The guitars chosen were a Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman and a red Pensa Suhr with koa body for Knopfler. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Guitar' but Atkins was also known as the 'Country Gentleman', a nickname that came from this classic engraving (co-written with Boudleaux Bryant) in 1953 and would end up giving a name to one of his models for Gretsch. As an longtime Eddie Cochran fan - The Who famously covered the dead rocker’s Summertime Blues - he must’ve known of his idol’s deep affection for the G6120. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The fact is, not many rockabilly cats from the 50s used Gretsch guitars. About us Chet Atkins. Like most guitar-obsessed kids at the time, Eddie was a fan of Chet Atkins but that didn’t mean he wanted the man’s name plastered on his guitar. Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as “Mr. The electric tone on those records was all Gretsch. It’s thanks to this guy that the big orange Gretsch is considered the iconic rockabilly guitar. Contact Us, Facebook Instagram Spotify, for the first time. Although he had not yet achieved success on his own, Atkins' reputation as Nashville's most important guitarist had crossed over the Tennessee border. As for the EchoSonic, although Butts made less than 70, Sam Phillips would get one and pass it on to Scotty Moore who would use it in the recording of the mythical Mystery Train by Elvis Presley, setting fire to the sound of rockabilly forever. The best rock guitarists of all time (Image credit: ... Favouring fingerstyle over picking, and citing Scotty Moore and Chet Atkins as heroes, Buckingham would steer Mac in a broader musical direction, from pop and rock to folk and more avant garde offerings. A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Styles and Techniques of the Father of Country Guitar. Chet with his long tenured career as The Greatest Country picker (while also heading up RCA’s Nashville Division for over 20 years). Don Gibson - Oh Lonesome Me (1957) Pete also, on occasion, claimed it was a “Country Gentleman”. Someone told me - 'Let's put it like this. The country artist played the guitar using the thumb for the bass lines and the index finger to play the melody. Mr. Sandman (1954) But Chet Atkin could never play Tommy's stuff. 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As a young man in Australia, Emmanuel wrote to his hero Chet Atkins in Nashville, Tennessee. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Chet Atkins. Already a superb guitarist - way more gifted than his hit 45s suggest - Eddie set about pimping the Gretsch to suit his own tastes. What Pete did know was the big Gretsch sounded the absolute business when combined with his Edwards pedal steel volume pedal, Whirlwind cable and ’59 Fender 3x10 Bandmaster amplifier… all gifts from Mr Generous, Joe Walsh. Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as “Mr. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Chet’s new guitar had a 16” wide, 2 7⁄8” deep laminated maple body with bound f-holes, a 24.5” scale maple neck and 9” radius rosewood fingerboard. Chet contributed his guitar on their first hits like Bye, Bye Love or Wake Up Little Susie, but his best moment came with All I Have To Do Is Dream, from that initial chord that opens the song, his contribution with those chords full of tremolo is totally iconic and helped the song to become the first single that was #1 at the same time on all the Billboard charts. Chet Atkins was obsessed with the guitar and music since he was a child, but it was in 1939, at the age of 15, when he had the revelation that would lead him to create his own style. He is one of the best guitarists of all time! Send a Tip But Brian Setzer thought Cochran was the package. Rolling Stone credited Atkins with inventing the “pop wise ‘Nashville sound’ that rescued country music from a commercial slump,” and ranked him number 21 on their list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time.”  Among many other honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Atkins’s signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. This was his main guitar during the 1960s and he used it in songs like his famous Yakety Axe, a version of Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax, in which he uses all his tricks to adapt the fast melody to the guitar. It was the Streamliner prototype of the Gretsch 6120, the guitar that would inaugurate the long relationship between Gretsch and Atkins, perhaps the second most important in history between a guitarist and a brand, behind Les Paul's with Gibson. By the time he recorded his first song, Wally Fowler's Propaganda Blues, in 1946, he was already a master. George Harrison was also inspired by Chet Atkins; Early Beatles songs such as “All My Loving” show the influence. Jam Man (1996) Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked, Chris Walter/WireImage/Getty; Ed Caraeff/Getty.

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