Chet's Gibson J-30
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:16 am
Chet had one steel string acoustic that he used on more video appearances than any other. You didn't see Chet pick a steel string acoustic a lot, but he did use his Gibson J-30 more than any other from 1986 - 1991. His Gibson J-30 was built November 19th, 1985. Here's some photos from the Tennessean newspaper the day Chet picked up the guitar from the Gibson factory on February 25, 1986. Notice, the sticker is still on the pickguard. The main event that day was for Bill Monroe, he was picking up his prized Loar mandolin that vandals had smashed. Gibson had just finished restoring his mandolin.