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Any reviews from anyone here with a chet?

Unread post by DMBFan63 » Fri Jun 20, 2003 3:35 pm

Next year i'm gonna buy a gibson chet atkins, cause i've played one or 2, and i like their sound/feel. Does anyone here own one? I would like to hear a good reiview from it :-d
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Unread post by Pickles » Fri Jun 20, 2003 3:36 pm

firedancer has a chet. im sure he likes his 814ceS better. i know i would.
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Fri Jun 20, 2003 8:19 pm

do a search man :lol: I have answered this question a bunch of times and don't want to leave anything out 8)

Bottom Line, pending on the price and what playing level you are on (I got one in the rough learning process...my first guitar that wasn't first my dads :lol:)...has alot of punch and great attack to it...great playability...but not what alot of people would want in a guitar...you can get a nicer Martin for the price...I personally don't care much for the 300-500 series Taylors...anywho...do a search :wink:
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Unread post by Pickles » Fri Jun 20, 2003 8:23 pm

hey no #00 series taylor is a bad guitar. mahogany is a really nice tonewood too. thats the b/s of my 12 string :P .... anyway, you might wanna order something from buffalo bros, save up more money, go for the upgrade policy.
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:47 am

I am curently looking at a $1,589 gibson chet... ..on sale, but i am hoping that they will reduce the price around this time next year also... I just like the feel of chets... martins are killer, but just not my style...
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:54 am

DMBFan63 wrote:I am curently looking at a $1,589 gibson chet... ..on sale, but i am hoping that they will reduce the price around this time next year also... I just like the feel of chets... martins are killer, but just not my style...
ON SALE FOR THAT :o

I payed $900 for mine just because somebody else had it (and kept very nice care of it) before me...I wouldn't buy one for over $1,000...but thats just me I guess...believe me, you can use that money to get a much nicer guitar...one with a soundhole! :P
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:05 am

I personally am a gibson player... my dad has a Gibson J-45 from the 70's and the thing is still in nearly perfect condition.. sounds great.. so i like playing gibson/epiphone better then any other guitar...
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Unread post by Jay » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:12 am

the j-45 is an awesome guitar.

$1500 seems to be a normal price for the chet, but like fire said, i wouldn't pay more than $1000 for it. i saw it for $990 new once...
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:01 pm

Well I own 2 Gibsons, but I am not afraid to expand my interests...don't slight other guitars because you wanna identify with Gibson...i mean Epiphones are pretty weak...I own one...but Gibson does demand some respect in the electric category...my LP DELUXE LTD REISSUE is the best electric I have ever played...I think Gibson has some real nice Jumbos too, but I would never pay that ammount for a solid body acoustic...I mean what you hear of Dave is a jerry rigged one...just my opinions...
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 5:39 pm

I do beleive i am gonna go with a martin next year, played a few at a store today and they sounded perfect... :)
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:11 pm

theyre better than chets, but did you try taylors? the revoiced taylors?
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:30 pm

shane wrote:theyre better than chets, but did you try taylors? the revoiced taylors?
oh c'mon Shane...give it a break already :x


seriously...I have played better Martins aroun $1,500 than any Taylor...but the tables do turn when you get to around $2,000... :)
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:40 pm

im just sayin :P
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:51 pm

lol, I was lookin at some taylors, but they don't fit my type of playing... so now i'm a martin and gibson man:-p
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:08 pm

what martin ya lookin at then? i played a DC-16RGTE that was very nice.
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