CajunBlues Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I have owned in my lifetime many hollowbodies including an es-175 and es-137 and a Guild Jazz box.... But as far as the nicest softest warmest jazz tone... My 1999 les paul custom is still the winner ?? The tone I get out of the neck pickup is just unbeatable... But all my jazz guitarists friends and colleauges never use a les paul... I just don't get it... I will say this though... The tone I get out of this custom is better than any other Gibson les paul I have owned... The other les pauls I owned was a 1973 Deluxe w/PAFs, 1979 standard, and a recent zebrawood standard.... Oh and I still own the ES-137... That's a great guitar also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I don't think they're underrated jazz guitars. After all, Les Paul, himself, was a jazz player. What does that tell you about the Les Paul guitar? Historic '54 Customs are great jazz guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBlues Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 You're right.. Maybe not underrated... But definitely not used/played very much by jazz players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 While most people use customs (specially black customs) for rock, they were originally thought for more "elegant" styles, like jazz. They are great for that... it shows how wide a range of styles the les paul guitar covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Maybe many hortodox jazz players prefer jazz boxes, archtops an so on, non only for their sound itself but also for their comfort, balancement and playability when sitting down. Nonetheless, you're right: almost all Les Pauls has always been great sounding jazz guitars.. ...and I do love my R7 : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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