I don’t know why some people in TH-cam strumming guitars very harshly, i don’t know what satisfaction they are getting. In this video she reviews the guitar very real and genuine. Soft and nice strumming
Great guitar, solid review. Just one point though: that is not a sound-hole pickup, it's a very basic under-saddle piezo with the controls in the sound-hole.
Did anybody else hear the noise coming from the pickup? I really do like epiphones. I own an masterbilt dr400. It’s one of my favorite guitars to play. My pickup is also a bit noisy , but not that noticeable. I’m thinking of getting a hummingbird one day. Cheers .
I own this one and the clarity and depth/richness is off the charts. These things take an ocean ride, so it's best (in my opinion) to pick it up from a retailer that will go over it with a fine toothed comb before it gets into your hands. But, if you question the quality of the woods/bracing/care that went into building this to the GIbson Engineering team's specification, it is rather spectacular. I like it better than the Gibson Hummingbird. I think it has a great projection than the Gibson does. I'm not bashing the Gibson by any stretch of the imagination. I have owned the Gibson J45 Standard, J45 Regal & J200 Parlor (not many made of these J200 parlors) and I loved all of them. There's very likely not a Gibson acoustic made that I haven't picked up at one point or another at some point. I love them, which really made me have to take a step back on what was going through Gibson's mind when they began allowing this. This IBG Hummingbird is just killer, and one of my favorite guitars that I own. When I got mine, I made an ever so slight neck tweak to it, just to raise the action very slightly to my liking. It took me all of 30 seconds to do that and I have a hard time putting it down. I think Meg did it justice here and her love of it should tell everyone something. Hate the electronics, but I never use that on acoustics anyway. You can clearly hear the drastic tone change when she plugs up. If you have to have electronics, remove the one that comes with it and get something of quality.
@@guitarlight3935 All IBG Epiphone acoustics are made at the old Samick factory in Indonesia. Each guitar is in the hands of one luthier. In other words, Epiphone’s custom shop.
@@jacoblim6621 They are full of it, brother man. That is absolutely not true. I find less knowledge at retailers than I do on TH-cam. Just FYI Not bashing you, to be clear. I’m just amazed at how little guitar shops know about this gem.
My wife got this Guitar for me last year for my Birthday. It sounds and plays fantastic. I prefer this over my Martin. I heard the Gibson Hummingbird but still like the Epiphone inspired by Gibson much better.
What a great review. Those Epis are really showing how Gibson has been upping their game. So in love with my Gibson J45 original. Definitely getting myself an IBG soon!
She plays with spectacular touch sensitivity, and her phrases are nicely shaped, as well. I do not usually care for acoustic guitars being plucked, but, in this race case, I think she makes it work well. if she studies serious composition and dares to work on her own stuff, I could imagine her creating something quite wonderful - some day.
Geez I seriously came here for the review and after 5 minutes snapped out of it and realized I was watching Megan the whole time. Still looking into to these guitars.
As someone who is living outside of north america or europe, you know that owning ONE epi or squier or prs se takes about 6 months or more of savings..
Tocas muy bien hace que la Guitarra suene muy bien hay otros guitarristas que le pegan a las cuerdas y hace que suene como tarro , tu tocas sacando lo mejor de la.guitarra
I've had to return the first one I had cause the pick up wasn't working, setup was fine, still took it back and got a different one for replacement. It's got a warped neck and the fret inlays keep coming off so i went with a guild and it blew that epiphone out of the water by QC comparison.
@matthewreid618 when mass production happens such as this case, it's inevitable certain cases will fall through the cracks. For the price paid I wasn't expecting "Perfection" but playability at command when setup. I had two professional grade USA made Gibsons, Les paul standard and Gibson (reissue) faded red flying V and the electrical on the V was so bad the retailer actually switched it for the les paul studio, which was AWESOME, until the headstock split a little bit thicker than a hair strand. But it got worse as it went along to the shop I got it. But for the price I paid monthly for a professional grade instrument, it should have been made right.
