Jazz Tone - How To Make A Strat Jazz Sound

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How to get a good Jazz Tone and how I get my tone in the videos are two of the questions I get most frequently. I haven't done too many videos on gear and tone, but I thought I might try to make one.
This video is quite long and discusses jazz tone or guitar tones in general as well how to get the best possible jazz sound out of a Fender Stratocaster. I am of course talking about Jazz Tone according to my taste, since this is a very very subjective topic.
In the video I cover the settings and pickup choices for the guitar, the settings I use on an amp (in my setup and also when I am using amps that are I get at a venue). I also go over a great secret trick that I like to use to get a better sound and fuller sound out of an amp. This works especially well with Fender tube ampls in my experience.
Content of the video:
0:00 Intro
0:47 Jazz-Tone what is that?
1:18 Ideas about Jazz and Guitar Tone in General
1:41 The different topics covered in the video
2:16 A Quick Overview of what you hear in the video
2:43 My '92 SRV strat
3:01 Pick Choices - The Sound of the different pickups
3:42 Why I prefer the Neck Pickup
4:17 Different combinations of Pick up and tone settings.
5:58 The most important part of the Guitar Tone
6:48 Picking Hand Position
8:14 Amp - Setup and AX8 - Signal Chain
10:25 Low FrequenciesThe Amp Bass Settings
11:27 Mid FrequenciesMid and Boost Settings
13:03 High FrequenciesTreble Settings
13:44 Fender Amps andtheir Mysterious EQ
15:23 Using Effects to geta Better Jazz Tone
15:40 Overdrive Pedal Trick
17:18 Overdrive Pedal #2
19:04 Compressor
20:39 EQ-Pedal
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@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! 🙂 Hope you got into the new year well! Two Questions: 1 - Would you like more videos on tone, effects? (and what are you looking for) 2 - Do you think it is possible to get a Jazz Tone on a Strat`? Content: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Jazz-Tone what is that? 1:18 Ideas about Jazz and Guitar Tone in General 1:41 The different topics covered in the video 2:16 A Quick Overview of what you hear in the video 2:43 My '92 SRV strat 3:01 Pick Choices - The Sound of the different pickups 3:42 Why I prefer the Neck Pickup 4:17 Different combinations of Pick up and tone settings. 5:58 The most important part of the Guitar Tone 6:48 Picking Hand Position 8:14 Amp - Setup and AX8 - Signal Chain 10:25 Low FrequenciesThe Amp Bass Settings 11:27 Mid FrequenciesMid and Boost Settings 13:03 High FrequenciesTreble Settings 13:44 Fender Amps andtheir Mysterious EQ 15:23 Using Effects to geta Better Jazz Tone 15:40 Overdrive Pedal Trick 17:18 Overdrive Pedal #2 19:04 Compressor 20:39 EQ-Pedal 22:53 Like The Video? Check out My Patreon Page!

@robertdouglas4293 5 жыл бұрын

picks, along those lines, because few do, very personal thing.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Ok! Didn't think about that one :) That could be interesting!

@Medivh73 5 жыл бұрын

@@JensLarsen thank you, really glad you made this video(I only have strat). Looking forward for other tone, effects vids. From my experiance picking position around neck is a musthave. Regarding picks Dinlop Big Stubby 3.0 mm are good for soloing but don't last very long and not great for comping. I use Tortex 1.0 mm. They are pretty univeral. Also string gauge is worth mentioning. I think 12s are required minimum if you play single coil solid body.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

What gauge of strings do you think it sounds like I am using? 🙂

@haydenh7660 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jens, excellent video once again, and to answer your questions: 1) Would love more videos on tone/gear, etc. Personally I listen to more fusion than pure jazz so if you're experienced in that area, I would appreciate your opinion. The other thing that I would appreciate is some composition lessons, which could be done in a few ways. One would be to have people submit music to you and you review them, another is to review some of your choices in jazz, and third (which is kind of related to two) is to review some of your own pieces; 2) Close enough for rock 'n' roll I guess. XD Tusind tak for din lektioner!

