Gibson Chet Atkins Electric Guitar

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Gibson chet atkins electric guitar.

After airlines nearly lost the chet atkins prototype given to scotty by his good and longtime friend the late chet atkins he had one custom built to his specifications by gibson master craftsman jim hutchins. This has now been his primary guitar and in 2002 based on his modifications gibson introduced a chet atkins without a bigsby. Gibson chet atkins sst acoustic electric guitar genuine hard case f s japan. This model is not to be confused with the cec which offered an ebony fretboard years of production.

Or best offer c 2 67 shipping. Chet atkins gibson guitars full page vintage promotional ad. Spruce top mahogany back sides neck ros. Atkins also contributed to a solid body style guitar made of mahogany which is known informally as.

Photo by karen mcbride. Chet atkins ce was the original nylon string version of 1982 and possibly the first of its kind. The gibson chet atkins sst featured a simulated soundhole and a plain headstock with no logo until 1993 when the soundhole was removed and the headstock took a more modern look with a star logo. The gibson chet atkins ce classical electric is a single cutaway classical guitar with built in electronics and rosewood fretboard.

The gibson chet atkins acoustic electric guitar features a stunning design by the legendary artist himself. Atkins worked with gibson to create several models. The gibson chet atkins sst was a solid body acoustic electric designed by country musician chet atkins the steel string model was introduced in 1987 and was discontinued in 2006. The sst uses a chambered body with a balsa center block and a bridge transducer with onboard electronics.

After 2006 the chet atkins name was no longer connected to any gibson model as the rights were returned to gretsch owned by fender. Chet atkins country gentleman. 1983 gibson chet atkins classic electric guitar print ad. Despite gretsch holding the keys to chet s legacy of electric guitars two of the rarest and most valuable chet atkins models are actually gibson electrics.