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Key Features
- Classic Dove body shape delivers unparalleled resonance and tonal depth
- Sitka spruce top and flame maple sides blend for a sound of rich character
- Unique, vintage appointments provide distinctive, elegant style
- Experience legendary Gibson quality from one of their most historic acoustic models
Gibson Dove Original, Antique Natural Overview
Sheer elegance. The Gibson Dove Original showcases Gibson's hallmark quality in every aspect. Featuring the hailed dreadnought body shape, each chord you play will resonate with shimmering clarity and plenty of projection. And, fitted with an LR Baggs preamp, you can plug into your amplifier and perform with plenty of projection on stage. But it's not just about volume. It's about tone. Which is why the Dove features a solid Sitka spruce top, maintaining expert tonal balance and character with every strum. Because, with Gibson, you don't just get great sound. You get a characterful, distinctive voice.
Gibson have a rich history of guitar craftsmanship. And it shows. A sleek rosewood fingerboard combines beautifully with the rounded maple neck for a totally effortless performance. Its long scale length leaves a lot for players to explore. So, naturally, Gibson have ensured that the Dove Original is addictive to play. Stylistic touches, including the unique Dove bridge and iconic pickguard, provide a one-of-a-kind, vintage feel to the player. This is a guitar with its own individual personality. And it awaits your creativity to bring it to life.
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Full Description
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Own a legend. It’s history in the palm of your hand. Since it burst onto the sixties scene as Gibson’s follow-up square-shouldered model to the Hummingbird, the Dove has been used by a vast array of successful musicians over the years. Every care has been taken to ensure that this tribute replicates the original model. But with some modern updates. Gibson have completed it with their thin finish and hand-rubbed VOS process to add some improvement while maintaining the classic character of this guitar.
A match made in heaven
It's a dream pairing. A flamed body and stunning Sitka spruce top. This duo of premium tonewoods that adorn the Dove creates a beautifully bright tone you'll instantly fall in love with. Its sparkling edge comes from the treated spruce top. The more you play an acoustic guitar, the more the wood’s grains open, releasing a mature sound that will embellish your signature into anything you play. That's what this spruce top does. Think of the quintessential Gibson acoustic sound. Now think what you could do with it.
Gibson Quality
If there's one thing Gibson do well, it's making acoustics that sound phenomenal. Through decades of quality, they have become one of the acoustic masters of our generation and this is no different with the Dove. In fact, their very sound bellows from it. Investing in a Gibson isn't just purchasing a guitar, it's believing in yourself and the power of music through top quality materials and carefully thought out craftsmanship. It's something that could make a huge difference to your sound and performance.
Specifications
- Model Name: Gibson Dove Original, Antique Natural
- Model Code: OCSSDOAN
Body
- Body Shape: Dove
- Colour: Antique Natural
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Flame Maple
- Bracing: Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing
- Binding: Multi-Ply
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Three-Piece Maple
- Neck Profile: Round
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- No. of Frets: 20
- Frets: Standard
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.725"
- Inlays: Mother-Of-Pearl Parallelograms
- Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body
Hardware & Electronics
- Under Saddle Pickup: LR Biggs VTC
- Controls: Volume and Tone Controls
- Tuner Plating: Nickel
- Bridge: Dove
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Grover Keystone
- Pickguard: Dove
- Truss Rod Cover: Dove
- Bridge Pins: Tusq
Miscellaneous
- Strings: 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012
- Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
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