I bought my wife her second hummingbird about a year ago the epiphone you mentioned. Her first was one of the old
Dorado humming bird clones still have it after 37 years. I also love Yammies I have a DW5 and a 245Sii classical.
The epi came in very playable shape a nice finish and played like a gibson. I don't really don't care for the feel of a
gibson acoustic now the les paul feels pretty good though but thats another subject.
I suppose if it was a choice of those two instruments I would go with the epiphone because it has a conventional
body. You'll get a fuller sound than with an instrument with a cut away body design. Also the Yammie has a Nato
body and neck not sure if it has a solid spruce top or not. The Epi has mahogany body and neck and a solid
spruce top. I notice there are several different epi models of the hummngbird just like the gibson line.
The more expensive humming bird clone "pretty red one" is they only epi model I've played. I have to admit it
sounded almost to good for a $300- $350 guitar after I put some Elixers on it.
