![]() ![]() (around ~1,300 as I recall.)Ī sleeper to look for would be the two Assembled In USA (AIUSA) models produced in the early 2000s. Seems that they tend to go for around 1,500 give or take, which is just a bit more than I paid for mine when I bought it new in 04. I check the going prices for the Chet Atkins, or Country Gents, as these are identified by both names, just to see (curious mostly) what they are going for. ![]() They were head and shoulders above any of the other Epi production runs coming from Korea, China, etc in that era. These do seem to hold their value, if you are in the market, and can find one for a good price, definitely grab it. I still have my Chet Atkins Elitist that I bought in 2004. USA electronics, Grover tuners (which are standard issue machine heads these days, but not when the Elitists were in production) These were built with (if you read the hype from Epiphone) select woods and components and have a bit more "by hand" crafting to them. Broadways, Brydlands, Chet Atkins / Country Gent, Casino, Sheraton Dot, Les Paul. There used to be quite a full line up of Elitist. most of them are discontinued now, w/the exception of the casino afaik. The biggest diff with the Elitist is they were made in Japan verses made in Korea, China, Indo, etc.
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