Dove

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Epiphone Dove
Epiphone Dove

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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Dove

Epiphone Dove
Epiphone Dove
Epiphone Dove Epiphone Dove
Epiphone Dove
Epiphone 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

Epiphone Dove PRO
Epiphone Dove PRO
Dove PRO Controls Dove PRO Bridge
Dove PRO Controls
Dove PRO Bridge
Epiphone Dove PRO
Epiphone Dove PRO Headstock
  • 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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