@anwyllonmusic 4 жыл бұрын

In my country, even for non-family members, when use Uncle or Aunty before a name, it is a sign of respect. Thank you Uncle Jens.

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anwyll 🙂

@overtonesnteatime198 4 жыл бұрын

Nice :) Definitely deserved!

@hadiffnazhan862 3 жыл бұрын

Southeast asian?

@terrymiller111 3 жыл бұрын

Some cultures do it here in the US. Actually many people in the South grew up during a time where a child COULDN'T address ANY adult without something before their first name.

@eatmorepoi 3 жыл бұрын

It’s that way here in Hawaii too!

@QuistJam 5 жыл бұрын

Only have 1 thing to say... I LOVE JAZZING ON A STRAT 🎸🔥

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Of course! :)

@clintjones9848 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah gtfo with this Tele everywhere business.

@yyoshman 2 ай бұрын

i read that "A" in JAZZING a little wrong..

@misterknightowlandco 5 жыл бұрын

That strat on the neck pick up sounds just as jazzy as anything else when played and set properly. Thanks for showing us where to start.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂

@klapaucjusz1 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best solid body jazz video on KZfaq. Actual useful info. It would be great if you made a similar video on use of effects in modern jazz guitar, like e.g. delay.

@CaveMonJones 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this information to us. I hope you are being successful doing this, because it's a gift to the jazz guitar playing world!

@JensLarsen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it is useful! :)

@martinrhodes1619 4 жыл бұрын

Followed up on this after getting your advice earlier today and I now feel I fully understand how to get the tone I want. The big thing for me is the EQ pedal as my Supro combo amp only has a tone knob rather than a full set of EQ settings. And I did have one lying around! Thank you again!

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

Great Martin :) Glad it worked out!

@christuxford4462 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. It’s so exciting to see new modern ideas for tone. I am so happy you discussed overdrive as it has been something I want to incorporate in my sound.

@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@robertnewell5057 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jens, I love your vids and have learnt so much from them, and liked your one on Jazz tone from different amps. Still, I must respectfully suggest that 90% of jazz tone comes from the player's hands (you actually nailed this in a way at 00.59ish). I had the joy of being in a workshop some years ago with Adrian Ingram, who turned up off the train with a telecaster in a gig bag, plugged straight into a Fender twin that was in the workshop room and without adjusting a thing immediately produced fabulous jazz tone on single lines and chord melodies. That evening he gigged with the same set-up in a guitar trio with guys playing a D'aquisto and a Bennedetto through polytone amps. Likewise, many of Pat Martino's iconic recordings were done on solid body guitars (most notably the Koontz) - fabulous tone. Finally, listening to your jazz amp vid, it is clear (to my ear, at least) that it's your touch and lines that make most of the difference, not the diddling with the settings. I should add that I now only play acoustic guitar and am very particular about the kind of tone I get when I'm plugged in, mainly because I need all the help I can get. My acoustic heroes and mentors seem to fall into two camps: those that are as picky as me, and those that don't care what guitar, what pa, etc. Oddly, it's the second group I end up listening to the most. Maybe there's a message there for me as a player. I do think finding your tone is the keystone to finding your musical personality, what a pity I'm just finding mine after 50 years of playing. Many thanks.

@williamrosen6675 3 жыл бұрын

jens, really enjoyed this discussion, mainly because i'm studying how to be a better recording engineer in my home studio. everything you said ties right into recording. one other tip i find is to not only boost mid range on EQ but do a low pass filter which really decreases the lows nicely

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

So true! I cut low frequencies on guitar so often :)

@thepickerhat6996 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. Searched for Jazz on a Strat and was happy that one of your Videos popped up. Exactly what i was looking for, since i have a bit of Strat Period now, as it seems :) Greast to hear what it sounds, when played by a Maestro :)

@aashishpalikhey7307 5 жыл бұрын

YESS JENS! I personally only have a strat and I've been waiting for a video from you on this!!! Wonderful!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Are there other gear or tone videos you are looking for? 🙂

@aashishpalikhey7307 5 жыл бұрын

@@JensLarsen Best Amps? Cheap Archtops? I could always use suggestions for an affordable jazz box😂😂

@jarickthom9767 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video and explains so much. You explain things so well and simply. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 🙂

@gregjeanfreau8027 Жыл бұрын

This is great. I have been using my Les Paul to start my journey while I decide on an ES type. Also, for compression - the key is to have one with a blend knob to keep dynamics while compressing some of the signal. Empress Compressor for me these days.

