For Those That Wonder if Jazz Can/Should be Played on an LP:

[omphalopsychos]

Came here to post the same clip. Nice

[RyanM]

Maybe revealing my naivete (and acoustic bias), but isn't a lot of jazz tone--or any tone from an electric--as much a matter of pickups, amps, processing, and other signal-chain stuff? (Probably string formulae as well.)

The pickup is coupled to the guitar body, and the strings are coupled to the guitar body. So in addition to detecting the vibration of the strings, the pickup resonates, which affects how it detects overtones. Every combination of guitar, pickup, and string is a little different (or sometimes a lot different). Much variety and tastiness of tone ensues. Obviously whatever else is in the signal chain has an effect, but it starts with the guitar.

And the string is attached to the guitar at the nut and bridge - the density and resonance of that material reinforces or absorbs frequencies at different decay rates. So the woods and construction is affecting the vibration of the string which is picked up by the pickup.

[Midnight Blues]

Although more "Fusiony", I'm a LR fan, so I thought I'd post this here nonetheless:

[wolflen]

Lee Ritenour could make a cigar box with rubber bands sound good..any wonder he was Quincy Jones choice on many dates.

I realize tradition is held high for many here..how its played..what is played and all...but many like myself like to push the bounds..

I have played "jazz" ( a term some do not like ) on solid bodied guitars for decades..and on some studio dates..on the playback few if any could
really hear the difference-a tad of reverb and tone controls can find that "sound" for many players . My LP Classic is always ready to please.

[Midnight Blues]

Lee Ritenour could make a cigar box with rubber bands sound good..any wonder he was Quincy Jones choice on many dates.

I realize tradition is held high for many here..how its played..what is played and all...but many like myself like to push the bounds..

I have played "jazz" ( a term some do not like ) on solid bodied guitars for decades..and on some studio dates..on the playback few if any could
really hear the difference-a tad of reverb and tone controls can find that "sound" for many players . My LP Classic is always ready to please.

I agree completely wolflen, he certain could. LR can play the classics with the best of them as well as any other genre. He's extremely versatile to type the least.