Dave and the Chet a la the Road Crew

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:42 pm

Question: Is there any chance of the Chet Atkins SST coming back? I always thought it sounded better than the Taylors. Any particular reason Dave stopped playing it?

Answer: No chance. Sorry.

DMB Crew

sk8r · Post by **sk8r** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:43 pm

talk about blunt haha

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:57 pm

Did they respond to you in an email when you asked this? And how long did it take them to get back to you?

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:20 pm

i asked a similar question, got a blunt stupid response, took them over a month though.

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:53 pm

i just asked again like a week ago.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:35 am

jsgksu wrote:Did they respond to you in an email when you asked this? And how long did it take them to get back to you?

Took them less than an hour.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:54 am

why you people ask this question is beyond me. the entire band has moved towards a cleaner sound, i dont think they are going back any time soon.

stefan from warwick to modulus
dave from chet to taylor
boyd on electric
butch no longer playing dave's parts

etc

all lend themselves to a 'cleaner' sound for the band, not as rough.

there's probably also a contract with taylor or someone else, or there was a falling out between gibson and dave or something similar

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:00 am

To me, the Chet represents all that is DMB.

We can dream can't we?

acusticdude · Post by **acusticdude** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:05 am

KahnTheRevelator wrote:To me, the Chet represents all that is DMB.

We can dream can't we?

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I agree...... It would be like seeing Trey play without the languedoc.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 10:53 am

KahnTheRevelator wrote:To me, the Chet represents all that is DMB.

We can dream can't we?

but not his sig martin?

acusticdude · Post by **acusticdude** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:05 am

Personally, I have never liked it when a guitar player is constantly changing guitars. I think that is one of the reasons I like trey so much. He has played pretty much the same guitar for his entire career. (I know there were about 5 languedocs in rotation, but I mean they are all very similar in look and tone). The chet has a sound that I can't describe that I have never heard in another guitar. Close, but by no means the same. I just thought the Chet had sound qualities that complemented Dave's style. For example, listen to a 2 step with the chet and then listen to a newer version. The slides don't "rip" like they used to. The chet was very defined when it came to that stuff. I know because I had one I wish I had never gotten rid of!

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:37 am

i like tictacs wrote:
KahnTheRevelator wrote:To me, the Chet represents all that is DMB.

We can dream can't we?
but not his sig martin?

Not at all. When I think DMB, I think skinny Dave with long hair in pajamas and his black Chet. I think thats the Dave that got the majority of us hooked to their music.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:40 am

I hate the Chet in all honesty...I bought one as an experiment to play through an electric amp and try and get a dirty acoustic tone...it kinda worked but it still sucked and Gibson is completely retarded for gluing the pickup to the bridge so it's hard to adjust the action...furthermore, the pickups are terrible...just as Dave switched them out, I woudl've absolutely switched electronics if I had kept it. I ended up selling it after about 6 weeks though...I played it maybe 3 times? Boo...

acusticdude · Post by **acusticdude** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:26 pm

gcom007 wrote:I hate the Chet in all honesty...I bought one as an experiment to play through an electric amp and try and get a dirty acoustic tone...it kinda worked but it still sucked and Gibson is completely retarded for gluing the pickup to the bridge so it's hard to adjust the action...furthermore, the pickups are terrible...just as Dave switched them out, I woudl've absolutely switched electronics if I had kept it. I ended up selling it after about 6 weeks though...I played it maybe 3 times? Boo...

that i do agree with.... I ended up breaking my bridge and having to install a new one. I did swap out the electronics in mine so I can't really argue or defend your opinion on the sound. Looking back though, I really do prefer the sound of the chet, In the full band setting, better than the taylors or signature martin. With all tone though, it is absoutely personal preference.

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:05 pm

KahnTheRevelator wrote:To me, the Chet represents all that is DMB.

We can dream can't we?

All that WAS my friend.