Does anyone play JAZZ on an SG? [When You Wish Upon a Star]

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2 жыл бұрын

For my Presets visit: johnnathancordy.gumroad.com/ Ok, so since I got to the age of 32 without ever playing an SG of any kind, not a Gibson, not an Epiphone, not a Tokai, I figured I'd try to play some Jazz on this Tokai. Does it work? Trying to play When you Wish Upon a Star.
Thanks to Mike at Rose Morris for letting me check out this Tokai USG124. This is a japanese made guitar, with hardcase, bone nut, vintage specs, (Mike also offered a discount code to viewers of this channel: "JOHNSOLDOUT" for 10% off). Here's me playing it for the first time, and over the next few weeks I should hopefully be able to show you some other cool Tokai guitars.
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Пікірлер: 93

@randysnewbiebluesrockguita7782 Жыл бұрын

I play Jazz fusion style Jazz on my Sg's and they all do the job quite well.

@dimitris70 8 ай бұрын

With 490 T and 490 R?

@Tonetwisters 2 ай бұрын

I've always said that you could take a Telecaster and a Les Paul to any job and cover all the bases. I've always said the same about a Stratocaster and an SG Standard.

@Orchestravels Жыл бұрын

Traded my SG a few years back and miss it a lot. It’s one of the few guitars that can literally play any style and do it justice

@ibaneztubescreamer 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great. Covers a lot of ground beyond ACDC riffs.

@jacobusmusic166 2 жыл бұрын

Love playing jazz on my SG, such a comfortable instrument

@bobblowhard8823 8 ай бұрын

I have an Epiphone SG and always wanted to play jazz and blues. This fits the bill.. Thank you!

@warren4110 Ай бұрын

I have a Tokai SG and I’m being taught jazz and blues. My teacher is constantly saying what a nice tone the SG has for both!! Enjoy yours 👍

@allancerf3024 Жыл бұрын

I get my first SUPER expensive electric within November - an SG. This is simply wonderful. Your tone is incredible and for me - a lot more enjoyable than the "right guitars for jazz."

@AbdiPianoChannel 7 ай бұрын

So relaxing so therapeutic. Thank you for the smooth jazz. I am having a glass of a cold whisky with this smooth jazz.

@kennethschweighardt4920 9 күн бұрын

How beautiful! I have always loved SG's. Great job playing.

@jakollee 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Love it with the swing beat! I’ve been looking forward to this, will be studying it for the next few days for sure. Thanks! (Oh, and sounds great on the SG!)

@arishojaiee6483 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous playing

@Murdernadofdeth 2 жыл бұрын

I love your approach and style of improvisation. Another great video

@bpsychoz 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful arrangement

@immanuelkuhrt8508 2 жыл бұрын

Really wonderful playing. It put a happy smile on my face :-) And the tone fits the song perfectly and sits perfectly in the mix too. Thanks John :-)

@topografer 2 жыл бұрын

You can play jazz with anything I think. It's the touch and the tone settings on the amp/pedals/guitar. If you are not going for a particular sound that is.

@studogable Жыл бұрын

Might it be alittle rougher with single coil instruments like telecasters and stratocasters? The natural fuzz might interfere with the clarity one would need for jazz as usually conceived. I'm probably wrong.

@topografer Жыл бұрын

@@studogable Of course it comes down to how you want to sound but to sound jazzy can be achieved even with a telecaster. I mean I really like this bright jazzy tone the telecaster makes, especially if we're talking about an ash body maple neck one which sounds clearer compared to alder + r/w

@kresimis 9 ай бұрын

Mahogany body + neck and humbucker pick up for warm and strong sound! And good player. 😊

@jltrem 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, John Nathan. Quite lovely.

@walterbaker2324 Жыл бұрын

Always have to listen to this video every once in awhile

@Tonetwisters 2 ай бұрын

FABULOUS arrangement!! Well done!

@michaelworse6034 11 ай бұрын

Got me a lovely SG2 from Tokai . Can’t wait until it arrives . Great playing !

