1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE, Serial Number 82237500
As part of the Chet Atkins acoustic-electric series developed in the 1980s, the Gibson Chet Atkins CE was designed to provide studio and stage players with a way to achieve natural acoustic tones at higher volumes without feedback. Built with a chambered mahogany body, spruce top, and an under-saddle transducer pickup, this model was known for its ability to deliver a clear, resonant tone with minimal handling noise.
This 1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE is finished in Alpine White and remains in very clean original condition, showing light checking throughout with no appreciable playwear. The guitar features a new, custom-made rosewood bridge installed by Gibson Repair & Restoration due to the original bridge being too close to the routed edge. The pickup and preamp are experimental versions, differing from the standard Chet Atkins CE pickup and preamp. According to Gibson Repair & Restoration, the circuit board is identical to the production model but lacks the individual trim pots for each string, instead using a single trim pot to control the transducer strip, suggesting this was a proof-of-concept build merging old and new technology.
Ships in its original Gibson hardshell case and includes a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Four-ply, Brown and White
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Chet Atkins CE
Body Styles Single Cut
Top Spruce
Weight Relief Chambered
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fret Count 19
Frets Medium (Original)
Inlays None
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 45.9mm / 1.81in
Profile Medium D
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Output Jack 1/4"
Preamp Gibson Chet Atkins CE with Single Transducer Strip Trim Pot (Experimental/Proof of Concept)
Under Saddle Pickup Non-Standard Piezo Under Saddle Transducer (Experimental)
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Rosewood Bridge (Custom Made by Gibson Repair & Restoration)
Control Covers Brown
Control Knobs Black Thumbwheel
finish Gold
Jack Plate Cover Gold
Saddle Material Bone
Strap Buttons Brass
Truss Rod Adjustable
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Gold Gibson-branded Closed Classical
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0072
Case Original Gibson Hardshell
Headstock Chet Atkins CE, Rosewood Veneer
Strings Gauge D'Addario .028–.043, Normal Tension
Gibson Certified Vintage 1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE, Alpine White
Gibson Certified Vintage 1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE, Alpine White
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1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE, Serial Number 82237500
As part of the Chet Atkins acoustic-electric series developed in the 1980s, the Gibson Chet Atkins CE was designed to provide studio and stage players with a way to achieve natural acoustic tones at higher volumes without feedback. Built with a chambered mahogany body, spruce top, and an under-saddle transducer pickup, this model was known for its ability to deliver a clear, resonant tone with minimal handling noise.
This 1987 Gibson Chet Atkins CE is finished in Alpine White and remains in very clean original condition, showing light checking throughout with no appreciable playwear. The guitar features a new, custom-made rosewood bridge installed by Gibson Repair & Restoration due to the original bridge being too close to the routed edge. The pickup and preamp are experimental versions, differing from the standard Chet Atkins CE pickup and preamp. According to Gibson Repair & Restoration, the circuit board is identical to the production model but lacks the individual trim pots for each string, instead using a single trim pot to control the transducer strip, suggesting this was a proof-of-concept build merging old and new technology.
Ships in its original Gibson hardshell case and includes a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Four-ply, Brown and White
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Chet Atkins CE
Body Styles Single Cut
Top Spruce
Weight Relief Chambered
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fret Count 19
Frets Medium (Original)
Inlays None
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 45.9mm / 1.81in
Profile Medium D
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Output Jack 1/4"
Preamp Gibson Chet Atkins CE with Single Transducer Strip Trim Pot (Experimental/Proof of Concept)
Under Saddle Pickup Non-Standard Piezo Under Saddle Transducer (Experimental)
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Rosewood Bridge (Custom Made by Gibson Repair & Restoration)
Control Covers Brown
Control Knobs Black Thumbwheel
finish Gold
Jack Plate Cover Gold
Saddle Material Bone
Strap Buttons Brass
Truss Rod Adjustable
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Gold Gibson-branded Closed Classical
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0072
Case Original Gibson Hardshell
Headstock Chet Atkins CE, Rosewood Veneer
Strings Gauge D'Addario .028–.043, Normal Tension
