Such a rich sound! My father had a Gibson from the 60's when I would visit him in the summer I would listen to him play for hours. He taught me my first cords on that particular guitar. This guitar reminds me of that Gibson. I now own over 50 high end guitars myself, and I would trade them all to have my fathers guitar! Thank you for those bringing me back to those memories!
Us DIY electric guitar home based hobbyist really meet our match when it comes to acoustic guitar repairs.... absolutely sure there are many gifted people who do it for fun but such a craftsmanship to acoustic guitar repairs. I like the choices you made for the guitar to suite your needs ...always tasteful
Think it sounds great, would I play it? Lol.....it was actually in my watch list on Reverb...I do many deals with Dave and Tylor at Dave's Guitar Shop so if it had been there much longer you might not have ended up with it! Hahaha
The Dove sounds fantastic. Your friend did an awesome job with the repairs. It makes me happy knowing it's in the hands of such a fine caretaker. Well done.
Hey man it was worth the wait, that is one heavenly sounding guitar, and oh so beautiful, you play it so wonderfully just awesome, God bless you man 🙏🏻❤from🇬🇧
this nice old Gibson sounds very beautiful, I listened through my Revox earphones :) - as an acoustic, so far I only got a vintage Höfner 12-string from 1972, am still looking for a nic 6-string ;-) - it's only today that I found your channel and like the chilled attitude and the good sound B-)
Gibson Dove, the guitar of my dreams. I almost bought one but I ended up getting a Gibson Firebird Acoustic. Same maple back and sides, same scale length 25 1/2”. I have the LR Bags VTC pickup. Mine is a 2015 so it still hasn’t “opened up” yet. But it’s getting there. I still want an old Dove…. 60’s, not the 70’s. I’d also like a Hummingbird from that time period. They both came out around the same time. Amazing instruments. Even the new Doves are amazing. I played one, I think a 2018, I could not put it down. Congrats on your acquisition and keep putting these old birds back together. Glad someone appreciates these old gems! Peace!
Beautiful resonance! The rattle can be taken care of. 25.5 scale is actually the norm for dreadnoughts. Do my own setups and misc on my acoustics and love the bridge...never even knew that Gibson put a metal bridge on an acoustic. What a way to be able to dial in the intonation. Congratulations on finding that sweet dream!
Thank you man I say not only by me but in the name of all your guitar player viewers. You really a chance to bring good music and good times back. Good luck with everything. Peace and love
Being the vintage guy that you are, you outta look into an old DeArmond model 210 pickup for that. Think Lightnin Hopkins. I’ve got a few of em. Adj vol pot on em, u can play em clean, or drive it thru some hot tubes and they sound great!!!! Keep pickin’ bud. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Unplugged is perfect! I was kinda disappointed in that Di tone. It was muffled, and lost that clarity on the high strings. I tried a lot of acoustic pickups in my older gibsons. Lr Baggs element was the only pickup that translated the acoustic tone correctly to a Di. Its pressure sensitive and really articulates.
How wonderful Matthew. So good to listen to you playing your Acoustic. Also wonderful that you've saved this guitar and instead of it wasting away it will now become a loved part of History you can use to inspire yourself as well as all of us with your music. Thank You And thank you Joel, great job Sir.
I think you restored it perfectly. That guy and yall's decisions, made it just perfect. I would have done everything exactly how you did it. 5 stars man.
I sold my 1965 Dove like this one to Mark Knopfler... It was almost perfect...He told me it's one of the best acoustics he ever played and still takes it everywhere.... Wonderful tone on these old square shoulder Gibsons.... Thanks for sharing this wonderful Gibson Matthew...
Good to see you again Matthew. Joel did a great job with the repairs, the cosmetic stuff is exceptional, pure artistry. Liking your choice of using that existing hole for the pickup jack. Lovely sounding guitar, I thought the blended sound was like medicine to my ears and soul. Great work my friend 🤠🎸 PEACE
Beautiful instrument, it really sings beautifully in your hands. The repair is absolutely fab!! I'd love to get my hands on a proper acoustic, I had a cheap one at home that my grandfather picked up from somewhere, but the frets were destroyed... A few weeks before the pandemic, I approached a luthier and he was offered building lessons!! I started building a scaled down OM, but the virus hit us hard and I haven't been able to visit the workshop since February... The last thing I worked on was bending the ribs..
