Jazz Improv (Strat version)

[TheBeardedEggMan]

Awesome!!!!!!

[Kev3542]

@TheBeardedEggMan

Thanks...and thanks for friends invite,too.

[youlino]

LOVELY

[mallorga1965]

So full of feeling...I was watching with my mouth open and my eyes wet. This is what I'd play to the woman I love (if I could play just like you - I'm working on it).

[Kev3542]

@mallorga1965

Thanks very much indeed - I just wish I'd recorded this video with better sound quality.

[Bigzane53]

ive listened to this about 20 times in a row.... im really feeling this. its gorgeous

[Kev3542]

@Bigzane53

Thanks very much indeed...and thanks for subscribing.

[Bigzane53]

@Kev3542

 my pleasure bro

[jckoto3]

Great tastful minor jazz-blues lines! Excellent phrasing, excellent note choices.. Too bad the video encoder algorithm added digital-artifacts the tone. Still great sound, though!

I can already tell that I'll be listening to this one over and over again/

[Kev3542]

@jckoto3

Thanks very much for that...and for subscribing, too.

[brwin]

Arriving home late from a night at the office, bourbon in hand and this in the background. *nods head*

[nyc828]

Hello Kev did you change your strings to achieve that sound? I keep hearing I will have to do that to get the jazzy sound

[Kev3542]

@nyc828

No, the strings are just the same as I've used for the last twenty years or so - Dean Markley 9-42. I fit them on all my guitars and they sound great to me for jazz, blues, rock or whatever else. I think the key to a jazz tone is just to use the neck pickup and dial the tone off until the sound loses most, but not all, of its treble frequencies.

[marsos52]

i checked out seveal of your clips...i really enjoyed them.. i like your style and phrasing and tone... i did blue bossa on u tube ...under strat jazz my name is marsos52 if you get a chance give a listen

keep up the good work...make a cd...

[Kev3542]

@marsos52

Thanks very much indeed. I checked out your video - superb playing.

As for a CD, I've got a free album to download at Jamendo - just click the link in the info box of my videos.

[localpm]

Lovely playin!

[rockerwfender]

spectacular playing broda, very precise. Kudos!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nchlsnlx]

i like this one, just sitting in the office doing paperwork and relaxing!! great!!

[Kev3542]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!

[MichelDeNoir]

Very nice. U sure having fun with that. I sometimes try the same with a piano.

[jclar146]

love ya playing man. great sounding strat too!! question: are you using emg sa pickups??

[Kev3542]

Thanks very much - the pickups are Fender-Lace sensors. They came as standard when I bought the guitar back in 1991. Unfortunately, the sound on this video doesn't really do them justice, but they're great pickups.

[machinsky108]

wow this was nice and unexpected

which pickup or position are you using?

thx

[Kev3542]

Thanks. It's quite sometime ago that I recorded this video, so I can't really remember which pickups I was using - although it looks like I'm using the middle and neck pickups.

[FeareBot]

Well the color of the strat may have something to do with the style of the player. IE someone playing a black strat may play 'darker'. Obviously the color has nothing to do with tone

[hulapopper2008]

nice tune, nice playing. And who knows, it really could be the color of the strat that does it. Clapton must know something...

[Longarmgil]

You remind me a lot of Jeff Beck when you do your improv work. It's as if your fingers get hijacked and just start doing their own thing. The playing can't be replicated and it stands alone. Really nice.

[compodude]

sweet playing

[Tockiro]

simple beautiful !!!

please see my blues video and write your comments and suggestiond if you want

[awfulguitarplucker]

black strats are the perfect strat version for playin' jazz..and not only for their colour!! imho they're the jazziest-sound strat amongst other!

[yinyangthang]

black strats do tend to sound darker

[seamuslowe]

seems to be that basic science dictates they dont. Maybe thats not obvious. youtube should have a 'no wankers' sign up.

[yinyangthang]

Did you miss my sarcasm?  I realize it was subtle...

[seamuslowe]

even if the comment doesnt fall onto you, it falls onto the guy you replied to.

[erod1944]

Yeah. I bought one of those Purple MIM Strats and it won't play jazz.

[Rambo29]

Your solo is very tasteful

[fperez74]

Amazing job my friend!!!

I got a Fender with Noiseless pickups and preamp, and sound great to.

A question: did you made the progression that sound behind? What is your recommendation for made progressions and play it? Do you use a software? Thanks...

[Kev3542]

Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras.

[SGman900]

what a sound...great job

[sirdiablos]

if only this little beauty was in Olympic White Finnish instead of black :(

[dakcz]

wow, really nice playing man. thumbs up.

[nywebman]

Excellent Kev3542!!

couple of questions: what kind of pickups do you use for this?

also I was surprised to hear the strat is more versatile... I am about to buy a new guitar these days and I have narrowed my list to the standard strat or a es-335 copy...what do you recommend for versatility? I play Jazz and blues

Thanks

[Kev3542]

Thanks. The pickups on this Strat are Fender-Lace sensors; they came as standard - the guitar is a 1991 Fender Strat Plus Ultra. As for versatility, I think the strat is more versatile as I can get away with playing blues, rock, metal, country & jazz (to some degree)on it. However, this is obviously only my opinion; which guitar you prefer is down to your own personal taste.

[thergking]

what do you think is better? a fender strat or a gibson es 335

[Kev3542]

Good question...I think a strat is more verstile, but there are certain tones that you can only get from a 335. If I had to choose, I'd go for the strat.

[thergking]

oke thanks i will buy one of these

[rollershoer4life]

Thats was beautiful. Great job my friend!

[neoionunder56]

It's definately not pre-CBS, look at the bridge and count the frets. Nonetheless, very tasty phrasings! Cheers for the post Kev!

[mysterybat35]

wow man .. this was REALLY NICE!!!!!

[ieatfords4breakfast]

sweet playing! nice strat as well

[nairbfry]

Wow, that was beautiful! You really have a nice style. 5/5

[davidabailey]

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