Jazz on my Acoustic

[Chris Brown]

Recently started my Jazz journey on my acoustic and it turned out to be going pretty well. I wanted to get my hands on a J50 but couldn't find a nice used one so I I played it on my own acoustic which was closer to the regular I chose the Zager since the Zager has a slightly wider neck, so I found it easier to play certain jazz voicings that require stretching or finger placement. I started off with the basics of jazz theory, the 7th, 9th, and 13th chords, and progressions ii-V-I.
I started watching Charlie Byrd as you guys suggested.


I've been transcribing songs to get me playing, this week I'm doing Wes Montgomery’s “West Coast Blues” . LOVE IT!


Here's ? to you guys for motivating me into Jazz and helping me out on all this. And @mr.beaunmont who got me into the idea that Jazz is music, not gear!


Here's ? to my old pal ZAD900CE with which I'm beginning this journey.

[alltunes]

Nice. I play “jazz” on my acoustic all the time. Have you seen this Charlie Byrd video course yet?

Chock full of good stuff. The opening sequence is him just playing 2-5-1 variations:

[Mick-7]

Just stay out of this subforum and you'll be fine: https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/

[Chris Brown]

Just stay out of this subforum and you'll be fine: https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/

This makes me want to buy one. One day folks, I will!!!

[Chris Brown]

I love acoustic jazz. I do 95% of my playing on my acoustic steel tricone guitar. Here are a few more clips that might help you on your way.

Yea! I am going through these and making a wonderful progress as my wife says!

[Cunamara]

My first six years of jazz studies were on my flattop acoustic, and I am still partial to that sound. Indeed, I think that "my sound" was shaped by this, as I had to get tone with my hands instead of by twiddling knobs. People seem to really like my tone, and I think I tend to sound pretty much the same no matter what instrument I am playing.