@lorenzrosenthal6092 2 ай бұрын

Excellent information and details. I play a 1979 stratocaster using it for jazz standards. The tone is sparkling and rich, I like your idea of adding a touch of gain, which to my ears gives a pseudo Charlie Christian esque "fuzzy timbre" .

@JensLarsen 2 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful! 🙂

@jumemowery9434 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jens! This looked like a fun video to make. To me the key is to know your gear and spend time experimenting with it. That way you can get the sound you want when you want it.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jume! It certainly was :)

@RJRonquillo 5 жыл бұрын

Great subject Jens! When I was in school in the 90s, everybody had a Strat so we definitely used those techniques in getting jazz tone. One of my classmates would also pick with the fatter corner of his pick to get a rounder sound.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks RJ :) Yes that thing with using a rounder pick works too, my picks are already like that actually :)

@hubertvancalenbergh9022 5 жыл бұрын

Metheny does that too. Conversely, I'm only at ease with a Dunlop 1.14 mm (the purple pick) with one of the extremities sanded into a fine point. Works well with Gibson H (black) or even Dunlop jazz III (red) picks. Oddly enough the Stylus (remember that one?) didn't work for me at all.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

What is Stylus? is that a sort of pick?

@hubertvancalenbergh9022 5 жыл бұрын

@@JensLarsen I don't know if they still make them. www.styluspick.com/. I quickly realized it was not for me. If you dig deeply you risk catching the string beyond the cone shaped part, and simple strumming was as good as impossible. I think I gave it away.

@johnbeddoe782 5 жыл бұрын

its purely for practice and only for lead practice, not strumming. It trains you to not dig in too deep which, as you say, causes it to get trapped- thats the whole point! ( no pun intended). Its not for playing shows or to be used as a main pick. I found it very useful!@@hubertvancalenbergh9022

@pierre6940 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great recipes. Very, very interesting! Happy new year! Playing a Fender Strat Hendrix version with Roland Street cube ex + pedals.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pierre! Glad you like it!

@hanovergreen4091 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings Jens. Subscribed. Man that was cool. Good info. I like the Tube Screamer idea for the cuts. I like keeping my strat sound audible cause everyone knows what you're playing and a Strat is an ear change for people used to arch tops. Best Regards!

@LucasLucasMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome as usual Jens, waited too long for a video like this.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Lucas! Are there other gear or tone videos you are looking for? 🙂

@thelowmein9143 5 жыл бұрын

Just for anyone’s information whom is interested, that Texas Special was put stock in numerous fender strats, not just the SRV. It was put in a very similar American guitar called a lone star strat, and a custom shop guitar that was confusingly also called a Texas Special Strat. Now those pickups are in a Mexican version of the lone star strat, and sold al a carte.

@urbsurbisf 5 жыл бұрын

Happy new year and thanks for your videos. I was always wandering whether or not that was a SRV. Pickguard is not engraved, but the left-handed tremolo gave it away :)

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed! An SRV strat :) My first "real" electric guitar 🙂

@DrWolfbot 5 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video. I'm using a Jazzmaster but a lot of the tips you've mentioned work on it as well, it's just that the tone pots tend to be more powerful so I usually leave mine on 3-4 for a jazzier sound.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

In my experience The Jazz Master is just a more extreme version of a strat so it makes sense you put the tone lower and get the same effect.

@tophergonzales6778 3 жыл бұрын

try to use the rhythm circuit if you're not!

