Gibson Chet Atkins SST

My Chet is a 2001 ebony finish. It has the active controls on the rim of the guitar. If find this to be great for plugging headphones into. This way you can practice, while still being VERY quiet!! I agree with other reviewers about the finish on the neck. It DOES get sticky!! ESPECIALLY in the northeast where humidity gets crazy. The gold tuners have a beautiful finish, just keep them clean to avoid tarnishing. other then that they hold tune very well.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! Some people say this guitar doesnt sound like a REAL acoustic. personally, i DONT CARE what it sounds "LIKE" i think this guitar has the most unique wonderful sound. It is VERY punchy and bright sounding, plus it still has a very good low end register. The active controls allow you to fine tune the sound to fit any style of playing. I play a percussivey rythmic style of playing. and play mostly Dave matthews or similar style music and of course this guitar is the PERFECT guitar for this!!

My Chet came set up perfectly from the factory. I play wiht a slightly higher action, but thast how this guitar came so it was fine for me. The finish on the guitar was also perfect. No chips or flaws in the paint, of any of the finishes on the guitar. Over the past 2 months i have noticed the finish dulling where my arm comes over the body of the guitar. I treat this guitar like a baby and whipe it down very well after each use, which leads me to believe this dulling is unavoidable. The guitar AND case are both georgeous.

I have only had the guitar for a few months but so far so good!!!!

NO use for them yet!! whoever Gibson was CORRECT abotu there 3 month wait period when i ordered the guitar. so i give them credit for that

I have been playing for a year and a half. I own this guitar and a fender dg-11. I play my Chet through a crate CA30D acoustic amp, and it sounds great for any at home playing. If i lost this one it would be replaced wiht NOTHING but the exact same thing. If you are interested in buying one of these guitars GO FOR IT!!! similar guitars like the Godin do not campare in fit and finish, and if money isnt an issue dont skimp for the Epiphone version, it just aint the same!!!!

feel free to email me with any questions!!! rock on!!

great thinline ac/el...has volume, bass, and treble controls...killer case...beautiful!...go for the natural finish though.

great sound...i played it through a PA...and it still held it's ground...it's amazing!

the only thing i really have to bitch about in this category is the neck...SAND OFF THE PAINT!!...i slide up and down the fretboard a lot and i find my thumb lagging behind due to the glossy finish on the back of the neck...otherwise i lowered the action a bit...it just takes a while to get used to the painted neck.

well, before i bought strap-locks...i dropped the chet on it's head...twice...yes, twice...i knocked out two little pieces of wood...retuned her...and she was good to go...if this guitar can take being dropped on it's head on concrete...it's pretty damn good!

never used them.

i'd buy chet's a plenty if i could...this thing is great! if it were stolen, i'd sell my friend's soul to get it back. i sold my Ovation Adamas to get this guitar...which has feature a plenty that are awesome...but i wouldn't go back...i love my chet!

The Gibson Chet Atkins SST is by far the best guitars i've ever played. If you in to that Dave Matthews, Ani Difranco, David Grey sound... Than there is no other guitars on this planet that I've ever seen that could be better.

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It is perfect in every way.

Awsome

Never ever had a singal promblem with any of my six stage Chets.

Never had to deal with the company.

Unreal

My Chet is a 2000 model, made in Gibson's Nashville factory. It has a 21 bass/ 24 treble fret neck, beautiful ebony finish. Abalone star inlays. The finish might be beautiful, but it is very thin and can easily be chipped. Make sure you are very carefull when it comes to handling this guitar. I play pretty agressive with it, but treat it like a little baby when it comes to taking care of it. Gold hardware, not a good idea. The smudges are very evident, but can easily be taken off with a mild polish. It has active volume, treble, and bass controls that come in handy if you want to play a wide variety of music style.

This guitar's volume, treble, and bass controls allow you to dial in on whatever sound you are looking for. I have played on $1000+ Martins and Taylors what can't hold a thing to the rich acoustic tones you can get with this guitar. The chet can also get some punchy low ends too. I play through a Fender Hotrod Deville and it sounds great. This guitar produces no feedback! None, zip, nada! My Deville is louder than most half stacks and I can play it on 10 if I want to and still get 0% feedback.

My chet came perfect out of the case, except the fact that it came with the most noisy strings I have ever heard on an acoustic/electric.
I switched to some nice Elixer strings, nice. The only flaw I have found with this guitar is the finish! The finish on this guitar is thinner than a Kate Moss. (Not her face ;) ) Can scratch easy, so be careful who you trust it to.

