🇺🇸 OUR VALUED USA CUSTOMER, we are shipping from Toronto, Canada but you don't need to worry about the tariffs because the guitar's country of origin is USA.

A beautifully sounding and playing Gibson Chet Atkins Signature. Quite rare is such great condition.

In his never-ending quest for feedback-free high-volume playing, Chet Atkins had his say in the design of many instruments over the course of his career. The Gibson Chet Atkins CE was introduced in 1981, and enjoys the distinction of being the first solidbody classical to see large-scale production. Chet was using nylon strings quite a lot by the late 1970's and early 80's, and worked with Gibson to create the solid spruce over mahogany CE.

The guitar features a piezo-crystal pickup design, thin solid body with cut-away and traditional classical trimmings, and ebony fingerboard, and crossover-spec fingerboard width of 1.75” at the nut. The guitar's radiussed fingerboard and scale of 25.4” make it a very friendly guitar for any steel-sting reared picker to play.

Condition

The guitar is in excellent condition despite the age. There are a few light imperfections, noticeable only when looking closely. Overall, normal wear from use, nothing crazy. The plastic ring in the "sound hole" seem to have been repaired. The nitro finish has crackles from aging. There is no visible fretwear. The neck is very comfortable and easy to play. Set up for medium low action, great for fast runs and super easy chord playing. Whatever white spots you see on the pictures are just reflections.

We keep our guitars in a room with 50% relative humidity.

Specs.

Top: Spruce

Back & Sides: Mahogany

Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony 

Bridge: Indian Rosewood, Natural Bone Saddle

String Length: 628.65 mm (24.75 inch)

Nut width: 50 mm

Preamp: Gibson Chet Atkins CE with Single Transducer Strip Trim Pot (Experimental/Proof of Concept)

Under Saddle Pickup: Non-Standard Piezo Under Saddle Transducer (Experimental)

Action at 12 fret (1st): 2.50 mm

Action at 12 fret (6th): 2.50 mm

Tuners: Gibson Closed Classical

Comes with original hard case

SHIPPING

We pack professionally, double box and reinforce the walls. We loosen the strings for transit as recommended. We'll send pictures of the packing process if you'd like.
PLEASE NOTE that shipping times are not guaranteed due to holidays, weather, other disruptions etc. 

We cannot be responsible for local taxes and/or duties.

RATES

🇺🇸 USA: Ground, 10-15 days US$100 (Please keep in mind that there is a 15% tariff in effect plus about $40 UPS brokerage fee)

🇨🇦 Canada: UPS Ground, 2-3 days CA$100

🇪🇺 European Union: UPS Express Saver, 5-7 days EUR 195

🇬🇧 UK: UPS Express Saver, 5-7 days GBP 165

🇦🇺 Australia: Please inquire with your Postal code

Return Policy.

We do not accept returns of used items. 

We do our best to make detailed descriptions and use high resolution pictures.

Please study pictures and read the description carefully. Contact us if you have more questions.

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