I’m just beginning my gypsy jazz journey on Guitar after playing for 20 years, and this information is super valuable. I watch your videos all the time, and they are incredibly helpful. So first I just wanna say thank you. Secondly, I would love to see a video here of you documenting your journey with gypsy jazz…how you got started, what brought you there, and when it’s been like now that you’ve retained acclaim and success? Just an idea , but wanted to tell you I dig your content.
Thanks for the insights. I'm pretty long in the tooth for learning new tricks, but a few years back, i started playing around with jazz manouche. I played classical guitar, but, had to take a break due to repetitive stress issues, so the GJ techniques were/are a challenge. It's great to have videos like this to help out. I work on old guitars, so I am lucky to have some older instruments. One day, I needed to change the strings on an old Gerome and I didn't have any GJ strings, so I strung it up with silk and steel. I really liked the way it sounded, so I've been playing silk and steel on it ever since. I may be mistaken, but, I thought I read that Stochelo Rosenberg sometimes uses them.
Your gorgeous Höfner inspired me to get myself a Höfner 4550 from '59 and I am very happy with it. For some reason I associated Höfner with a rather bright, clanking tone like Gretsch guitars (which I personally dont like that much), but you proved me wrong, thank you for that!
Wow, that's wild! I knew Jürgen Volkert and hung out with him quite a bit when I lived in Nürnberg and played fiddle in the area some 41 years ago. I started playing GJ guitar in 2001 - around the time I met Robin Nolan at DjangoFest Northwest. I have 4 Manouche guitars now (after giving 2 away to my kids); Two D holes and two oval holes. Cheers!
On the topic of picks: When I play with my thick Djangobooks pick and my thick Wegen, it has a lot of string chirp. So much so that a cricket in my basement came right up to me while I was practicing, chirping along with my pick. Now I'm pretty set on Gator 2mm (and I play the shoulder rather than the tip), which has less of a "romantic cricket" noise.
Yeah I play the thinner wegen because of that, when playing lead. But in the the Joscho Stephan Trio, where I play rhythm only, I use the thicker picks by Killy Nonis! They are powerful in these situations. Anyway some guys play Dunlop, I mean whatever you play, it's more you than the pick! 😁
Actually I use one pick for both. 2.5 mm I like Killy Nonis and Wegen Picks for gypsy jazz and on Archtop guitars. When I play Western guitar, I use Dunlop 1.5mm the pink one. Funny that you just wrote to me, just saw you playing an awesome Jazz blues at Carter Vintage guitars. Cheers
In my opinion, there is NOTHING like the feel of a gypsy jazz/Manouche guitar. I bought my first one in Aug/21, a John Jorgensson 500 Gitane. My second one I just got in March/22, a Geronimo Mateos Jazz B. I LOVE them both, but, The Mateos is UNBELIEVABLE! I use a GG picks which I just found. I play so much that I get a blister from that pick, but don't care. I used Wegen Fat tones also. I sold my Larvee 05 cause I hated after playing the aforementioned. The necks on the Gypsy's are fatter, and the jazz chords sound and feel way better on these guitars.
Thanks so much for this, Sven!! I love your playing, and I have learned so much about gypsy jazz from you. I currently play bluegrass and jazz on a Martin 000-18, but I've been thinking a lot about buying a gypsy jazz guitar. (I've been considering it for the last few years since I've started picking up the music from your videos!) All instruments are so unique, even when they're from the same luthier. I've never bought an instrument without playing it, but I don't know of a store that sells gypsy jazz guitars in my area. The few stores that sometimes have a gypsy jazz guitar in stock are all closed due to Covid. :-/ Do you recommend buying online from someone?
I mean, trying a guitar is always better, but you could bei a Cigano Eastman Altamira Online. In the case you don't like it: Send it back 😅😉 Buying from private people is better, but more difficult. The best guy to buy a guitar from is a rich person, who is not really into music. Those buy expensive guitars, then they realize there is no time to practice and in the end the think:" Mmh I resell it, but now that I already used it I charge half the price." That's the best thing, that can happen to us 😅. But it can also be the other way around.
