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GALLERY: Chet Atkins at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

See the guitars the legendary picker used throughout his career. Photos by Chris Kies

1977 Gretsch Atkins Super Axe Model 7680
Aimed at the rock market, the Super Axe featured DiMarzio humbuckers and onboard compression and phaser effects. This version, which Chet used live in the late '70s, has a vibrato tailpiece and non-folding Bigsby arm added by Chet.