@@louieo.blevinsmusic4197 Sadly not, I haven't been able to resume since. Gosh, that was ages ago. The luthier started getting a loads of commissions and I guess he decided he didn't have time for classes anymore. Bit of a bummer, really.
I have an 80's Dove that is my main recording guitar. I'm a full-time producer for 25 years and it has been featured on many recordings. If you get a good Dove, there is just nothing better. Warm, balanced, well detailed with a distinctive voice. I also own Taylors, etc..
I have a Lyle W415 that is a copy of the Gibson Dove and made around the same time and while not a true Gibson it is a fantastic guitar. It was given to me by my father about 30 years ago and I’m not sure how many years he had it before me, but it is in great shape still. Over the years I have had a lot of people try to buy it from me because of the feel and sound of it and I’m glad I never let it go. It was good seeing this video to see just how very similar they are.
I use a Red-eye Fire Eye with mine. Great preamp. Plus Darren the owner and inventor is one of the nicest people you’ll ever deal with if you have the opportunity to talk with him.
you gotta love the dove , simply put an amazing sounding guitar . I owned a hummingbird in the mid 80s that I absolutly loved but sadly a freind picked it up one nite and the case was not buckled and , you guessed it , fell out and broke the neck right where it meets the head stock . getting to my point I was so devastated by it my dad and my freind who dropped it supprized me with a brand new dove early one morning while they were at my home playing some guitars my dad brought over . when I ask about the dove he handed it to me and said I hope this makes up for your loss and how your feeling ! and by the way your dad split the cost with me lol . awesome guitar I still have to this day . my dad is gone , my freind is gone but there memory will live forever through my awesome dove , and it is also a great conversation peice .
Almost did have a heart attack but I should have known that you wouldn't put a hole in this beauty especially after saying that it was "totally reversible". Amazing that the hole in the guitar was in just the right spot for a jack input. Great guitar and a great job bringing her back from the dead. Sounds beautiful.
In my opinion, it is very reminiscent of early Rod Stewart recordings except for the fact that it is in tune. Sounds fantastic and great playing, to boot!🤠
Just watched this I was playing my 67 hummingbird this evening had not played it in a while I understand your love for these old instruments i have to we have for a reason nothing else sounds like them nothing else feels like them it's up to us and people like us to keep them playing she's a buietiful bird
The highs are even prettier plugged in, the blend of plugged and accoustic is awesome, and there is NO substittute fot drop D tuning in acoustic! I made me shiver.
Thank you for explaining how the cracks were filled with wood. I cannot believe that you cant even see it. I thought the before picture was the after picture, and then you see the after picture, and it is like it was never even there. That was empowering. Thank you.
I was wondering where you had gone, glad you are ok. I love that dove. I am now looking around for one too. don't touch that bridge its so unique and sounds so good. Thanks for the Video and keep save.
I hate to come off as a sidewalk supervisor, but I see you have Fender and Marshall amps in the background. I would suggest you find the same for acoustic guitar amp. And a feedback buster for the sound hole as well. It doesn’t affect the projection of sound from the guitar without it amplified. Plus you don’t have to fish for picks dropped in the sound hole
I Did it, I now Own a 1965 Gibson Dove complete with a professionally added Dearmond 260 acoustic pickup, mine does have a headstock repair you have to search for to find, otherwise most amazing and sounding Acoustics I ever played, Lost an amazing Flawless Les Paul but feeling Great, Mine is Natural with same bridge
I absolutely love vintage Gibson acoustics and your DOVE is fantastic.. I have a 67 Hummingbird, 67 SJ and a Gibson made 67 Epiphone Frontier. It is made very similarly to your Dove. Long scale ,maple back and sides and sounds very much like yours. My guitars have the narrow nut 1-9/16. Which I like just fine. Gibsons have their own sound. I like vintage Martins too, but for a lot of 60s folk and rock, the Gibsons are the bomb. Great video.
Sounds amazing! Great repair work. Definitely a keeper. My favorite guitars are the ones that have a past and can show it. The stories/ memories it holds. I love finding guitars with poor quality repairs because it shows me they cared enough to try to fix it. And the guitars in our hand now to reach it to the next level. And you definitely did with your dove. Glad to see. Thank you for sharing.
