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Old 11-20-2009, 02:15 AM
 
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Hello to All,
This is the first post so I will not go too hard. A guitar player of various styles, I am studying for a degree in Music. What I have seen so far has been very informative and I am hoping to get and give some knowledge on the matter. I play Strats and they work fine on jazz.
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hi there and welcome
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Old 11-20-2009, 10:49 AM
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Welcome Peter. Indeed strats do work fine in jazz. Just check Wayne Krantz or Leni Stern. Where are you from?
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Hello to All,
This is the first post so I will not go too hard. A guitar player of various styles, I am studying for a degree in Music. What I have seen so far has been very informative and I am hoping to get and give some knowledge on the matter. I play Strats and they work fine on jazz.
Peter C.
Hi peter. I play a strat as well. Been using it for many years. Lately I've been looking to get a hold of an Epiphone Sheriton 2. Don't know if anyone on here plays one, but I fancy something new and trying one recently felt ok. Need to get shut of my Ovation cc024 before though to help towards the funding. I'm not a reader; just go where my fingers take me and enjoy the vibe.
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Old 11-22-2009, 09:15 AM
 
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Hello,
Thanks for the replies. I'm from the east coast of Australia. I have seen the Epiphone range up close and have had a good test of a Les Paul Custom Epiphone. Epi's are on the way back and I would have a jazz box Epi any day.
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Old 11-24-2009, 08:19 AM
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Welcome!

When I was younger I believed you needed a certain guitar for a certain style of music. As I get older, I believe it's a personal preference, and a matter of your skill and playing ability. The number one Jazz guitar in the world will not make me sound like the number one Jazz guitarist, it has to come out of my fingers.
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Old 11-24-2009, 09:38 AM
 
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When I was younger I believed you needed a certain guitar for a certain style of music. As I get older, I believe it's a personal preference, and a matter of your skill and playing ability. The number one Jazz guitar in the world will not make me sound like the number one Jazz guitarist, it has to come out of my fingers.
So true in a lot of respects, but in saying that; you can't sound like Stanley Clarke when you're banging away on a tea-chest bass.
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Old 11-24-2009, 06:09 PM
 
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I was watching a video of Joe Pass playing a Fender Jaguar and it was obvious then that it didn't matter so long as the gtr was a good one. I go for comfort and economy in a gtr and apart from issues of weight I will stick with strat. As far as amps go it is the same. A 90's Fender Princeton solid state is light and loud and gets a good jazz tone with a bit of trial and error. Cheap too. Also important for me is the issue of adaptability - that combination of gtr and amp will play blues, shred, country and jazz. The amp has a higher than I would like noise floor so I have a whisper quiet Epiphone all valve Junior for quiet time at home.
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it's not the instrument but the musician playing it....

play on man...pierre...
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