dcmiller Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hello all... I am new to guitar playing (3 months) and really new to electrics (3 days). I just bought a Les Paul Classic. The amp is a Roland 30X. I am looking for help in setting the guitar and amp for a good warm jazz tone. Any feedback is definitely appreciated. Thanks, Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Just stand close to the amp. You'll get LOTS of feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 But seriously though, stick to either the rhythm position or the middle position; back the tone controls off a bit and you should get some nice jazzy tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmiller Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 yeah, uh...thanks...LOL Ah, just saw your second post...I am giving that a try. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmiller Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 That works out pretty good...tweaked the amp settings to help out some more. Again, thanks. Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlees Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 i think that stock neck pup its good for warm jazzy tones, but if you want superb tone and sustain(cristal clear notes even with fast runs) go for the duncan sh-2 jazz model on the neck its awesome belive me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Another good jazz pup is GFS vintage '59. It's like an old PAF, really, a clean slate that's been proven to do anything superbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmiller Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 You know, I started out with acoustics because I wanted to play the guitar as a solo instrument...just for my own enjoyment. Unfortunately, other than classical stuff, I am having a hard time finding music for acoustic solo guitar. Hence the LP and an interest in Jazz. Thanks for the input on jazzy pickups. I am not to the point of upgrading such things at the moment. I have some good learning materials and am ready to go. The tip about the neck pickup was right on the money. And it turns out the Roland 30x has a "JC Clean" setting modelled on their Jazz Chorus 120 amp. Looks like I am good to go if I can keep parts from falling off the guitar. Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bob Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 You know' date=' I started out with acoustics because I wanted to play the guitar as a solo instrument...just for my own enjoyment. Unfortunately, other than classical stuff, I am having a hard time finding music for acoustic solo guitar. Hence the LP and an interest in Jazz. Thanks for the input on jazzy pickups. I am not to the point of upgrading such things at the moment. I have some good learning materials and am ready to go. The tip about the neck pickup was right on the money. And it turns out the Roland 30x has a "JC Clean" setting modelled on their Jazz Chorus 120 amp. Looks like I am good to go if I can keep parts from falling off the guitar. Derrick[/quote'] I'm a relative newbie here myself so haven't got much to add to the good advice you've already had - except, maybe, a certain amount of encouragement. I began trying to play jazz (for my own amusement) on a classical; moved to a nylon acoustic; then tried an Epi LP Standard through a 15W Marshall (not the best jazz amp there is, but OK). I took the advice of the jazz forums and bought the Roland 30 - seems to be the best choice, and the LP is capable of a great jazz sound given the chance. And RotcanX gives good advice - don't neglect the middle position. If you're used to classical finger playing the middle position gives you a good range of sounds. Just play around with the settings. If you're a finger-style player you'll find the amp takes a lot of the stress out of producing sound and enables you to think more about tone. More good advice I had was not to try and copy Jim Hall's sound (for example) - and certainly not his sound as it comes out of your CD player ... that's not what Jim Hall sounds like. Just play the damn thing. Eventually I swapped the pups for Gibson 490/498 - bit of a gamble, but it's worked OK. Plenty of time for that though. HOWEVER - beware. Before long you begin to wonder what the DOT sounds like - and that LP is a bit small to sit on your lap; then you think about the ES175 reissue, cause that's what real jazzers play; unless you think about trying the Broadway, cause nothing sounds like a 17'' hollow-body ... unless, maybe it's an Emperor with a spruce top and a floating pick-up. But by the time you get to this stage there'll be so many guitars around the house nobody, but nobody, can keep track of how many you've got. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmiller Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 I totally enjoyed reading that, Bob! Back when I used to hunt we would say that after the third hunting rifle folks starting referring to the group as "those" rather than using a number to specify amount. At that point you could buy all you wanted, provided you didn't have a cabinet to keep them in. I am still fighting a buzz in the A string that gets amplified but all else seems to be coming together. Thanks, Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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