Hi, I was in the same position as you, playing or rather learning jazz and bluegrass on my OM ( Furch) and during the lockdown, I decided i need company so i went with altamira M01 D hole and I am pretty happy overall , although the setup was quite bad even they advertized they take care of every guitar. if i wanted to buy a gj guitar personally, i would have to travel to germany or austria.
awesome video Sven! What about the importance of Saverez Argentine Strings? Restrung my Eastman DM-1 after getting it and it turned into a totally different guitar.
Can you help out with a link to the Killy Nonis guitar pick? To get a good pick I had to super-glue two tiny Dunlop Primetone Sculpted Plectras to a Medium Fender pick so I could use the Point (for Solo) or the Rounded edge (for Rhythm). That was the only way I could get Two Picks in One. But I Love the sound of the Nonis on both rhythm and lead. Thanks!
Hi Sven, wie dick ist das Wegen Bluegrass Pick, welches du spielst? Ich spielte die ganze Zeit das Big City Pick mit 2,2mm, jetzt mit 1,8mm, würde aber gerne mal ein anderes probieren. Viele Grüße und Danke für die Antwort
Thank you for detailed info, Sven. I have a couple of questions which were not covered in this video - On which guitars nylon strings are used for gypsy jazz? - Are classical guitars suitable for acoustic jazz? - I have Yamaha FS800. How comfortable/usable will it (or similar regular guitars) be for gypsy jazz? - Are there any profits/drawbacks if I put nylon strings to my Yamaha? (I have Esteve ST4E and I love that sound very much, but wide, flat and short neck is not very comfortable for jazz) I am not a huge fan of manouche jazz as is, but I love chords and accoponement style, and learned a lot from your videos. Will be very appreciate for your answers
Usually you play steel strings, some builders offer D hole guitars with nylon strings, I saw Sébastien Giniaux and Rocky Gresset play one. But it's not really common at all. Otherwise, do what you feel like, I mean there are no rules, I guess., 😅
I still have some Wegen, Dugain and Bone picks laying around. I ended up only using bone. I remember the first time i watched Hänsche Weiss playing in the 80s he used a big plastic button of a jacket 😁 And i'm a bit sad i had to sell my Volkert some years ago due my health issues. Btw. I had the big tone PU in it. It was so strong in output it didn't need a preamp. Your jazz box sounds like Django using a Miller PU.
The button was Django's choice I think. Not really sure, but that was story I heard. That what cause me some trouble in the beginning, because I'm playing with the tip.
Plastic button? Django and his friends frequently nicked buttons from overcoats in the venues the played in, but...in those days those buttons were made of turtle! Joseph even went to the trouble adapting a found hair comb to a pick, for the same reason: turtle or tortoise. Great sound and sticky to (moist) fingers. Nowadays tortoise/turtle is off limits but pick makers try to emulate this quality. Thickness sort of depends on your style; solo or rhythm or both. Rhythm benefits from more thickness, 3mm +. Etc etc. Btw Sven, you’re educational program is very helpful, I’ve diverted quite a few friends to your channel...
@@MennoJHvanderReijden I'd like to mention "plastic" buttons are used since 1920, like from Bakelit, Gagate and others. There were also lot's of other natural materials around like bone, horn, ivory, antler bone... I think the major thing is they are round and this makes playing different to the pointy ones mainly used today. The bone picks i used had a triangular shape but very rounded tips very close to a circular button.
Sven, Any chance you could show the chord progression you used for the pick demo. I'm trying to transcribe it from the screen but getting into difficulty on some of the quicker changes. It's such a nice sequence and would be really useful as a practice progression. Thank you.
Hi Sven, thank you so much for your nice video. May I ask which model of Höfner Archtop that is? Is this still produced or is it an old model? Thank you!
@@SvenJungbeck Danke! Nach so einer Gitarre bin ich schon länger am Suchen. Sie müsste nicht mal alt sein, aber etwas Vergleichbares, das noch produziert wird, konnte ich noch nicht finden. Hast Du einen Tipp?