@jedmarsillo 5 жыл бұрын

Gear and tone videos are always cool Jens. I would like to see more of this. I'm going to try that mid boost trick with an OD pedal you suggested it sounded great. Thanks for another great video.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jed! Glad you like them! I am curious if you get the mid boost thing to work? 🙂

@jedmarsillo 5 жыл бұрын

@@JensLarsen Hey Jens. Your video completely changed how I set up my amp and I really couldn't be happier. My previous EQ settings were way to Bass heavy. That got me a fat sound in the bed room but my band mates always complained about it. Now I've significantly lowered the Bass level and increased the mids it sounds so much better at bedroom levels and at full on heavy drummer levels. The mid boost from a pedal made my neck humbucker a little to bright for my taste in a jazz context but I see that trick working to cut through a mix during a solo or for other types of music where I may want a brighter sound. This video was so helpful thank you so much. Keep up the good work.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

@@jedmarsillo That's really great Jed! It's true that low volume and high volume are two very different things when it comes to EQ :)

@sethshepherd6816 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more tone videos. Your opinion is one I highly regard!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Seth! Are there other gear or tone videos you are looking for? 🙂

@minato4294 4 жыл бұрын

you could give me that exact strat with the exact tone settings and I could make it sound like a kids ukelele

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

That is quite impressive :)

@danielniko1318 3 жыл бұрын

really helpfull videos! i love ur tone settings here. im more into bernstein sound that have some acoustic sounds!

@mrjazzkarabass 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for interesting video! Happy new year, mr.Larsen, cheers!!!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Happy new year to you too! Glad you like the video! :)

@jacobvalois1717 5 жыл бұрын

Please keep making these types of videos! Great content!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jake! I will try to do that :)

@CaveMonJones 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this awesome video! Many of your videos are invaluable and I hope you are being successful.

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Actually these videos are really getting a fantastic positive response!

@MrBrushie 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Jens... All your vídeos are very helpfull!! Happy new year!!!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy New Year to you too!

@andruspain4721 5 жыл бұрын

Thks Jens Happy new Year!!!! All the best for you !

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Likewise Andru! :)

@WashingtonJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

It’s bit a process to do , but my parts National Stratocaster, which was a gift , is a combination of Warmoth neck , Killer Components gold bridge, Sperzel tuners , bone nut , jumbo frets on a ebony fingerboard fat neck ala SRV . Pickups are custom rewound by Jim Rolph , great guy to talk to . We talked like we were old friends. Anyway two of the pickups were the original Fender types and one real Fender . I had them all rewound to 9.2 , somewhat like the Texas Specials , with reverse wound middle. Controls , here I customize them myself. After trying every kind of Stratocaster wiring configuration, I have the controls so that I can use all three pickups at once if I choose. Master volume detent potieometer , middle tone is a Dan Torres Super Mid Controls, passive . I changed the caps values to taste. Bottom control is a Fender TBX . The standard switch is wired for three positions control . Forward is neck alone, Rear is bridge alone , Middle is all three , and with the detent volume control I can blend the pickups and have tone anyway I like . The TBX control has a sweet pot that I can make in between dark and bright . I have those Fishman Fluence Stratocaster pickups, but they are for another partscaster . For my Warmoth Stratocaster I still have some Killer Compents , brand name look ‘‘em up . That’s gold hardware, pricey , and a reverse pick guard from Carvin , now Kiesel, that has that bridge pickup location with the treble goes toward the neck side giving more bass , less treble . And finally I will be replacing all the wiring with vintage cloth covering . That is a major project, but it will cleanup my somewhat ugly looking wiring under the hood and quiet things down. The cavity is shielded, along with some Dirk Wacker weights on the back of the pickups. Look him up . He writes for Premier Guitar magazine and has a website. Phew ! !

@suavetrainwreck7300 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice sound with good definition yet warm. Happy New Year!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@MrMjp58 5 жыл бұрын

A really interesting video. Beautifully played throughout.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 🙂

@clintjones9848 2 жыл бұрын

What I did was route my own strat pickguard for 2 neck pickups. Then I install 2 neck pickups wired in series with a phase switch as the selector switch and a spin a split to control how much of the other pickup is active in series. This gives it a boost, boosts the low mids, and also retains the upper mid and high chime. It's possible to not use a tone at all with this method but you can use a tone with a small cap as well. It also gives you the option of choosing between 2 neck pickups. Great system, I recommend it if you like wiring and modding.

