I’m new to this forum too, I also have a Hummingbird from E’s Indonesian factory. No mods made, strung with Martic Authentic Accoustic 2; I really like the sound, it plays nicely with a Fender Campion 20 practice amp. Looking forward to your thoughts after your mods are doneHello, everybody!
I recently acquired a sweet Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson" Hummingbird, and I thought it'd be a good idea to join this forum! Here's a pic of my new guitar:
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It's one of the "Made in Indonesia" ones. Sadly, the newest ones are being made in China now.
I plan to make a few mods to the guitar:
* Replace nut and saddle with new unbleached bone ones. I believe they're already bone from the factory, but they're a really white, which doesn't look the part with the cream/ivory binding.
* Replace the stock plastic bridge pins with new unbleached bone ones.
* Remove the entirety of the Fishman Sonitone amplification system. It sounds terrible! Also, removing the under-saddle pickup might improve sound.
* Install a new L.R. Baggs HiFi amplification system, which uses bridge plate transducers.
* Replace the outrageously thick pickguard with a new thin one (0.025-inch thick). BTW, has anyone measured the thickness of the stock pickguard?
* Replace the stock strings which sound dead. Any recommendations of good strings to try?
That should be all. My hope's the mods will make the guitar sound even better.Overall, I'm really excited with my purchase, and I'm looking forward to participating actively in the forum.
Take care, everyone!