Hi, I bought my first gypsy guitar on Amazon, an APC, I kept it for 3 days, the pump sound was really not suitable. I sent it right back. It's a pity because it was very comfortable to play with its very thin neck. I tried a lot of guitars, even some very expensive ones at nearly 3000€... I currently have 2 Saga Cigano, a GJ-15 and a GJ-0, I have to say that they are very suitable I spent a lot of time to find the right tuning for the GJ-0, I had to change the bridge and adapt it but it is now very pleasant to play with a very acceptable sound. The action is 3mm (0.11 inch? Sorry I'm French) on the 12th square. I did a jam not long ago with a professional musician who had a french artisanal guitar, he tried my Cigano and found it very good. He told me that I could resell it for more than I bought it second hand. But I didn't really understand which Fender amp you use? Wegen picks are from Netherlands. I've been using a Dunlop 477R507 for some time now, it's the one that suits me best at the moment, either pump or chorus. I also have a Weggen that I don't like, I have a casein and a Guzz S3 but the Dunlop is the one I like the most.
Hey Sven, i’ve bought an AER Compact 60 for little scene like bar, restaurant, very noisy environnement.. Do you think i could play with the audio technica without any feed-back problem?
Hard to say, in a small place it works, but a pickup is more present, when people are not only listening. Best thing is floating pickup. But it gives an more electronic sound. All the best Sven
Great Video, thanks!! But also, those killy picks look soooo cool. Brass inlays give them a nice weight too! Sound good, look great and all hand made too , what's not to love? :)
Hi Sven, I've come to gypsy jazz from bossa nova, so have a nylon-string parlor guitar. I play gypsy with my fingers, no pick at all (strictly rhythm). Just here in my house, but want to start playing out. The wonderful thing about nylon is how quiet it is, i can play in the middle of the night. And, I can slide my fingers all around, and play for hours, with virtually no soreness. How do you practice quietly? Do you ever use nylon? I'm just not sure my fingers would survive if I switched to steel.
can i just use coin pick that i cut out with angle grinder since it's the most unbendable pick i currently possess? or dare i say it gonna sound too metallic and not warm enough?
I've aquired an Ibanez AFj81 full hollow, rosewood bridge, just 1 neck pickup. For jazz and what not, I'm using also a 3 mm jazz stubby pick, You think it'll do the trick?
Jes, I mean for the beginning you make no mistake, I didn't own a gypsy guitar for the first two years of practicing it. Then I purchased a saga gitane, which was not good. Anyway, everything goes 😅
Hi, Actually not when playing this kind of music. Attack stays the same. When I play temporary jazz or other styles, I strike softer and sometimes use different picks! Warm regards, Sven
Hi Sven. I'm a guy from Finland new to your channel. I love your videos. I accidentally found your video (proper chords for All of me) and since then i've only watched your videos. Big help for me!! I've played guitar maybe for a year now... or 18 months and it's been a struggle in my mind about what genre i'd like to play. Finally maybe 2 months back i decided that gypsy jazz it is. So i'm a total beginner. I would really like to buy an electric guitar, hollow body Ibanez has been in my dreams :D So can you recommend a good option in Ibanez guitars for gypsy jazz? I would appreciate that. Of course to have an authentic gupsy jazz sound requires a gypsy jazz guitar but if there is an Ibanez in prize range of 600 - 1000 euros that sounds even ok for gypsy jazz i'd really like to buy that. Can you help me?
Puh, I don't really like Ibanez, but I had a good Ibanez Artist from the 70s which was worth roundabout 800 Euros. But I have to admit, that I do not now too many models of that brand. A better solution would probably be a hoyer or Höfner guitar. Warm regards, Sven
@@SvenJungbeck Thank you very much for the answer. Ok so i will leave the Ibanez in the rack :) I started to look through the Thomann's guitars and there's only one Höfner in jazz guitars. It is Höfner Thin President HCT-TP-SB. Would that be good and have a suitable (or even near to suitable) sound for gypsy swing/jazz?
I think AT 830B but I would have to check. Anyway, I don't use it a lot anymore on stage, I have a new "solution" the Tone Dexter by Audio Sprocket. This is a game changer!!!
@@kristianskaar7409 exactly, but without any pre Amps it sounds shit. Before I bought the tone dexter, I used the Audio Technica to create the sound and the big tone to give a little power.
@@SvenJungbeck the guy was working on pinball machines as far as I have heard and uses similar kind of plastic as used in these machines ..for less wear and tear ;-)
@@skullboy1967 I've made some picks out of Delrin. You can order it in sheets from McMaster-Carr in various thicknesses. It wears like iron and you don't get as much "chatter" as you would with bone. I wouldn't be surprised if they use it in pinball machines. That was an interesting bit of history by the way, thanks for posting it.
