I bought all of Chets albums for many years,I have probably 60 or more.I lost track of them after Gretsch went out of business and he went with Gibson.I still have most of them however picked up over the years.I never really cared for the Gibson sound as compared to the Gretsch at least.I felt betrayed..LOL.
Now with Freddies site there is no need to do without any more.Bless that man for making them available to us.Now we have youtube and the whole scene has changed again.All of the years that I spent learning his licks from the records just to see the kids these days whip off a song with abandon because now there is a way to learn by watching makes me jealous.LOL
It turns out that I might have been playing a particular song in the wrong key,at least to get it note for note or he may have been using a capo or an open tuning........youtube levels the playing field now,I just came along too late
).I have a few friends that use tablature....that is cheating too!!Ha..........I have not hung up my thumbpick but the world is passing me by.What a great topic.Ron G