This acoustic is both beautiful and sounds amazing. Great find man. Also I think you did well as far as deciding on what to do. You always seem to go the same routes I may take if I were in your shoes. Love it man. Thank you for the videos.
Such an insane guitar i fell in love with it the first time you showcased it. I just bought an epiphone dove off a buy and sell app just cause your dove blew me away. it’s not a 69 Gibson, but Epiphone custom shop really did a good job.
Are you aware that the bridge is off center? I would have adjusted the colour of the 2 new saddles... But a dream guitar, the sound is amazing. Be glad you have it.
The Neumann sounds great, pickup blend may help low mids cut in a mix and work in a live situation but I’d probably not use the pickup alone in a studio situation
I'm so glad to see the Dove back again it was a long wait but well worth it. It sounds first class, great tone and well played too. Most of my Electric guitars are Fenders but my acoustics are both Gibson a J-45 and a J-15. I really love playing them and I hope you get the same great joy out of yours as I do mine. Please do not let the Dove be a stranger to your videos I would love to hear you play it more. You have a great touch on that axe, keep it up. Thanks again.
Sounds great! I love Gibson and Martin acoustics. They both have theyre place. I have a Gibson SJ-200 with rosewood back and sides for my main squeeze. It also has a few repaired cracks on the top. As long as you keep that wood hydrated that dove will serve you for years to come. Take care of of her
How the common man like me can be objective, unbiased and share opinions about this guitar? I'm just loving it while I listen, more since you can't stop playing it . Keep playing as you art man, you made my day.
Such a beautiful guitar. I have a 65 gibson heritage that's my main acoustic. It sounds like what all dreadnoughts want to grow up to sounds like. Great playing Aswell . Thanks for your videos.
Wow that’s an angels voice not a guitar!! That is probably the best acoustic I’ve ever heard and that includes a top of the range Martin!! That is a guitar to pass on to your grandchildren what a fantastic heirloom! Would I play it? Probably not simply because I couldn’t do it justice!! Keep up the good work Matthew
I finally got my video up of mine😂 took me a while, but I love my 65 dove!!!! It’s one of the best acoustic guitars I own! I worked so hard for it and I’m so glad that God blessed me to have it!
This video just popped up. I haven't seen it before now. I love my Gibson acoustic. It has an ordinary bone bridge. Nothing special I'm sure. I have thought for a long time it might be a little brighter if it had a metal bridge. Yours is even a step ahead being able to adjust the saddles. Not common on an acoustic at all. It is beautiful and bright.
I love it. Tone is really good. I had a J-100, that had incredible tone, but I didn't play it much so I passed it to a friend. Gibson tone is hard to beat.
This looks like a solid instrument, I think the TOM bridge and the 25.5 scale must give it an unusual punchy tone so I like it as it is! With my big hands the wider fret spacing might be good.
It’s truly a beautiful instrument. It sounds great and you’re playing is stellar as always. I’m sure it wasn’t inexpensive to get it repaired but keeping a piece of history alive and singing is well worth it in my opinion.
Know what ya mean about having to take a break to complete projects. Having over 300 (302 and counting) guitars myself, I know just the routine maintenance can be a full time job. And I don't have a youtube site to run, so I can only imagine how it is on your end. I must admit though that getting to see/hear/feel the fruits of your labor is worth every second of the time invested. I will never be able to play as well as you do ( can no longer feel my hands due to a really bad spinal cord injury), but at least I can visit your site to hear how they are supposed to sound. It's great seeing someone else that appreciates guitars and amps like you do.
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The dove finally took flight. Couldn't be in better hands
Thanks very much.
It could be in my hands! But that would be such a disservice to such a cool instrument.
Doves in Flight? That's a WHOLE different guitar. Lol
@@immastranger6752 i didn't say a word about that guitar at all.
Such a rich sound! My father had a Gibson from the 60's when I would visit him in the summer I would listen to him play for hours. He taught me my first cords on that particular guitar. This guitar reminds me of that Gibson. I now own over 50 high end guitars myself, and I would trade them all to have my fathers guitar! Thank you for those bringing me back to those memories!
