for an Indonesian brand but can only find made in China an im not into buying junk! Happy for you buddy i wish i could find a good one id snap it up in a heartbeat! I might have to start looking for a used one i guess if i can even find one of those.Anyway great score on your guitar it sounds great!👍👍👍👍👍

Dude I just bought a china humming bird it's awsome plugged in. Great guitar I'm going to swap to bone pins

How can I get the right guitar when I buy it? I know there’s a label. Are they gonna see me just anything so I’ll be sending it back. How is the best way to do this?

Why does everything have GARBAGE laurel fingerboards? It is so pathetic that we can even get an actual rosewood board at that price. Laurel is cheap AF!

the frontier is not inspired by gibson. its mastebuiilt. the IBG should be made in indonesia

They are inspired by Indonesia.

I to picked up a used Epiphone Hummingbird acoustic guitar made in Indonesia. I've only played it a few times but it feels and sounds good off the hop. Happy to hear / see that you value the Indonesian made model.

You need to get the Malaysian made model It was very good. U must have had a remainder China made one. Too bad. Send back and request the good one. I have a Gibson 68 hummingbird and I have played the epi Malaysia one and I like it too. Especially at that price!

How deep did you cut?

Yeah, I ended up with a Chinese IBG Hummingbird. It's a far cry from the Indonesian made! Epiphone is ripping us off!

I’ve got an Indonesian J45 and it’s my main gigging guitar. Absolutely love it. I did have a couple of issues with saddle at first but it was sorted easily by a tech. Mine has opened up so well recently (had it over six months now). Enjoy your hummingbird, you’ve got a good one there.

Maybe not a technical review but one of the best because I would rather hear it from a guy who is not a tech but is going by feel and giving an honest review on what he has experienced. So far best review I have seen. I have a Zager Guitar and they are also made in Indonesia. Great guitar. Plays and sounds great. The Indonesian guitar factories are a cut above on these lower end guitars under $1500. I am looking at buying one of these and so your video was very helpful. Thanks..

bud if you put 11s on a J45 or Hummingbird your tone will dull off by a lot. Talking from experience It sounds really great though. Such a classic woody yet powerful tone.

Got a epi hummingbird made in Indonesia. Not great to start, but played in quickly and has great tone now. Only gets better. Was setup really well right out of the box.

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But I don't understand, how could you tell the diffrence between the Chinese one and indonesian one when you don't have both in front of you? Reason I say this is that Epiphone have very high standards, the Chinese one should have a bone nut and saddle aswell unless its some sort of scam. I don't think they're standards would drop because it was made in China. Yamaha make most of their Guitars in China and their fabulous instruments...

I love my Indonesian model. I will admit, frets 12-14 were way high and I had to have my luthier do a fret level. Thing is, that can happen with any brand. Mine is ready for pickup tomorrow and I can't wait to have it back.

Chinese inspired by Gibson Hummingbirds are great! I'd ask the dude if he has anything in his house made in China, lol.

I’ve had mine almost a year and love it

Subbing you because of your taste in 80s/80s rock - nice job on these !

Man you gotta rock the head when this comes on - yeah!!!

Nice ... I've been practicing some RATT tonight 🤘

Great rhythm playing man! I've always been partial to having solid rhythm technique - I dig these 80s/90s rock tunes that I grew up with 🤘

My wife gave me one of these for my Birthday last June! I love it! It's now my go-to Guitar over my "Martin" The only thing I have to do is change the strings. Don't care for the heavy gage that comes with the Guitar. Maybe I'll try the strings your using, The D'addario phosper Bronze 1152 or a lighter gauge. Ive always used lighter gauge. Heavier gauge if I was using a bar slide.

Feel sorry for the guys at the Indonesian factory. Did too good a job so production was switched to China.

Interesting comparison about the Made in China versus Made in Indonesia label. Thank you! James

Crapshoot is an understatement lol I played at least 12 of these before I settled on the one I have now. It booms! Indonesian one.

My Chinese version already came with the string slots -- bought it from Guitar Center.

I just bought an Indonesian epiphone hummingbird studio, but there were a few flaws in the paint and it just felt cheap and horrible so I ordered an inspired by Gibson one instead. It is a Chinese one as I couldn’t find an Indonesian one anywhere. I’m not a guitar expert, but I’m very happy with the quality jump going from the Indonesian studio to the Chinese IBG. I’m going to take it to get set up professionally as the action is high, but I consider that something that needs done on pretty much all new guitars. I’m not sure what you mean by your Chinese one had no bracings. But if you mean the little bit of wood glued all around the inside edge, my Chinese one has that. All these videos people are putting out bashing the Chinese ones had me worried. But honestly I’ve got no regrets. To anyone wanting an IBG hummingbird who can’t find an Indonesian and/or can’t try one out in a local shop and has to order online, if Chinese is all you can get, order it anyway. You can return if you are not happy with it. But you may be pleasantly surprised as I was.

