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His tone on One Way Out is still one of my favorite guitar tones of all time. He was a huge influence on me, and many, many players of my generation. While I know he played a lot of different guitars over the years, when someone says "name a Goldtop player," his name is still the first one that pops to mind. RIP Mr. Betts, and thank you for all of the great music you left us.

i live close to bozeman and i was curious if it was possible to go up there and buy guitars direct from the factory or if they had an official gibson showroom full of badass guitars or if there was a tour you can sign up for etc I searched on google and as of 3 years ago the answer is no to both. but its been 3 years so i thought id ask. i called gibson bozeman as well but nobody picked up the phone

I hate to hear this I liked him and his Son Duane.

Long time guitarist for the ABB has died of Cancer this morning. R.I.P. Dickey thanks for the great music.

Gosh. Rest in peace, good musician. You are missed. 🥲

Got these new ear protectors today... They seem really good and have interchangeable filters for different situations which is cool. The last few gigs I went too I didnt enjoy as much because I have tinnitus and need protection or it hurts. So I thought it was about time to get a new (and hopefully better) pair. Cos I havent been to a gig for a while now and I think this is probably the reason. The last ones I had wernt exactly cheap but while they did the job of protecting my ears ok the sound wasnt great it was a bit muffled. So do you guys use protection? You should if you dont. I hate my tinnitus and wish I had done something sooner. These cost £46 so, not that expensive and well worth it if they do the job better

I think you can just link to images in your flickr account? I only use imgur. The important thing is Gibson just doesn’t let us paste images directly here. Too much band width and storage.

Yeah he definitely held things together for the band in the 70's. I was too young to see Duane live but caught most of the shows in the late 70's when they came around. Saw some cool iterations of the band including when they had Chuck Leavell on second keyboard and Bonnie Bramlett on vocals. Bonnie and Dickey had great chemistry on Crazy Love. Forgot to mention Jessica and Southbound earlier, two more of Dickey's great songs.

Sad news, he was great. I was lucky enough to seem him twice in one week many years back.

Well… I dig the guitar. It did need a pretty drastic setup. I know post purchase the real reason the prior seller must have sold it… he or she tinkered too much. The neck bow was too steep. And they brought the truss rod nut to the point of break. I had a north jersey shop straighten the neck and lube and correct the truss rod. It plays like butter now. Ironically, this is the second used guitar that came to me this way. The other one turned out to be a fantastic J45 as well. Also, I bought a bone adjustable saddle from Philadelphia Luthiers, and have gone back and forth with the Tusq saddle. They are VERY different. The bone saddle brings power, and just a thicker sound all around. Beefier trebles as well. I initially thought “wow, that’s an amazing upgrade!” Yet today I tinkered and put the Tusq saddle back in with a string change, and man… this sound is pleasing too. It’s a Bird sound. More quiet, but more harmonious. That “syrupy” word comes to mind. Well anyways, I like this version better…CURRENTLY. 🙂

You must have callus’s on your callus’s.

I just heard. Damn ABB was a killer band and he saved it after Duane passed. RIP

I have never played a maple guitar. Tone is almost impossible to describe in words, especially for a non-native English speaker, but to me maple guitars have a low fidelity ”sad” and ”lonely” sound. At least, that is the character of the tone I hear in this video and others too. Does that makes any sense at all? I think maple would be great for introspective, singer-songwriter stuff. Come to think of it, didn't Townes van Zandt play a blonde maple Jumbo in his late career? Lars

Cool. One of my favorite albums from the era is Taste: Live at the Isle of Wight. Rory Gallagher is one of my guitar heroes; along with Jimi of course. I'm happy that there is a lot of great video footage of that festival, the UK's answer to Woodstock. I was just 12 at the time. I remember hearing Clapton's Let it Rain in 1970 and the outro guitar solo is what made me want to become a guitarist. I just loved the high, tinny Strat tone and I played Strats for many decades before switching over to Gibsons in the last dozen years or so.

Thanks Prairie Dog. I have a Flickr account that has had almost four million views...not of guitars but of old houses, my other passion. The technology behind the forum messaging must be older because most newer fora have more reasonable limits for image postings. I post regularly on the Urban Ohio forum and there has never been any issues with the number of attachments allowed, Maybe Gibson, assuming they host this forum, could refresh the format and post more Gibson guitars around the sides and background. Doubtful there's any more loyal Gibson brand base than right here. I'll see if I can set something up this weekend, The image I wanted to share was just of a nasty looking amp grill so not exactly eye candy.

So sad, I agree. A major influence in my playing style. I love how he used country-style major scale phrasing in southern rock songs. Blue Sky, Revival, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and of course Ramblin' Man. And he was the perfect compliment to Duane and later as the headliner he kept the band together while Greg was a mess, before he became a mess himself and got booted. A favorite memory is the acoustic set they did at Great Woods in 1992 with Dickey and Warren Haynes along with Gregg doing electric songs acoustically. RIP Dickey!

Too many great ones are being reassigned to that great concert hall in the sky where surely Dickey Betts is jamming again with Duane and Gregg. He leaves behind a wonderful gift and musical legacy that will be loved for generations. R.I.P. Dickey Betts... you were one of the great ones of our time.

Ron Thompson will be inconsolable. 😪

This song (among all the others) is so great... I hope everyone understands! RIP

Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts Dead at 80 (rollingstone.com) I learned so much from listening to this guy. RIP Dickey

Thank you for your reply It is reassuring top know that the serial number is correct for the period I thought . I am going to a Gibson guitar shop In London (The Gibson Garage London on Eastcastle Street In Westminster W1) next week to have them take a look at it for me. Just out of interest I got my love of the electric guitar way back in 1970, when I went to the (now famous) Isle Of Wight Festival . When amongst many other great bands, I saw the late great Jimi Hendrix play. I was blown away by his playing . It must have been one of his last appearances as he died in London a few weeks later on September 18th. I believe under very mysterious circumstances.

Chief, Just keep practicing, and who knows, one of these days, you'll be able to tap in time again. Or, you could find a crowbar, pry open your change purse, and buy a metronome. If not, maybe the Gibsonians will take pity and start a Go-fund-me for it. Here's hoping. RBSinTo

Yeah. They are more sophisticated for want of a better word. Another artist gone too soon.

Good answer. The Bull**** story it came with . It was off a movie set in California given to a musician that had played on the movie. The problem is it was an 80s movie and this is a 1990 guitar.

Hi Andy, Yes that serial number is correct for 1967. Finding a period correct pick guard will be quite expensive. Good luck getting it playable again. Many years ago I had a '66 ES-330 and I currently have a 1969 ES-335.