Gibson Les Paul - What well-known jazz guitar players have used one?

**wintermoon** · 03-01-2021, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by guavajelly

Don't get me wrong, I admire Ulf Wakenius. And I like that he always plays his budget friendly guitar. But with this kind of tone, with all the treble rolled off, it doesn't really matter which guitar he plays.

agree, no sparkle, sounds like someone threw a blanket on his amp.
but Ulf's an outstanding player, maybe that's his preference or maybe just this particular live performance came out that way [not always easy to dial in your sound on these kind of gigs]

**citizenk74** · 03-01-2021, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by Kmatuhin

Ulf Wakenius on les paul studio

**Lobomov** · 03-01-2021, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by wintermoon

agree, no sparkle, sounds like someone threw a blanket on his amp.
but Ulf's an outstanding player, maybe that's his preference or maybe just this particular live performance came out that way [not always easy to dial in your sound on these kind of gigs]

Nah .... He always sounds like that in my experience ... Absolutely stellar player tho

**sgosnell** · 03-01-2021, 01:28 PM

The bassist isn't bad.

**citizenk74** · 03-01-2021, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by GaloDeBarcelos

Well, I quite enjoy this tone

**guavajelly** · 03-02-2021, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by wintermoon

agree, no sparkle, sounds like someone threw a blanket on his amp.
but Ulf's an outstanding player, maybe that's his preference or maybe just this particular live performance came out that way [not always easy to dial in your sound on these kind of gigs]

I think he deliberately sounds like he does. In no way do I want to belittle his playing and not even his tone. He's totally recognisable.
What I wanted to point out is that with this kind of treble roll-off and mid emphasizing the quality of the guitar seems to become deniable. I mean after all he bought that Aria Pro II for $100. That's a guitar most forum members here wouldn't even consider as backup. And he's touring round the world with it playing festivals and theatres.
BTW: proof that guitar tone is in the hands...
And BTW he also seems to play a Benedetto lately – with a completely different tone. Ulf Wakenius | Benedetto Guitars

Now playing like him – THAT's the hard part! ;-)

**Rob MacKillop** · 03-02-2021, 05:58 AM

Here's someone you should all know, Gary Boyle, with his band Isotope:

**djg** · 03-02-2021, 06:14 AM

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**icr** · 03-02-2021, 09:20 AM

Some Les Paul love...
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**Hoots** · 03-02-2021, 11:42 AM

First Mahavishnu album

**fep** · 03-02-2021, 12:03 PM

If Larry Carlton counts for jazz, here he is playing a Les Paul. Are those P90s? That's a tone with less low end and mids for a neck humbucker pickup. Could be done with eq though.

**guavajelly** · 03-03-2021, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by djg

Which album is that? The resolution of the pic doesn't allow me to read all the titles, Jack McDuff's Honeydripper has only six tracks – Grant Green sounds like himself on that wether he played the ES 330 or a Les Paul ...

**djg** · 03-03-2021, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by guavajelly

Which album is that? The resolution of the pic doesn't allow me to read all the titles, Jack McDuff's Honeydripper has only six tracks – Grant Green sounds like himself on that wether he played the ES 330 or a Les Paul ...

i dont think there is a recording of grant with the les paul

this is the record (not pink panther as the youtube vid claims)

Goodnight, It's Time to Go - Wikipedia

**rob taft** · 03-03-2021, 07:11 PM

Pat Martino started out on what would be a Les Paul Standard and switched up to a Les Paul Custom which he played during the early to mid 60's with Jack McDuff and Willis Jackson. His Les Paul Custom was stolen and he switched to archtops etc.

**citizenk74** · 03-04-2021, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by fep

If Larry Carlton counts for jazz, here he is playing a Les Paul. Are those P90s? That's a tone with less low end and mids for a neck humbucker pickup. Could be done with eq though.

That looks, color aside, like my '55/'78 "reissue. If so, it's a one-piece mahogany body and one-piece neck and P-90s. A very comfortable and eminently playable tone machine.