Talking Guitar, Epiphone Hummingbird (inspired by Gibson)

I hope you enjoy the video I do not own the rights to any tune

[@Bushradical]

the man can play !

[@dustinscott5628]

Fantastic playing sir! You're really showcasing these guitars well, you have my sub!

[@megastick9324]

Man you made that thing shine! It really does have a crisp beautiful tone all across the spectrum.

[@hekigancamino]

Take my money Epiphone and hire this man! This is the best demo I’ve seen on this instrument.

[@out99990]

Man, this is the kind of video that makes you REALLY want to buy that guitar! Nice work brother.

[@garychambers5850]

My wife bought me one for my Birthday last June. The Guitar looks and sounds amazing. I just have to change the strings and replace the bridge pins with bone pins. I know I can never make it sound as good as Delvin's but, I'll try my best! Great playing man! 💘

[@oprymusicstore4851]

And a few months in they get even better and better sounding when they settle down and break in. Takes the crispness away... I have one too and love it. I also have many good guitars to compare to. Great review.

[@mtown1994]

Can confirm that this guitar is insanely good, not just for the money but at any price point. Also your playing is unreal.

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks for the compliment, although I’m not a very good player it’s really just smoke screen and mirrors. I wish I were a better player with the likes Trey Hensley, Jake Workman, Tony Rice. Etc, but I’ve never had that kind of ability and I’ve tried all my life too be a player of that caliber and I’m just not one of those guys, but I greatly appreciate the compliment and thanks for watching 👍

[@USNAVDC]

Man....I could listen to you do that Tony Rice stuff all the time. Just beautiful playing. That guitar has such a awesome tone with your great playing....it just sings.

[@USNAVDC]

I"m back again too. Delvin, I've watched enough of your videos to know you can make ukulele sound like a grand piano, but that guitar has the sweetest tone....to my ears. Awesome playing.

[@dw1208]

Good to see a review that’s not from a seller and from someone who’s played the Gibson guitars. Thanks man you certainly made that epi bird sing.

[@MemoriesRR]

Nice guitar and playing. I held that guitar at their store in Nashville and have wanted one since.

[@johnkase6285]

I just bought this guitar, but after watching you lay down these tunes on yours, I'm running mine through a wood chipper . . . damn son, awesome licks

[@lucascruzguitar]

No sir, I don’t consider myself a guitar player I just like guitars but I appreciate you watching 👍

[@tfajsh]

Wonderful to hear you play Delvin, and what a blessing it is to be able to sit down with you and share some music, even if it’s just for 10 minutes - Jon

[@johncole7727]

The guitar sounds phenomenal but you brother could probably make a strung up 2 by 4 sound great !! Love the Tony licks

[@susanroycroft89]

Wow, it has a very nice sound, Very impressive 😊😊😊

[@angryadam1738]

Your playing is phenomenal my guy

[@raystargazer]

Nice Tony Rice sounding run in the beginning! You make that ax sound amazing.Thanks for this video. I might just go and buy one of these.

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks I appreciate you watching 👍

[@USNAVDC]

You know, it's a treat to hear you just play bits and pieces of tunes or just play chords. You can get amazing sounds from a guitar. I sure love your videos! I never listen to your videos just one time.... Thanks for posting.

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate the kind words 👍

[@ronkrupovich7152]

Great sounding guitar and superb playing. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RandySchartiger]

dunno how I missed this video! man you making that guitar sound great! wonderful playing my friend! as always!

[@ravenheartsmusic27]

Thank you, you are an excellent guitarist. A very good and informative video. The best I have ever seen on this guitar

[@stevebernard221]

Showed up in my feed again today.....yes sir! It's a good guitar, but you make it sound great!

[@Mike57105]

I love mine but it's going in the wood chipper too. Man you can play👌

[@ARTUROSIERRALOPEZ]

Greetings from Ecuador, thank u for sharing, guitar sounds good enough to justify its buying.

[@Rgdonaire_07]

such a beast of a player, and so effortlessly...