I just want to say that i think that no one should risk buying any instruments from A.P.C. Ive had a total of 3 of there insturments one way or another (mostly thanks to them often being dirt cheap on amazon) 2 of the 3 had major problems (bridge needing taken off and moved, frets in the wrong place etc) and all were of very poor construction compared to even the cheapest asian made instruments . The one that didnt have any major problems was a gyspy jazz style similar to the one in this video and for me it wasnt even worth the cheap price I got it for. I got rid of it as soon as could and got a Saga cigano GJ-15, it was about 3x the price but I would say it is far more than 3x the guitar. To be honest I would suggest just sticking with a western guitar before buying something like the A.P.C as I think its more likely to put you off the genre and these types of guitars than anything else.
You cannot be sure what kind of quality these super cheap guitars have. I was quite lucky, as I said I got it for 150, and it is enough to play on vacation trips, when sleeping in a tent and spend most of the day not caring about the safety of your guitar. My first Saga Gitane was worth 500 Bucks, and total crap. This APC sounds awful, but it has the reaction and playing feel of a gypsy guitar, somehow. Whatever, in this video, I'm not saying this is a good guitar. It's my "camping" guitar, not more. If you want to have a proper gypsy guitar, 1200 to 1500 is better than spending 500 Euros for half baked things. But thank you very much for your opinion. I think we can agree, that if one's wants to own a proper instrument, you better ask the luthier. They will take care for good quality and you support an important part of the music industry. Best regards, Sven
When you finally break free from credit the cards make wonderful stiff picks. Personally I prefer Gibson medium. Ernie Ball super slinky strings for finger picking and so, yeah so far nine guitars all different. My favorite is my arch-top Epiphone masterbuilt classic ($900 cdn.)
I'm sorry to say I could not understand you when you (very quickly) mentioned the name of the guitars you use. Frankly that was the reason I clicked on your video... very disappointed you didn't put a link to their websites or put up a logo and "SPELL-OUT" their names... Yes it's an international world - but some of us have a hard time discerning what you are saying with your accent. Please post another video with the links and NAMES of the instruments.... that would be awesome for us old guys!! Thank you! I will honestly appreciate it.
Volkert guitars May guitars Höfner guitar with du Armand pickup from 1956 All German Builders, but at least Jürgen Volkert and Höfner guitars are worldwide known I think! Warm regards, Sven
All sounds the same...Let's not forget django only had two fingers.i see gypsy jazz has the same hierarchy as rock and blues.you ain't any good till you play this or that!.yada yada.. No offence meant....
Exactly right, just the same with the flamenco police if you dare deviate from the traditional rhythms etc! They didn't like Manitas de Plata in the 60s & 70s because he just played from the heart, but he was actually the best ever.
I’m just beginning my gypsy jazz journey on Guitar after playing for 20 years, and this information is super valuable.
I watch your videos all the time, and they are incredibly helpful. So first I just wanna say thank you.
Secondly, I would love to see a video here of you documenting your journey with gypsy jazz…how you got started, what brought you there, and when it’s been like now that you’ve retained acclaim and success?
Just an idea , but wanted to tell you I dig your content.
6:03 "I absolutely can't do that" - instantly, absolutely does that
I think it is more how you feel by doing it. The sound might be there, but I feel uncomfortable, playing with the edge 😅
Dude, you have been a big help in my development and you seem like a cool guy and that’s perhaps the best part. Thanks!
I love your videos Sven! I own a selmer built by Killy and my mind was blown when I saw you were using his picks!
I love your videos and you are a great teacher.Thank you so much!
Thanks for the insights. I'm pretty long in the tooth for learning new tricks, but a few years back, i started playing around with jazz manouche. I played classical guitar, but, had to take a break due to repetitive stress issues, so the GJ techniques were/are a challenge. It's great to have videos like this to help out.
I work on old guitars, so I am lucky to have some older instruments. One day, I needed to change the strings on an old Gerome and I didn't have any GJ strings, so I strung it up with silk and steel. I really liked the way it sounded, so I've been playing silk and steel on it ever since. I may be mistaken, but, I thought I read that Stochelo Rosenberg sometimes uses them.
the last guitar is also a good reference point for the sound, the first sounded amazing
Your gorgeous Höfner inspired me to get myself a Höfner 4550 from '59 and I am very happy with it.
