How to Play Jazz Guitar : How to Get the Jazz Sound From Your Guitar

KClock3r Says:

Jan 5, 2010 - u can i have done it on my prs se semi hollow. just roll off the tone almost all the way and turn ur amps treble settings down really low with some bass boost. mess around enough and youll find it.

piccinini02 Says:

Jan 8, 2010 - your poor or what?? just buy an semi hollow used guitar and get that "sound" of jazz

ChrisBuckethead Says:

Jan 10, 2010 - hey few people afford to buy another guitar so if your rich shut up

9gibsonlespaul Says:

Jan 17, 2010 - I have a 1957 les paul and a Vox VT30 amp, what should i do to get a jazz sound, no matter what i do it sounds too bright, or completely undefined

9gibsonlespaul Says:

Jan 17, 2010 - I have a 1957 les paul standard and a Vox VT 30 amp. I am having troable getting a good jazz tone, i use the neck pick up but can't seem to tame the treble without squashing the rest of the tone. please help me. I am in jazz band at school and need to get the right tone

riseboy Says:

Jan 18, 2010 - @ 9gibsonlespaul. with the combo of that amp and guitar it will be difficult to get a rich jazz tone. if you find the tone is being squahed use a little bit of overdrive(or clean boost) to thicken the sound.

Quincy0047 Says:

Apr 5, 2010 - Oh, this is how to get a jazz tone. Bah, I could have figured that out by myself. I thought this was going to be on jazzy sounding licks and chords -.-

gdrugg2006 Says:

Apr 7, 2010 - @skint0n0mintedYeah, because a lot of "expert" village videos suck.

humanrights4all Says:

May 17, 2010 - C'mon people, stop the side talks.. the guy cant baby walk everyone towards their ultimate tone, he is just giving out the basics and is doing a good job !

gymnosophy Says:

Aug 19, 2010 - why the words on the screen

y2zgt Says:

Sep 3, 2010 - The best way to get better at jazz is to listen to more of it!!!So many people that are interested in jazz and want to play it just can't because the simply don't listen to it enough.Turn off the rock, metal, hip hop or whatever for a week and simply listen to jazz! You'll be amazed at how much better you get.So the best answer for playing jazz, its listen to jazz!!! (alot of it)

fishqwer Says:

Oct 3, 2010 - rolling off too much tone is such a rookie mistake... Try rolling off the VOLUME about 10% (the last 10% of a volume knob lets a lot of highs bleed through) and roll off the tone a very little bit (if necessary). Let the amp define your tone, so you get full potential out of your pickups rather that rolling off the tone too much and sounding like mud.

cripplicious Says:

Oct 15, 2010 - expert village sucks at all their lessons... seriously, they are all like B grade

webrokeyourbed Says:

Nov 13, 2010 - do you have any suggestions to listen to? Because i am interested in expanding my collection. 

y2zgt Says:

Nov 13, 2010 - "chops" by joe pass. "waka/jawaka" by frank zappa. "the incredible guitar of " by wes montgomery. just search them on youtube and find who you like. There are many styles of Jazz.

ArkRed1 Says:

Jan 27, 2011 - You might try tuning the guitar first.

STICKWARROCKS Says:

Mar 9, 2011 - out of tune...

woshushe Says:

Apr 3, 2011 - geez it's a basic explanation for wannabes...if you play jazz you don't need it, that's obvious! really jazz players are like those "malmsteen does it better" people? i don't think.

TreyPayneMusic Says:

Jun 29, 2011 - are you hiding the headstock so we wont see the SE stamped on it?

TheManteaser Says:

Jul 17, 2011 - Carved top in the video, none of the SE series have a carved top, bud.

kennyispoor Says:

Aug 19, 2011 - Dude 6you just make a video of you just jammin on all your different styles :D causei i could totally listen to you all day

7thvenom Says:

Oct 21, 2011 - I see alot of you commenting are knocking this video....And that is because you already know your shit... but for someone who has never picked up a guitar and does not know what a tone knob or a neck pick-up are....then this could be helpful.I take it everyone on here loves guitar and jazz and real music.... we should stick together.....anyone giving free advice on jazz guitar is doing the right thing.....lets stay family and keep jazz alive peace

7thvenom Says:

Oct 21, 2011 - @skint0n0minted YOUR SAYING THE SAME THING HE IS SAYING SIR !!

7thvenom Says:

Oct 21, 2011 - @BattyCuss What about me..i just bought my first guitar a 1962 Telecaster reissue,I know only 3 chords and this video helped me Get a little more jazzy sound out of it. Also by reading what you just wrote i googled what flat-wound strings are and now i know a little more, you have a Gibson ES 175.I read alot about that as well and i now know i need to practice practice practice before i invest in a BEAUTY like that.These simple videos realy help beginners.just like ur simple reply helped me

coolmega33 Says:

Dec 25, 2011 - when i play jazz i usually try to make it as bassy and warm as possible without being muddy at all