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate you watching and thanks for the kind words, but I don’t consider myself as a good player at all I just like guitars 👍

[@DeuCeNTX]

FINALLY!!! someone who will actually play the dang thang... I've watched 3 or 4 Epiphone videos this morning and lots of "it's not a Gibson though it's 'inspired by Gibson" commentary, then they play like they are starting module 2 of any online guitar course. I just saw this beautiful Hummingbird Studio in a Trans Ebony finish on SW this morning and was looking for "new" videos of the Epiphones to hear how they sound. I had/have (my son has it now, but it's stored in his old bedroom in my house smh) an Epiphone Masterbilt that I love. It always played great, sounded great... only issue I had was i got a lot of feedback from the E-sonic2 (Shadow) electronics when I played in church. It seems they have gone to Fishman electronics which is probably better than what i had. Anyway... Beautiful playing brother.. it has a fantastic resonant sound and when played right, sounds so smooth and fluid as a guitar should. Thanks for a great video!

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate the kind words, thanks for watching 👍

[@pablodebiddlybo3771]

Wonderful tone puts many other big brands to shame . Very balanced across the frequencies

[@foofoorabbitt1196]

a serious talent on that guitar

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

Sounds great! Both the guitar and your playing. Thanks for an honest review.

[@stevebernard221]

What a difference it makes when someone can actually play and showcase the instrument.....I can understand why you like that guitar! It fits how you play and fits you well.

[@alfgwahigain5544]

Great playing! The guitar sounds great, too.

[@alkitzman9179]

I own the 12 string version of this Hummingbird. I agree with Delvin 100 percent. For the money its an amazing Guitar. Well built great action and sound. The only negative to me is the battery is located in a pouch under the sound hole which makes changing the battery a real challenge unless you remove or really loosen the strings. Great playing Delvin

[@susanroycroft89]

Wow, nice playing too, old Don here from Hamilton NZ on my Wife's tablet-SUSAN, good to listen to and yes th😊ey do sound Good 😊😊

[@USNAVDC]

Hey Delvin...My Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Hummingbird arrived yesterday, and I couldn't believe the quality of that guitar for the price (I got a super deal). What a great guitar. You sure know how to show it off. I'm still waiting for the "Talking Guitar" video where you talk about when you first started learning to play and what your first guitars were.

[@ronyeahright9536]

great guitar.......great player!

[@airwaves51]

Excellent player

[@walterjr.steinert6054]

Delvin you have amazing skills!

[@USNAVDC]

It's hard to believe a guitar in that price range has a sound that great.....of course your playing makes anything sound good, but I sure love the sound of that one.

[@robertcooper5604]

I could listen to that accent all day long. And the guitar is quite good

[@JohnnyRebKy]

I never was much of a player but I’ve always enjoyed the guitars themselves. So I’ve owned way nicer guitars than I ever deserved based on my skills. Just a front porch noise maker is about all I am. But I’ve had Gibsons and Martins the last 15 years which can leave a man pretty spoiled. But I gotta say Epiphone really knocked these out of the park for the money. The quality and sound is fantastic! Basically same guitar as the Gibson accept it doesn’t have the made in USA labor cost on it which is what makes the Gibsons cost more

[@williamhawkins7743]

Excellent playing! I'm sold!

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks, but I’m not much of a player I just like guitars. Thanks for watching 👍

[@Gtr4Peace]

Sounds great, and you are a great player, Delvin!

[@brucecrow1142]

came for the review - stayed for the playing - very nice!

