Jazz guitar (again)

Sorry to keep bringing this up, I jst want to make sure I don't buy anything I regret. My jazz is going really well I'm in a couple of bands now, and really enjoying myself. After you guys advice from earlier these are the two guitars I'm looking at. I haven't tried out either of them yet, so I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on these.

Option 1: https://dangelicoguitars.com/guitars/premier-series/premier-dc/#DAPDCTWNCTCB Option 2:http://www.hagstromguitars.com/electric-guitars/hj500.html

Thanks

I'm thinking of selling ym alte 70s Yamaha for 900 bucks US shipped anywhere in the lower 48 if you're itnerested.

of those two id say the d'angelico, but jims yamaha is a really good option, and you'd have something thatll retain value better being a "vintage" guitar that's pretty popular, the guy from god is an astronaut plays a vintage yamaha

... and it's versatile as well, at least mpre sp tham the D'Angelico.

the d'angelico are as versatile as any 335, they just look the part for jazz

OK. haven't had too much experience. Struck me as a Gretsch-like guitar...

appreciate the offer Jim, but I live in NZ so I'm not sure i can afford the shipping haha! thanks for the help guys

okey doke, I have anotehr bite on it... shame toe lt it go, but the guitar collection is silly huge and I want to buy a new synth

if you find a good price on shipping I would be happy to sell it to you if the guy in Oregon backs out.

PS: I would stay away from the ahgstrom stuff. I have tried some Vikings and thought they had a lousy feel and 2d sound that really wouldn't be helped subtantiall by a good setup and mods. They feel like cheap guitars in my hands and are uninspiring. The affordable d'angelicos are a much ebtter option. Another good option in a thinline semi hollow for jazz are the eastman guitars. Iw as terribly impressed with teh amount of tone and playability the eastman's bring to the table for such a low price. hard to beleive they are chinese. A distinctive cut above.

the d'angelico are as versatile as any 335, they just look the part for jazz

yeah, the yamaha is the same as the thinline d'angelico in conception, loving 335 homage with some slightly different appointments. its only as versatile as you are which is really true of any suitable jazz guitar.

If I seem tog et a wide variety of sounds when you've heard my music its a number of factosrs at play. One is that I really do know how to get a million and one sounds from gibson wiring using just the stock controls. There's a lot of subtle shading to be had from 2 pickups, 4 knobs and a 3 way selector if you can work them like a champ. Learning requires patience and time. Anotehr reason is that i have a ludicrous number of guitars and am not afraid to swap them out throughout a studio recording even on a song that only utilizes one gutir a time in the arrangement. And the other is that I also use different amps and even when using my prefered ac30s I tend to use wildly different settings on teh top boost channel or elan on the normal channel which really highlights the personality of different guitars. Even different teles sound dratically different through the vox normal channel. There's almost no circuitry homogenizinf things. But the variety is just that I have a lot of stuff and when ti coems to guitar gear I don't look for versatility, just stuff that does its thing in an exemplary fashion to my ear. I shoot to build up a variety of isntruments not one guitar and amp that cna do a variety of thigns passably well. The only swiss army knif I have is my old warhorse white strat that's modded with an incrediby versatile pickup switching setup. Ironically after modding it I started using it elss and elss once I was done aptting myself on teh abck for the clever wiring job.

To me a great jazz guitar really only needs a neck pickup and one knob. Its all about the wood, dimensions and msot importantly the player!

Maybe because I live in Australia and I see things a little different to the Northern Hemisphere crew, but if you are playing jazz and loving playing Jazz, then maybe versatility is NOT something you are going for.

Aside from the fact Hagstrom call theirs a Jazz guitar... it fits the bill for what I see when I picture a Jazz guitar. Wider hollowbody, not thin like a 335 and a fairly natural looking guitar. No flashy paintjobs etc. Reading through, the H-Truss rod to allow for a thinner faster neck means a smaller neck radius to help get hands and fingers dancing over the fretboard to make all those wonderful Jazz - specific chord shapes. (Jim... don't pull me apart for this term.. you know what I mean.. and I know no chord is specific to any style), however, the chord shapes I refer to are more prevalent in Jazz styles and Jazz requires that level of accuracy and proficiency in the use, frequency and saturation of chords in the songs, that is simply not matched by any other style. I would guess the reason why you didn't gravitate toward the D'Angelico EXL-1 is the single pickup... or the lack of a natural finish... maybe their deluxe 59...

To me.. that's a Jazz guitar. thick body thin neck, f- holes... not relying on a paintjob.. sold through sound and playing.

Of course, play them before you buy...

Good Luck!

I really shoudla looked at the link, the Hagstrom in queston isn't a Viking, is it... disregard everything I said...

Crap! our posts contradict each other... My stepnephews are jazz boys (trombone and drums), so I only have their experiences to by...

thanks for the help guys, unfortunatly i cant find anywhere local that has hagstroms so i dont think ill be able to try that out anyway.

Jim will hat e this but such a cool looking guitar for a Jazz player... https://www.musicworks.co.nz/hollow-body-guitars/af55tf-ibanez-artcore-electric-hollow-body-tobacco-flat/

or this

https://www.rockshop.co.nz/shop/guitars/electric-guitars/epiphone-broadway-elec-guitar-natural.html

or this

http://www.musicplanet.co.nz/guitar/guitars/electric/crafter-feg700n-jazz-box-natural.html

or even

http://www.musicplanet.co.nz/guitar/guitars/electric.html?manufacturer=646

Don't know your budget

http://www.musicplanet.co.nz/guitar/guitars/electric/d-angelico-ex-59-archtop-single-cut-p90s-sunburst.html

never heard of these guys... are they NZ only?

http://www.somusic.co.nz/mannix-hollow-body-electric-guitar-black-1236

great thanks! ive never hard of so music either...