For some reason I associated Höfner with a rather bright, clanking tone like Gretsch guitars (which I personally dont like that much), but you proved me wrong, thank you for that!
Wow, that's wild! I knew Jürgen Volkert and hung out with him quite a bit when I lived in Nürnberg and played fiddle in the area some 41 years ago. I started playing GJ guitar in 2001 - around the time I met Robin Nolan at DjangoFest Northwest. I have 4 Manouche guitars now (after giving 2 away to my kids); Two D holes and two oval holes. Cheers!
Thanks for the video!! Very interesting info and great licks to show all your gear.
Great video thank you Sven
Danke❤
In love with your electric guitar
Sebastian Claude Reimann will release an album this year, where I play it. Recordings are done 50 %, the topic is : Grapelli after Django.
Great overview
Hi! I was wondering if you are using Audio Technica pro 70 microphone. Could you please tell me what it is? Thanks!
On the topic of picks: When I play with my thick Djangobooks pick and my thick Wegen, it has a lot of string chirp. So much so that a cricket in my basement came right up to me while I was practicing, chirping along with my pick. Now I'm pretty set on Gator 2mm (and I play the shoulder rather than the tip), which has less of a "romantic cricket" noise.
Yeah I play the thinner wegen because of that, when playing lead.
But in the the Joscho Stephan Trio, where I play rhythm only, I use the thicker picks by Killy Nonis!
They are powerful in these situations. Anyway some guys play Dunlop, I mean whatever you play, it's more you than the pick! 😁
Good info ! Thanks for the video.
Very nice informative video, thanks! A great pick for gypsy jazz is also the V-picks Dimension Jr which is thick and has a nice bite to it.
Do you prefer certain picks for rhythm, and others for lead?
Actually I use one pick for both. 2.5 mm I like Killy Nonis and Wegen Picks for gypsy jazz and on Archtop guitars. When I play Western guitar, I use Dunlop 1.5mm the pink one.
Funny that you just wrote to me, just saw you playing an awesome Jazz blues at Carter Vintage guitars.
Cheers
@@SvenJungbeck Thats great!
In my opinion, there is NOTHING like the feel of a gypsy jazz/Manouche guitar. I bought my first one in Aug/21, a John Jorgensson 500 Gitane. My second one I just got in March/22, a Geronimo Mateos Jazz B. I LOVE them both, but, The Mateos is UNBELIEVABLE! I use a GG picks which I just found. I play so much that I get a blister from that pick, but don't care. I used Wegen Fat tones also. I sold my Larvee 05 cause I hated after playing the aforementioned. The necks on the Gypsy's are fatter, and the jazz chords sound and feel way better on these guitars.
Dunlop Adamas is a great all graphite, 2mm pick
Thanks so much for this, Sven!! I love your playing, and I have learned so much about gypsy jazz from you. I currently play bluegrass and jazz on a Martin 000-18, but I've been thinking a lot about buying a gypsy jazz guitar. (I've been considering it for the last few years since I've started picking up the music from your videos!) All instruments are so unique, even when they're from the same luthier. I've never bought an instrument without playing it, but I don't know of a store that sells gypsy jazz guitars in my area. The few stores that sometimes have a gypsy jazz guitar in stock are all closed due to Covid. :-/ Do you recommend buying online from someone?
I mean, trying a guitar is always better, but you could bei a
Cigano
Eastman
Altamira
Online. In the case you don't like it:
Send it back 😅😉
Buying from private people is better, but more difficult. The best guy to buy a guitar from is a rich person, who is not really into music.
Those buy expensive guitars, then they realize there is no time to practice and in the end the think:"
Mmh I resell it, but now that I already used it I charge half the price."
That's the best thing, that can happen to us 😅.
But it can also be the other way around.
Hi, I was in the same position as you, playing or rather learning jazz and bluegrass on my OM ( Furch) and during the lockdown, I decided i need company so i went with altamira M01 D hole and I am pretty happy overall , although the setup was quite bad even they advertized they take care of every guitar. if i wanted to buy a gj guitar personally, i would have to travel to germany or austria.
Audio Technica is in Stow, Ohio.
