The Dove was Gibson's second square-shouldered dreadnought, after the introduction of the Hummingbird in 1960. First made in 1962 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, it was based on the Martin D-style dreadnought.[1] Both Gibsons have solid spruce tops and engraved pickguards. The Dove has solid maple back and sides instead of the solid mahogany used for the Hummingbird, and a longer scale length (25.5" vs 24.75"). These make it a louder, brighter guitar than the Hummingbird.[citation needed]
The double parallelogram fingerboard inlays, the two doves on the bridge, and the dove on the pickguard are mother-of-pearl. The original Doves had Gibson's metal tune-o-matic bridge, which seemed like a technological improvement at the time but had negative effects on tone and volume.[citation needed] The Dove has factory installed LR Baggs active electronics powered by a 9-volt battery.[citation needed]
In 1968 the internal bracing of the Dove was made heavier.[2] This sturdier guitar was less likely to be returned to Gibson for warranty work, but its volume was reduced and tone negatively affected.[3]
In 1985 Gibson's new owners began to address the quality issues that were affecting the company's products and reputation.[4] By 1992 production of Gibson acoustic guitars was shifted to Bozeman, Montana.
I'll often be playing bass lines instead of just regular guitar chords, and I would find that with any other guitar I was playing, I couldn't get that force of bass and that real richness of the bass tones that I could get on the Dove.
Models include the Dove Performer (with a Fishman Prefix T Pickup), the Dove Quilt (limited to 20 made with a quilted maple back and sides), the Doves in Flight (with extra ornaments), and the Elvis Presley Dove, based on the 1969 custom Dove that Elvis used in the early 1970s.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^Hembry, Gil;Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era 1948-1966; GH Books; Austin, TX; 2007.
^Eldon Whitford, David Vinopal, Dan Erlewine.; Gibson's fabulous flat-top guitars : an illustrated history & guide; GPI Books; San Francisco; c1994. ISBN0-87930-297-6
^Kevin Maney.; Guitar-playing Harvard man turns Gibson around; USA Today; 02/21/2006.
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gibson, dove, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2008, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gibson Dove news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gibson Dove is a flattop steel string acoustic guitar made by the Gibson Guitar Corporation since 1962 Gibson Dove2005 Gibson DoveManufacturerGibsonPeriod1962 presentConstructionBody typeFlattopNeck jointMapleWoodsBodyMapleNeckMapleFretboardRosewoodHardwareBridgeTune O Matic or adjustable or fixed rosewoodPickup s LR BaggsColors availableSunburst Natural Ebony Contents 1 History 2 Models 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit KT Tunstall performing at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival with a Gibson Dove The Dove was Gibson s second square shouldered dreadnought after the introduction of the Hummingbird in 1960 First made in 1962 in Kalamazoo Michigan it was based on the Martin D style dreadnought 1 Both Gibsons have solid spruce tops and engraved pickguards The Dove has solid maple back and sides instead of the solid mahogany used for the Hummingbird and a longer scale length 25 5 vs 24 75 These make it a louder brighter guitar than the Hummingbird citation needed The double parallelogram fingerboard inlays the two doves on the bridge and the dove on the pickguard are mother of pearl The original Doves had Gibson s metal tune o matic bridge which seemed like a technological improvement at the time but had negative effects on tone and volume citation needed The Dove has factory installed LR Baggs active electronics powered by a 9 volt battery citation needed In 1968 the internal bracing of the Dove was made heavier 2 This sturdier guitar was less likely to be returned to Gibson for warranty work but its volume was reduced and tone negatively affected 3 In 1985 Gibson s new owners began to address the quality issues that were affecting the company s products and reputation 4 By 1992 production of Gibson acoustic guitars was shifted to Bozeman Montana I ll often be playing bass lines instead of just regular guitar chords and I would find that with any other guitar I was playing I couldn t get that force of bass and that real richness of the bass tones that I could get on the Dove KT Tunstall about the Gibson Dove 5 Models EditModels include the Dove Performer with a Fishman Prefix T Pickup the Dove Quilt limited to 20 made with a quilted maple back and sides the Doves in Flight with extra ornaments and the Elvis Presley Dove based on the 1969 custom Dove that Elvis used in the early 1970s 6 References Edit Hembry Gil Gibson Guitars Ted McCarty s Golden Era 1948 1966 GH Books Austin TX 2007 Vintage Guitars Info Gibson flattop vintage guitar collecting Retrieved 2007 03 09 Eldon Whitford David Vinopal Dan Erlewine Gibson s fabulous flat top guitars an illustrated history amp guide GPI Books San Francisco c1994 ISBN 0 87930 297 6 Kevin Maney Guitar playing Harvard man turns Gibson around USA Today 02 21 2006 KT Tunstall on Her Custom White Dove Elvis 1969 Ebony Custom Gibson Dove Retrieved 2007 03 09 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gibson Dove Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibson Dove amp oldid 1067414092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
