An old Chet Atkins solo he played live on the Grand Ole Opry/WSM 650 Radio in the 1950s. I learned this piece many years ago from Dave Stewart and Keith Webster. Now...You learn it and play it. It's a Good'en!
Nice pickin Larry, I like hearing these Opry arrangements; I’m always amazed by the risks Chet took even when playing live on radio (those tricky harmonics here for instance leave little room for error) One question regarding Chet’s ‘gallops’. I can’t figure out if there are three or four notes per ‘gallop’ it sounds like his picking pattern is the 6th, 3rd, and 4th strings then possibly an open note on the third string. I don’t know if this last open note is picked intentionally or if it just rings out slightly as he moves chord positions? I hope that made sense - bill
Hi Bill, I think theres 3 notes on the first part. The second part theres 4 notes played once all the way down while rotating the wrist...Sounds like I need to do a "close-up" video on that part and explain it more. It's tricky and difficult to do.
Thanks Paolo! No amp, just straight into the mixer. Those old pickups and the nickel bullets strings. I also have drilled-out mahogany blocks beneath the bridge inside the guitar. The neck pickup is lowered down level with the top of the guitar. Gives that nice hollow vintage old-time "AM radio" sound. I also have a Gibson tune-o-matic bridge installed for more precise intonation setting instead of the original Gretsch bar bridge.
@@paolospadaro I dont know Paolo. This is the first time in over 10 years i think I have played this guitar. I guess will have to plug it in and see how it sounds thru the Peavy Delta Blues amp. I used to play it long ago thru a Gretsch column amp, then later I had a Fender Princeton. It sounded pretty clean thru the Princeton. The Gretsch amp was not a good amp, had a bad sound I thought, no matter what guitar was plugged into it.
Yes drilled out mahogany blocks, an old Dan Erlewine trick. I may have a photo of it somewhere, what I did inside. And I cut out notches in the parallel braces inside and the bottom of the neck pickup to lower it. That was over 20 years ago, I've forgotten what I did exactly now.
