Chet Atkins Country Gentleman II
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Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), better known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well. |
Specifications:
- 1989-1990
Body:
- Laminated Spruce top
- Arched mahogany back and mahogany sides
- 17" body width
Neck:
- Two-piece Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with thumb print inlays
- Small Open-book with no inlay (1989)
- Modern clipped-ear with deco diamond inlay (1990)
- 2-ply truss rod cover with "Chet Atkins" signature engraving
- 25.5" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Binding:
- 3-ply body front
- 1-ply body back
Electronics:
- Two special designed humbucker pickups
- 1 Vol. 1 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- 3-ply raised black pickguard
- Tune-o-matic bridge with ebony bridge base
- Deco-style trapeze tailpiece
- Die-cast tuners
- Elevated 4-ply pickguard
- Black speed knobs
Colors:
- Ebony (EB)
- Wine Red (WR)
- Vintage Sunburst (VS)
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