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Condition: Used, Very Good

A rare and wonderful Chet Atkins classical electric guitar from the very first year of production! This unique and iconic sounding guitar is completely its own. The individual piezo saddles, combined with the preamp, semi-solid construction and cedar top amounts to a bright, snappy sounding electric nylon string guitar.

SP Luthier Notes: Setup

From Gibson Guitars

The home of Gibson electric guitars today is "Gibson USA," built in 1974 in Nashville specifically for the production of Gibson's Les Paul guitars. Although the entire guitar industry went through a slump in the late '70s, the spirit of innovation remained strong at Gibson. In response to a growing demand for vintage stylings, Gibson tapped its rich history  and reissued the dot-neck version of the ES-335 in 1981 and the flametop sunburst Les Paul in 1982. At the same time, two legendary guitarists joined Gibson- B.B. King in 1980 with the Lucille model and Chet Atkins in 1982 with his new concept of a solidbody acoustic guitar.

Gibson world headquarters moved to Nashville in 1984 with the closing of the Kalamazoo plant. The financially troubled company was rescued in January 1986 by Henry Juszkiewicz and David Berryman, and the new owners quickly restored Gibson's reputation for quality as well as its profitability.

Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.

Model
Chet Atkins CE
Serial
83561018
Year
1981
Body Shape
Cutaway
Top Material
Cedar
Body Material
Chambered Mahogany
Bracing
Solid Body
Binding
Multi-Ply B/W/B/W
Finish
Natural
Neck Material
Mahogany
Neck Profile
C
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Number of Frets
19

Nut Material

Nut Width
1.825″
Inlays
None
Tuners
Gibson
Truss Rod Cover
None
Pickguard
None

Saddle Material

Bridge
Rosewood
Electronics
Piezo Bridge w/Preamp
Case
Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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