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This episode did motivate me. I have watched it three times now. I even went to my local music store secretly hoping that Ibanez AF95 was there to take a look at (the model that is featured in this video). One day.
Wish I had that kind of information when I started out. This is a really great, helpful introductory video. And I learnt something new too. Cool vid, Sandra!
I have an AF95FM and she's a sweetheart. I love the ebony fretboard. Plays smooth. I have it strung with D'Addario EXL110W strings. This set had a wound 'G' string which helps give it the jazz tone that a plain 'G' string doesn't. I looked at the GB model but I wasn't sure about the walnut fretboard. I stick with a lighter string because I'm 72 years old and just don't have the strength I used to have. I also mostly use a 20+ year old Peavey amp that does ok for what I need it for. I also use Dunlop Tortex .73mm teardrop picks when I'm not playing finger style.
Cool! Same here. I have an Ibanez AF95 Dark Amber, and an AKJV90D, and I'm using a Peavey Stereo Chorus 212. My pick is a Dunlop Jazz Tones Round Tip. Pat Metheny all the way up!
@@HenriquedePaulaNascimento Nice rig. My first jazz box was a 1990 pre Fender Guild X-500 made in Westerly RI. It was $4000.00 new. Sadly I had to sell it. One cool thing was, it had the standard controls plus a master volume. That was cool because I could set each pickup volume and tone then control the overall volume with the master. It also was a big guitar with a 17" lower bout and 4" thickness. It truly was my fat bottom girl.
After doing much research, this video has helped greatly with my decision regard a jazz guitar purchase. I already have a '70s JC 120 and I am pretty sure I'd like one of those AF95 guitars. I really like the one in the video. I do have the skill set to build a nice jazz box but for 700 bucks it looks and sounds like i cant go wrong. Thank you so much for this video Sandra!
Very nice Sandra! I noticed your note that the Epiphone had a loud acoustic sound, which is something i noticed as well, and was a selling point for me when i bought my Epi Joe Pass for my first archtop. It had by far the best unamplified sound of anything i tried. I use it as a backup these days.
Thank you Sandra. You're doing such a great service to the jazz community. I just did a day trip to Salzburg from Munich and thought of you and wish you and your family well.
Thank you! ❤️ Last time I was in Salzburg there were so many tourists taking pictures with large iPads. It was funny af, but tedious to mingle with people.
For a great little cheap Fender style 10 inch combo, check out the Behringer HA-40R. It is 40 watt and has a real spring reverb. You can get a great jazz tone, especially if you use warm low output humbucker. In addition to using the clean channel, I like to use the gain channel with just a low amount of gain to fatten up the sound. For a super budget rig, you can use the DemonFX CR Compressor too.
Thank you for the guitar choice example. They are different than your choices 6-7 years ago. I'm still using my Sheridan II PRO but am going to try others as you have recommended. O' 12' Guage costing a bit muck un the US. Thanks Again!
Sure thing! I love my D'Angelico Mini dC deluxe and play it every day. It helped me through my shoulder problems, while yet provkding a good jazz sound.
About the Epiphone Broadway, the combination of a 25.5" scale length and a nut width of 1.6875", isn't that a problem for thick vingers. If you're looking for more space for the fingers between the strings wouldn't a 1.75" nut width with 25,5" scale length be an better option? 😅 Is there a special reason they combine 25.5 scale length with an 1.6875" nut width Sandra?
43mm is the standard nut width. There arent6too many guitars with a broader one. Check ojt Eastman guitars. They have 44mm and 25" scale length. That's maybe a happy medium. for me it's too large.
Very good. In the USA I'll put in a plug for the String Joy company. I use their nickel wound Broadway series which has a warmer sound. They make a 10.5 E string which I like to split the difference. You can made up a custom guage set easily. They haven't gotten to making half and flat wounds as of 2024. I also really like their "jazz picks" which have a nice feel and sound. BTW: I have moved on to a Comins semi acoustic guitar but I still have my a75. I should give it some love more often!
