Re: Hey jazz guys...
For a trad sort of thing, my main jazz axe is an ES-125 with original
P90. Thats all thats needed. I'm starting to use a Cordoba Gypsy
King flamenco that I think will be great for trad jazz once I get the
right amp/EQ set up (and of course it'll be steller for Django stuff).
I have used both Seth and Jazz HB in 335 style guitars (neck only)
and think that the Seth is a real winner. Buttery and warm, you can
get that 80's Larry Carlton kind of tone if you want but it has some
sprkling highs present for a little more bite (think blues w/hint of
rockabilly lurking behind the warmth).
The Jazz is very clear, almost clinically so. I find it to be
balanced and hi-fi, but with extra highs. You can here every not in
your voicings and maybe it would be perfect on a big jazz box with
the tone rolled down, for me, it doesn't quite have the warmth and
personality I'm looking for. (It does split nice, with a very tubuler
ersatz strat/tele sound).
The tones I'm looking for are somewhere in the Kenny Burrell, Bill
Frisell, John Scofield, Danny Gatton, Robben Ford, Scott Henderson,
spectrum and my next guitar is going to be loaded with Seths.
) play jazz, I pick up my Sheraton with Phat Cats, my Carvin with a PGb in the neck and a CC in the bridge, and my 50's style tele with a SM-1/JD lead.