@ramilak 8 ай бұрын

Just watched this and applied the ideas with Amplitube - I think it worked pretty well! Thanks so much

@JensLarsen 8 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@binface9 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how I missed this the first time around, but I am glad you linked to it in your latest video

@binface9 2 жыл бұрын

apparently i didn't 😂🤔🤷‍♂️

@JensLarsen 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Glad you enjoyed it (again..)

@thomasguerra6810 4 жыл бұрын

I set my neck tone knob around 7.5/8. Anything beyond that, I lose definition. I take some highs off with the volume knob, in fact I usually set around 6-7. That gives me some head room for solos as well. If the sound is too thin, I use a keeley katana or really any FET boost to bring out the mids. My pick ups are also flush agains the pick guard. On a strat with low output pickups, I find the more magnetic field with 11s gives it a fuller “woody” tone. But I can get close to a “traditional” jazz tone with all the above. Nice channel!

@bubba4001 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative Jens. I learned a lot about tone shaping from watching this video and thanks. Regards, David

@jairocampo1992 2 жыл бұрын

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@jairocampo1992 2 жыл бұрын

Gig of Dodrv

@jairocampo1992 2 жыл бұрын

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@jairocampo1992 2 жыл бұрын

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@musiccreation1198 4 ай бұрын

Super helpful, thank you !!

@bullerfugl 5 жыл бұрын

Glædeligt nytår, tak for videoen!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Jamen velbekomme og i ligemåde!

@matsp888 5 жыл бұрын

Love the emphasis on the mids. That's where the core of the guitar tone is, after all.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 🙂👍

@matsp888 5 жыл бұрын

@@JensLarsen I've been considering some Les Paul type with P-90s, but I notice now that you can get a very similar tone from a Strat if you crank the mids and trim the "worst" high end :) And I love the ergonomy of the Strat.

@robertdouglas4293 5 жыл бұрын

Yes Sir, Always thought a Martin acoustic would make a nice jazz box, but learned from a late brother, it's the hands, and soul,

@Jplent1 5 жыл бұрын

It ain't the arrow...it's the Indian.

@darkphoton7990 5 жыл бұрын

Wow you're monster with stratocaster so beautiful playing would love to see more of strat playing and lesson...😊😊

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂 Glad you like it!

@DieselWeazel Жыл бұрын

I like the versatility of a strat. You can do it all. I’ve always had a use for one.

@barbarasmith3579 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jens love your strat sound! I have a fender strat that looks exactly like yours and sounds like your neck pickup...nice sound..enjoy your post!

@joaomello7042 5 жыл бұрын

Just take my like, dude. Awesome demos and explanations.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Joao! Glad you liked the video!

@jacktoddy9783 5 жыл бұрын

I have been playing Jazz on a Strat for over 10-years. It is how you play that makes the difference. As for setting-up the guitar - we each have our own individual way. I think that going into great detail about amp settings and pickup settings is rather pointless if you are a player. More videos? Keep them shorter, less detailed and more concise. Apart from the lengthy and what I found boring set-up of equipment - I enjoyed this video. Thank you for making it.

@herms7 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jens! I can defer an archtop purchase for a little while with these tips and tricks...

@JensLarsen 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I really appreciate that you want to support the channel 🙏

@martoneill Жыл бұрын

As somebody who owns a stray (copy) and is just exploring jazz this is really helpful and encouraging. Thank you.

@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Martin! See you in the course 🙂

@mortensaaugaard5795 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jens! Was adviced to look here. Was about to buy an extra guitar. Guess I don't need it now. I also added some Gibson ES335 impulse response to some recording and it works very well to get closer to the archtop sound. I didn't know they made IR for electric guitar and not just acoustic instruments and cabs. Thanks again!

@richtigfalse896 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advices, Jens ! I also noticed you can get a better and fuller jazz tone by using higher string gauge and a thick pick made of wood.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I certainly agree that those two things help 🙂

@timelwell7002 5 жыл бұрын

Great, informative video. Thanks.