This guitar is perfect for live/studio playing. The hardware is fair enough to last a while, but the gold will eventually fade away. Like I have said, the finish is very thin. Strap buttons are very sturdy, but just for piece of mind, I got some straplocks put on it. I'd use a backup, only if it was another Chet Atkins. This guitar is great!

Gibson produces many instruments in a year, so obviously there customer support isn't the greatest. The warranty is just a list of things it doesn't cover.

I have been playing for 7 years. I also own a Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 and a Fender Strat Plus. (discontinued)This is obviously used for a different style, so you can't compare them. If it were stolen, I would take the insurrance money and buy it again. There is none better! I'll take points away for customer support and the finish!

The Chet has some great features that allow you to dial in the exact tone you are looking for. Whether its a full acoustic tone with crisp highs or whether its a crunchier low end your looking for, the chet has got your number.

The sound from this guitar (especially at high volumes) make it unique and very impressive to hear. I use a Crate Acoustic amp which intensifies the high end sound and is a great substitute for a the fishman pickups everyone likes to use nowadays.

Dont get me wrong this is a beatiful looking guitar...for about 2 weeks. The chet has no pickguard, attracts dust sweat and prints like a magnet, and looks like it can get scratched up and dinged pretty easily. If you got the money to refinish or the patience to treat it gently, give this column a 10.

This is a great live guitar that can stand up to guitars 3x its value. However, be ready with a rag and polish as soon as you step off stage, or else the finish will dull.

Gibson customer support really is worthless. A bridge peg broke right in half and instead of simply sending me one replacement, they said they had to send me 6, then charge me $35 on top of it. Screw that. Visit "The Classic Axe".

Great Sound, Great Quality, Great Price, Fair Durability, Fair Ebony finish, Bad Gibson Service

This guitar is simply beautiful. My model is a 1997, and it looks brand new. The star abalone inlays are still like new and the finsih is in great shape. It looks like the finish could easily be nicked and scratched, it is painted with a very fine satin laquer. The active volume, treble, and bass controls work very well. They allow you to dial in exact tones. The pickup on this guitar is simply amazing. It picks up every nuance of your style. The case indluded is gorgeous. Made of excellent leather and it looks killer with the pink fur!

The sound on this is amazing as well. It is just so unreal that you can have a great acoustic tone with zero feedback. You can play as loud as you like. The fullness of sound is breathtaking. There is absolutely no noise form the pickup either. I have a lamp that sits right next to my amp and it buzzes all of the best of my guitars, but there is absolutely nothing from this one.

The set up is perfect. I am not sure if the previous owner had work done, but from what i can tell there hasn't. The only gripe I have is that the finish on top looks kind of thin and very easily scratches and dings. Just be careful!

Very solid...I anticipate no problems!

Heard nothing but goo about Gibson.

This is the best guitar I have ever heard. Amazing quality for the price I paid. I would higly recommend looking on EBAY for one of these. I paid well below what I have seen anyone pay in the past. If you are looking for an acoustic electrid there is none higher!

This has to be one of the greatest electrified acustic guitars ever created. The 24 frets on the bottom three strings and single cutaway
allow for great soloing. Fishman active pickup system allows for high volume. Treble, Bass and Volume onboard controls. Tune keys and 24 karat gold with Mother of Pearl inlays on the fretboard and bridge piece. The solid thin body makes for a very comfortable hold and feel while playing long gigs. It is a beautiful guitar and has a slut for a case. Bright pink fur with pink satin ladies underwear as cover in the case. The ebony finsih looks nice from far away, but it scratches real easily.

I play a very rhythm driven, percussive style. and i love the acoustic guitar, but they feel awkward to me while giging because i have small hand. This guitar has a very percussive feel that is accented by it active tone pickups. It has amazing sustain without any effect being run through it. Crazy volume without any feedback. I can get it as clean as i want, or as distored as i want and it will hold its own. It is probalby one of the most diversitile guitars i have ever played. i love playing it through a delay and wah pedal once in a while because i can. This is a great guitar for someone who can make up their mind whether to drop a lot of money on an electric or acustic. Oh yeah, It has a great bass sound to it as well.

When i bought my Chet the action was great, after a year of playing it hard for about 3 hours a day it needs an slight action adjustment. Not to bad for the amount i play. The only negative statement i have about my Chet is the finish. It is a beautiful ebony black finsih, but it scratches and dings real easily. Because there is no scratch plate, the pick tracks are pretty obvious in brighter light.

