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Gypsy Jazz Guitar?


Haden Olmsted

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If you are after the standard acoustic gypsy jazz tone, what you will need is a gypsy jazz guitar (domed-top, floating bridge, etc) and steel strings (silver-plated, copper wound are the standard: see the Savarez Argentine strings abve).

 

Nylon gypsy jazz guitars are pretty cool, but they sound pretty much like other nylon-stringed guitars, which is not what you hear when you listen to Django, Bireli, Stochelo, Romane or Fapy.

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where can i find one of these nylon models?

 

 

Just put nylon strings on a normal Selmer-Maccaferri type guitar. You might need to widen the string guide slots a touch for the nylon trebles (these guitars usually have a zero fret so there is no nut to worry about) and possibly adjust the truss rod. You could use ball-end nylon strings directly or slide a rod (piece of dowel, etc) through the trapeze to tie on loop-end strings. All these adaptions are easy tasks.

 

I keep a standard dreadnought fitted with nylon strings - I play it a lot - here is a little vid so you hear what it sounds like:

 

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