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The Guitar Genius - Chet Atkins
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Genius he was. I have at least 60 of his albums on vinyl and I'm willing to bet that that's a Gretch Country Gentleman he's holding.The Guitar Genius - Chet Atkins
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Genius he was. I have at least 60 of his albums on vinyl and I'm willing to bet that that's a Gretch Country Gentleman he's holding.
I'm not sure what whole cloth means but I'm pretty sure the Country Gentleman was renamed the Chet Atkins model sometime in the 60's or 70's. I had the pleasure of playing one in about 1980 and damn was it smooth. Coulda picked it up for $450.00 and didn't because it didn't sound right for the rock I was playing at the time. One of those in nice shape now goes for how many thousands? I rank that miss right up there with the 70 Chevelle LS-6 SS454/4spd I didn't buy at that time for 5 G's because I didn't like the Olive green colour. Six figure car now. Yes I was a dumbass when I was younger.Thanks for the info. Was pretty sure it was not a Model 6120. Didn't Gretsch either manufacture from whole cloth, else rename the Country Gentleman model, the Chet Atkins model @ some point in the Seventies?
Having been a vintage geetar dealer/collector in the Eighties and Nineties I oughtta know, but most of the gretsch instruments I handled were the Duo-Jets, Silver Jets, Round Ups, 6120s, a handfull of White Doves and one (1) White Penguin.
I rank that miss right up there with the 70 Chevelle LS-6 SS454/4spd I didn't buy at that time for 5 G's because I didn't like the Olive green colour.
It's probably best that I never bought it, that car was a beast and with the stock biased ply tires on it it was squirly in almost every gear. I test drove a 70 Z-28 4 spd (also in Olive green) after the LS-6 and it felt like I was driving a Pinto.That particular Olive Drab Green that Chevy used around that time looked pretty good on certain models, e.g., Camaro SS, but, like you, I did not like it even a little bit on the Chevelle SS. In fact about the only finish I liked @ the Chevelle SS was Red w/ the two large black stripes. Didn't even care for the Chevelle in (Laguna) Blue, another hue that worked well w/ the Camaro SS but not (IMO) the Chevelle. heck, I preferred all black to the blue and especially green varities. But the LS-6 motor w/ Muncie 4-speed (M-21 or M-22?) was a special combination. BTW, I owned briefly (3 years?) a '69 Nova SS 396 w/ the M-22 "rockcrusher" Muncie 4spd in Olive Drab Green and that color actually worked out nicely on the Nova. Talk about a car I should have kept. Oh well, I didn't.
It's probably best that I never bought it, that car was a beast and with the stock biased ply tires on it it was squirly in almost every gear. I test drove a 70 Z-28 4 spd (also in Olive green) after the LS-6 and it felt like I was driving a Pinto.
Sorry. It wasn't my intent to derail this thread topic.
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