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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:43 am
I've tried to compile a fairly complete list of the Chet Atkins model guitars. If there is any I left out let me know. Here it is:
Gretsch
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins 6120 late 1954 – mid to late 1961
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins 6120 mid to late 1961- c.1963
Chet Atkins Nashville 6120 c. 1964-1980 renumbered 7660 in 1971
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 by 1954-1960
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 by 1961-1962
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 late 1957 – late 1961
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 late 1961-1981 renumbered 7670 in 1971
Chet Atkins Tennessean 6119 1958-1980 renumbered 7655 in 1971
Chet Atkins Junior 1970
Super Chet 7690 (autumn red) 7691 (walnut) B added to model # indicates Bigsby late 1972-1980
Deluxe Chet 7680 (autumn red) 7681 (walnut) 1973-1974
Super Axe 7680 (red rosewood stain) 7681 (ebony stain) 7682 (sunburst stain) 1976-1981 (Prototypes were called "Hi-Roller" with dotted dice inlays. One early ad mentioned an upcoming instrument to be called the "Atkins Yakety Axe". First cataloged & advertised as the "Atkins Super Axe")
Atkins Axe 7685 (ebony stain) 7686 (red rosewood stain) 1976-1980
2007- Current Gretsch models
G6120DSV Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120BS Chet Atkins Hollow Body Blue Burst
G6120BK Chet Akins Hollow Body Black
G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Amber Tiger Maple
G6120T Players Edition Nashville® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6120TLH Players Edition Nashville® With String-Thru Bigsby®, Left-Handed
G6120TFM Players Edition Nashville® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6120TM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Tiger Maple
G6120WCST-1955 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Full Western
G6120W-1957 Chet Atkins Hollobody
G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame
G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-CGP Chet Atkins Stereo Guitar- Limited Production
G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-1959 Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120DC Chet Atkins Double Cutaway Hollow Body
G6120-1959LHTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body, Left-Handed
G6120LH Chet Atkins Hollow Body, Left-Handed
G6122-1958 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959HOF Chet Atkins Hall of Fame Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959LH Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®, Left-Handed
G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122II Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®, Left-Handed
G6122-12 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman® 12-String
G6122-6212 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body 12-String
G6122T Players Edition Country Gentleman® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6122T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6119 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1959 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962FT Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962HT Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962HTLH Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™, Left-Handed
G6119LH Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™, Left-Handed
G6119T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Tennessee Rose™ Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6121-1955 Chet Atkins Solid Body
G6121-1959 Chet Atkins® Solid Body
Gibson
Chet Atkins CE December 1981-2005 (Gibson logo headstock from 1993-2005)(Rosewood fingerboard 1981-1995, Ebony fingerboard 1996-2005)(Cedar top was optional 1994-95)
Chet Atkins CEC 1982-2005 (Gibson logo headstock from 1993-2005)
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 1986-2005 (Prototype named Chet Atkins 350XT, introduced as Chet Atkins 3535 in June 1986, renamed Country Gentleman in Oct. 1986)
Chet Atkins CGP May 1985 - early 1987 (appeared in 1986 magazine ad)(Chet's "Peaver" guitar was the prototype)
Chet Atkins Phasar 1987 (appeared in 1988 catalog)(Chet's "Peaver" guitar was the prototype)
Chet Atkins SST 1987-2005 (sometime during 1991 until 2005 no fake soundhole)
Chet Atkins CE Showcase Edition July 1988 guitar of the month (Vintage Sunburst - Production: 200 U.S. & 50 overseas)
Chet Atkins (JS) Double prototype June 7, 1990 (similar to Johnny Smith Double)
Chet Atkins SST 12-string 1990-1994
Chet Atkins Tennessean 1990-2005
Chet Atkins SST Celebrity Series 1991-1993
Chet Atkins Studio Classic 1991-1993 fleur-de-lis (fleur-de-lis only inlaid on headstock in 1993, not on the spruce top)
Chet Atkins SST 12-string Brett Michaels Edition 1992-1993 (production 2)
Chet Atkins SST flame-top 1993-1995
Chet Atkins Studio CE mid 1993-2000 (2004-05 re-designed, deeper cutaway, sound port on back, cedar top, moustache bridge, and slider controls on circular plate on upper bass bout)
Chet Atkins Studio CEC mid 1993-2000 (2004-05 re-designed, deeper cutaway, sound port on back, cedar top, moustache bridge, and slider controls on circular plate on upper bass bout)
Chet Atkins Super 4000 1995, 1997
Chet Atkins CEC True Cedar 2000-2005
Chet Atkins SST True Cedar 2000-2005
Chet Atkins L-10 2004
Epiphone
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman II 1986-1990
Chet Atkins SST Standard - spruce top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins SST Custom - flame maple top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins SST Deluxe - Birdseye maple top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins CEC 1994-2005
