What equipment do you have?

[jazzalta]

I thought I'd start this thread to get an idea of what others are using to get their jazz sound. My guitars (for jazz) are a Gibson ES-175 and an Epiphone Sheraton II. I run them through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. For practice I have a 30 watt Behringer. I also use a Boss ME-50 when I want digital effects, such as reverb or chorus. I practice mostly to band in the box midi files, played through a Roland XP-80 synth.

Other gear:

Larrivee L10 acoustic
Gibson Les Paul Studio
Fender American Series Tele
Yamaha Silent Classical
Roland KC-300 amp

[kawe]

hi jazzalta2!
for jazz i'm using a gibson es 175 (with d'addario chromes 12) and an aer compact 60.


other amps: fender hot rod deluxe and vibro king
other guitars:
fender american standard strat, american classic strat and j. donahue tele
gibson es 335 and lucille
martin j 40
prs custom 24

i also use band in a box for practising.

greets
kawe

[pinsk94]

Hi Guys,
Right now I mostly play my Heritage Golden Eagle w/Thomastik 13's and my Taylor acoustic though a Genz Benz Shenadaoh acoustic amp. It actually sounds really good with both. I was suprised it sounded good w/ the jazz guitar.


I was thinking of this. Here is a description. It aint cheap:
NEW Rivera JAZZ SUPREMA made especially for carved archtops. An upgrade of the amp that Wes used in the 60’s. Wes used a retrofit Fender 60’s Blackface Princeton Reverb with an Alnico 15, which I’ve been using for the last 2 years and this Rivera kills the Wes retrofit. Clean tube warmth and killer punch. This combo amp is a modified version of the award winning Rivera R Series channel switching chassis, with 55 watts of EL-34 power, fitted with a Jensen Alnico 15 speaker. Tons of smooth bottom end, creamy mids, and sweet highs, and tremendous killer punch! Weighs only 40 lbs for all you jazzers, who won’t carry heavy amps, but want killer punch and sound. A 7 String archtop sounds like two separate instruments through this amp. Everyone will be looking for the bass player, with no compromising on the high notes. Styled in a vintage motif with Black Tolex® and tri-tone silver/black grille cloth, or burgundy and cream as shown. Musician-friendly features include 2 fully independent preamp channels, each with it’s own distinct voicing and foot switchable boosts delivering 4 easy to dial up sounds, 6-spring Hammond Reverb, built in active effects loop with send and return level controls, line out, and 2 speaker jacks Cabinet covering: Black Tolex® Vinyl. Grille Cloth Color: Tri-Tone Silver/Black Cabinet Hardware: Chrome plated metal corners, leather handle. Dimensions: 20Hx 20Wx 9D Weight: 40lbs


Sorry it was so long.

[pinsk94]

Hi Kawe,
I have heard a lot a great reviews regarding those AER's. I would love to try one someday.

[Professor1]

For jazz, I use my Epiphone Joe Pass with D'addario chromes .011s. I usually run it through my Fender Princeton Chorus DSP stereo amp. I have some other amp/speaker combinations I've been wanting to try out, but I'm afraid of having a really bad sound.

[davem]

My babies are shown here home.comcast.net/~dmorton55/guitar.htm

[Professor1]

Ever since I put a new speaker in my Fender SS Bronco, a new Jensen C8R, I've been taking it to band practice. And the sound has been good.

[jazzalta]

Update on my stuff (hopefully this is IT - or so I told my wife)

Gibson ES-175
Fender Tele
Larrivee L10
Larrivee LSV-30 (classical)
Breedlove SJ-25 12 string
Roland KC-300 amp
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp
misc

[Professor1]

C'mon! You don't have nearly as much stuff as you could have!

[jazzalta]

;D Prof,

The thing is I used to have sooooooo much stuff. Now I'm down to what I feel is a comfortable amount. Plus, no more excuses to the wife or the ego. I'm actually really enjoying not having GAS for the first time in a very long time.

[Professor1]

I know what you mean. i have enough stuff, too. Now the trick is just to trade up to better versions of "stuff". Like trading in the Epi Joe Pass for a hand made solid top jazzbox, and trading in my Takamine for a really nice Breedlove. I might not have major GAS, but I can still dream, right?

[jazzalta]

Yes you can dream Prof. I too have the odd "dream" of a solid wood archtop guitar, but that's all it is. I made the choice to buy my ES-175 based on a lot of other factors. And I really don't regret it. Anything now would just be a very thin icing on a very thick cake.

[slowpoke]

This is my main squeeze. I've been building this setup very slowly but it's great. That's an AFS75T from the Ibanez Artcore line. I play a variety of sounds and it really helps me get the ones I want.

I've also got a CONN Acoustic (it's from the 60s, a copy of the Martin D28) and a Squire Strat (japan 83ish).

[Qrious]

jazzalta,

How do you like the ES-175. I'm not one of those guys who needs a whole lot of guitars, however, I've been GASsing for an archtop for a while now. I've been considering the ES-175, a blonde/natural quilt top.

My main guitar is an Lp Standard Limited Edition Manhattan Midnight, which I love. My back-up is an Epiphone. I also have a strat and a strat copy (my very first guitar from Sears & Roebuck). Neither of which get played anymore.

An archtop and I'm done !!

Your thoughts on the ES-175?

[Qrious]

Thought I'd post a picture of most of the gang.

Forgot to mention the Fender acoustic in my previous thread.

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