Great video and really nice playing too. I have an Ibanez AF 75 which I love but changed the pick ups to an old pair of Gibson PAF Humbuckers which I acquired; is that a good mod does anybody think? ps I still have the Ibanez pickups if I wanted to change them back.
Thanks you for this - very helpful! In one of your videos you mentioned that you used wireless hookups because you didn't like cords - Are there particular wireless systems you recommend?
Line 6 is my favorite, although I use the Sennheiser for my videos. The Line 6 is the easiest to use and has the silent plug function which is so handy (mutes sound when you plug in or out). Also has the longest battery life. Sennheiser is a bit more stable and has the angled plug, that looks better on videos.
great video! i have the ibenez 75 and love it. theb pups are a little bright. thinking about replacing them. any suggestions? also, do any of the books you showed include tabs?
Try the Seymour Duncan Antiquity (but they are expensive!) for a darker sound. No, a Realbook never has tab in it, because its6made for all C Iinstruments, not specifically for guitar! Also as a jazzer you should really learn to read sheet music 😊.
I filmed it already, but forglt to shoot an important take (the chord melody performance of all things 😂) and had to return it, beforw I realized 🙈. Now I have to find someone to lend me the guitar for that last take.
Our young players are so important, and this video WILL get folks started with all the info necessary to dive in with a comfortable (and affordable!) setup that will make them want to practice and learn! My first guitar came from Woolworth’s in the early 60’s. The strings were a half inch off the fretboard, no intonation. $50. With an amp! Get what ya pay for. But, I stuck with it and got a decent guitar within a year, and what a huge difference that made for my desire to play. You are the Jazz Simplifier, Sandra - in more ways than one!😁 Excellent information here!
Yes. Did I say it's a semi hollow? Did the video a few months ago and can't remember, but I knos its a full hollow body. I even have a dediacted video of it, where I say its a full hollow body. So I'd be surprised if I claimed it were a semi acoustic. I think I just added it to the small guitar section, instead of the archtops. Sorry for the confusion.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman it’s just that you introduced the guitar in the part dedicated to semi-hollows. That might confuse people. Not a problem, it’s an excellent line up you showed.
A friendly tip: Americans pronounce "epitome" as "ah-PIT-ah-me." I have been helping my roommate from Vietnam to learn "American English" for the past two years, so I notice how folks pronounce things. 🤗
@@monkzeno1 YOU choose to see it as "picking on," while I choose to see it as how it was intended (AND what I called it) "a FRIENDLY 🥰 tip." I consider MUSIC just another "language." I assume that ANYONE watching (or creating) a video such as this one loves MUSIC too. NOONE inherently "knows" a language perfectly. We ALL have to LEARN. I speak ENGLISH, SPANISH and a touch of VIETNAMESE. I play piano, Highland Bagpipes, Nylon String Classical, Steel String Acoustic and Electric Guitar. I play Irish Pennywhistle, Harmonica and a Tambourine in our "Drum Circle" at the Skilled Nursing Facility where I live. I saw an old home movie of myself where the ONLY word that I could pronounce was "Da Da!" Can't we all get along in PEACE? (even YOU MONKZERO1?) 😊
What a shame you're American, it's EH-PIT-OM-EE, take it from a native Englishman. How you get AH from an e is beyond me! Epitaph EH-PI-TAF, Episode EH-PI-SODE. Correcting someone incorrectly isn't helpful at all. It's English from England, the clue is in its name.
@@StuartwasDrinkell Of course you are correct Mate! But, after all, we REJECTED "British Rule" in exchange for INDEPENDENCE. Right or wrong, we do things OUR own way! 😁
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This episode did motivate me. I have watched it three times now. I even went to my local music store secretly hoping that Ibanez AF95 was there to take a look at (the model that is featured in this video). One day.
