borge Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Mike Sterns yamaha has a neck pup and a tone control....the 2 basic key elements to jazz tones. Sure you could play jazz on any guitar but turning up to a jazz gig with just a bridge pup and vol is like turning up to a metal gig with a tele and a champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanBreed Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 So it´s not that you can´t play jazz on a guitar like that, but if you can get what most people consider a "jazz" tone...does then tone define the music to be played on a guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 tone plays a huge part in defining music. we have only three variables: pitch, duration and timbre. A piece of music (set pitches and durations) played with different instruments (or different timbres on the same instruments) will often change the genre. if you hear a simple pent riff on played on pos. 4 on a strat>q tron>clean fender. you instantly think funk. the same riff on a sitar or LP>triple Rectifier or banjo or kazoo ect will all imply different genres to some extent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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