Us DIY electric guitar home based hobbyist really meet our match when it comes to acoustic guitar repairs.... absolutely sure there are many gifted people who do it for fun but such a craftsmanship to acoustic guitar repairs.
I like the choices you made for the guitar to suite your needs ...always tasteful
Think it sounds great, would I play it? Lol.....it was actually in my watch list on Reverb...I do many deals with Dave and Tylor at Dave's Guitar Shop so if it had been there much longer you might not have ended up with it! Hahaha
Went from "I don't know about this one." to "Oh yeah, that's the shit!" That thing sounds godly.
Thanks very much! Long process but worth it!
@@MatthewScottmusic How much are the repairs costing at this point?
The Dove sounds fantastic. Your friend did an awesome job with the repairs. It makes me happy knowing it's in the hands of such a fine caretaker. Well done.
That means a lot. Take care.
Hey man it was worth the wait, that is one heavenly sounding guitar, and oh so beautiful, you play it so wonderfully just awesome, God bless you man 🙏🏻❤from🇬🇧
Bless you!
this nice old Gibson sounds very beautiful, I listened through my Revox earphones :) - as an acoustic, so far I only got a vintage Höfner 12-string from 1972, am still looking for a nic 6-string ;-) - it's only today that I found your channel and like the chilled attitude and the good sound B-)
I don’t care that we waited 2 weeks. The dove is AWESOME🎸✌️
thank you! ✌🏻
Gibson Dove, the guitar of my dreams. I almost bought one but I ended up getting a Gibson Firebird Acoustic. Same maple back and sides, same scale length 25 1/2”. I have the LR Bags VTC pickup. Mine is a 2015 so it still hasn’t “opened up” yet. But it’s getting there. I still want an old Dove…. 60’s, not the 70’s. I’d also like a Hummingbird from that time period. They both came out around the same time. Amazing instruments. Even the new Doves are amazing. I played one, I think a 2018, I could not put it down. Congrats on your acquisition and keep putting these old birds back together. Glad someone appreciates these old gems! Peace!
Love the Dove, well worth the wait. Such a golden well aged whisky voice.
Great description!
She's awesome Matt, sounded amazing the first time you played it and now with the added pickup you've got a real gem. Congratulations.
That repair is very nice, he is a great luthier
The Dove sounds sweet. Great acoustic sound. The crack and brace repairs will extend the guitar’s life. Glad to see it resurrected.
I see a golden sg over there. Show us that!
he always sneaks shit in like that lmao
Where? What the heck
@@Paniiiiiiiiii at the 2:00 mark, in the right.
Maybe I'll give a hint on it later this week!
Beautiful resonance! The rattle can be taken care of. 25.5 scale is actually the norm for dreadnoughts. Do my own setups and misc on my acoustics and love the bridge...never even knew that Gibson put a metal bridge on an acoustic. What a way to be able to dial in the intonation. Congratulations on finding that sweet dream!
Thank you man I say not only by me but in the name of all your guitar player viewers. You really a chance to bring good music and good times back. Good luck with everything.
Peace and love
Being the vintage guy that you are, you outta look into an old DeArmond model 210 pickup for that. Think Lightnin Hopkins. I’ve got a few of em. Adj vol pot on em, u can play em clean, or drive it thru some hot tubes and they sound great!!!! Keep pickin’ bud. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
That would be killer! Great idea.
Matthew Scott I sent you a email in regards t those pickups if you interested 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Danny Scholten RIGHT ON, I BET THATS A GREAT SOUNDING COMBO . TAKE CARE DANNY 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Unplugged is perfect! I was kinda disappointed in that Di tone. It was muffled, and lost that clarity on the high strings. I tried a lot of acoustic pickups in my older gibsons. Lr Baggs element was the only pickup that translated the acoustic tone correctly to a Di. Its pressure sensitive and really articulates.
Well, its hard to compete against a Neuman. But yes this was straight in and no DI which it really needs.
You about have to have a preamp with a pickup like that
absolutely beautiful guitar glad to see it in such awesome shape and in the hands of a badass player
What the hell is that golden SG!!!!?? Looks soo coool!!!
How wonderful Matthew. So good to listen to you playing your Acoustic.
Also wonderful that you've saved this guitar and instead of it wasting away it will now become a loved part of History you can use to inspire yourself as well as all of us with your music.
Thank You
And thank you Joel, great job Sir.
