Wild_Rose Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hello everyone! Can someone help me ID this Gibson Electro-Classical Guitar?? or if you could send me a link with info? for some reason I can't find classic guitars on the Gibson website, only acoustics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 It is a Gibson Chet Atkins model, which I believe started production in 1991. They typically sell used just over the $1000 mark. I have played one in a shop I worked at and even though I have a lot of time on classicals over the years this one did not appeal to me. It has a fairly solid body, almost like a Les Paul, and the body is thin so that part didn't appeal to me when playing seated and I found the pickup a bit too glassy for my ears. I am not sure if anyone has put out something better for an A/E classical since then, but I am confident that pickup technology has improved immensely. Just a few weeks ago I helped a student buy an acoustic electric classical and she got an Ibanez that was well under $400 and sounded great. It is a full body, of course, rather than the thin one on the Chet Atkins - but the sound was far superior. Click here for pics of a nice red Chet Atkins model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 that's it! thank you soooooooooooooo much ballcorner!!! have a fantastic New Year's Eve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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