The Gibson Dickey Betts SG Electric Guitar is produced in extremely limited numbers - 250 pieces featuring Gibson Custom's VOS (Vintage Original Spec) finish process and appointments, this model is an exacting reproduction of a stand-out SG from a golden age of guitar production. It offers the sublime tone and playing feel that these guitars are known for, with the looks of a hard-working legend.
The body of the Dickey Betts “From One Brother to Another” SG is constructed from one piece of genuine mahogany, carved to the historically accurate early ’60s SG shape with dual asymmetrical horns and beveled edges. A deep-set glued-in neck is carved from one piece of superior quarter-sawn mahogany and topped with a rosewood fingerboard with 22 “banjo frets” like the original.
The Gibson Dickey Betts SG is treated to Gibson Custom’s acclaimed VOS process, which exhibits the look of a gently aged and faded instrument. Details of the hand aging include the extreme fading and minor wear on the top of the SG, the ageing of all hardware and plastics, and considerable wear to the back of the neck, with minor dings and large patches of finish missing do to the heavy playing time this guitar experienced. All in all, the Dickey Betts “From One Brother to Another” SG accurately embodies the look and feel of the original 1961/62 SG given to Allman by Betts.
Gibson Custom has loaded the Dickey Betts “From One Brother To Another” SG with a pair of Custom Buckers with aged nickel covers, wound and constructed to precise PAF specs, with rare Alnico III magnets and slightly mismatched and unpotted coils, two of the secrets to the articulate and slightly edgy tone for which great PAF and Patent No. pickups are famous.
The Gibson Dickey Betts SG Electric Guitar main features include:
- VOS
- Limited to 250
- Genuine one-piece Mahogany body
- Mahogany neck
- Vintage Red finish
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Dickey Betts neck profile
- Pair of powerful Custom Bucker neck and bridge pickups
- Add-on wraparound tailpiece
- ABR-1 bridge with plastic saddles
- Chrome, classic style tuners with 12:1 tuning ratio
- Black Top Hat knobs with Chrome Inserts and Dial Pointers
- Mother of Pearl "Gibson" Logo with Holly Veneer
- Certificate of Authenticity and collage poster
- Custom Hardshell case
Gibson Dickey Betts SG Electric Guitar (code 88443)
6-String Electric Guitar, Dickey Betts Profile Mahogany Neck, Aged Chrome Hardware, Vintage Red
£2,999.00 (inc vat)