The Hummingbird model, featuring a spruce top paired with Koa back and sides, delivers a tone that is both bright and clear yet sweet and rich, offering exceptional dimensionality and abundant overtones in the mid-to-high frequency ranges.

Tonal Characteristics – Low End and Dynamics (Spruce Top): Lightweight yet rigid, spruce provides excellent resonance, a wide dynamic range, and bright projection; it responds sensitively to a light touch while maintaining structural integrity and focus during aggressive strumming.

Mid-to-High Frequencies and Overtones (Koa Back and Sides):  Koa combines the solid, punchy mid-range of mahogany with the bright, clear high-end of maple. When paired with spruce, the resulting sound is sweet and well-defined without overpowering the vocals, making it an ideal choice for singer-songwriters and studio recording.

“Break-in” Evolution: As a dense hardwood, Koa may sound somewhat bright or tight when the instrument is new; however, with regular playing and the natural “break-in” process, the tone matures into a sound that is warm, mellow, sweet, and full-bodied.