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Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
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05-06-2022 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by iwantotlearnjazzhelp
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Originally Posted by JohanAbrandt
* The Jaguar has switches on the upper bout which the Jazzmaster in the photo lacks. At least my '64 does.
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
Danny W.
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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It’s a Fender VI
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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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1950's Gibson ES-125 is a rock solid guitar
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Gibson ES339 or ES390.
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Originally Posted by skykomishone
Originally Posted by Bluedawg
My big band has several players who were in military bands, but only one, a trombone player, was a lifer. Since she was a Sgt Major, I don't mess with her.
Originally Posted by AllanAllen
Danny W.
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Originally Posted by Danny W.
Yes.
Don't mess with Sgt Majors.
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one caveat is that you might over time find that you've been conditioned to like Jazzmasters, even for jazz. I played strats exclusively the first ten years I played, and even though I have and have had other more "jazz appropriate" guitars, there is feeling of home base about those stats. Even for jazz.
So if you like playing that jazzmaster, keep playing it.
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I have hybrid Strat quite good for jazz and blues.
It has chambered mahogany body with hardtail bridge.
Exelent sound for jazz and blues.Great sustain!
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Since you are concerned about travel, consider a Telecaster. I found this photo of a Stratocaster in a suitcase. A Tele would be a little easier to set up after reassembling since it has a hardtail bridge.
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If travel light is a concern then I’d get a steinberger spirit and a mooer ge200 and be set. The headless bat has some jazz provenience btw
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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Originally Posted by KirkP
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Hey everybody,
Thank you all for your generous replies! I have been a bit busy this week, but thought I'd answer you all at once. First, thank you for your recommendations on guitars. I love my jazzmaster and have been considering replacing my neck pickup with a Curtis Novak JM-V and my bridge with a JM-T. I can still get jazz tones and when I play blues switch to the tele style pickup to get twang. I'm also considering replacing the floating tremolo with a hardtail conversion plate, would it be better to keep that or replace the tremolo? I have chosen the US Navy and hope to do something in construction or something on a ship. Of course, I wouldn't be able to travel abroad on a ship with my guitar, but I could always get an inexpensive travel acoustic to pass the time with. Thank you all again for your recommendations and I hope to connect with you all as I walk down this jazz journey.
Best,
Iwantotlearnjazzhelp
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Originally Posted by iwantotlearnjazzhelp
However, if you really want to buy a guitar, think practically for now. You're only starting in jazz, and it seems disproportionate for you to spend a lot of money on an archtop until you have some experience and learn better what will produce the sounds you want. Plus, the travel possibility could be a problem - it's difficult to travel with a large guitar.
If you want to get away from solidbodies, I would suggest you look at some smaller hollowbodies or semihollowbodies. The Ibanez AMH90 is hollow, sounds good, is small and light, and plays well, at around US$700; their AM93 is semihollow, same size as the AMH90, and also costs around $700. The PRS SE Hollowbody Standard, Hollowbody II, and Hollowbody II Piezo are also good bets, at prices from about $1000 to $1600. Because of the geometry of the body, the PRS might (might!) hang better on a strap than the Ibanez.
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Originally Posted by iwantotlearnjazzhelp
Anyway, this a great crowd to learn from, and there are a ton of free lessons on the site here as well. And once again congrats on going Navy
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Whatever guitar I have for sale on this forum at any given time is the best jazz guitar for jazz and blues.
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