Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Now, granted, I already have a semi-hollow that could likely do jazz well, but just humor me on this. I've discovered my school has a Jazz Band, alongside their marching band programs and such. Obviously not as high-key a group, as I only discovered it my senior year (now). I figure, if I were to join with this, I may have found myself an excuse to get an archtop jazz guitar. And/or have the parents get me one. So, theoretically speaking. Say I want myself an archtop. I'd really like something akin to the ES-175, due to it being the "definitive jazz guitar" and stuff. Plus, Steve Howe uses it. however, price is more of a consideration than design. I really just need something that'll sound good for jazz, will be of good build quality, and resides under, say, $300. I'm perfectly fine with going used, and as vintage as need be. What are my options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dustysnakes Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 in that price range..... hm i cant remember the model number off the top of my head but i do recall that washburn made a really nice archtop with a suspended mini by the neck around that price range. oh if you can spring a bit more i realize its not technically an archtop but i use my gretch 5120 for almost all my jazz gigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Well, I sorta want one of those Grestch 5122s anyway, but that'll come later. price point is pretty strict. I'll check out Washburn, I guess. Anything else, everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Come on now, you've all seriously got no recommendations for me here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Epiphone flamekat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 use the semi and save the cash. $300 won't bring much in the way of improvement. with a little more cash you could score that gretsch, and epiphone makes several archtops that could handle it. neither would be that far out of your price range used. love, eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Honestly, a yamaha pacifica. They're VERY well constructed for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freetime Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Damn near any semi hollow will give you a nice jazz sound. Don't you have to read music and {censored} to play in a jazz band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 yeah, that's the other issue. this is sorta all theoretical at the moment, though, I've yet to get the specifics for it or anything. This thread does serve another purpose, though. I envision myself getting an archtop at some point in the future (plans feature a jazzbox, my p90 semi-hollow, and some sort of Fender-ish sounding solidbody), and I figure I may as well start looking up on some of my options. If it helps, extend used price to, say $500. show me some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Check out this jazz group and see what kind of guitars they are using. $300 may not get you a boot scraper in their club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 harsh, yet probably true.... One thing I'm curious of, is the Epiphone Zephyr. this guy here: http://cgi.ebay.com/EPIPHONE-ZEPHYR-REGENT-VS-ARCHTOP-ELECTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ320291980318QQihZ011QQcategoryZ33037QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It should be going for relatively cheap, as the Epiphone ES-175 pretty much made it obsolete. heck, this auction here isn't too bad for price. I was just expecting lower than this. Still, it's classy, I wouldn't mind having one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 the time is right, for a bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flintc Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Well, I own the Aria Pro II Herb Ellis model (PE-175, circa 1980), which I consider at least as good as the Gibson. Sometimes these come up for sale, and they are MUCH better than the Epiphone Zephyr Regent. Unfortunately, even used they're beyond your price range - maybe $1000 if you're lucky. Ibanez makes an affordable Pat Metheny model, which also can be found used. And there's the bargain basement special for the dedicated bottom-feeder. But I notice that shops that specialize in archtops have very few available for under $3,000. I'd say, stick with the semi-hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DOUBLE J64 Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 use the semi and save the cash. $300 won't bring much in the way of improvement. with a little more cash you could score that gretsch, and epiphone makes several archtops that could handle it. neither would be that far out of your price range used.love,eor Agree 100% Epiphone has several cheap-ish models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Slap a set of flat wounds on the semi and you're good to go -imho 300 won't buy you anything worthwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yeah, $300 isn't going to get you a whole lot if you've already got something that can work. Sounds like GAS for the sake of GAS to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yeah, it kinda is. but, you know, the forum does kinda serve to carry out those odd desires, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bendafender Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-Artcore-AG75-BS-Hollowbody-Guitar-w-Case_W0QQitemZ200249176117QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Rossness Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-Artcore-AG75-BS-Hollowbody-Guitar-w-Case_W0QQitemZ200249176117QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem+1:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Ah, God I was stupid, overlooked the Artcores completely....if things work out to where I get the chance to buy a Jazzbox, I think it'll be one of these ES-175 ish Artcores.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Standard Tele with flatwound 11's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cardude6987 Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Epiphone Joe Pass Great guitar. Try to find one used. It would be in your price range used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 For what its worth, I don't think you can beat the Ibanez full-hollow body Artcores. The AF, AG and AK models look good and are reasonably priced.http://www.ibanez.com/hollow/default.aspx They're great guitars and fantastic quality for the price. Your $300 might be a little low, but probably not by much if you shoot for something like (say) the AF75. Dig around on eBay, Craig's list, or go haunt your local guitar store looking for close-out deals on last year's gear. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1253235http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1387630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pablo Jose Posted August 29, 2008 Members Share Posted August 29, 2008 You be careful with the lower end Jazz Boxes, they see us rock players coming a mile off for the purchase!Some of the budget JB's are almost unplayable. You don't wanna spend the same amount trying to upgrade the hardware to make it the real deal.A few here that might be of interest. Washburn J5TSIbanez AF105Best I found was the Ibanez AF75 for the $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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