Elvis Dove, Ebony
A Gift for the King, a Gift from the King of Rock & Roll The Gibson Elvis Dove is based on a customized 1969 Gibson Dove that was gifted to the King of Rock and Roll by his father, Vernon Presley, and that Elvis played in concert regularly from 1971 until 1975, including during the 1973 satellite-televised Aloha From Hawaii concert. In 1975, Elvis gifted it in mid-performance to an astonished audience member at a concert in Asheville, North Carolina. The Gibson Elvis Dove features a solid Sitka spruce top, solid maple back and sides, and a mahogany neck capped with a rosewood fretboard. It also comes equipped with modern LR Baggs VTC electronics with an under-saddle piezo pickup and soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls, making it stage-ready, right out of the included hardshell case.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Maple |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 20 |
| Scale length | 25.5" |
| Pickups | LR Baggs VTC |
| Back | Maple |
| Binding | 5-ply Top, 3-ply Back, Single-ply Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | Dove |
| Body Styles | Square Shoulder |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand Scalloped X-bracing |
| Bridge | Rosewood Dove with Mother of Pearl Dove Inlays |
| Bridge Pins | Tusq |
| Case | Gibson Hardshell |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Finish | Gold |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Parallelograms |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 20 |
| Headstock Inlay | Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Crown |
| Joint | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue |
| Model | AMSSEDEB |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut width | 43.82mm / 1.73in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin Jack |
| Pickguard | Vintage Dove Shape, Plain Black with White Bevel |
| Preamp | LR Baggs VTC |
| Profile | Rounded |
| Saddle Material | Bone |
| Side | Maple |
| Strap Buttons | Gold |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | Black, Vertical ELVIS |
| Tuner Plating | Gold |
| Tuners | Keystone Waffleback |
| Under Saddle Pickup | LR Baggs VTC |
| Street price | $4,699 |