Wish I had that kind of information when I started out. This is a really great, helpful introductory video. And I learnt something new too. Cool vid, Sandra!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have an AF95FM and she's a sweetheart. I love the ebony fretboard. Plays smooth. I have it strung with D'Addario EXL110W strings. This set had a wound 'G' string which helps give it the jazz tone that a plain 'G' string doesn't. I looked at the GB model but I wasn't sure about the walnut fretboard. I stick with a lighter string because I'm 72 years old and just don't have the strength I used to have. I also mostly use a 20+ year old Peavey amp that does ok for what I need it for. I also use Dunlop Tortex .73mm teardrop picks when I'm not playing finger style.
Cool! Same here. I have an Ibanez AF95 Dark Amber, and an AKJV90D, and I'm using a Peavey Stereo Chorus 212. My pick is a Dunlop Jazz Tones Round Tip. Pat Metheny all the way up!
@@HenriquedePaulaNascimento Nice rig. My first jazz box was a 1990 pre Fender Guild X-500 made in Westerly RI. It was $4000.00 new. Sadly I had to sell it. One cool thing was, it had the standard controls plus a master volume. That was cool because I could set each pickup volume and tone then control the overall volume with the master. It also was a big guitar with a 17" lower bout and 4" thickness. It truly was my fat bottom girl.
Awesome tips, Sandra. I have the LGB30 and the Little Jazz and I'm so happy with them.
Best video for jazz newbies IMHO 👋👋👋
Great overview of what's needed not only guitars!!!!)
Thank you! ❤️
After doing much research, this video has helped greatly with my decision regard a jazz guitar purchase. I already have a '70s JC 120 and I am pretty sure I'd like one of those AF95 guitars. I really like the one in the video. I do have the skill set to build a nice jazz box but for 700 bucks it looks and sounds like i cant go wrong. Thank you so much for this video Sandra!
Great choice, my friend! Can't go wrong with the AF95.
Very nice Sandra! I noticed your note that the Epiphone had a loud acoustic sound, which is something i noticed as well, and was a selling point for me when i bought my Epi Joe Pass for my first archtop. It had by far the best unamplified sound of anything i tried. I use it as a backup these days.
I have the Joe Pass in my other recommendation video. But since they stopped producing it, this one is somewhat like the Joe Pass.
Thank you Sandra. You're doing such a great service to the jazz community. I just did a day trip to Salzburg from Munich and thought of you and wish you and your family well.
Thank you! ❤️ Last time I was in Salzburg there were so many tourists taking pictures with large iPads. It was funny af, but tedious to mingle with people.
great video!!! I already know a lot, 'cause I watch ALL your videos, thanks for that - but there are cute guitars I didn't hear of, big thumbs up 👍🏻
For a great little cheap Fender style 10 inch combo, check out the Behringer HA-40R. It is 40 watt and has a real spring reverb. You can get a great jazz tone, especially if you use warm low output humbucker. In addition to using the clean channel, I like to use the gain channel with just a low amount of gain to fatten up the sound. For a super budget rig, you can use the DemonFX CR Compressor too.
Very helpful video. Thanks!
Excellent video. I'm currently still using my Rock equipment, but your video make me long for one of those Ibanez guitars. 😄
Go for it! 😊
Nice, interesting review. I'd go for the Ibanez AF95. Lovely guitar, and sound.
Good choice!
Thank you for the guitar choice example. They are different than your choices 6-7 years ago. I'm still using my Sheridan II PRO but am going to try others as you have recommended. O' 12' Guage costing a bit muck un the US. Thanks Again!
The Sheridan is a great guitar!
Thank you very much, this was very helpful. The D'Angelico sounds sublime. It's a shame there are no budget options out there with just a neck pickup.
True. I guess D'Angelico sees them more as Jazz + Allround guitars. And they are actually great in other genres too.
Thanks Sandra, this is great not only for beginners but also for anyone to keep up on what is out there.
