There’s something about certain guitars that represents ultimate cool. Yet often their use seems to be confined to genre-specific styles and looks. Witness the glorious ‘rockabilly’ Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman and White Falcon. And another instrument I’ll get to in a minute.
It’s always been my totally unscientific contention that rock and blues guitarists never turned onto these stunning-looking instruments because their complicated controls might lead to confusion in
