Hi All,
I'm new here and hoping you may be able to help me out with a query. I've been playing guitar on and off for quite a few years and recently have got interested in trying to improve my playing and learn some jazz guitar. I find short-scale guitars comfortable to play and it has been suggested on another forum that a Guild M-65 Freshman 3/4 may be a good short-scale jazz guitar for me... So, I was wondering whether:
1. Anyone who owns one of these can give me an idea of whether they are suitable for getting a nice clean jazz tone? What styles of music do you use yours for?
2. Can anyone tell me a little about the neck profiles of these and whether they varied over the years? I understand that the M-65 was released between the 50's and 70's... I'm more into thinner necks than the chunky 50's style neck.
I live in Australia and don't really have a chance of getting hold of one here. So if I decide to get one I'll probably have to buy one over the internet without getting a chance to play it. That's why I was hoping to get a bit of feedback from all you who are "in the know" before I take the plunge.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Marcus
I'm new here and hoping you may be able to help me out with a query. I've been playing guitar on and off for quite a few years and recently have got interested in trying to improve my playing and learn some jazz guitar. I find short-scale guitars comfortable to play and it has been suggested on another forum that a Guild M-65 Freshman 3/4 may be a good short-scale jazz guitar for me... So, I was wondering whether:
1. Anyone who owns one of these can give me an idea of whether they are suitable for getting a nice clean jazz tone? What styles of music do you use yours for?
2. Can anyone tell me a little about the neck profiles of these and whether they varied over the years? I understand that the M-65 was released between the 50's and 70's... I'm more into thinner necks than the chunky 50's style neck.
I live in Australia and don't really have a chance of getting hold of one here. So if I decide to get one I'll probably have to buy one over the internet without getting a chance to play it. That's why I was hoping to get a bit of feedback from all you who are "in the know" before I take the plunge.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Marcus