Excellent articulation and tone, Chet would be proud. timing was nearly perfect, lots of sections to this and it is hard to remember it all but yo did better than I could. Keep on picking.
@@rayray8687 I play. I’m not a professional but I used to play well. This is playing notes. My sister plays like this. There’s no point of view. No phrasing. It’s like a player piano.
Beautiful guitar, beautiful player: Inside and out. . The only negative , Ms. Speelman is that I CAN’T DO THAT ! ! ! Hahahah. I guess I should use my guitar to roast marshmallows.. . .
Only ONE was ever made...UNTIL NOW!!! The original prototype Gretsch® STEREO guitar was created for Chet Atkins in 1956 with the help of musician and electronics repairman from Cairo, Illinois, Ray Butts. Ray's ingenious split-dual-coil pickup was assembled on a prototype G6120 guitar with closed simulated "F-Hole" inlays on the body, Only ONE was ever produced. Chet used this special, one-of-a-kind instrument on his ground breaking 1957 album, "Finger-Style Guitar". Wired with two output jacks, the signal from the bass strings would run through the echo input on his amplifier while the treble strings were fed dry through the normal channel. Though at the time the concept of a "stereo" guitar was a brilliant idea, it was deemed impractical as the cost to produce it put it out of reach of the general buying public. The project was shelved. With the help of legendary sideman & bandleader to Atkins, Paul Yandell, and renowned pickup designer/luthier, Tom "TV" Jones, Gretsch® is proud to introduce the G6120-CGP Chet Atkins STEREO guitar. With a flip of a switch the instrument operates in Mono or Stereo. In STEREO mode, the signal of the low E, A & D strings are isolated to a designated output jack while the high E, B & G strings are routed to their own output jack. Whether you use two amplifiers spread apart or record a performance with a wide left/right pan, the results are mind blowing! In MONO mode, the signal to all six strings route to one output.
RackwitzG - I'd say it's left on for convenience as Bella mentioned. Much less hassle than taking it off and putting it back on to tweak tuning. Plus it's small enough it can easily be misplaced or broken. That's why I and most everyone leaves them on. Better question is why not leave them on? 😉