@landofold 4 жыл бұрын

Been playing Jazz on a Strat for a long time. I prefer it to the more typical "jazz guitars" like Gibsons, Ibbbys, Hofners. You can get the same warmth out of the neck pickup if you dial in the amp/guitar tone knobs right but you still get that extra clarity from the single coils.

@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 3 жыл бұрын

Fender Champion 100 has a jazz setting dial position. I'd imagine it also helps to get that sound.

@GordonZoot 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting this, thanks :) - I recently saw an interview with Michael Angelo Batio and he also talked about the importance of the MIDs and rolling off the Bass and backing off the treble.

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

Great! That is, I guess, always true for guitar even if we don't have anything near the same ideal for sound :D

@TheNathanJasper 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, extremely helpful. And I agree that neck tone around 5 was fantastic. nice and mellow but still kinda straty.

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 🙂

@joeturnip4216 3 жыл бұрын

I played sterile clean for a long time until I purchased a "Dumble-Like" effects pedal. I find using that pedal adding just a small amount of distortion (just barely detectable on a 1+5 "Power Chord") adds what seems like "life" to my tone. I enjoy it.

@jazzlefty Жыл бұрын

Which pedal?

@joechip1232 5 жыл бұрын

Great video :) I was just wondering last night why so many jazz guitarists feel the need to get basically the same tone. I get that it works for comping, but I often find that it's very same-y (i.e. everyone sounds the same) and that a super mellow tone doesn't stand out in the mix when the guitarist is playing lead. Why fear the treble? Punch through that mix and play like you're playing a muscly electric! 🤟

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Well, they don't sound the same at all, but they do sound like Jazz Guitarists. It's just like there is no huge difference between Meshuggah vs Periphery, MegaDeth vs Metallica, AC/DC vs Deep Purple. Unless that happens to be your genre, then they are worlds apart 🙂

@josephtravers777 5 жыл бұрын

Neat trick I picked up from Scofield 20 years ago was the bridge pickup on his Ibanez through a Pro-Co Rat w/ the tone rolled off on the pedal. Barely crack open the distortion control for round horn-like tone. This works very well with the Fender Twin.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I will give that a try :)

@briank326 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when I ranted on an online forum about not being able to get a jazz sound on my strat(my only guitar at the time) the first answer I got was a link to SRV's Chitlins con Carne and a note to let go of the bridge pickup and get heavier strings and a compressor. Of course I was not able to replicate SRV's tone, much less his playing, by just doing that to my cheap off-brand strat, but it did give me something decent enough to practice with. Just some random memory that came to me when I saw the SRV strat you're using.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I don't think he used his strat on that tune? I think he used a jazz box :) But I don't know for sure of course...

@grahamcharlton9704 3 жыл бұрын

Really useful - thank you.

@rjroth4869 2 жыл бұрын

I found this very useful - thanks. I enjoyed the recent video about your $400 guitar and the mods you made to it. I'd appreciate a whole video about replacement pickups if you haven't done that already. Cheers.

@JensLarsen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am not really an expert on pickups or have a lot of experience with it, so I don't think I am the one to make that video 🙂

@johnbeddoe782 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the video, Jens! I'd love to see and hear you discuss tuning your amp to the room you're performing in- this is an area i feel i lack confidence in

@johnbeddoe782 5 жыл бұрын

oh and do you tend to keep your guitar volume pot on full? i might've missed that in vid but seems you keep it on full. Same on your Ibanez?

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Tuning to the room is difficult to talk about, but that could make a good topic :) I do indeed keep my volume on full most of the time. I sometimes lower it a little as a subtle cut of high frequencies.

@zoranarizanovic 3 жыл бұрын

This is very useful Thanks a lot Jens! All the best in New year. I use Presonus Audiobox with Amplitube as a plugin and tried to recreate your setup it works great with sterling music man hss strat.

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@rostandbergerac6413 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, Pete Hinkle uses Strats and Teles. Teles are an almost standard jazz guitar. Bill Frissel does some interesting stuff with the treble and phase pickups. It can slow down the phrasing of your jazz licks though. He does use a lot of compression. Maybe that helps. Thanks Jens

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Bill Frisell does indeed use a tele, but I would not really say that he has a conventional jazz tone?

