I recently purchased this from a JGF member and find it a wonderful instrument at an absurdly reasonable price. My go to instrument is a 7 string custom 17” jazz box and my thought was to find something a bit more ergonomic for longer playing sessions. The Jazz Elite is perfect in this regard: only 5.6 lbs, 2.25 body depth, 1.75 nut, 25.0 scale, fully carved maple with spruce, loud acoustically. But although it is in the ballpark, it doesn’t sound quite as good as a full sized jazz box (duh!) and I miss the 7th string. So I am offering it for exactly what I bought it for: $1600, your shipping. You can read much more about this model on Lou’s website, Guitars ’n Jazz, he designed it with Eastman. Why is it so inexpensive? Apparently the previous owner took shipment on it during a winter cold snap and there is some finish checking on the face. It is difficult to see in the photos but in various lights you can see it. The back is unscathed. I researched it before buying and apparently it does not compromise the structure or sound in any way - many older guitars have this, and it can also be cosmetically improved with the addition of more finish. To me it is of little consequence except that it necessitates this lower price.
There’s some conflation here of the blues form and the blues idiom.
BB King for example will give you everything you need to know about the blues idiom but won’t help much in navigating a jazz...
It's easy for me to go 4 to the bar with the big band, the band fills out the song, but at home I try to throw all the things in so they'll be ready should I feel spicy at a gig.
That's the plan...
I wouldn’t say no to an L5 CES or something, but if I had that amount of money burning a hole in my pocket for a new guitar - actually, no wouldn’t be my first choice. I’d probably go for something...
I think I solved my own problem! :-)
I found a book called Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Course.
He has a chapter on GUIDE TONES and that looks like what I was originally talking about. I...
Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano
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