It's back! Love this guitar. I'm glad you brought this beautiful instrument back to life.
I think you restored it perfectly. That guy and yall's decisions, made it just perfect. I would have done everything exactly how you did it. 5 stars man.
Wow... plugged in it is amazing man. I would totally play it, that last song... amazing. repairs look great!
what ever you paid for the repairs, it was worth it. Fantastic job. Great score for you!
Wow, kudos to Joel. He must have a real passion for the work. It shows.
I sold my 1965 Dove like this one to Mark Knopfler... It was almost perfect...He told me it's one of the best acoustics he ever played and still takes it everywhere....
Wonderful tone on these old square shoulder Gibsons.... Thanks for sharing this wonderful Gibson Matthew...
That's incredible uncle Rudy.. thanks for sharing..
That blended tone is phenomenal
Good to see you again Matthew.
Joel did a great job with the repairs, the cosmetic stuff is exceptional, pure artistry.
Liking your choice of using that existing hole for the pickup jack.
Lovely sounding guitar, I thought the blended sound was like medicine to my ears and soul.
Great work my friend 🤠🎸
PEACE
Beautiful instrument, it really sings beautifully in your hands. The repair is absolutely fab!!
I'd love to get my hands on a proper acoustic, I had a cheap one at home that my grandfather picked up from somewhere, but the frets were destroyed...
A few weeks before the pandemic, I approached a luthier and he was offered building lessons!! I started building a scaled down OM, but the virus hit us hard and I haven't been able to visit the workshop since February... The last thing I worked on was bending the ribs..
You working there now and if so, are you taking to it?
@@louieo.blevinsmusic4197 Sadly not, I haven't been able to resume since. Gosh, that was ages ago. The luthier started getting a loads of commissions and I guess he decided he didn't have time for classes anymore. Bit of a bummer, really.
I have an 80's Dove that is my main recording guitar. I'm a full-time producer for 25 years and it has been featured on many recordings. If you get a good Dove, there is just nothing better. Warm, balanced, well detailed with a distinctive voice. I also own Taylors, etc..
She's got a new life, sounds great Mathew. 👍👍👍👍👍
I have a Lyle W415 that is a copy of the Gibson Dove and made around the same time and while not a true Gibson it is a fantastic guitar. It was given to me by my father about 30 years ago and I’m not sure how many years he had it before me, but it is in great shape still. Over the years I have had a lot of people try to buy it from me because of the feel and sound of it and I’m glad I never let it go. It was good seeing this video to see just how very similar they are.
Soooooo happy for you shes BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
Jeez the vibe and tone from this guitar is insane!
Such a Beautiful revival, props to the both of you. I want a 60s 70s guild
With the K+K you'll want a good preamp to help dial in the tone, check out the Fire-Eye Red-Eye or Audio Sprockets ToneDexter.
Thanks! I need to get one. Tone was pretty dry.
I use a Red-eye Fire Eye with mine. Great preamp.
Plus Darren the owner and inventor is one of the nicest people you’ll ever deal with if you have the opportunity to talk with him.
Everything about it is awesome. The repairs, the look, and especially the sound!👍😎🎸🎶
Great to see the dove back in action. We've all been waiting. Such a beautiful acoustic. 😀😍
you gotta love the dove , simply put an amazing sounding guitar . I owned a hummingbird in the mid 80s that I absolutly loved but sadly a freind picked it up one nite and the case was not buckled and , you guessed it , fell out and broke the neck right where it meets the head stock . getting to my point I was so devastated by it my dad and my freind who dropped it supprized me with a brand new dove early one morning while they were at my home playing some guitars my dad brought over . when I ask about the dove he handed it to me and said I hope this makes up for your loss and how your feeling ! and by the way your dad split the cost with me lol . awesome guitar I still have to this day . my dad is gone , my freind is gone but there memory will live forever through my awesome dove , and it is also a great conversation peice .
Almost did have a heart attack but I should have known that you wouldn't put a hole in this beauty especially after saying that it was "totally reversible". Amazing that the hole in the guitar was in just the right spot for a jack input.
Great guitar and a great job bringing her back from the dead. Sounds beautiful.