@milaortiz 5 жыл бұрын

Happy new year as well Jens :) 1. As I told you before, a hundred of channels on YT are already talking about effects and that stuff, but I think that it'd be interesting analyzing some iconics tones in jazz world (e.g Kurt, Metheny, Allan, Jens haha) and see how they get their sound. 2. Everything is possible on a Strat haha Take care :)

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mila! I don't think the idea of analyzing peoples gear is going to be realistic. I simply don't know what people use and even if I did I could not reproduce that without spending tons of money on gear and even then not really getting it right :)

@prewettcr 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Gypsy sound too lol

@SpartanLaserCanon 3 жыл бұрын

These are some great tones. For me, super great jazz tone I can get with a Katana Mini and a senhizer e835 mic which I heard on a shoutout and It's under 200 bucks. I have never heard a tone that blew me away from the other gear I tried to use when recording my hollow bodies, but with a mic and an ibanez acoustic amp I have or the Katana Mini I think they can sound super good. Good tones could inspore me to practice more sometimes and I even like the sound of my Godin hollow body. acousticly.

@basildog007 5 жыл бұрын

Gibson SG 61 reissue + Markbass jazz amp. Perfectly fine jazz tone.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

That's great! I have never really played either so I wouldn't know :D

@JaimeIniesta 11 ай бұрын

Excellent tips, thanks! Just the other day I asked you about this topic on the Jazz Roadmap course and I'm glad I found this video so I can get more details about this setup. Here's another question, how important is the string gauge? I'm currently using 10-48 "GHS Boomers David Gilmour" but maybe I should switch to .12 gauge? Does it affect the tone or just the sustain?

@mannoplanet 2 ай бұрын

got out my solid body and revisited this video. Also strings and picks make a big difference. Playing with fingers and thumb changes a lot.

@jacquesmarais1475 4 жыл бұрын

what a great sound and like we all know its in the fingers great video

@davidmadle5007 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for this very helpful

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂

@TONIKOBLER 5 жыл бұрын

thanks , today i use plugins almost, and i put switch at lowpass , i wish a happy new year .

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Plugins have indeed become really great! My setup still has too much lag to use it when playing (but my PC is pretty cheap...)

@jensschettler1732 2 жыл бұрын

Jazz on a strat is always cool. The most ergonomic guitar ever. I play Strats exclusivly though marshall plexi amps and have a woderfull jazz tone.

@DrRogerFisher 5 жыл бұрын

thank you Jens for making this lesson; I appreciate learning how you use the Fractal Axe-Fx to shape tone.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I think this is actually applicable to other gear as well, when I travel I do the same with a Nobels overdrive pedal quite often :)

@rockstarjazzcat 5 жыл бұрын

Hey there Jens. Happy New Year! On most guitars not modified otherwise, and for a variety of reasons, volume knob settings may drastically change tone... This is not obvious to most folks, especially some jazz folks, so I mention it here. Can save some tweaking on the AxeFx side to find the volume pot sweet spots. With thanks, my two cents. Best, Daniel

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

That's very true! The volume pot tends to work as much as a tone know as it does a volume. I don't use it like that too much on my Ibanez or the strat, but I do use that on the Yamaha and on the ES335.

@jadeowenhamblyn4405 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jens. I'm sorry I gave you a hard time in a previous comment. You are a really good teacher.

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@markuspratz9330 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the great videos. Love the way you share you knowledge! If you were to play with a singer only would you still dial down your bass on the amp, or rather raise it?

@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын

Depends on the room, the Amp and the guitar

@tonyfaelens3626 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Jens, first of al Happy new year-Peace and love !!!! what i think, that can a big diffrence, is the pick, thin or thick, one of the sounds i like ,is Allan Holdsworth, when he was playing with drummer John Stevens "Touching on", not Allans choice, but i like it.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Is that a strat? or is that a guitar with humbuckers though? 🙂

@tonyfaelens3626 5 жыл бұрын

,@@JensLarsen , i think it was a strat with humbuckers.

