Hummingbird 620

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Author Message   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 6:51 pm:    Howdy Just picked up one of these at the weekend. I will endeavour to take some pics ASAP and send them on to JohnS so that you can all have a look. Six   Johns (Johns) Posted on Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 7:11 pm:    Six: I'll be waiting. JohnS   Gully (Gully) Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 10:04 am:    Hello six. My name is gully and i think i also have a620. It is cherry sunburst and is of dreadnought shape.I kmow it at least goes back to the 70s but dont know alot else.I have looked on lots of sites and cant find a mention or even a pic of it. i will try and send a pic of mine with this mess.Any info will be welcome.thanks Gully.   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 11:31 am:    Hi Gully, We should be able to identify your acoustic no problem. We just need that pic. I no longer have my 620 but if you drop me an email direct I will send you a pic of her for comparison. six   Johns (Johns) Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 11:46 am:    Here's a picture of Gully's acoustic. It definitely says "620" on the label.   Johns (Johns) Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 12:26 pm:    Gully: I checked throught the catalogs at ibanez-vintage-page.de and didn't see a 620 or anything close to it. It's obvious there was a 620. From the headstock shape, I'd guess it has to be '75 or before. Is there a serial number anywhere? On the back of headstock, label or on the neck block inside the guitar?   Johns (Johns) Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 9:56 pm:    Here's Six's model 620: Gonzo: What's the round thing under the pickguard?   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 5:30 am:    Thanks John, My guitar also lacked a serial # on the headstock. Cant say I bothered to check inside the soundhole. This was quite a nice guitar although I wasn't too keen on the adjustable bridge. six   Russellw (Russellw) Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 5:39 am:    Wouldn;t mind knowing a bit more about this one. According to all of my information on acoustics it's a non existent model but we can't deny the evidence before our eyes. It appears to share the double row inlays, headstock shape, headstock inlay, bridge shape, tuners and pickguard of the 1974-1976 684's. It's not the first oddity I've seen from that era of acoustics with strange model numbers but I'd have to say that if you'd shown it to me blind I'd have tipped it as a 684. Will keep digging.   Gully (Gully) Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 9:08 am:    Hello six,Gonzo etc.Its Gully here again,have just informed John that Cameron at ib vintage guitar says its the concord range and is one of the "law suite"models exact copy of the gibson hummingbird.made between 73 to 75 and sought after.No wonder we had a nightmare finding out about it.P,s there is no # on my headstock either, only in the soundhole and the round thing by yhe bridge is my pleccy!.Nice to know it has a sister Six.   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 11:12 am:    Not sure where she is now Gully. My one was in a red lined Hiscock protector case. I eventually P/X'd her against an irresistible lawsuit Ibanez 2457 Gibson 355 copy from a guy in London. He wanted an acoustic and I had to have his 2457. Nice chatting with you... six   Geordie Username: Geordie Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 5:22 am:    Hi all. This is very close to my Ibanez acoustic... but not quite! I bought it new in '74/75 direct from the UK importer (Summerfield Brothers). It is basically a Hummingbird copy. At first glance I'd say it was a 684 but the inlay round the sound hole is different. The pickguard on mine is the same as those posted above which is NOT the same as a 684. The pictures here are the only time I've seen this pickguard design. The machine heads on mine are more of a trapezoid shape and the sound hole inlay work is different from the 2 pictures above (again I haven't seen another version with the same inlay work). Mine also has the "Concord" name on the truss rod cover. The internal label is the same as in the pictures of the 620's above but the model number is blank! It may have faded awayy but I can find no trace of it. If my memory were better I'd be able to remember what it was I bought! I seem to recall it being a 680 or 690... almost sure it was 6x0. I still have the original "How to take care of your guitar" book together with the small plastic wallet containing truss rod allen key and spare bridge pins. I'll attempt to post a couple of images here. I'm desperate to find what model number it is as it's doing my head in trying to remember stuff from 30 years ago ;-(   Geordie Username: Geordie Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 5:33 am:      Billy_porter Username: Billy_porter Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 3:33 am:    Hi Geordie, Greetings from a fellow Geordie. When you bought it direct from Summerfields did you work for them ??   Geordie Username: Geordie Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 5:00 am:    Hi Billy. No I didn't work for Summerfields. My guitar teacher had contacts there.   Lindsey8161 Username: Lindsey8161 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 5:22 pm:    got the exact same guitar as this. does anyone have any information? lindsey scotland   Lindsey8161 Username: Lindsey8161 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 9:47 am:    lindsey again. i bought this guitar at a country fete in linlithgow, scotland for £20.im not sure what lawsuit means in relations to the guitars. if it is a gibson copy does that mean its a fake in its own right.i bought it 7 yrs ago and there is definately no serial no on it. id like to know where they came from. i presume ibanez produced them.if its a mid 70's guitar surely its worth something even if it is a copy?   Texasbob Username: Texasbob Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 10:20 am:    Those look just like one i bought in 76 or 77, new for usd 99. sold it to a friends daughter some years back for 150. I now wished i had kept it.   Lindsey8161 Username: Lindsey8161 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 10:12 am:    can one of you ibanez users tell me if its worth selling my guitar. i appreciate your time.also, what 'roundabout' sum would you sell it for? thanks, lindsey

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