[@markmizesko7536]

That rendition of Shenandoah was damn beautiful along with every other tune

[@eddiemautone209]

Nice guitar good playing I have also Epiphone SG epi 335 and a casino all inspired by Gibson there great my 335 arrived I found a hair line crack in back of the neck very slight I put some Elmer's glue on it cleaned it off went over it with a black marker came out good I didn't want to send it back and wait and wait for another one the glue worked out okay 😊

[@randysrhythm]

Hi Delvin, you don't have too many guitars (shhhhh, your wife might hear you talking like that, or more importantly, my wife might hear you)! Your guitar skills are phenomenal and you did this thing the justice it deserves. The Gibson Engineering team drew up the plans for this reproduction and did allow Epiphone to do what they did, which was to produce a quality guitar with a Kalamazoo headstock. I like mine better than the Gibson Hummingbird, as they project sound better, in my opinion. Based off of how well you play, I'm sure you own a few Gibsons, or have in the past. I've had the Gibson J45 Standard, J45 Regal and the odd one that Gibson made, which was the J200 Parlor (only about 50 or such made), and this IBG Hummingbird is right there with them. It has a richness/depth that is just off the charts. I loved your review and wish you the best from the great state of Texas 👍.

[@HayesTech]

I couldn't agree more. I've found that my Masterbuilt series and Inspired by Gibson series guitars are all very well made and great sounding guitars. I never say they sound exactly like the Gibson counterpart (for the Inspired by Gibson) but they still sound great. I actually just reviewed the Masterbuilt Texan, on my channel, and compared to my 65 Texan. The biggest difference in sound, in my opinion, is mostly due to the fact that my 65 Texan is so old and has way, way more playing in it. Great video.

[@grinningfool34]

Great playing. I can hear Tony Rice’s influence in your playing. The guitar sounds fine, but I suspect you could make a ten dollar garage sale guitar sound good.

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment but I don’t consider myself much of a good guitar player I just like guitars 👍

[@williampeltzer6216]

@@lucascruzguitar Your lying brother!!!😂😂 I seen you playing Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs

[@martymcfly2572]

@@lucascruzguitarYou’re modest man!). And it’s a very good human quality. But you are good player.

[@always_pickin3565]

Awesome man!! Love your videos…could you do a lesson on Tony’s Any old time…not necessarily a note for note but in the style of.

[@eddiemautone209]

Epiphone are good guitars I have a 15 year old Epiphone Les Paul standard plays great I used it on a lot of gigs

[@lilbasedboi]

This dude is so cool. Wish I was as chill as him

[@rogue927]

wonderful video Delvin, your fantastic player. I bought mine about 6 years ago and love it. A booming guitar.

[@calebamusicilikeacousticco4404]

Mighty fine playin there

[@greensombrero3641]

awesome mi amigo

[@glyman1212]

Sounds great. Great playing and recording. Thanks!

[@randysummerall]

Nice job great review I think you made it sound better than most can!😊

[@UserConn]

Wow !!! Amazing playing. You have had me since you first reviewed the Alvarez BG.

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks I appreciate the compliment although I’m not much of a player I just like guitars and that’s why I post videos to talk and review guitars 👍

[@ricksturgill.everythinggui3796]

Sounds great beautiful box playing fantastic as always

[@juanmiguelcastilloruiz6635]

I'm seriously thinking of buying this guitar after watching some videos like yours. Awesome playing btw. Greetings from Murcia (Spain)!!

[@robertcooper5604]

I need the tab for this. Superb playing. Thank you sir!!

[@brianrenenielsen923]

Great review. Thanks. Really blown away by you guitar skill.. Wow

[@staylofordo7111]

Wild chords ! You make it sound awesome !

[@cculverl]

Beautiful playing and review. Thank you.

[@USNAVDC]

Geeez buddy....you're killin' it. Awesome playing. I'm back to listen again. Sometime when you're "talking guitar" tell us about when you started learning to play. I love the sound of that Hummingbird by the way.

[@kiron6753]

hey delvin, I would love to hear you speak about 2 related subjects that I think you might be able to shed some light on - advanced rhythm guitar. There isn't as much out there about Tony's rhythm playing compared to his lead and I think its almost more important than the incredible solos and licks! First is right hand chord rhythm, specifically that syncopated, stuttering style that Tony was famous for. Im intrigued by the "non standard" bluegrass rhythm stuff - like the way you double up on the bass and then hit the top strings, emphasise certain strokes at the end of a bar almost like a drum fill, or throw in cross picking and syncopated bass runs to create variation. Secondly, and related is the way Tony used jazzy chord inversions along with these rhythmic tricks to create even more variation, comping up the neck while anticipating the melody in the bass - almost like a bebop/western swing/gypsy jazz guitarist. Always appreciate your videos and continuing to learn so much from them! Thanks

[@jarednmckinney]

Beautiful job, great tone

[@stephenrogers1863]

Nice playing great sounding guitar

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks I appreciate it!