In my opinion, it is very reminiscent of early Rod Stewart recordings except for the fact that it is in tune. Sounds fantastic and great playing, to boot!🤠
Thanks Matt for noodling instead of performing a song as a test of tonality & overall texture of that sweet Doves sound! Indeed a keeper!
Glad you finally got it back and it's being played again. Wonderful guitar.
Just watched this I was playing my 67 hummingbird this evening had not played it in a while I understand your love for these old instruments i have to we have for a reason nothing else sounds like them nothing else feels like them it's up to us and people like us to keep them playing she's a buietiful bird
The highs are even prettier plugged in, the blend of plugged and accoustic is awesome, and there is NO substittute fot drop D tuning in acoustic! I made me shiver.
What a beautiful sounding instrument!
Love it. Repair is masterly and tone reminds me of Richards/Wood on Sweet Virginia...🙏👍😃🎸🎶🎵🎼
Thank you for explaining how the cracks were filled with wood. I cannot believe that you cant even see it. I thought the before picture was the after picture, and then you see the after picture, and it is like it was never even there. That was empowering. Thank you.
Yes! The dove is back! I saw your instagram post and i was so excited to watch!
I was wondering where you had gone, glad you are ok. I love that dove. I am now looking around for one too. don't touch that bridge its so unique and sounds so good. Thanks for the Video and keep save.
I hate to come off as a sidewalk supervisor, but I see you have Fender and Marshall amps in the background. I would suggest you find the same for acoustic guitar amp. And a feedback buster for the sound hole as well. It doesn’t affect the projection of sound from the guitar without it amplified. Plus you don’t have to fish for picks dropped in the sound hole
Tone!... nice score man 👊🏽
I'm so glad you got the dove back man, she sounds great👍
I Did it, I now Own a 1965 Gibson Dove complete with a professionally added Dearmond 260 acoustic pickup, mine does have a headstock repair you have to search for to find, otherwise most amazing and sounding Acoustics I ever played, Lost an amazing Flawless Les Paul but feeling Great, Mine is Natural with same bridge
I love that guitar! Sweet!
I absolutely love vintage Gibson acoustics and your DOVE is fantastic.. I have a 67 Hummingbird, 67 SJ and a Gibson made 67 Epiphone Frontier. It is made very similarly to your Dove. Long scale ,maple back and sides and sounds very much like yours. My guitars have the narrow nut 1-9/16. Which I like just fine. Gibsons have their own sound. I like vintage Martins too, but for a lot of 60s folk and rock, the Gibsons are the bomb. Great video.
I bet those sound amazing. Thanks for sharing.
really worth the wait, it sounds incredible! Playing is top notch as always too
Ah. hello Matt glad to have you back.
Overjoyed to see this sweet dove repaired and even upgraded
Lovely guitar, I managed to buy my dream acoustic about 10 years ago. I got a second hand Gibson J200.
Sounds amazing! Great repair work. Definitely a keeper. My favorite guitars are the ones that have a past and can show it. The stories/ memories it holds. I love finding guitars with poor quality repairs because it shows me they cared enough to try to fix it. And the guitars in our hand now to reach it to the next level. And you definitely did with your dove. Glad to see. Thank you for sharing.
This acoustic is both beautiful and sounds amazing. Great find man. Also I think you did well as far as deciding on what to do. You always seem to go the same routes I may take if I were in your shoes. Love it man. Thank you for the videos.
Sounds good all round ,must be so rewarding
11:20 Whiskey and You, a great song to demo the tones of this beauty.
Such an insane guitar i fell in love with it the first time you showcased it. I just bought an epiphone dove off a buy and sell app just cause your dove blew me away. it’s not a 69 Gibson, but Epiphone custom shop really did a good job.
Beautiful warm sound👌
Are you aware that the bridge is off center? I would have adjusted the colour of the 2 new saddles... But a dream guitar, the sound is amazing. Be glad you have it.
The Neumann sounds great, pickup blend may help low mids cut in a mix and work in a live situation but I’d probably not use the pickup alone in a studio situation
Whiskey and you sounds fantastic like all of the rest!
I have a Gibson country western and I can’t believe how similar it sounds. When I inherited mine it was also dried to a crisp.
Those are great too.
It's always nice listening to your playing. I found the beginning unplugged sound of the guitar most enjoyable!