Or if one's on a budget 😊
I’m on a Christmas 🎄 gig right now playing an Ibanez AG75GBS! 😊
Ha, that's cool! Cheap, but great guitar, making you money 💰 😊. Hapoy holidays 🎄
@ thanks Sandra. I even played an Austrian Christmas carol!
Thank you Sandra and merry Christmas!
Happy holidays and merry Christmas 🎄🤶
Thanks for including us!
Sure thing! I love my D'Angelico Mini dC deluxe and play it every day. It helped me through my shoulder problems, while yet provkding a good jazz sound.
Thanks!
Thank you for your donation, Chris!
About the Epiphone Broadway, the combination of a 25.5" scale length and a nut width of 1.6875", isn't that a problem for thick vingers. If you're looking for more space for the fingers between the strings wouldn't a 1.75" nut width with 25,5" scale length be an better option? 😅
Is there a special reason they combine 25.5 scale length with an 1.6875" nut width Sandra?
43mm is the standard nut width. There arent6too many guitars with a broader one. Check ojt Eastman guitars. They have 44mm and 25" scale length. That's maybe a happy medium. for me it's too large.
My Washburn Oscar Schmidt 40e is sweet.plugged or unplugged.after a pro setup this used $ 200 guitar my luthier said is quite ready for jazzy gigs🤑
Very good. In the USA I'll put in a plug for the String Joy company. I use their nickel wound Broadway series which has a warmer sound. They make a 10.5 E string which I like to split the difference. You can made up a custom guage set easily. They haven't gotten to making half and flat wounds as of 2024. I also really like their "jazz picks" which have a nice feel and sound. BTW: I have moved on to a Comins semi acoustic guitar but I still have my a75. I should give it some love more often!
Sounds interesting. I've never heard of that company.
Fabulous guitarists and techer
Great video….very informative with many good suggestions…I need to hear more of your wonderful playing!
Thank you kindly!
Thank you so much for your video. It’s so helpful and informative!!
You are so welcome!
Really interesting and encouraging video ! Thank you for sharing !
I also prefer the prodigy picks. I've been messing around with gemstone 3mm picks recently. Interesting sound 😄
Thank you for all the helpful info! I like the Ibanez semi hollows and I have a Sire T-style that I think is really good.
Great choices!
Really appreciate your research!
Great video and really nice playing too. I have an Ibanez AF 75 which I love but changed the pick ups to an old pair of Gibson PAF Humbuckers which I acquired; is that a good mod does anybody think? ps I still have the Ibanez pickups if I wanted to change them back.
best video for beginners AND people like me thinking they already know everything 🙈😉 thanks for the guitar, amp, reelbook tecommendations 🎸
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Thank you Sandra!
Epiphanies, Gretsch and Ibanez are fantastic bargains and can be all the guitar you'll ever need
Thanks you for this - very helpful! In one of your videos you mentioned that you used wireless hookups because you didn't like cords - Are there particular wireless systems you recommend?
Line 6 is my favorite, although I use the Sennheiser for my videos. The Line 6 is the easiest to use and has the silent plug function which is so handy (mutes sound when you plug in or out). Also has the longest battery life. Sennheiser is a bit more stable and has the angled plug, that looks better on videos.
Thank you!
great video! i have the ibenez 75 and love it. theb pups are a little bright. thinking about replacing them. any suggestions? also, do any of the books you showed include tabs?
Try the Seymour Duncan Antiquity (but they are expensive!) for a darker sound. No, a Realbook never has tab in it, because its6made for all C Iinstruments, not specifically for guitar! Also as a jazzer you should really learn to read sheet music 😊.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
I would so so much love to have a full review and playing/tone etc of the Ibanez LGB30 George Benson.
I filmed it already, but forglt to shoot an important take (the chord melody performance of all things 😂) and had to return it, beforw I realized 🙈. Now I have to find someone to lend me the guitar for that last take.
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Nice video and details. Ibanez is a great choice at many price points.
Yes they are!
Interesting. Thanks
I recommend the clean sound of boss dual cube lx
I found it a bit large though.