[@BassWhoopin]

Man that thing sounds great! Awesome picking my dude!

[@USNAVDC]

WHY do you only have 998 subscribers? It should be in the thousands! I love when you hit some of that Tony Rice stuff....well and everything else too! I still wish you're talk sometime about when you started playing guitar.

[@lucascruzguitar]

Buddy I appreciate your nice comments, their are so many good guitar players out there I guess mediocre players like me aren’t a hot item, but that’s ok I’m not trying to compete with anyone just having fun but I really do appreciate you and I’ll try to do a video soon and maybe talk a little bit about how I got started 👍

[@gospeljohn413]

Great job

[@nathantylersturgill]

Got to play one of those once, built really good and play good too.

[@Yougotadollar]

Nice playing

[@GamersWorld22]

Your playing is awesome

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate it, I’m still learning thanks for watching 👍

[@user-bp3dx5eq5p]

感謝您的分享，視頻做的太棒了❤

[@Earthstein]

Thank you.

[@rhmlsiddle]

Great Job Delvin!

[@billdedrick1914]

Dam.. What a player incorporating several styles of musicality influences...Very sharp attack, responsive, clear, punchy guitar biased toward the highs and mids.

[@brucesistrunk4520]

It actually is more or less a bench made, it’s a master built so that means it’s hand built start to finish by one luthier, a lot of folks don’t know that though.

[@stevebernard221]

how did you learn it was by one luthier?

[@brucesistrunk4520]

@@stevebernard221 I had spoken to some individuals that had ties with Epiphone directly and they told me all about it with it being in the old Sammick factory and how they had set up the sammick location for the masterbilt process and high quality acoustic work cuz we were comparing a Gibson hummingbird to the new masterbilt hummingbird and how they were basically the same minus the fretboard and bridge wood and the type of lacquer being different but still a lacquer none the less, we measured them sonically and they we’re basically identical and then acoustically they were the same other than the minor variances you see from like one Gibson hummingbird to another Gibson hummingbird being that no matter if it’s from one Gibson to another they still would each one not sound exactly like the other but still in the same range sonically with subtle differences.

[@stevebernard221]

@@brucesistrunk4520 cool. Thanks. I have been trying find out some info but can't find much online about the build process.

[@brucesistrunk4520]

@@stevebernard221 oh yeah man no problem, I like being able to share the stuff I learn with others.

[@randysrhythm]

I love these IBGs (and I have the Hummingbird version) and I speak to Gibson from time to time and they never mentioned about the one luthier build to me. I had to get with Gibson to straighten out the specs on the Excellente, that Epiphone incorrectly labeled, as everywhere I looked they had called out the crowns as pearloid and not mother of pearl, which was obviously wrong. I worked with Sweetwater to get their spec corrected on this, as this is a rather big deal. This just brightened up my day, Bruce, since I own this one and the Excellente. You can just strum it and know that something out of the ordinary happened when they built it. These are incredible and sound amazing. Bruce, I can' thank you enough for that information.

[@pickersgrip]

Nice playing Delvin!!

[@johnnyl1957]

Howdy Delvin. Firstly . . . . . you play a mighty fine guitar Mate. 👏 I am YT friends with a guy out of Texas who has a channel called 'Randy's rhythm'. He devoted an upload to this same guitar. He (like You) couldn't have spoken more highly of this guitar. I thought after watching that clip that I had to have one . . . . . then yesterday I watched a YT clip with two British guys comparing this guitar with a couple of Gibsons and the Gibsons seemed to leave the Epiphone for dead. It put me off a bit. Now I have listened to you play and the sound you achieve, and I am fully impressed. I like to purchase my musical equipment from a local store who don't stock Epiphone guitars, but can source one for me. That means I can't try before I buy! 🙄 🤷 Anywho . . . . You made it sing Man! Really good clip! Enjoyed Delvin.

