Both are great guitars ! I have had a 1968 dove I bought when I was 17 some 56 years ago and a 90's Dove. They both have their own sound as does my Hummingbird custom quilt. I'm luck to have the whole Gibson Acoustic set but I am old lol Cheers Phil
I own also a hummingbird original, and always felt i should have at least tried a dove to see if the maple fitted me better with also the longer scale length,. But the bird i got is more than fine with me. i was used to shorter scale length already from past guitar i own so it worked well.. only odd thing first for a bit was getting used to the neck radius after coming from playing a taylor 412ce for 20+ years. my takamine has smaller string spacing than gibson, and makes it harder sometimes to fingerpick in my opinion. my guild is beefier neck and all but more punch as its a guild jumbo. great demo of both guitars.. i personally dig the bird!
Fine test between the 2 clazziks. Shows exactly how it is : The Bird bein' tighter therefor slightly more defined. The Dove 'roomier' thus bass-richer and generally more generous. Wonder what you would prefer - and if you perhaps already made a choice and have one of these fliers. Hi - and don't hesitate to post again
Thanks for your thoughts. I personally would prefer the Dove. I like the clear trebles and round bass. Also, it seems it has a lighter attack, which makes fingerpicking easier. Also, the look is soooooo cool! I really like maple guitars and own a 1989 J-200
In fact, they wer recorded in the same day with same settings. I flipped the guitars after every demo piece. So, it really IS the natural sound of both guitars. The Hummingbird being much "dryer" and more focused in midrange, the Dove have much more "room", volume and texture. I know it´s weird because they really sound very different through the mics. :)
@@guitarplaceaschaffenburg465wow that’s crazy, and they both sound great. I have both guitars, but my hummingbird is about 30 years older than my dove. I still can’t decide which I like better.
Both are great guitars ! I have had a 1968 dove I bought when I was 17 some 56 years ago and a 90's Dove. They both have their own sound as does my Hummingbird custom quilt. I'm luck to have the whole Gibson Acoustic set but I am old lol Cheers Phil
Excellent comparison.
I own also a hummingbird original, and always felt i should have at least tried a dove to see if the maple fitted me better with also the longer scale length,. But the bird i got is more than fine with me. i was used to shorter scale length already from past guitar i own so it worked well.. only odd thing first for a bit was getting used to the neck radius after coming from playing a taylor 412ce for 20+ years. my takamine has smaller string spacing than gibson, and makes it harder sometimes to fingerpick in my opinion. my guild is beefier neck and all but more punch as its a guild jumbo. great demo of both guitars.. i personally dig the bird!
Fine test between the 2 clazziks. Shows exactly how it is :
The Bird bein' tighter therefor slightly more defined.
The Dove 'roomier' thus bass-richer and generally more generous.
Wonder what you would prefer - and if you perhaps already made a choice and have one of these fliers.
Hi - and don't hesitate to post again
Thanks for your thoughts. I personally would prefer the Dove. I like the clear trebles and round bass. Also, it seems it has a lighter attack, which makes fingerpicking easier. Also, the look is soooooo cool! I really like maple guitars and own a 1989 J-200
Just what I was looking for have dove thinking of j45 or hummingbird
Great comparison video, and great playing. I prefer the brighter sound of the Dove, myself. But they are both awesome. 😎
Mic mix sounds different between the two guitars. Dove seems to have more room or cam mic
In fact, they wer recorded in the same day with same settings. I flipped the guitars after every demo piece. So, it really IS the natural sound of both guitars. The Hummingbird being much "dryer" and more focused in midrange, the Dove have much more "room", volume and texture. I know it´s weird because they really sound very different through the mics. :)
@@guitarplaceaschaffenburg465wow that’s crazy, and they both sound great. I have both guitars, but my hummingbird is about 30 years older than my dove. I still can’t decide which I like better.
Can you order it with 1.575 nut with..? Thank you...
Hi there.I got to check with the Gibson Custom Shop. Send an email to daniel.ott@guitarplace.de for further discussion!