A jazz guitar is a guitar you play jazz on. I play jazz on my tele, my Heritage 575, a nylon string, a small flat too, whatever guitar I pick up.
That said, if you dig that classic, 50's bop sound, a hollow body is where it's at, and that Godin is a great guitar, maybe dont count it out yet.
Something that might seem odd to do would be to go even HEAVIER with the strings. Heavier strings have a smaller elliptical vibration from nut to bridge, which means you can go even lower with your action than you might on an electric with light strings.
Just a thought.
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