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A little different Chet Atkins nylon
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:05 pmby BillB
Here's an interesting Gibson Chet Atkins nylon for someone who wants to stretch their fingers a little more:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Chet-Atkins- ... 2561835075Bill B.
Re: A little different Chet Atkins nylon
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:24 pmby Randy Finney
I know there are people on this board who know a lot more about Gibson Guitars than I ever will so, am I correct in assuming that somebody custom built this 7-string neck and stuck it on a Gibson built body?
The only Google hits I can come up with are sites that link to this very guitar for sale - as far back as 2005.
Randy
Re: A little different Chet Atkins nylon
Posted:
Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:40 pmby BillB
Randy,
I was thinking the same thing when I saw it and posted it. I wish there were more pictures and explanation. I'd like to see a pic of the neck connection to the body. They had to use a different pickup and maybe bridge to make it work.
Bill B.
Re: A little different Chet Atkins nylon
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Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:21 amby guitarchuck
The headstock looks similar to a Kirk Sand headstock to me.
Re: A little different Chet Atkins nylon
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Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:22 amby BillB
Interesting observation, Chuck. And it has RMC electronics, which is what Kirk uses. Makes one wonder if maybe Kirk had anything to do with the mods.
Bill B.
Re: A little different Chet Atkins nylon
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Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:27 amby BillB
Now, if I were a 7-string kind of picker, I might be inclined to go for a guitar like this. Then, I might see talk to Sam Kennedy about the possibility of a Prismatone bridge that might work with 7 strings. But since I'm barely getting by on 6 strings, it's pretty easy for me to rule that out.
Bill B.