Chet Atkins CE 2002
Chet Atkins SST Studio 1998-2005
Chet Atkins Studio Classic
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Elitist 2004-2005
Gretsch
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins 6120 late 1954 – mid to late 1961
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins 6120 mid to late 1961- c.1963
Chet Atkins Nashville 6120 c. 1964-1980 renumbered 7660 in 1971
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 by 1954-1960
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 by 1961-1962
Single Cutaway Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 late 1957 – late 1961
Double Cutaway Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 late 1961-1981 renumbered 7670 in 1971
Chet Atkins Tennessean 6119 1958-1980 renumbered 7655 in 1971
Chet Atkins Junior 1970
Super Chet 7690 (autumn red) 7691 (walnut) B added to model # indicates Bigsby late 1972-1980
Deluxe Chet 7680 (autumn red) 7681 (walnut) 1973-1974
Super Axe 7680 (red rosewood stain) 7681 (ebony stain) 7682 (sunburst stain) 1976-1981 (Prototypes were called "Hi-Roller" with dotted dice inlays. One early ad mentioned an upcoming instrument to be called the "Atkins Yakety Axe". First cataloged & advertised as the "Atkins Super Axe")
Atkins Axe 7685 (ebony stain) 7686 (red rosewood stain) 1976-1980
2007- Current Gretsch models
G6120DSV Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120BS Chet Atkins Hollow Body Blue Burst
G6120BK Chet Akins Hollow Body Black
G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Amber Tiger Maple
G6120T Players Edition Nashville® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6120TLH Players Edition Nashville® With String-Thru Bigsby®, Left-Handed
G6120TFM Players Edition Nashville® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6120TM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Tiger Maple
G6120WCST-1955 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Full Western
G6120W-1957 Chet Atkins Hollobody
G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame
G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-CGP Chet Atkins Stereo Guitar- Limited Production
G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120-1959 Chet Atkins Hollow Body
G6120DC Chet Atkins Double Cutaway Hollow Body
G6120-1959LHTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body, Left-Handed
G6120LH Chet Atkins Hollow Body, Left-Handed
G6122-1958 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959HOF Chet Atkins Hall of Fame Country Gentleman®
G6122-1959LH Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®, Left-Handed
G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122II Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®
G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman®, Left-Handed
G6122-12 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman® 12-String
G6122-6212 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body 12-String
G6122T Players Edition Country Gentleman® with String-Thru Bigsby®
G6122T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6119 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1959 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962FT Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962HT Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™
G6119-1962HTLH Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™, Left-Handed
G6119LH Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose™, Left-Handed
G6119T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Tennessee Rose™ Hollow Body with Bigsby®
G6121-1955 Chet Atkins Solid Body
G6121-1959 Chet Atkins® Solid Body
Gibson
Chet Atkins CE December 1981-2005 (Gibson logo headstock from 1993-2005)(Rosewood fingerboard 1981-1995, Ebony fingerboard 1996-2005)(Cedar top was optional 1994-95)
Chet Atkins CEC 1982-2005 (Gibson logo headstock from 1993-2005)
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 1986-2005 (Prototype named Chet Atkins 350XT, introduced as Chet Atkins 3535 in June 1986, renamed Country Gentleman in Oct. 1986)
Chet Atkins CGP May 1985 - early 1987 (appeared in 1986 magazine ad)(Chet's "Peaver" guitar was the prototype)
Chet Atkins Phasar 1987 (appeared in 1988 catalog)(Chet's "Peaver" guitar was the prototype)
Chet Atkins SST 1987-2005 (sometime during 1991 until 2005 no fake soundhole)
Chet Atkins CE Showcase Edition July 1988 guitar of the month (Vintage Sunburst - Production: 200 U.S. & 50 overseas)
Chet Atkins (JS) Double prototype June 7, 1990 (similar to Johnny Smith Double)
Chet Atkins SST 12-string 1990-1994
Chet Atkins Tennessean 1990-2005
Chet Atkins SST Celebrity Series 1991-1993
Chet Atkins Studio Classic 1991-1993 fleur-de-lis (fleur-de-lis only inlaid on headstock in 1993, not on the spruce top)
Chet Atkins SST 12-string Brett Michaels Edition 1992-1993 (production 2)
Chet Atkins SST flame-top 1993-1995
Chet Atkins Studio CE mid 1993-2000 (2004-05 re-designed, deeper cutaway, sound port on back, cedar top, moustache bridge, and slider controls on circular plate on upper bass bout)
Chet Atkins Studio CEC mid 1993-2000 (2004-05 re-designed, deeper cutaway, sound port on back, cedar top, moustache bridge, and slider controls on circular plate on upper bass bout)
Chet Atkins Super 4000 1995, 1997
Chet Atkins CEC True Cedar 2000-2005
Chet Atkins SST True Cedar 2000-2005
Chet Atkins L-10 2004
Epiphone
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman II 1986-1990
Chet Atkins SST Standard - spruce top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins SST Custom - flame maple top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins SST Deluxe - Birdseye maple top 1994-2000
Chet Atkins CEC 1994-2005
Chet Atkins CE 2002
Chet Atkins SST Studio 1998-2005
Chet Atkins Studio Classic
Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Elitist 2004-2005