I just currently got accepted into a jazz band in which I'm playing lead guitar. I'm pretty good at improv, so that's not a huge problem. But I'm playing a Fender Strat, which I don't think is a typical jazz guitar. What kind of guitar would you reccomend for a jazz guitarist?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:45 pm
lets get this out of the way. . . there is no rule in any way shape or form that says you can't use a Strat for a jazz guitar. use whatever guitar you are comfortable with, man. but if you're looking for a guitar just for jazz, look for two words: hollow body. even semi-hollows like Gibson's ES-335s are good for jazz.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:40 pm
if your on a budget, i'd say to check out the ibanez artcore series... they are only around $300 and they are pretty great guitars... if you get really serious with one, though, i'd recommend replacing the pickups...
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:32 pm
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I just currently got accepted into a jazz band in which I'm playing lead guitar. I'm pretty good at improv, so that's not a huge problem. But I'm playing a Fender Strat, which I don't think is a typical jazz guitar. What kind of guitar would you reccomend for a jazz guitarist?
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Stick with your Strat. Its the guitar of choice for many jazz/blues players. Also while every guitar is different and pickups and strings and all that will effect the sound, the only truly important part is you. If you've played a Fender you might want to stick to it for the sake of familiarity. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jeff Beck use Starts and Telecasters ,respectively. A Fender's bright sound is probably going to be more useful to you than the darkness of a Gibson; and every thing else is just trying to emulate those two so they are the only brands I care about personally.
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