@adamprice3466 after the Hummingbird situation, the second one with the warped neck I just kept it and accordingly adjust the truss rod when needed, but I got one of those "Inspired by gibson" line of epiphones first I got the SG 67' and it was INCREDIBLE. it's actually in my Profile pic, but it had a crack right in the middle of the neck. 5th fret between 12th... replaced it with the explorer Inspired by gibson, also a amazing piece of mahogany, heavy as the world but unbelievable to play with... same exact problems, split truss rod made it bend in the middle of the neck where it was very noticeable when you go from 3rd to 12th. Believe me I loved those two guitars and even my wife was devastated returning my S.G. first. Let alone my explorer.
Does anyone know if this "Inspired by Gibson" is better or the same as the Masterbilt Hummingbird (which i think is discontinued now). in terms of quality. Thanks
The Masterbilt hummingbird was more expensive if i can remember correctly, but weather it was any better i couldn't answer, i have the inspired by gibson hummingbird and its decent for £300
This one blows anything else that Epiphone has ever done, away (at least since Gibson shipped them overseas). You'll not go wrong with this IBG Hummingbird, and yes, I have owned it now for several months. Hope that helped.
Any idea if this is the Epiphone Hummingbird "Masterbilt" or "Studio"? Both are "Inspired by Gibson" but the Masterbilt costs twice as much as the Studio.
I tried this guitar and the strings are very hard even the fret...honestly speaking from my heart the guitar colour is awesome but im not find comfortable with this guitar... Dont judge book by its cover...The price so high it was around 42k -50k in indian currency... So I finally bought tangle wood acoustic which is around 18k amd also which is far better than the Gibson humming bird in terms of resonance,fret smoothness and flexibility...
Are epiphone guitars good quality? For some reason I avoid them because they seem like a gimmick guitar ever since they sold a crappy one with RockSmith. Maybe I’m just a brand name snob, in which I don’t like that idea.
They were like that, but “Inspired By Gibson” range after 2020 is really worth more than its price, obviously they are a little worse in everything compared to Gibson, but the difference is like 5-20% and definitely not enough to write them off as “copies”
Most of the 90’s Epiphones are awful and mostly used poor quality laminate. This ‘inspired by Gibson’ range is a different beast altogether and sounds better than many late 70’s Gibsons you’ll find for sale.
On the other hand their wood quality considerably differs throughout their line. Firebird would have absolutely the same wood as Gibson’s model, both in quality and amount of pieces, yet their SG standard can be 10-piece with a woodgrain veneer over it. It isn’t exactly catastrophic, but you just have to know that stuff before buying
As someone who ones multiple Epiphone and Gibsons I can say that they have pros and cons Gibson: -Bad quality control -you might not like nitro lacquer -Bad break angle -Overpriced because everything is manufactured in the USA even tho the quality is partially worse +you get the "authentic original" Epiphone +relatively cheap +partially really innovative models +great selection of guitars -it doesn't say gibson
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I don’t know why some people in TH-cam strumming guitars very harshly, i don’t know what satisfaction they are getting. In this video she reviews the guitar very real and genuine. Soft and nice strumming
Great guitar, solid review. Just one point though: that is not a sound-hole pickup, it's a very basic under-saddle piezo with the controls in the sound-hole.
Did anybody else hear the noise coming from the pickup? I really do like epiphones. I own an masterbilt dr400. It’s one of my favorite guitars to play. My pickup is also a bit noisy , but not that noticeable. I’m thinking of getting a hummingbird one day. Cheers
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I own this one and the clarity and depth/richness is off the charts. These things take an ocean ride, so it's best (in my opinion) to pick it up from a retailer that will go over it with a fine toothed comb before it gets into your hands. But, if you question the quality of the woods/bracing/care that went into building this to the GIbson Engineering team's specification, it is rather spectacular. I like it better than the Gibson Hummingbird. I think it has a great projection than the Gibson does. I'm not bashing the Gibson by any stretch of the imagination. I have owned the Gibson J45 Standard, J45 Regal & J200 Parlor (not many made of these J200 parlors) and I loved all of them. There's very likely not a Gibson acoustic made that I haven't picked up at one point or another at some point. I love them, which really made me have to take a step back on what was going through Gibson's mind when they began allowing this. This IBG Hummingbird is just killer, and one of my favorite guitars that I own. When I got mine, I made an ever so slight neck tweak to it, just to raise the action very slightly to my liking. It took me all of 30 seconds to do that and I have a hard time putting it down. I think Meg did it justice here and her love of it should tell everyone something. Hate the electronics, but I never use that on acoustics anyway. You can clearly hear the drastic tone change when she plugs up. If you have to have electronics, remove the one that comes with it and get something of quality.
