Dave's Chet question...

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Dave's Chet question...

Unread post by jacobie423 » Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:30 am

Hey,
Does anyone know what kind, and gauge strings dave used when he played his chet atkins? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Re: Dave's Chet question...

Unread post by andreasolsson » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:16 am

jacobie423 wrote:Hey,
Does anyone know what kind, and gauge strings dave used when he played his chet atkins? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Unread post by jacobie423 » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:30 am

I believe those listed on that site are the strings he uses for his acoustic guitars now. I am assuming that he used different strings on his chet, but I could be wrong. Maybe someone knows for sure.
Thanks for your help though.
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Unread post by Nuladion » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:49 pm

you could probably ask the crew at http://dmband.com.
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Unread post by flandaneran » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:25 pm

why did dave stop using the chet. i think his sound was the hottest when he used gibson.
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Unread post by czech » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:42 pm

flandaneran wrote:why did dave stop using the chet. i think his sound was the hottest when he used gibson.
there's a bunch of threads about it here. I cant remember the exact reason, but it was pretty much a sound issue. the taylors just sound better for whqt he wants with the band.

id love to see him break it out for a couple older songs though, encore WWYS would make me giddy like a school girl.
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Unread post by mgobux1084 » Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:13 pm

czech wrote:
flandaneran wrote:why did dave stop using the chet. i think his sound was the hottest when he used gibson.
there's a bunch of threads about it here. I cant remember the exact reason, but it was pretty much a sound issue. the taylors just sound better for whqt he wants with the band.

id love to see him break it out for a couple older songs though, encore WWYS would make me giddy like a school girl.
Agreed, I'd love to see Two Step again on the Chet.
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Unread post by Davy28 » Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:13 am

His sound on SMTS/LiC and Recently/L@RR with the chet gets me every time. I prefer his DM3MD overall, but there are some songs that are only done justice with the chet.
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:04 am

Davy28 wrote:His sound on SMTS/LiC and Recently/L@RR with the chet gets me every time. I prefer his DM3MD overall, but there are some songs that are only done justice with the chet.
agreed

WWYS, SMTS, Warehouse
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Unread post by markTR » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:37 am

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
Davy28 wrote:His sound on SMTS/LiC and Recently/L@RR with the chet gets me every time. I prefer his DM3MD overall, but there are some songs that are only done justice with the chet.
agreed

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Unread post by flandaneran » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:42 am

hell ya, i didn't think anyone would agree. the old days his guitar seemed louder and more crisp. also, it just added to his style. He looked so goofy and cool playing on that thing.

It seems like a few of the newer recordings of songs the guitar is kinda turned down. Like, i dunno, crush. dont get me wrong, i love crush, but i just wish the guitar were a little louder. Anyone know what im talking about?
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Unread post by Davy28 » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:56 pm

That was a result of the lillywhite fallacy. Lillywhite would always turn dave's guitar down and tim's up. He could get away with that because tim and dave doubled their parts. I think the reason why people like the LWS is because it involves lillywhite production. but for the first time, dave's guitar is fully audible.
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