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The Dickey Betts "From One Brother To Another" SG was released in 2011 as a replica of the ’61 SG that Dickey would hand to Duane Allman during live performances when a freshly tuned guitar was needed. 75 Aged & Signed versions were produced, along with 250 VOS versions.

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Aged/Signed

  • Aged/Signed: $6,999 Street
  • VOS:
    • $4,299 Street
    • $2,999 Street (2014 Clearance)

Body:

  • Solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Historic deep beveling
  • Angled heel
  • Tapered horn tips
  • One-piece construction
  • Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
    • Aniline dye
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VOS

Neck:

  • 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
  • "Dickey Betts" profile (.800"/1.00")
  • C-shaped
  • Set-in construction
    • Joins body at 22nd fret
    • 5 degree pitch
    • Franklin Titebond 50
  • Indian Rosewood fretboard
    • Cellulose trapezoid inlays
    • 12" radius
  • Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
    • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
    • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Crown
    • 17o pitch
  • 22 banjo frets
    • Leveled by Plek machine
  • 24 5/8" scale
  • Nylon nut
    • Cut by Plek machine
  • 1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

  • Single-ply, neck
  • Thinner vintage-style
  • Fret-edge binding
  • Tortoise cellulose dot markers

Electronics:

  • Custombucker humbuckers
    • AlNiCo III magnets
    • ~8k Ohms DCR
    • Nickel plated covers
  • 3-way switch
    • Gretsch tip
  • 2 Vol, 2 Tone
    • CTS 500k audio taper pots
    • Mallory 150 "Bumblebee" caps
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VOS

Hardware:

  • Nickel hardware
  • Schaller tuning machines
    • 12:1 ratio
    • Metal buttons
  • 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
    • Wide bevel angle
  • Bell shaped truss rod cover
    • Single-ply, un-beveled
    • Blank
  • Black Reflector knobs w/ pointers
  • ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
    • Nylon saddles
  • Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

  • Vintage Red