Jazz Sound on Stratocaster

[kris]

[Stringswinger]

Sounds like....jazz. And well played sir. What pickups? Strings? Amp?

[garybaldy]

The Tele neck is the secret!
Nice tone and playing.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

The Tele neck is the secret! Nice tone and playing.

I think playing it fingerstyle also fattens the tone. But Kris's touch is the key. Our sound is largely in our chops.

[Gitterbug]

Kris, good to have you back!

[garybaldy]

I think playing it fingerstyle also fattens the tone. But Kris's touch is the key. Our sound is largely in our chops.

The Tele neck bit was supposed to be in jest but do I have a point?!

[Stringswinger]

The Tele neck bit was supposed to be in jest but do I have a point?!

I doubt that the slightly different headstock would have any noticeable effect on tone.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

I doubt that the slightly different headstock would have any noticeable effect on tone.

Absolutely right! Everybody knows that finish color is the biggest determinant of tone.

[Litterick]

Welcome back.

[Jimmy Mack]

That video was too short Kris! You started to unwind there at the end.
But..... very nice.

[garybaldy]

Absolutely right! Everybody knows that finish color is the biggest determinant of tone.

That's the spirit! Nice that there's someone else here with a sense of humour/humor!!

[Woody Sound]

Absolutely right! Everybody knows that finish color is the biggest determinant of tone.

Great tone and playing, Kris! I just pulled the trigger on this. I wonder how the surf green body and 70's headstock will affect the sound?

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Great tone and playing, Kris! I just pulled the trigger on this. I wonder how the surf green body and 70's headstock will affect the sound?

Surf green is a guarantee for a good sound (especially with some natural relic after a few years) in general but I prefer the sound of a pre-CBS headstock.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

Surf green is a guarantee for a good sound (especially with some natural relic after a few years) in general but I prefer the sound of a pre-CBS headstock.

Furthermore, Rose Wood has always produced great tone. Her son Ronnie is a perfect example.

[kris]

Sounds like....jazz. And well played sir. What pickups? Strings? Amp?

Thanks.
Rotosound R12 Roto Purples strings
APG pickups/humbuckers in single coil size
Aer Compact XL with Taurus Sh8 preamp.

[Stringswinger]

Thanks.
Rotosound R12 Roto Purples strings
APG pickups/humbuckers in single coil size
Aer Compact XL with Taurus Sh8 preamp.

Running 12's and humbuckers through a quality solid state amp will get almost any Strat sounding great for jazz. I suspect that with your chops, you could run 10's and single coils and still get a pretty decent jazz sound out of that Strat. You probably would not like it as much though....

[helios]

Great tone & phrasing! I attribute some of the tone to the rosewood FB!
Around 1982 in Davis CA, I saw a gentleman playing jazzy stuff on a strat through a Musicman & it sounded awesome!

[Cunamara]

Congratulations! I was about to write that Stratocaster are good for jazz, but on reflection really almost any guitar is good for jazz. If it's comfortable, fits you and inspires you to play, those are the most important things. In case anybody felt the need for any proof about the suitability of the Stratocaster for jazz, I offer the following which I have posted previously:

[frabarmus]

[docsteve]

Wow, that is the Les Pauliest-looking Strat I‘ve ever seen.


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[frabarmus]

Wow, that is the Les Pauliest-looking Strat I‘ve ever seen.


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Exactly! Don't forget the Les Paul!

[Average Joe]

Works for Cecil Alexander, though he often use an arch top these days