@danield7449 5 жыл бұрын

Do you ever use compression with overdrive? What do you think about the order of these pedals? Also what context do you like the phaser for? I like your guitar collection. Definitely make more videos on gear and tone. Your expertise is much appreciated!

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

I almost never use compression, so I don't have an order of those pedals. I already shot a video on different amps and how they work for jazz, so that is coming up soon 🙂

@thekeyofry3835 5 жыл бұрын

Yesss, please more videos like this

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I will give try to come up with something :)

@Jeff-cb7xt Ай бұрын

I appreciate the video as it addresses my specific situation, which is how to get a nice full "jazzy" sound out of my strat. Thank you for the insights. I would be interested in your thoughts regarding string choice as well, I like the fuller sound of heavier strings but find they are harder to play, to bend, and to use hammeron-pulloff technique. Thanks!

@JensLarsen Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I play 11s on the strat, and I have 13s on my other solidbody. I don't think there is a massive difference in sound.

@TheMetalslayer100 5 жыл бұрын

The neck pickup on a strat is really unique, i mean there is almost no limit. You can use this setting nearly in every Genre, and when it comes to jazz that is of course the best pickup setting! :D

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Very true 🙂

@loicrechard 4 жыл бұрын

thank you. I use the TS808 to have more focus on the mids, too, with a Tele Humbucker . I would like to play jazz with Strat but the sound is still too thin to me.

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

More mids!! :D I think you should experiment with that also on the amp, but of course it depends on the amp as well

@hargisP2 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video thanks

@fernandos5403 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Larsen Born to teach ! Thank you 🎸

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@hargisP2 4 жыл бұрын

Yes love it. Make more.

@LZcool Жыл бұрын

Hi Jens, Could Thanks for all the hard work and effort on your videos. I've a question, could you review a Squire Starcaster semi hollow as a jazz guitar, and then, suggest if you'd do any mods to make it sound high end (Other Pickups maybe) Thanks for all the good content!

@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын

That is not really possible since I don't have a Starcaster 🙂

@nickf9392 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I took notes on this one. Let me play around and see how it works! Typically I run my strat volume knob at 8.5 -9 that usually gets rid of the thin sound.

@rccarsandmusic2641 4 жыл бұрын

Live to here live recordings of you. You really have Jazz chops. The first riff is awesome.

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There are quite a few live clips on the channel and a playlist 🙂

@mariomonrad6702 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, love your videos. I just wanna ask what that blue 'puff' thing on the head of your guitar does? Keep up the good work.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato.

@mendoxx097 4 жыл бұрын

Man, i have an american standard and some solid state amp, try rolling the tone of the neck to 5 and the middle to 3 and then experiment from the middle tone and then over the neck one, and you got some sweet spot! love the video tho, nice nice sounds :)))

@JensLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

If it works for you then that is great! :)

@kobrian58 7 ай бұрын

Joyce Cooling has a great sound and she uses a Strat-style guitar. Her “major” modification is a piezo under the bridge for a more acoustic sound. She also doesn’t use a pick when playing.

@Trombonology 5 жыл бұрын

Jens, I see our amp settings are very similar. ... I tend not to apply a stylistic label when I think about tone -- for the very reason that "jazz (or ____ ) tone" is, as you say, an entirely subjective thing; good examples you make, with Jim Hall and Frisell at each end of the tonal spectrum. Too, while there are many guys -- Grant Green, Charlie Christian, Kenny Burrell, just to name a few -- whose tone I admire, I'm not one of those people who searches the web for every detail on a players' rig: amp and settings; brand and gauge of strings; pickups, etc. -- there are so many variables, even before considering individual attack, that it hardly seems worth the bother. I really only want to sound like me, which is an ever-evolving concept. Nevertheless, I enjoyed hearing your thoughts, as always.

@JensLarsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elizabeth! You are really on point with the sound not being genre specific :) It's mostly a search term really... I used to never care about gear until I felt I couldn't get what I wanted and needed to learn more. That's incidently when I switched from the Gibson hollowbody to playing semi-hollows.