| Strings suitable for this guitar |
1976 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 7670
| 1971 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman |
| Body |
17" maple hollowbody double cutaway electric archtop
1 7/8" width body finished in Mahogany Grain |
| Neck |
Maple, with a 22 fret ebony fingerboard. Bound, with thumbprint "Neoclassic" fingerboard inlays. Zero fret and bone nut. |
| Scale |
24 1/4" |
| Hardware |
V-cutout Bigsby B-6 tailpiece, Grover tuners |
| Pickups |
2 70s FilterTron pickups |
The Chet Atkins Country Gentleman saw a lot of changes over the course of it's production, though this is a typical mid seventies guitar.
The pickups are 70s Filter'Trons, neck and bridge. It has real f-holes. Compare this guitar to earlier versions with painted f-holes(eg 1971 Country Gent), an adjustamatic bridge and V-cutout Bigsby B-6 tailpiece. All hardware is gold-plated. This guitar has no muffler (mute).
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