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(More customer reviews)I was really drawn to the Epiphone Hummingbird Artist as an inexpensive, solid-top guitar with vintage appeal. Featuring the shape and styling of the classic Gibson Hummingbird on which it is based, this version includes sharp split-parallelogram fretboard inlays, a bound fretboard and vintage Kluson-style tulip tuners. The solid-top and dreadnought shape lend boomy, deep tones that can surprise you at this price. Despite the absence of the pickguard decor from which the model got its name, the guitar is quite a looker and a value to boot.
But that's where the good stuff ends. Once I got this guy home I was stunned by a horrid buzz while tuning the guitar. Now this wasn't a fret buzz that plagues many cheaply-made guitars but an outright hum coming from those snazzy Kluson-style tuners. The enclosed tuner housing and tuner post rattled against one another in a sympathetic vibrato when the low-E was enthusiastically strummer. The rattle was beyond distracting. It was maddening.
Sadly, this guitar was returned. With quality tuners, it would sure be a steal.
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