Which Jazz Guitar To Buy

[real kraken]

By jazz do you mean jazzmaster or hollow body?

Honestly all guitar shapes have can have jazzy pickups, so which guitar shape do you like best?

[pale stirrup]

I was thinking hollow body

[real kraken]

So hollowbody as in 335 ish meaning that it’s also a rock guitar? Or completely hollow jazz box which is pretty much only good for jazz?

I’m talking mainly about the size difference and construction difference

@pale stirrup

[pale stirrup]

Is there one that is good for both jazz and "metal"?

[real kraken]

Yeah

Totally

Humbuckers will take the challenge

[pale stirrup]

Humbuckers?

[real kraken]

BasicLly the kind of pickups that most jazz guitars come with

For example the red guitar above is a Gibson 335 style and it is a rock and roll machine while also being a jazz box

It’s used by both kinds of musicians

Do you want a whammy bar or not?

If you aren’t sure it’s better not to because they can be high maintenance and annoying @pale stirrup

[pale stirrup]

The whammy bar?

[real kraken]

Yeah

If you don’t know then ur better off not getting one

[pale stirrup]

In what way is it high maintenance?

[real kraken]

Using whammy bars can cause the guitar to go out of tune, it can make restringing the guitar on your own more confusing, and it is also not ideal for changing tunings at all, since it will make the entire guitar out of tune

[pale stirrup]

So if im new to electric guitars i shouldnt really use a whammy?

[real kraken]

Preferably, but if it’s a specific sound that you want, that’s a different story

But by the looks of it, you aren’t thag big on whammy bars, so it’s best to not get a guitar with one

[pale stirrup]

Okay, thank you for the advice, il check out humbuckers

[real kraken]

Also what colors do you like?