Wondering where your Hummingbird was manufactured, Indonesia, or China? thx.
@@guitarlight3935 All IBG Epiphone acoustics are made at the old Samick factory in Indonesia. Each guitar is in the hands of one luthier. In other words, Epiphone’s custom shop.
I have just checked with an online store last week (not PMT) and they said that the IBG Hummingbird is currently made in China
@@jacoblim6621 They are full of it, brother man. That is absolutely not true. I find less knowledge at retailers than I do on TH-cam. Just FYI
Not bashing you, to be clear. I’m just amazed at how little guitar shops know about this gem.
@@jacoblim6621The only ones I see have Indonesia stickers on them 🤷
My wife got this Guitar for me last year for my Birthday. It sounds and plays fantastic. I prefer this over my Martin.
I heard the Gibson Hummingbird but still like the Epiphone inspired by Gibson much better.
What a great review. Those Epis are really showing how Gibson has been upping their game. So in love with my Gibson J45 original. Definitely getting myself an IBG soon!
Meg manages to make everything she plays sound fantastic. 😍💖
She plays with spectacular touch sensitivity, and her phrases are nicely shaped, as well.
I do not usually care for acoustic guitars being plucked, but, in this race case, I think she makes it work well.
if she studies serious composition and dares to work on her own stuff, I could imagine her creating something quite wonderful - some day.
Just purchased one online. Decided to buy a few sets of 24k gold strings from Optima to add an even nicer look and sound! ✌️😉✌️
You're great at playing really soft. Your playing reminds me so much of Joni Mitchell and Stephen Stills
Geez I seriously came here for the review and after 5 minutes snapped out of it and realized I was watching Megan the whole time. Still looking into to these guitars.
is this different than the Epiphone masterbilt hummingbird?
Nice guitar indeed. Lovely playing, Megan.
Great overview! I appreciate all the information and the playing demo.
I was going to buy one. They lost me at Indian Laural fingerboard. They couldn't give us a better wood than that?
As someone who is living outside of north america or europe, you know that owning ONE epi or squier or prs se takes about 6 months or more of savings..
Only about $1500 in Australia. Cheap for what you are getting!
A great and instructive demo.
Tocas muy bien hace que la Guitarra suene muy bien hay otros guitarristas que le pegan a las cuerdas y hace que suene como tarro , tu tocas sacando lo mejor de la.guitarra
Love your video demo😊😊😊
0:38 is a highlight for sure
I've had to return the first one I had cause the pick up wasn't working, setup was fine, still took it back and got a different one for replacement.
It's got a warped neck and the fret inlays keep coming off so i went with a guild and it blew that epiphone out of the water by QC comparison.
I am willing to bet that a Gibson would've had the same issues too sadly.
@@Douglas_I I’m willing to bet it didn’t happen in the first place.
Heard way too many of these stories about Epiphone, also seen it on a lot of youtube reviews where something isn't right with an Epiphone
@matthewreid618 when mass production happens such as this case, it's inevitable certain cases will fall through the cracks. For the price paid I wasn't expecting "Perfection" but playability at command when setup. I had two professional grade USA made Gibsons, Les paul standard and Gibson (reissue) faded red flying V and the electrical on the V was so bad the retailer actually switched it for the les paul studio, which was AWESOME, until the headstock split a little bit thicker than a hair strand. But it got worse as it went along to the shop I got it. But for the price I paid monthly for a professional grade instrument, it should have been made right.