@TLMuse 2 жыл бұрын

Just fantastic, John-the tone and the arrangement (esp. the chord melody at the start)! I'm an astronomer, so this tune appeals to me in a special way. 8-) -Tom

@dhyoon945 7 ай бұрын

I'm sure Disney read this comment before making the film.😁

@MarianoEAndrade Жыл бұрын

Beatiful tone!

@MrMjp58 6 ай бұрын

A full yet clear sound. The chord work comes across especially well.

@jacquesmarais1475 Жыл бұрын

WOW ,TONE OF NOTE LOVE IT JOHN -WELL DONE !!!!

@kitsimmel 2 жыл бұрын

It’s absolutely fine to play jazz on a SG. Very skillful playing! Congrats! :)

@shigu4066 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful tone

@sonnybedez7040 Жыл бұрын

The SG can do anything, plus yours is shining like a jazz guitar should

@mongoharry 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@bucketfullaballz 2 жыл бұрын

Tone. Skill. Just....WOW! Very nice. All the best.

@topisantakivi1512 Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome1 SG's are great for jazz :)

@kylecravens6501 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Shows you're a great player most of all but yes SG can be versatile and this Tokai probably is a great buy. I also love the SG Specials

@davidchamberlain8910 9 ай бұрын

Lovely.

@rodocornejo 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful

@timelwell7002 11 ай бұрын

The guitar sounds lovely.

@alanwainwright3884 Жыл бұрын

Love the sound you are getting. Getting into jazz, and about to by a new guitar. Was thinking archtop/semi hollow. But have seen a good Gibson sg at a good price, so have definitely helped with my decision. So thank you. By the way, Love your videos, subscribed, and Always look forward to the next one. Thank You, Take Care. Al. 😊

@BoxCanyonPiper 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely in your hands, with a Dachshund in your heart! Beautiful! *…somewhere in Oz, Angus is sensing a Disturbance in the Force…*🤣

@victorwong9622 2 жыл бұрын

The real question is can he play the jazz version of “Highway to Hell!”

@Kadehr 2 жыл бұрын

magnifique tone!

@JazzLispAndBeer 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@FabrizioPeretti 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to get myself one, i feel like it's a great versatile instrument to complement my Ibanez af95!

@sleephealing4009 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Sweet!

@columben7272 Жыл бұрын

Nice tone

@frankdardano3182 7 ай бұрын

Oh my you are so accomlished! I would sign you and quick! You are like a Valium. Therapeutic as possible.

@paxonearth 5 ай бұрын

Works for me. Very pretty playing/tone. I mean an SG is just a Les Paul with a different body style anyway.

@mlowack 8 ай бұрын

Very nice playing! I got a Ibanez SG from 1975 and put the best Gibson PAF pickups, sounds like yours, if not fatter and more open, belly....greetings

@matthiasbaumann8569 7 ай бұрын

Wunderschön…..toller Sound🙏👍🌹

@iagobroxado 2 жыл бұрын

Just as great for jazz as any "jazzbox".

@sboy1955 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice.. 👌

@stratplayr6997 3 ай бұрын

The SG was originally called the Les Paul,. in that it was intended to be a replacement for the guitar we know as the Les Paul. It was used by Les Paul himself, therefore it was intended to be used for jazz, as evidenced in this video. Great playing!

@Harmonic251 5 ай бұрын

Frisell played An SG with the Paul Motian Trio. Great sound

@hashemamer8515 2 жыл бұрын

You are literally on fire! 😂😂

@keith.messier 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s hope not LITERALLY!

@patshep68 Жыл бұрын

Years ago I had to borrow an SG for a jazz gig, and it sounds amazing. I am wanting to buy one now. Big question is p90 or humbucker so

@frankdardano3182 7 ай бұрын

I bet you read music like a comic book. I am blown away.,MERRY CHRISTMAS!

@angusyoung7668 Жыл бұрын

I actually play jazz on an sg too

@annex6 2 жыл бұрын

This guitar is so misunderstood. Even myself have spent this very day realizing it’s beauty and versatility. Thus why I looked up this video. Les Paul’s bastard child, unwanted and adopted by the hard rock genre. Fierce around the edges but warm and beautiful on the inside.

