The original early 60's Hummingbirds make great rhythm guitars, and the Epiphones that the Beatles played were made in Kalamazoo and were basically just budget Gibsons.
I've never been a fan of the cosmetic appointments of Gibson Hummingbirds and Doves, but Gibson is making them properly again, and - allowing for the variations you'll find with any solid wood factory-made guitars - some of them are excellent guitars these days. You just have to pick and choose, like any other guitars out there.
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