Wow . That has to be one of the best sounding acoustics i have ever heard. (Especially with your playing) . Well done Matt !!!
I'm so glad to see the Dove back again it was a long wait but well worth it. It sounds first class, great tone and well played too. Most of my Electric guitars are Fenders but my acoustics are both Gibson a J-45 and a J-15. I really love playing them and I hope you get the same great joy out of yours as I do mine. Please do not let the Dove be a stranger to your videos I would love to hear you play it more. You have a great touch on that axe, keep it up. Thanks again.
What an awesome sounding Guitar, Fly on Dove, You are a Freebird, Cousin Figel
Sounds great! I love Gibson and Martin acoustics. They both have theyre place. I have a Gibson SJ-200 with rosewood back and sides for my main squeeze. It also has a few repaired cracks on the top. As long as you keep that wood hydrated that dove will serve you for years to come. Take care of of her
That sounds like a cool guitar!!
Just want to say I love you’re videos man. I’m a beginner so you’re luck tutorials have rlly helped improvising. Thnx so much
Thank you very much.
How the common man like me can be objective, unbiased and share opinions about this guitar? I'm just loving it while I listen, more since you can't stop playing it . Keep playing as you art man, you made my day.
Thank you David.
Welcome Back Matthew. I hope you didn't sell too many of your Vintage Gems! Take Care.
Such a beautiful guitar. I have a 65 gibson heritage that's my main acoustic. It sounds like what all dreadnoughts want to grow up to sounds like. Great playing Aswell . Thanks for your videos.
Reminds me of Melissa...sounds awesome...seems it gets better when restored gracefully..
Wow that’s an angels voice not a guitar!! That is probably the best acoustic I’ve ever heard and that includes a top of the range Martin!! That is a guitar to pass on to your grandchildren what a fantastic heirloom! Would I play it? Probably not simply because I couldn’t do it justice!! Keep up the good work Matthew
I finally got my video up of mine😂 took me a while, but I love my 65 dove!!!! It’s one of the best acoustic guitars I own! I worked so hard for it and I’m so glad that God blessed me to have it!
Amazing tone, i couldn't think any acoustic guitar sound better than this
This video just popped up. I haven't seen it before now. I love my Gibson acoustic. It has an ordinary bone bridge. Nothing special I'm sure. I have thought for a long time it might be a little brighter if it had a metal bridge. Yours is even a step ahead being able to adjust the saddles. Not common on an acoustic at all. It is beautiful and bright.
Glad to have you back, man.
She's gorgeous and the sound is divine. Keep it up.
Cheers
Thanks Ricardo.
I love it. Tone is really good. I had a J-100, that had incredible tone, but I didn't play it much so I passed it to a friend. Gibson tone is hard to beat.
Been waiting for this. Wow Mathew that is an absolute beautiful guitar sound amazing 👍
This looks like a solid instrument, I think the TOM bridge and the 25.5 scale must give it an unusual punchy tone so I like it as it is!
With my big hands the wider fret spacing might be good.
Really beautiful - fabulous renovation job ✊️✨
Thank you for saying "before you have a heart attack" before showing the jack hole. I was bracing for the big one.
she sounds sweet love the old gibson's i have a couple myself
It’s truly a beautiful instrument. It sounds great and you’re playing is stellar as always. I’m sure it wasn’t inexpensive to get it repaired but keeping a piece of history alive and singing is well worth it in my opinion.
I have a late 60s Terada Dove that has the same style bridge. Your guitar sounds immense.....
Know what ya mean about having to take a break to complete projects. Having over 300 (302 and counting) guitars myself, I know just the routine maintenance can be a full time job. And I don't have a youtube site to run, so I can only imagine how it is on your end. I must admit though that getting to see/hear/feel the fruits of your labor is worth every second of the time invested. I will never be able to play as well as you do ( can no longer feel my hands due to a really bad spinal cord injury), but at least I can visit your site to hear how they are supposed to sound. It's great seeing someone else that appreciates guitars and amps like you do.
That sounds beautiful. A very rich, full sound! Classic!
Best acoustic ever! Deep rich sound....
Great sounding guitar! Kudos to the luthier also.
I think it sounds great and I love the look. Nice job having it brought back to life! :)
Love the old Gibson sound.I have a 64’ Gibson Country & Western that sounds very similar.