Gibson Custom Shop Elvis Dove - USA 2023

From Gibson:

'The Gibson Elvis Dove is based on a customised 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.'

Talk about a class act - this Gibson Elvis Dove is a stunning bit of kit with a beautifully balanced, rounded and warm voice. It is such an inspiring instrument to play and near impossible to put down once you get rolling. The crew at Gibson have nailed it with this special guitar - the classic dove inlay on the bridge, double parallelogram inlay in the rosewood fretboard, the gold keystone waffleback tuners and the ebony finish against the black pickguard make this guitar a sight to behold.

The guitar is basically brand new, being played by its current owner a handful of times in a studio setting. As a result, there isn't a mark on it and presents as an incredible opportunity to land a top-of-the-line Gibson for a great price. Make a move as this won't last long!

Comes in Gibson OHSC with all case candy.

Features:

Action at 1st fret: 0.5mm

Action at 12th fret: 2.75mm

Nut width: 44.45mm

Width at 12th fret: 54.16mm

Neck depth at 1st fret: 21.69mm 

Weight: 2.275kg / 5.01lb

Body Shape: Elvis Dove

Back & Sides Wood: Maple

Top Wood: Sitka Spruce

Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Colour: Ebony

Binding: 5-ply Top

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Neck Shape: Rounded C

Radius: 12"

Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Parallelograms

Number of Frets: 20

Scale Length: 25.5"

Nut Width: 1.725"

Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone

Bridge Material: Rosewood with Mother-of-Pearl Dove inlays

Tuning Machines: Grover Keystone with Gold buttons

Electronics: LR Baggs VTC

Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case