The classic Dove style acoustic first introduced at the legendary Gibson and Epiphone factory in Kalamazoo in 1962 became one of the first acoustic guitars to become a recognized rock and roll icon. Now, both beginners and professionals can enjoy the classic sound of The Dove plugged in with the FishmanTM SonitoneTM soundhole preamp and FishmanTM SonicoreTM pickup system, designed and built with the integrity you expect from Epiphone. Unplugged, the Epiphone Dove PRO can easily drive an acoustic band. But plugged in, The Dove PRO can hold its own with drums and electric guitars. Select Spruce Tonewood: The Dove PRO Acoustic/Electric has a beautiful Violinburst color finish and features a solid spruce top with 5-ply white and black binding. Spruce is a rich and complex tonewood that begins to breath and improve with age the more its played. The more you play, the better it sounds! The body back and sides are made from select maple for a punchy, bright tone. The body back has single ply white binding. The hard maple 25.5 scale neck has a SlimTaperTM D profile and is glued to the body using a dovetail joint and TitebondTM glue. The rosewood fingerboard has singly ply white binding and features a 12 radius with 20 medium frets, a 1.68 nut, and pearloid parallelogram inlays. The bridge is made from carved rosewood and has pearloid dove inlays just like vintage models. The saddle is compensated and is made from imitation bone. The classic Dove tortoise shell style pickguard is easy to spot on stage and is one of The Dove s most famous features. Fishman Sonitone Preamp and Fishman SonicoreTM Pickup: Epiphone is proud to re-introduce the classic Epiphone Dove PRO Acoustic/Electric with the superb Fishman Sonitone preamp and Fishman SonicoreTM pickup system. Fishman is an industry leader in bringing a guitar s true acoustic tone to bigger stages. The SonicoreTM pickup is set underneath the rosewood saddle. The Sonitone sound-hole preamp is an active preamp mounted in the soundhole with easy-to-access mounted rotary controls for Master Volume and Tone adjustment. Now you can make your adjustments during soundcheck and even fine adjustments on-the-fly during your set. No more running back and forth to your amp or the soundboard! Finally, your tone is in your hands right where you need it. The active preamp is powered by a single 9-volt battery. You can connect your Epiphone Dove PRO Acoustic/Electric to a PA or amp of your choice with a standard ¼ instrument cable. Batteries typically last up to 100 hours. Classic Epiphone Hardware: The Dove PRO comes with Grover 14:1 tuners and nickel strapbuttons, a combination ¼ output jack and endpin, and D Addario Phosphor (12-53) strings installed at the factory. Epiphone Lifetime Guarantee: Though there are many of guitars that claim to be historic or vintage styled, only one comes with a Limited Lifetime Guarantee and Gibson 24/7/365 customer service and the experience of a century of guitar making.  Start with the best. Visit your Authorized Epiphone Dealer today and plug in with the Epiphone Dove PRO Acoustic/Electric today.Top Material: Solid SpruceBody Material Select MapleNeck Material Hard MapleNeck Shape SlimTaper ; D profileNut Width 1.68Frets 20; mediumFingerboard Radius 12Neck Joint Glued-In; DovetailTruss Rod AdjustableScale Length 25.5Fingerboard Material Rosewood with pearloid parallelogramsBinding Fingerboard - 1 ply (white) Body Top - 5-ply (white/black) Body Back - 1 ply (white)Bridge Rosewood; Traditional Dove shaped with pearloid Dove inlaysSaddle Compensated; Imitation BonePickguard Imitation Tortoise with traditional Dove artworkMachine Heads Grover ; 14:1Electronics Fishman Sonitone sound-hole preampControls Master Volume Master TonePower One - 9V batteryPickup Fishman Sonicore (under saddle)Output Jack EndpinStrap Buttons Yes. Pre-installedHardware NickelString D'Addario Phospher (12-53)