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Gibson Dove

2005 Gibson Dove
ManufacturerGibson
Construction
Body typeflattop
The Gibson Dove is a flattop Steel-string acoustic guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. First made in 1962 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, it was Gibson's second square-shouldered dreadnought (based on the Martin D-style dreadnought[1]), after the introduction of the Gibson Hummingbird in 1962. Both guitars 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 the Dove has a longer scale length (25.5" vs 24.75"). The Dove's longer scale length and maple back and sides make it a louder, brighter guitar than the Hummingbird. The double parallelogram fingerboard inlays, the two doves on the bridge, and the dove on the pickguard are mother of pearl. The Dove has factory installed active electronics powered by a 9-volt battery. The original Doves had Gibson's tune-o-matic bridge. While the tune-o-matic bridge seemed like a technological improvement at the time, the metal bridge had negative affects on tone and volume. The Scotty Moore web site has photos of several different Dove bridge types; tune-o-matic, adjustable, and fixed. In 1968 the internal bracing of the Dove was made heavier;[2] while this made a sturdier guitar that was less likely to be returned to Gibson for warranty work, the volume of the guitar was reduced and the tone suffered.[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. While until recently Gibson said the Dove was the "Legendary 1962 model with all the original details!" , this year the Dove is one of Gibson's Modern Classics. Among the features of the Modern Classics are "Big Sky" radiused fingerboard edge, bone nut, and Tusq saddle. Since it's been stated that“'The Modern Classics are designed for the contemporary player...we are convinced these are also the most playable acoustic guitars available today'...[and have] The industry’s lowest action and finest playability ”[5], these new model Doves will be easier to play but have a bit less volume and projection than the older models (although the improved nut and saddle materials may offset that somewhat). For a number of years the Dove has been a Custom Shop instrument available in special limited runs. A Suggested retail price of $4,108[6] puts the Dove in a premium price range, like the Martin D-18GE Golden Era 1934.[7]

Doves in Flight

The Doves in Flight is a more highly ornamented and expensive Dove. There are multiple mother of pearl doves on the pickguard, a flight of mother of peal doves on the headstock, and dual mother of pearl dove inlays on the fingerboard instead of parallelograms. The Doves in Flight has a suggested retail price of $7156.[8]

Elvis Presley Dove

The Elvis Presley Dove is an ebony colored Dove with a black pickguard. This is based on the 1969 custom Dove that Elvis Presley used in the early 1970s.[9]

Dove owners

Artists who have used the Dove include Elvis Presley, Butch Walker, Emmylou Harris, Rich Robinson, Zakk Wylde, James Honeyman-Scott, Paul Kossoff, Dave Grohl, John Phillips (musician), Alex Lifeson, Jessica Harp, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty,and KT Tunstall.

See also

Footnotes

1. ^ Hembry, Gil;Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era 1948-1966; GH Books; Austin, TX; 2007.
2. ^ Vintage Guitars Info - Gibson flattop vintage guitar collecting. Retrieved on 2007-03-9.
3. ^ Eldon Whitford , David Vinopal , Dan Erlewine.; Gibson's fabulous flat-top guitars : an illustrated history & guide; GPI Books; San Francisco; c1994. ISBN 0879302976
4. ^ Kevin Maney.; Guitar-playing Harvard man turns Gibson around''; USA Today; 02/21/2006.
5. ^ Gibson Lifestyle: True Vintage and Modern Classic: The Preservation and Evolution of Gibson Acoustic Guitars by Dave Hunter 08.29.2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
6. ^ Gibson Dove Musician's Friend. Retrieved on 2007-03-9.
7. ^ Martin D-18GE Golden Era 1934 Musician's Friend. Retrieved on 2007-03-9.
8. ^ Gibson Doves in Flight Sweetwater Music. Retrieved on 2007-03-9.
9. ^ Elvis' 1969 Ebony Custom Gibson Dove. Retrieved on 2007-03-9.

Journals

  • "The Lifeson chronicles: the guitarist's view of Rush's famous tunes" by Blackett, Matt - Guitar Player 0017-5463 August 2002, v36 i8, p71
  • "Expletives undeleted! Zakk Wylde's brewtal music for heavy hangovers" by Cleveland, Barry - Guitar Player 0017-5463 March 2004, v38 i3, p48
  • "Guitar-playing Harvard man turns Gibson around" by Kevin Maney - USA Today 02/21/2006

Further reading

  • Eldon Whitford , David Vinopal , Dan Erlewine (c1994). Gibson's fabulous flat-top guitars : an illustrated history & guide. GPI Books. ISBN 0879302976

External links

Gibson Guitar Corporation

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Founded 1902
Founder Orville Gibson
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Key people Orville Gibson, Les Paul
Area served Global
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Gibson Guitar Corporation

Private
Founded 1902
Founder Orville Gibson
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Key people Orville Gibson, Les Paul
Area served Global
Industry Musical instruments (guitars)
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Kalamazoo refers to one of the following:
  • Kalamazoo, a city in southwest Michigan
  • Kalamazoo County, a county in southwest Michigan
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA, a United States Census designated metropolitan area
  • Kalamazoo River, a river in southwest Michigan

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State of Michigan

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Nickname(s): The Wolverine State,
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The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.

Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought, similar to the dreadnoughts produced by C.F. Martin & Company.
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Bozeman, Montana
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Montana
County Gallatin
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 - City Manager Chris Kukulski
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State of Montana

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Nickname(s): Treasure State, Big Sky Country
Motto(s): Oro y plata (Gold and silver)

Official language(s) English

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Elvis Aaron Presley[1][2] (January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977), was an American singer, musician, actor, writer, and producer. He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King".
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Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer.

Career

Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia and stood out as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the 1980s including
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Emmylou Harris (b. April 2, 1947, Birmingham, Alabama) is a country, folk and alternative rock musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and
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Rich Robinson (born May 24, 1969) is a musician and a founding member of the rock group The Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 (which was originally called Mr.
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Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wiedlandt on January 8, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a lead guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter, best known for his role as founder of Black Label Society and guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
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James Honeyman-Scott (November 4, 1956 – June 16, 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band, The Pretenders. Honeyman-Scott, commonly referred to as "Jimmy," was the group's lead guitarist until his death in 1982.
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Paul Francis Kossoff (September 14 1950, in Hampstead, North West London, England–March 19 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free.

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David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, DC area bands, most notably the punk rock band Scream.
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John Phillips, born John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001), was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas.
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Alex Lifeson, OC (born Alexander Zivojinovich on August 27, 1953, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada), is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush.
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Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. As of 2005, she lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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John Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951) is best known for being an American rock singer-songwriter.

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John Mellencamp was born in Seymour, Indiana.
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Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20,1950) is a singer and guitarist. A prolific songwriter, he has had numerous hit singles such as "Don't Do Me Like That", "Refugee", "The Waiting", "Don't Come Around Here No More", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'", "Mary Jane's Last
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