Is sold state best for playing jazz?

Question:It depends on the sound that your looking for.....I always say go for what sounds best to your ears, I've told you before that my father played the jazz guitar in Philly years ago, but I don't remember what type of electronics he preferred.....I only play classical and acoustic, so I don't know much about the sound that's out there today. I know that I like the sound of Peter White....whatever he uses sure has a great sound, I also like John Mclaughlin, Paco Delucia, and Larry Coryell, .....if you want to hear one of their greatest videos.....it took me eight years to find this.....Meeting of the Spirits....they did this in 1979 -1980, it's put out by a company called MVD. Meeting of the Spirits is 23:49 minutes long, and one of my favorite pieces of all time, it really shows off all three of their superb talents !!!!!!!!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It depends on the sound that your looking for.....I always say go for what sounds best to your ears, I've told you before that my father played the jazz guitar in Philly years ago, but I don't remember what type of electronics he preferred.....I only play classical and acoustic, so I don't know much about the sound that's out there today. I know that I like the sound of Peter White....whatever he uses sure has a great sound, I also like John Mclaughlin, Paco Delucia, and Larry Coryell, .....if you want to hear one of their greatest videos.....it took me eight years to find this.....Meeting of the Spirits....they did this in 1979 -1980, it's put out by a company called MVD. Meeting of the Spirits is 23:49 minutes long, and one of my favorite pieces of all time, it really shows off all three of their superb talents !!!!!!!!!

I have a personal preference for acoustic, but if you want electronic, then solid state electronics will give better reproduction than tube. As a matter of fact, buying replacement tubes can be an interesting task since all the major manufacturers of tubes have abandoned the field leaving it a very small business.

I hope I have correctly interpreted "sold state".

Tube amps give a warmer sound, it's been said.
The classic jazz setup is an archtop hollowbody electric played through a clean amp...no overdrive, etc.
But a lot depends on the type of jazz and whether you are playing lead or rhythm. The classic jazz rhythm guitar in the swing style is known as comping.....accompaniment. You comp out the chords to compliment the other instruments in the orchestra. You can even do that on an archtop acoustic.
Small band jazz, you probably want the full nine yards archtop electric sound because you will be playing more lead than comping.