[@rosinantedelafuente]

damn dude, you play awesome... guitar sounds good too..

[@darrellsharpe8926]

I have the epiphone j45 , that is great for the money, not a Gibson but it’s close, it will sound better with age. I have 7 other things guitars, this is my go to guitar, I have a Gibson, Martin, so epiphone has stepped up the game.

[@RyanMaloneymusic]

Great playing bro

[@sparten783]

subscribing cuz of your playing. just WOW good playing and humble(maybe to humble).

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍

[@user-mg2qe3in8z]

best revieu my friend

[@leascaart]

Uhm... yeah, you convinced me. I'm getting this guitar.

[@Gorilla_ADV]

nice picking!

[@naturestone3148]

Jesus Christ!!! 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ The Lord has blessed you with incredible Skill. I feel like ELVIS PRESLEY is raised from the Dead - as a Guitar-Player.🙏☝💪 I am serious Man. I am electrified by your Performance. This is another Level and i am considered a Pro-Streetperformer. Play the Guitar too...but Holy Cow: This is way beyond professional playing. Where have you learned all this Skill? Who was your Teacher, Inspiration or Master? I hope you are saying your Prayers. You are a very blessed Man🙏🙏🙏

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thank you buddy, I appreciate that. No teacher, I was self taught.

[@naturestone3148]

@@lucascruzguitar That`s wonderful. Are you playing Live, sharing your Gift? If not you should. 👌👍

[@USNAVDC]

Beautiful playing Delvin! I want to go to your concert. I'm in Southern West Virginia, so not too far away. With some of your playing, it's not hard to tell Tony Rice is your hero! I kept hoping you'd break into Wayfaring Stranger!

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate you watching and commenting, I’m not good enough to play a concert but I appreciate it anyway! 👍

[@USNAVDC]

@@lucascruzguitar * ;-) I've heard this from a lot of GREAT players! "..... I’m not good enough to play a concert." I had to listen to this over and over buddy! I'd pay to sit and listen if you were just sitting on your porch picking!

[@ryanboudreaux8547]

That boys got some punch. 😮

[@yourmomsdildodrawer]

Holy, got damn son!

[@martymcfly2572]

You’re Mark Knoplfer!)

[@kentuckystrummer8428]

Came to hear a sample of this model of guitar, but as a bonus I got to hear some great playing. I must say you have a very smooth & seemingly effortless style of playing. A pleasure to listen to. Also, what is the song at 4:38?

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks for watching I appreciate it, that wasn’t a particular song just something I threw in there to demonstrate strong rhythm

[@shaunhennessy603]

You make that axe sound like the poodles plums.... Or dogs bollocks 🎶🔥😎

[@lucascruzguitar]

Thanks for watching I appreciate it 👍

[@michaelzolman264]

Your cool telling it like it is !!

[@JDShellnut39]

Great playing!!! I'm now a subscribed fan!!!

[@partner348]

Came to the channel hoping for more covers like Papa's Knee. Disappointed not seeing more singing covers.

[@Iam_Mojo]

Which one you like better, the Alvarez MD60EBG or the Epiphone Hummingbird IBG?

[@songwritercircle1330]

Delvin- I've been learning so much from your videos (new and old ones), especially from studying what you did with the Wayfaring Stranger video, etc. I have a special request (if you feel like it)- How about breaking down Tony Rice's "Georgia on My Mind". I'd love to get some ideas on what he is doing there. Thanks.

[@wabisabi6875]

I reckon you could make any guitar sound good, man!

[@lucascruzguitar]

I appreciate the compliment thanks for watching 👍

[@timkbt]

What mic are you using? Sounds great!!!