Man I just bought one made in China mine is really nice . Epiphone guitars rock ❤ .

Hi. Could you please post the link for the stewmac video. Thanks!

I love zzounds but when I must know what I’m getting I go for Sweet w ater. I also have a hummingbird but I have the pro. The cheaper version but it plays as good as my Taylors do And it has the 23 I wanted to see in the serial number. I got lucky. As it’s a great guitar. Many people are afraid of the name Epiphone but I think marketing has spoiled us. I own Gibsons and love them but they scratch and dent too ez. The Epi excellente is a true Gem long as it too has the 23 code.

👋 I'm 14 from pemba I would really really love to have one of those boats.

I have the j45, hummingbird n excellante..all terrific..got a setup done on all three..they are great guitars..all Indonesian.. Randy's rhythm did a review on one of the Chinese ones and he said they are crap😂

The Indonesian ones are dope

I don't know?? Sounds to me just like my used Chinese made Epiphone Hummingbird Pro $300 Cdn. Really. No better whatsoever.

If its built in Indonesia all the inspired by Gibson models will have the 5th and 6th digits of the serial number being 32, top tip.

What!? I would be so pissed!! Did they think you wouldn't notice? This is the ONLY appropriate response for that kind of BS ~ th-cam.com/video/86Ry3ot67O0/w-d-xo.html I had serious buzzing on every string up and down the neck (slightly on my new Epiphone Excellente built in Indonesia (code 23) I had it sent to Epiphone TWICE! The first time was an absolute joke, they simply threw on a new, high exaggerate d...SLIGHTLY) bridge to stop the buzz!! I could NOT believe it!! So, I said to the clown, "are you serious? This is what "master" builders do? the action was way too high and I can never adjust it again? Take it back and get it right, this was done by a drunk"! I was pissed! I got it back the second time, they plec'd it! It still buzzed but not as bad! I was just disgusted! So, I unloaded on the fool, basically said "this is what $2,000 CDN including tax gets you from Epiphone "Masterbuilt"! So, I took it home and had a look. They had a bridge that didn't match the neck radius, so I replaced it and brought it down, then I had to deal with some wonky frets (plec'd indeed) after that a simple truss-rod adjustment and she's better than new! I'm guessing I just happened to get one some "master luthier" built who was having a bad day! I see others here commenting that their Chinese master built guitars are great! To each his/her own but my preference are the Indonesian built models. I prefer a warm, rich tone rather than bright, high end tones, but that's just personal preference. Having gone through this experience, having sold my Casino and my Seagull Maritime to buy this Excellente, I'm having second thoughts and may sell it for a Masterbuilt 12 string Hummingbird and a Inspired J 45 or EJ 200 without the cut out, or another Seagull Maritime, that was an exceptional acoustic!! To end off, I just bought an Ibanez PF15-VS acoustic! It's a budget acoustic at just $250 CDN but it sounds great and I love the neck!! I buy what I like I could care less what the price or label says! I was waiting to buy a three guitar stand and just saw it, picked it up, wailed off Ramble On, and I was all "SOLD"! Great wee axe!! Take care brother. Too bad about the sneaky nonsense!! Jack ~'()'~

Gibson sends most of their guitars out with plastic saddles and nuts too...

Nice guitar. Sounds pretty good.

Wait a $300.00 guitar is Shite?

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I've done a video with the older version of Masterbilt series where I compared China vs Indonesia and honestly the China sounded way better, louder and more like a vintage instrument... Lighter weight and just resonant

Hell yeah, great job. Thank you for your review on the guitar your playing. It does sound great. I just bought the Lava blue and it’s sounds like crap compared to that hummingbird. I’m gonna have to return it. lol. Beware of the Martin X series. Mine and my friends roommates both came apart and the pick up falls apart instantly and i don’t think it’s made out of wood

If you can get one from Sweetwater, or if a dealer removes the stickers, choose one with "23" as the 5th and 6th digits in the serial #. That is the factory code for Indonesia.

Made in China are horrible 😢

Totally agree with you , those Indonesian ones are seriously underrated and much better than the Chinese ones I’ve played .

The Indonesian ones are definitely the better models