It's my birthday today, so please listen to Chet Atkins.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 07/13/2017 at 15:02 • Filed to: None

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Chet’s guitar has a beautiful tone. Can anybody tell me anything about that guitar?

Hammerdown > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:10

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He was a Gretsch player, which is what the guitar in that video is:

https://reverb.com/news/certified-genius-the-guitars-of-chet-atkins

Happy Birthday!

$kaycog > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:19

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Happy Birthday! Have some cake!

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:21

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I don’t know much about those guitars, but they’re hollow bodies with special pickups (single-coil?) and the combination creates that smooth sound that works for just about everything. Still very popular with some country and rockabilly acts.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:21

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Happy birthday!

Looks like a Gretsch (I can’t read the headstock in the video, but it’s certainly their style), and a quick Google search leads me to believe he was a Gretsch player. As for the tone, I’m willing to bet it’s a combination of the clean hollow-body tone running through a tube amp.

Here’s another example of a finger picked clean hollow body through a tube amp by Josh Small accompanying Tim Barry (at least I’m pretty sure that was the setup he used, he’s playing solo for the last 15 seconds or so of the song):

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:24

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Chet Atkins quite possibly the smoothest guitar player ever.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:46

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Happy birthday!

Chet was one amazing player. One of my favorite LPs is by him and Les Paul, Chester & Lester.

Your boy, BJR > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 15:47

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Hey! I have a Chet Atkins Country Gentleman guitar!

Tripper > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 16:04

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Hollow body electric + tube amp = bliss

leicester > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 18:26

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An underrated artist. Check out “Neck and Neck” his collaboration with Mark Knopfler

And happy birthday!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > $kaycog 07/13/2017 at 20:26

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Thanks, $kay.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Hammerdown 07/13/2017 at 20:29

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The Atkins guitars are many.

Bigsby Tremolo

Humbucker

I like the looks of this one:

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often 07/13/2017 at 20:30

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I think there’s an analog, vacuum tube factor as well.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 07/13/2017 at 20:36

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Pretty radical difference in style between the song and that closing rift.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 07/13/2017 at 20:38

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Part of it is his gear, I am certain, though I’m not trying to take anything away from Chet himself.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/13/2017 at 20:38

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Thanks and agreed.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Your boy, BJR 07/13/2017 at 20:38

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Yes, but can you play it?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tripper 07/13/2017 at 20:39

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I never would have considered the tube amp side of the equation, but I’m sure you are right. Thanks for pointing it out!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > leicester 07/13/2017 at 20:41

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Interesting view. I never could have considered it. I find his artistry compelling and that hollow body, tube amp sound, along with his delicate fingers, are unmatched and some of my very favorite music.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 21:06

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A big part of it is his “fingerpicking” style using a thumb pick and his fingers. Jerry Reed used the same style. His equipment does make a big difference that’s for sure but that style picking is hard to master, knowing when to use what technique.

leicester > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 21:24

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I might be off, but I’ve thought of Chet as more influential among guitarists, than as a popular artist. he’s a virtuoso and innovative, to be sure. I learned of him from my dad, who has many of his 50's-60s lp’s.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 07/13/2017 at 22:07

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I know I sure appreciate him.

Your boy, BJR > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 22:12

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Absolutely not.

Shit was like $4500. Thought it would play itself.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Your boy, BJR 07/13/2017 at 22:13

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Can you give us a picture?

Your boy, BJR > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 22:15

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Maybe saturday. It’s at my moms house, as my apartment is too humid.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/13/2017 at 22:21

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His playing is just amazing

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 07/13/2017 at 23:17

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Genius; prodigal