Customer Reviews

Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars (Russ Cochran Books)

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At first I just meant to thumb through a few pages but Chet's easy-going and enjoyable writing style sucked me in. The next thing it was 2 am and I'd finished most of the book. Although I suffered the next day at work I didn't mind it a bit.

If you like vintage guitars or Chet Atkins' playing I can't recommend this book strongly enough. It is full of beautiful color pictures and behind-the-scenes descriptions of the development of some very interesting and historic instruments. Chet's stories of the people he played with, the guitars he played and the music he made are wonderful and totally engrossing. Buy this book today!!

Chet relates the story of his life and describes the guitars he owned and helped design in an easy-going, yet informative, manner in this book, which is lavishly illustrated with photographs of his guitars. As a country music enthusiast, I found Chet's story to be very interesting -- he had much more contact with some of the early artists (such as Karl Davis and Bill Carlisle) than I'd realised. Chet's narrative is characterised by his modesty and generosity to others: for example, he relates how Mother Maybelle Carter and her family fought some elements of the Nashville establishment to ensure he was permitted to play in Music City; and he is very complimentary of other guitarists (e.g. to Australia's Tommy Emmanuel).
I have no hesitation in recommending this book to any country-music enthusiast or country guitarist, though the book also has a much wider appeal.

As I Chet fan, I am always wanting more photos, information etc. on Chets's life, guitars, equipment and technique. This book is fantastic!! The book quality is superb and the photos are exquisite! I am very well pleased to have this book in my Chet collection.

If you are a fan of Chet Atkins and/or Guitars, this book is a must have. You will keep it in a handy place, so you can pick it up frequently.

I can't stop looking at the lovely pics. of all Chet's 60 guitars. And the stories in his own words. The best book in the world.

This book is a fun trip through Chets musical history. If your looking for a book with lots of technical specs about various Gretsch and Gibson Chet models this is not the book for you. Instead this book focuses on what Chet was doing when each of the featured guitars entered his life. Using great photos and large print we learn about Chets relationship with Les Paul, Jerry Read, the Carter Sisters and many more. Any Chet fan or guitar nut should enjoy this read.

This is a ghost written autobiography of Chet and his various guitars. It has outstanding photography and provides insight into the character of the man.

Being a huge Chet Atkins fan, I had to have this book. It provides a very interesting insight about his guitars, how he helped developing them and provides a really good collection of photos of him and some of his guitars, some of them very rare. The quality of the paper is top notch.