![]() (I have played entire gigs with monitors malfunction. It's great, because on the subconscious level you're also getting rid of the constant urge to tweak your amp settings! We can get used to anything with patience. Repeat step 2-3 and make sure you move the knobs "little by little" and that you play and listen a whole lot to what you're playing. Go for minimal adjustments on ONE setting at a time. When you've identified (by ear) what you'd like to change in the sound, tweak your amp settings. Don't touch the knobs! Just get used to that sound in your ears. Let go and let your ears bathe in the sound. ![]() Try to forget about your newly acquired rig. Do not go for your typical rock setting (bass 10, Treble 10, Mid 2) because it won't work! Just make it a good clean sound. ![]() Make your guitar amp as "flat" as possible EQ wise with no or little effects. That's how I proceed when playing with instruments I'm not 100% satisfied with when attempting to get "the jazz sound" with my jazz guitar tone: 1 - Set the Guitar and Amp to Reasonable Settings Step By Step Approach: Getting the Jazz Sound Give Wes Montgomery a toothbrush and he'll make music out of it. In short, if the music is great then the jazz guitar gear used doesn't really matter. And his "jazz sound" is as good, if not better than when he was using a high grade European sax. There's a Charlie Parker concert (recorded in Toronto) where he played a PLASTIC saxophone no kidding. You can hear Pat Metheny playing a solid body guitar a get a sound that's closer to what we'd call jazz guitar tone. still sounding amazing like they always do. There are great historical examples of famous musicians playing and recording on badly "out of shape" instruments. ![]() Set the amp, stop worrying and see if you can make your musical voice shine through the rig. The guitar, amp and effects are merely "channeling" your musical ideas. Jazz tone comes from the fingers: you play and therefore create the music that comes out. With patience and some work, I'm sure you can come to love your AF75D plugged in the Peavey tube amp. It's because you're not used to the instrument reacting in this fashion to the way you play, and hence you don't get the jazz guitar tone you hear on albums. Most of the time, it's not the "guitar's fault" if you don't have a good jazz sound. First, please see this page of jazz guitar gear to read about what I personally use on a daily basis to obtain my jazz sound (on gigs, while teaching, during rehearsals, etc.) Perhaps it can help you get started. I'm sorry to hear your deception with a newly acquired instrument. Please help!!!!!! M-A's Answer to Brian's Question So, the question is: what are the optimal amps, amp settings and pick to use to get a decent jazz sound. I am guessing that my settings need to be tweaked but have no idea where to start to get a good jazz sound or jazz guitar tone and am tired of chasing my tail. I plugged the AF up to my Peavey Windsor Studio expecting a miracle I guess but all I got was a pretty standard guitar sound. I just got a Ibanez AF75D hoping to finally find that jazz sound. ![]() How do I get "THE" Jazz Sound? (or ultimate jazz guitar tone) Set the Guitar and Amp to Reasonable Settings. #HEADRUSH AMP MODELS EXPLAINED HOW TO#We received a question from a reader about how to get the jazz sound from your equipment. ![]()
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