@adamprice3466 after the Hummingbird situation, the second one with the warped neck I just kept it and accordingly adjust the truss rod when needed, but I got one of those "Inspired by gibson" line of epiphones first I got the SG 67' and it was INCREDIBLE. it's actually in my Profile pic, but it had a crack right in the middle of the neck. 5th fret between 12th... replaced it with the explorer Inspired by gibson, also a amazing piece of mahogany, heavy as the world but unbelievable to play with... same exact problems, split truss rod made it bend in the middle of the neck where it was very noticeable when you go from 3rd to 12th. Believe me I loved those two guitars and even my wife was devastated returning my S.G. first. Let alone my explorer.
Great demo! Man, that's a lot of nasty noise floor on that pickup. Otherwise, a very lovely guitar.
Great guitars for the money once set up right i always get mine a pro set up
What a sound....❤❤❤
Hello My Friend
Could you give me the 2 measurements of the width of the shoulders and the bottom of the guitar?
Kind regards
👩Anna👩
Beautiful guitar
Which one is better ; starling or dr 100 ?
What is the cap of hummbird?
Nice guitar lovely playing makes everything she plays sound fantastic she is the best guitarist ever 🤩💙
Does anyone know if this "Inspired by Gibson" is better or the same as the Masterbilt Hummingbird (which i think is discontinued now). in terms of quality.
Thanks
The Masterbilt hummingbird was more expensive if i can remember correctly, but weather it was any better i couldn't answer, i have the inspired by gibson hummingbird and its decent for £300
This one blows anything else that Epiphone has ever done, away (at least since Gibson shipped them overseas). You'll not go wrong with this IBG Hummingbird, and yes, I have owned it now for several months. Hope that helped.
They are actually considered masterbilt guitars because each guitar is made by one luthier start to finish believe it or not lol
What is the cap of the hummirbird?
@@andrede7514 cap?
That pickup was pretty noisy and flat. Mic made it sound so much more fuller.
Any idea if this is the Epiphone Hummingbird "Masterbilt" or "Studio"? Both are "Inspired by Gibson" but the Masterbilt costs twice as much as the Studio.
I tried this guitar and the strings are very hard even the fret...honestly speaking from my heart the guitar colour is awesome but im not find comfortable with this guitar... Dont judge book by its cover...The price so high it was around 42k -50k in indian currency... So I finally bought tangle wood acoustic which is around 18k amd also which is far better than the Gibson humming bird in terms of resonance,fret smoothness and flexibility...
Where are these made?
Indonesia
@@lawrenceferriter7010 China now.
So how 🤔 do you play the higher frets no cutaway ....
You mike /record acoustic guitars way better than Andertons... teach them please...
Beautiful girl and guitar
Are epiphone guitars good quality? For some reason I avoid them because they seem like a gimmick guitar ever since they sold a crappy one with RockSmith. Maybe I’m just a brand name snob, in which I don’t like that idea.
I've heard some of them are decent, but my experience with Epiphone SG was really bad. When I say bad I mean it.
If you want I can explain more.
They were like that, but “Inspired By Gibson” range after 2020 is really worth more than its price, obviously they are a little worse in everything compared to Gibson, but the difference is like 5-20% and definitely not enough to write them off as “copies”
Most of the 90’s Epiphones are awful and mostly used poor quality laminate. This ‘inspired by Gibson’ range is a different beast altogether and sounds better than many late 70’s Gibsons you’ll find for sale.
On the other hand their wood quality considerably differs throughout their line. Firebird would have absolutely the same wood as Gibson’s model, both in quality and amount of pieces, yet their SG standard can be 10-piece with a woodgrain veneer over it. It isn’t exactly catastrophic, but you just have to know that stuff before buying
As someone who ones multiple Epiphone and Gibsons I can say that they have pros and cons
Gibson:
-Bad quality control
-you might not like nitro lacquer
-Bad break angle
-Overpriced because everything is manufactured in the USA even tho the quality is partially worse
+you get the "authentic original"
Epiphone
+relatively cheap
+partially really innovative models
+great selection of guitars
-it doesn't say gibson
I just can't play with a full size dreadnaught there so uncomfy I dislike them
I want one. They sound so epic.
They're decent guitars mate, I've had my hummingbird for a year and i love it.