Hello do you have a place to post song suggestions for chord melodies?
Not really. Just post it under any video or in my Facebook group. Only jazh standards please, no pop songs.
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Our young players are so important, and this video WILL get folks started with all the info necessary to dive in with a comfortable (and affordable!) setup that will make them want to practice and learn! My first guitar came from Woolworth’s in the early 60’s. The strings were a half inch off the fretboard, no intonation. $50. With an amp! Get what ya pay for. But, I stuck with it and got a decent guitar within a year, and what a huge difference that made for my desire to play. You are the Jazz Simplifier, Sandra - in more ways than one!😁 Excellent information here!
Oh yeah, sometimes students come with a string action I could safely limbo dance below 😂.
So much valuable information. I particularly liked the info on strings and Real books. Learned so much, thank you ❤
Glad it was helpful!
@GuitarversumSandraSherman can you please do a jazz chord melody for "Tomorrow" from the musical annie.🎉
That's not exactly a jazz standard 😉
@GuitarversumSandraSherman its not? 😅
Isn’t the Ibanez GB10EM a full hollow body?
Yes. Did I say it's a semi hollow? Did the video a few months ago and can't remember, but I knos its a full hollow body. I even have a dediacted video of it, where I say its a full hollow body. So I'd be surprised if I claimed it were a semi acoustic. I think I just added it to the small guitar section, instead of the archtops. Sorry for the confusion.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman it’s just that you introduced the guitar in the part dedicated to semi-hollows. That might confuse people. Not a problem, it’s an excellent line up you showed.
Have you tried the Sire H7F?
Yes, it's a great guitar, but needs a little fret polishing.
I won't go for pure jazz tones, i like some of them modern jazz tones= chorus, distortion delays reverbs etc
Most Es-335 guitars do that. For amp check out the Quilter amps. From jazz to overdrive, they do it all.
Another accessory you failed to mention was a good guitar cable to plug your guitar into the amplifier or wireless unit
Well, I didn't exactly "fail to mention" that, bc I don't think a cable is something specific to jazz. While the guitar, amp and string choices are.
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Sandra playing a $500 Ibanez = sounds great.
Me playing a $20,000 Benedettto = sounds like crap.
I can relate.
Oh, you're too sweet 😍
A friendly tip: Americans pronounce "epitome" as "ah-PIT-ah-me." I have been helping my roommate from Vietnam to learn "American English" for the past two years, so I notice how folks pronounce things. 🤗
Thanks, I appreciate your help!
How petty, to pick someone up for this.
Excellent review. Love your content.
@@monkzeno1 YOU choose to see it as "picking on," while I choose to see it as how it was intended (AND what I called it) "a FRIENDLY 🥰 tip." I consider MUSIC just another "language." I assume that ANYONE watching (or creating) a video such as this one loves MUSIC too.
NOONE inherently "knows" a language perfectly. We ALL have to LEARN. I speak ENGLISH, SPANISH and a touch of VIETNAMESE. I play piano, Highland Bagpipes, Nylon String Classical, Steel String Acoustic and Electric Guitar. I play Irish Pennywhistle, Harmonica and a Tambourine in our "Drum Circle" at the Skilled Nursing Facility where I live. I saw an old home movie of myself where the ONLY word that I could pronounce was "Da Da!"
Can't we all get along in PEACE? (even YOU MONKZERO1?) 😊
What a shame you're American, it's EH-PIT-OM-EE, take it from a native Englishman. How you get AH from an e is beyond me! Epitaph EH-PI-TAF, Episode EH-PI-SODE. Correcting someone incorrectly isn't helpful at all. It's English from England, the clue is in its name.
@@StuartwasDrinkell Of course you are correct Mate!
But, after all, we REJECTED "British Rule" in exchange for INDEPENDENCE. Right or wrong, we do things OUR own way!
😁
I call the Real Book the Wrong Book because there's so many things wrong in it.
Thanks!
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