<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Chet-atkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/chet-atkins Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:02:29 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “She gets on the intercom and says, ‘There's a boy from Australia here to see you.’ I hear him say, ‘Is he a fingerpicker?’” Tommy Emmanuel knocked on the door of his biggest guitar hero – and ended up jamming with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-on-meeting-chet-atkins yLtpDUFR3MVy4pGBgHCrLD Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:02:29 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:22:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chet had such facility and knowledge, and yet what he wanted to do was play two chords all morning long. He’d say to me, ‘You’re pretty good, but you’re no Mark Knopfler’”: Mark Knopfler looks back on his jams with fellow fingerstyle legend Chet Atkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-jamming-with-chet-atkins Bps5wkgguo2wWhBPM7t4Nd Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:56:29 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being a guitar player is a way of life. Everything comes down to commitment": Tommy Emmanuel explains the difference between being a guitarist and a guitar player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-the-difference-between-a-guitarist-and-a-guitar-player 774DbWuw3VC8ixy4aqDveQ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:38:03 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:16:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cotten picking, ‘picking and flicking’, open tunings, Travis picking and banjo techniques on guitar – learning Americana guitar styles opens up a whole new world for your acoustic playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/americana-guitar-techniques TTPxtxV8Z6QpZs2uwHgLWJ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I heard the Rolling Stones, they sounded like a bad high school band to me. I didn't get it”: Tommy Emmanuel explains how a love of Chet Atkins meant he initially struggled to understand The Rolling Stones and Beatles hype ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-talks-about-not-understanding-the-rolling-stones-hype F7nm6SQceEyfJf439cJusb Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:32:55 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the licks of 6 guitarists who defined country guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-the-licks-of-6-guitarists-who-defined-country-guitar-playing VzwTCLF7cs2bVCJLjGCnxQ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:30:08 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How does Dolly Parton play guitar with such long fingernails? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-does-dolly-parton-play-guitar-with-long-fingernails beV2NBvC7vL5NqGzSdaH8B Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:11:36 +0000 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:34:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to master Chet Atkins’ fingerpicking technique and take your acoustic playing to the next level ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/chet-atkins-fingerpicking-country-guitar mdtAms9JKNGKL3LPtkbyrL Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:13:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman: a hollowbody classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gretsch-6122-chet-atkins-country-gentleman mixJyQh65y4YbU6uZEr3Me Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:46:23 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:26:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gretsch Chet Atkins signature models: everything you need to know ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gretsch-chet-atkins-signature-models-everything-you-need-to-know n6Rkajc8Dv57MXH6ETLL7H Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:21:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Paul's 9 greatest guitar moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/top-10-les-paul-moments fXiAnaLvMVNAPECa9D4dK8 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:33:02 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:38:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Genius of Chet Atkins: Two Patented Techniques ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/hole-notes-genius-chet-atkins 6wYTEXZrfWSxGLCZXr4mLj Tue, 21 May 2019 14:48:38 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:14:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Fingerpick Like Chet Atkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/how-to-fingerpick-like-chet-atkins bRwnHgPX9oPijW8fdd6uHK Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:09:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel Master Class: Exclusive Tips on Fingerpicking, Flatpicking, Harp Harmonics and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tommy-emmanuel-master-class-exclusive-tips-fingerpicking-flatpicking-harp-harmonics-more xuVWE9Pz4fvbdim3CvEWpi Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:01:22 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:27:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel's Guide to Hand Independence, and More on Chet Atkins' “El Vaquero” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tommy-emmanuels-guide-developing-hand-independence-and-more-el-vaquero-video NWGVrMXRQFqBnzrZhmzHTj Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:28:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins Tear It Up in 1987 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-video-finds-chet-atkins-and-mark-knopfler-acoustic-duet xiMdDPoaet5ZsBpqjUji4G Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:59:31 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Tommy Emmanuel Discusses Influences and His New Album, 'Little By Little' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-tommy-emmanuel-discusses-influences-and-his-new-album-little-little dCnaCcnbqHgeXLXTrV8fhH Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:10:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Gretsch Roundup: Brooklyn Cowboy Kitsch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gretsch-roundup-brooklyn-cowboy-kitsch y2BW39A3Nz6npR6m4tFwLM Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:43:59 +0000