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Home / Shop / 1988 Gibson Chet Atkins CEC Black Mahogany/Cedar

1988 Gibson Chet Atkins CEC Black Mahogany/Cedar

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Status
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Brand
Gibson
Product Year
1988
Model
Chet Atkins CEC Black
Serial #
82276504
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
4339
Condition
Excellent One finish compression below bridge from string, light pick wear below soundhole.
Body Type(s)
Small, 000
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Top
Cedar
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Bridge
Rosewood
Rosette
Mosaic
Top Trim
Celluloid Lines
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
None
Frets to Body
12
Headplate
Rosewood
Headstock Inlay
None
Body Bindings
Celluloid
Tuners
Gibson
Tuner Finish
Gold Etched
Cutaway
Venetian
Pickup
Gibson Acoustic Transducer
Body Length
19 in
Upper Bout
11 in
Lower Bout
14 in
Body Depth Heel
2 in
Body Depth Tail
2 in
Scale Length
25.5 in
Scale Length (mm)
647.7 mm
Nut Width
1.84 in
Nut Width (mm)
46.7 mm
String Spacing
2.22 in
String Spacing (mm)
56.4 mm
Weight
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Chet Atkins came to Gibson with the idea for this guitar, he wanted a solid body guitar that would not feed back on stage but still had a great acoustic sound. What Gibson came back to Chet with was this, the CEC model. It is a solid body nylon strung guitar with acoustic chambers to assist with the acoustic sound. This guitar has a nice smooth sound when plugged in, equiped with a volume and tone control, and the often over looked volume control for each individual string located in the body cavity. This will make a great performing guitar that is sure to provide you with many decades more enjoyment.

If you are looking to play on stage and you don't want to worry about feed back, I couldn't imagine a better guitar than the CEC model from Gibson. It is a fun guitar to play with a nice easy nylon tone, it is even more adjustable than people give it credit for, pop the cavity cover and you find individual string volume control, that is a very nice feature in my opinion.
Designed to be used plugged in only, this guitar is a joy to play. The action is set low, but can easily be adjusted if you like it higher.
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Scale Length 25.5 in
Nut Width 1.84 in
String Spacing 2.22 in
Woods Cedar, Mahogany

Chet Atkins came to Gibson with the idea for this guitar, he wanted a solid body guitar that would not feed back on stage but still had a great acoustic sound. What Gibson came back to Chet with was this, the CEC model

If you are looking to play on stage and you don't want to worry about feed back, I couldn't imagine a better guitar than the CEC model from Gibson. It is a fun guitar to play with a nice easy nylon tone, it is even more adjustable than people give it credit for, pop the cavity cover and you find individual string volume control, that is a very nice feature in my opinion.
Designed to be used plugged in only, this guitar is a joy to play. The action is set low, but can easily be adjusted if you like it higher.
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