Dove
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The classic Dove style acoustic first introduced at the legendary Gibson and Epiphone factory in Kalamazoo in 1962 became one of the first acoustic guitars to become a recognized rock and roll icon. |
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Models
Dove
- 1998-2000
- 2003-Current
Body:
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Select maple body
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays
- Elongated headstock with crown inlay
- 2-ply truss rod cover with "Dove" inscription
- 25.5" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Binding:
- Multi-ply 3-ring rosette
- 7-ply body binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Chrome or nickel hardware
- Stylized tortoise pickguard with dove & tree design
- Custom Dove bridge with pearloid wing inlays
- Compensated saddle
- White bridge pins with black dots
Colors:
- Natural (NA)
- Ebony (EB)
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
- Red (RE)
Dove PRO
- 2013
Body:
- Square-shoulder dreadnought body
- Solid spruce top
- Select Maple body
Neck:
- Hard Maple neck with SlimTaper 'D' profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with split-parallelogram inlays
- Sloped Dovewing headstock with pearloid pineapple inlay
- 20 medium frets
- 12" fingerboard radius
- 25.5" scale length
- 1.68" nut width
Binding:
- 5-ply Body binding on top
- 1-ply Body binding on back
- 1-ply Neck binding
- Multi-ply Four-ring rosette
Electronics:
- Fishman Sonicore undersaddle pickup
- Fishman Sonitone soundhole preamp
- Master Volume
- Master Tone
- 9V battery
- Endpin output jack
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Distinctive Dove pickguard
- Rosewood bridge with Dove shaped pearloid inlay and compensated saddle
- 14:1 ratio Grover tuners
Colors
- Violinburst (VI)
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