X-rated Bob wrote:
Squonk wrote:
Being listening to Joe Pass - Virtuoso, an album he recorded in 1973 with a bunch of instrumentals on it, mostly cover versions.
He is possibly playing a Gibson ES-175 and that's all that's on the album, no other instruments.
what get's me is the tone on this thing, almost doesn't sound like it's amplified that much, sounds more like an acoustic guitar. But there is that sound that only a jazz box can give.
Interesting enough, there seems to be no effects at all, Just clean.
Great Guitar playing
One of the true greats of jazz guitar. If you like what Pass does then check out Kenny Burrell and Martin Taylor.
+1 to what Bob said
@squonk yep the clean almost acoustic jazz box sound is sought after by the likes of jazz players and even if you plug in , when in the studio often the archtop is mic'd up too even when using the neck or bridge pup and blended in, even a modern jazz player like martin taylor (who has taken what Joe Pass started and stepped it up a level ) has a custom built jazz box with humbucker in the neck BUT also incorporates an undersaddle pickup like in flat top acoustics and blends it to get his less 'dark" archtop sound which is his way of getting that added tone of 'mic'ing it up but with the UST .........
but yes when it comes to jazz tone one can't forget Mr Wes Montgomery for his Gibson L5 tone (he also loaned an ES 175 from barney kessel(another great /legend) for some later work . wes was original in that he used only his thumb ,and the fleshy bit too ,not the nail to play the right hand parts , sad he onlly recorded for a few years before dying of heart attack at about 40 something think he only had 6 years of being popular ....... as fame came late ....... best listening for wes is his epic/aclaimed, 1960 recording "the incredible guitar of wes montgomery" recorded in new York 1960 ,
listening to Wes is like eating an ice cream on a hot day you never want it to end.
and btw there a musical education in each of wes's recordings,