@HautaAntero 10 ай бұрын

Well, it's Gibson. I don't have Gibson or SG model. Instead I have Les Paul replica, which I use with rock, blues, jazzy stuff, prog, and with guitar synth.

@doctorskull8197 Жыл бұрын

Lovely playing 🔥🎸😍. MORE ‼️

@550Guitarman Жыл бұрын

I really like your playing. You seem to be playing mostly off the neck pickup. What pickup is this? Sounds clearer than a Gibson '57 Classic. Thanks.- Chuck

@picksalot1 2 жыл бұрын

Gave me visions of Santa riding motorcycle. Beautiful tone. Music from the heart. Thanks

@TheDahveeed 6 ай бұрын

I used to have an SG years back (2013) and I loved it for everything but clean neck tones. It always sounded too thin no matter what I tried and it frustrated me. I've been toying with the idea of grabbing another and just raising the neck pup but I feel I'd be disappointed. Favorite guitar style after a 335 but I just don't remember it being round and warm enough in person. Maybe I'm crazy

@saint.vitus.7775 9 ай бұрын

Can anyone recommend some good resources for learning how to play like this? This is chord Melody - right?

@Anton_the_Vampire Жыл бұрын

Sounds fabulous. I have an Epi SG, but jazz is a style that has always eluded me. I don't think I'd know where to start with the chords.

@Zilvinas. Жыл бұрын

Start with songs 👍

@Anton_the_Vampire Жыл бұрын

@@Zilvinas. OK. Any you'd recommend that aren't super difficult?

@anotherstar748 8 ай бұрын

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@larryflanagan8799 8 ай бұрын

Autumn Leaves, find a cord melody version with tabs@@Anton_the_Vampire

@shigu4066 Жыл бұрын

It plays very well. The sound is very positive. Can SG standard play Jazz?

@CC-fi3pp 9 ай бұрын

Coil split?

@bobneaves3797 5 ай бұрын

Reay nice. Would any know this was actually played on a SG if they only heard it? I bet not.

@sooparticular Жыл бұрын

no jazz tones here...im hearing pure ac dc...great video

@marcocesare2526 2 жыл бұрын

Bill frisell played an SG in a couple of songs...so yes i guess you can do it, but at the end of the days, the guitar choice is relative. Gone are the days when the only option was a huge gibson hollowbody 😊

@leonardhudson3810 Жыл бұрын

Bill Frissell actually played an SG for a while. Early in his career he usually only had one guItar, and for a while it was the SG.

@edwardmcguigan1442 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not the instrument it’s you

@tukanti 8 ай бұрын

my teacher did!!

@Shevock 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like it should.

@fixedgear37 21 күн бұрын

Étienne Chagnon sure does. better than most

@mikecampbell6011 2 жыл бұрын

Check out this KZfaq video "Giant Steps (J. Coltrane) Jazz Guitar Solo by Andre Yevsukov". He can definitely play jazz on an SG.

@azzazelo 2 жыл бұрын

Never had one, I'm surprised how relatively bright it is on the rhythm pu. Ps messy hair gurantees better toanz

@AP-ui7oi Жыл бұрын

If it has six strings you can play any type of music.

@liontone 11 ай бұрын

SG and Tele… you can play just about any electric gig on the planet….

@candrabalimirage 2 жыл бұрын

LIKE #84

@mrblank-zh1xy Жыл бұрын

Love the guitar and price. Hate U-profile necks. Just awful.

@dicecard921 2 жыл бұрын

There's barely any difference in sound between a Les Paul and an SG (if both are with the same pickups ofc), so if you can play Jazz on an LP then you can play it on an SG

@christoguichard4311 2 жыл бұрын

Eh??? 😂😂😂 Have you been taking drugs?! They sound completely different! I have several of both.

@dicecard921 2 жыл бұрын

@@christoguichard4311 different pickups probably. A Les Paul and an SG with the same hardware sound the same