Even though the finish is a little to be desired, it is a rugged guitar. Gibson just knows how to make a guitar that can stand up to heavy playing. I beat the crap out of my guitar and she loves it. Every day she just looks up at me with those pearly inlays and says, jason, please beat me up today, i've been naugty. My only suggestion is, if you play gigs alot, carry an extra 9-volt battery. Because of the active tone pickups, it will just die on you without too much of a warning. I would only play with a backup if it was another Chet Atkins .

i haven't dealt with them yet. I don't need to. The guitar rocks....

This is definatley the greatest guitar i have ever owned. I also have a '90 Fender American Strat, a Seagull Acustic, and an Ovation Custom Elite. The reson i got my Chet is because my Ovation was stolen out of the trunk of car in New York City. So when i got the insurance money i knew exactly what i was going to buy. i hardly even played the thing before i bought it. I walked in to the shop with $1400 and droped it on the counter and walked out with my Chet. That was the coolest thing i ever did.... I will always have a Chet atkins in my repatoir of guitars on stage. Always.....

I lost one of the bridge pegs at a show, and couldn't find anything that matched because the Gibson ones have an abalone inlay in them and are much bigger than conventional pegs. I emailed the people at Gibson trying to see if I could order them for $36 and they sent me a whole set for free in the mail before our next show in 6 days. I've been exceptionally please with them and have dealt with them often concerning other guitars.

I own a 1999 model with the antique natural spruce top, mahogany back and neck, and ebony fingerboard. The possibilities are limitless with it's 24 fret fingerboard, essentially providing the versatility of an electric with beautiful accoustic tones. Built-in are active volume, bass and treble controls (boost and cut)that are quite responsive. The gold hardware does, however, show fingerprints and smudges. The shape of the instrument fits well to my body and it plays quite naturally. My "chet" is also fairly light weight. I bought it from an online wholesale company and received it with no apparent blemishes or finish problems. I am also quite impressed with the gibson case which is solid and sturdy, yet refined in appearance. It too has gold hardware: multiple latches and a combination lock. The case interior consists of Hugh Hefner-ish pink plush and satin, perfect for the sensual and seductive guitar that this is.

The Chet has a sound all it's own and is liked by some and disliked by others. I bought a chet precisely because I love its highly percussive, punchy yet rich and full sound. I needed an accoustic guitar that could hold its own and that is what I got. It is specifically designed to produce no feedback, which is a wonderful quality for those of you that get phone calls right in the middle of playing and don't necessarily want to unplug and turn off. I play my chet through a Crate GX-80 electric amp, which sounds good but sounds much better plugged into an accoustic amp. As aforementioned above, the boost and cut controls are excellent and quite responsive.

The guitar came with factory bronze strings, which are a bit noisy. The active control wheels came with a little bit of paper residue attached to them, which was easy to remove. This guitar has quite a lot of action, quite flexible to bends on every string. I have not played a accoustic guitar with such flexibility, and only some electrics shadow the chet in comparison. I don't consider myself a technical guitar afficionado, but it is apparent that the quality of hardware craftmanship is quite high.

I have only owned this guitar for four months and have played it quite conservatively, so I really have little to say yet-so-far in my experience with my chet. This guitar has been played live and survived with flying colors. It could easily be used without a backup guitar due to the tonal range it covers.

I have had no problems with this guitar and am covered under the Gibson limited lifetime warranty as the original owner. I bought the guitar from an online wholesale company that offered an extremely competitive price, nothing to balk at when compared to other companies prices! Customer service was minimal, but that is the trade-off for such a great deal. If you are looking to buy a chet, purchase it during the fall season. Gibson recieved my order, built the guitar and sent it to me in a month's time. This is due to a lull in guitar demand because of greater demand for brass/orchestral instruments for school bands.

I am completely satisfied with my guitar. It was more than what I expected it to be and was a good deal. It took me four years to save up for it (being the perpetually broke college student that I am)and it was well worth the wait. My next purchase will be a Crate accoustic amp to accompany my chet. If it was stolen or lost I would not hesitate to buy a replacement, provided that I have the necessary funds. If you are hot on buying a chet, I encourage you to pursue it. I doubt that you'll be disappointed.

it was made in 1995 nad i had fishman pickups installed and the color of the guiatr is black

i think the guitar has an awsome sound and the only reason that i am selling it is because i feel that a true acosutic is more for me

as of now i have the action set to a medium height for my agresive style of play. i love the pickups that were installed, it is fully custom from fishman

this guiatr was made for on stage use/ i would use i use it without a backup guitar and it has held up fine

the only time there was ever a problem is with the pickups and that the main reason why i got fishmans installed.

i love this guitar and i dont know how its going to be if i part from it but as i sayd i want an acoustic do to the fact that im not home very often and when i go out i would like to have an acoustic with me