Chet Atkins and the Del Vecchio
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:50 pm
Okay, I'll start this off by saying, I just sold my Gibson Chet Atkins SST and bought a Del Vecchio. This one is supposed to be a good one that don't need rebuilt. I hope that to be the case. It does have the pickup, volume & tone knobs, which I didn't really want, but it don't bother me that much. I've had Del Vecchio's in the past. One was complete junk and I sent it right back to the music store. One needed a cone and some other work, I didn't keep it long either. The 3rd one had a pickup, it sounded real good, but the neck had a slight warp. (I had a Conrad clone too.) Anyway, I'm exicited to get a Del Vecchio again, and I hope it is really good.
Anyway, in my excitement I've been going through my Chet Atkins recordings and I'm amazed at how much he recorded with a Del Vecchio guitar! I've counted over 70 tracks! Chet really loved the sound of the Del Vecchio. In fact if I remember right in one interview he was asked what his favorite guitar was and he said it was the Del Vecchio. He even tried to get Gretsch to build one, but it didn't turn out so good I guess.
Anyway, in my excitement I've been going through my Chet Atkins recordings and I'm amazed at how much he recorded with a Del Vecchio guitar! I've counted over 70 tracks! Chet really loved the sound of the Del Vecchio. In fact if I remember right in one interview he was asked what his favorite guitar was and he said it was the Del Vecchio. He even tried to get Gretsch to build one, but it didn't turn out so good I guess.