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02-01-2014, 05:22 PM
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Just go to a Guitarcenter if you have one nearby, and go to the used guitar wall. You will find tons of guitars under $350 that will fit the bill. The Les Paul, of which there will probably 9 versions on that wall, was originally designed for "popular jazz". The strat, which will make up a good portion of the wall, was made for western swing. There will be epiphone hollowbodies, probably a lower end Gretsch or two.
No reason to even spend $500.
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#17
02-01-2014, 05:58 PM
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In addition to the Gretsch Electromatics, here are a few that would serve you well:
Epiphone ES-295* Epiphone Wildkat DeArmond Starfire Special* DeArmond M-75T or M-77T* Reverend Pete Anderson Signature The asterisk indicated out of production but available on the used market.
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#18
02-01-2014, 11:48 PM
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If I may throw in my 2 cents. The Epiphone Emperor "Joe Pass Signature" model is a true jazz box. Quality inside and out. And beautiful too, in my opinion. I swapped out the stock pickups with Seymour Duncan's and that made it even better. You can get these brand new for well under $1,000. If it's a pure jazz guitar you're after this is a great, inexpensive option.
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02-03-2014, 09:28 AM
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You say you've been toying with the idea of getting a Tele and a Jazz/Rockabilly guitar for your lad, I'd go for a Fender Telecaster Cabronita. Great MiM guitar and those Fidelitrons are really nothing to be sniffed at. Maybe, if you really want to go semi-acoustic, try out the Cabronita Thin-Line. Should have change from your stated budget as well.
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#20
04-03-2014, 10:51 AM
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#21
04-03-2014, 11:38 AM
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Telecaster or Godin Kingpin CWII.
I hate most rockabilly type guitars for jazz...twangy filtertrons, stupid rocker bridge and heavy tuning nightmare Bigsby. Generally, I wouldn't be hip to the idea of playing both of these styles on the same guitar...but if I had to, I'd go tele. If I were doing mostly jazz and just needed a little twang on a few tunes, the P90's on the Godin would do both jobs just fine...
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04-03-2014, 12:16 PM
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imo what you want is f-holes. jazz is best served by a semi-hollow body with f-holes. rockabilly music often goes along with the look of rockabilly as defined by brian setzer and horton heat....and f-holes.
gretch. man, playing one of those things is like playing a bus equipped with plumbing fixtures, but they are like the les paul and marshall combined of rockabilly and swing, they have the look, they have the sound, but imo, they are not the most nimble guitars for jazz. so, i recommend a semi-hollowbody with f-holes, with either a single or double cutaway. epi, godin, ibanez artcore, etc.. are affordable "gateway" guitars. i entertained the local gc for like and hour a while back with one of these:  http://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...FcWTfgodBBQA_w i had a blast. it was surprisingly nice and shreddable. a real fun guitar imo. Last edited by arie; 04-03-2014 at 12:27 PM.
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04-05-2014, 08:42 PM
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I would get him this:
http://www.rondomusic.com/product1243.html or this: http://www.rondomusic.com/as820wh.html EDIT: Michael Kelly has a sweet looking line up of a archtops too. Last edited by 44Runner; 04-06-2014 at 03:20 PM.
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05-29-2014, 03:18 PM
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Try Telecaster or Epiphone Sheraton II.
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05-29-2014, 06:56 PM
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