Dearmond pickups were made in Toledo Ohio. I'm from Ohio so that's how I know.
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for the Video, is the Volkert a Short scale, 650mm ? Thanks
awesome video Sven! What about the importance of Saverez Argentine Strings? Restrung my Eastman DM-1 after getting it and it turned into a totally different guitar.
Thanks, Sven!
As an alternative i use the extremely cheap dunlop gatorgate grip 2mm plectrums. not 15 euros but 40 cents.
Very informative and a great Gypsy Jazz sound...love it!
Can you help out with a link to the Killy Nonis guitar pick? To get a good pick I had to super-glue two tiny Dunlop Primetone Sculpted Plectras to a Medium Fender pick so I could use the Point (for Solo) or the Rounded edge (for Rhythm). That was the only way I could get Two Picks in One. But I Love the sound of the Nonis on both rhythm and lead. Thanks!
I talk to him via FB Messenger, maybe you can just add him, I think he do has website, too?
Hi Sven,
wie dick ist das Wegen Bluegrass Pick, welches du spielst? Ich spielte die ganze Zeit das Big City Pick mit 2,2mm, jetzt mit 1,8mm, würde aber gerne mal ein anderes probieren.
Viele Grüße und Danke für die Antwort
Hi,
1,8 spiele ich!
LG
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for detailed info, Sven. I have a couple of questions which were not covered in this video
- On which guitars nylon strings are used for gypsy jazz?
- Are classical guitars suitable for acoustic jazz?
- I have Yamaha FS800. How comfortable/usable will it (or similar regular guitars) be for gypsy jazz?
- Are there any profits/drawbacks if I put nylon strings to my Yamaha? (I have Esteve ST4E and I love that sound very much, but wide, flat and short neck is not very comfortable for jazz)
I am not a huge fan of manouche jazz as is, but I love chords and accoponement style, and learned a lot from your videos.
Will be very appreciate for your answers
Usually you play steel strings, some builders offer D hole guitars with nylon strings, I saw Sébastien Giniaux and Rocky Gresset play one.
But it's not really common at all.
Otherwise, do what you feel like, I mean there are no rules, I guess., 😅
hi for Cologne people ) really usefull video
I still have some Wegen, Dugain and Bone picks laying around. I ended up only using bone.
I remember the first time i watched Hänsche Weiss playing in the 80s he used a big plastic button of a jacket 😁
And i'm a bit sad i had to sell my Volkert some years ago due my health issues.
Btw. I had the big tone PU in it. It was so strong in output it didn't need a preamp.
Your jazz box sounds like Django using a Miller PU.
The button was Django's choice I think. Not really sure, but that was story I heard. That what cause me some trouble in the beginning, because I'm playing with the tip.
Plastic button? Django and his friends frequently nicked buttons from overcoats in the venues the played in, but...in those days those buttons were made of turtle! Joseph even went to the trouble adapting a found hair comb to a pick, for the same reason: turtle or tortoise. Great sound and sticky to (moist) fingers. Nowadays tortoise/turtle is off limits but pick makers try to emulate this quality. Thickness sort of depends on your style; solo or rhythm or both. Rhythm benefits from more thickness, 3mm +. Etc etc.
Btw Sven, you’re educational program is very helpful, I’ve diverted quite a few friends to your channel...
@@MennoJHvanderReijden
I'd like to mention "plastic" buttons are used since 1920, like from Bakelit, Gagate and others. There were also lot's of other natural materials around like bone, horn, ivory, antler bone...
I think the major thing is they are round and this makes playing different to the pointy ones mainly used today.
The bone picks i used had a triangular shape but very rounded tips very close to a circular button.
Elrondo you do have a point there, thank you for adding this bit of wisdom.
hi Sven, could you please do a "proper chord" video on cherokee. Thanks a lot
Just uploaded it! 😉
Sven, Any chance you could show the chord progression you used for the pick demo. I'm trying to transcribe it from the screen but getting into difficulty on some of the quicker changes. It's such a nice sequence and would be really useful as a practice progression. Thank you.
It's Django's Tiger, just search my channel, I already made this video a couple of years ago.
@@SvenJungbeck Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Found the video and enjoying the chord progression. Thanks again..
Great vídeo
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Very helpful video Sven. How can I buy your album?
Hi, thanks for the request!
Contact me here:
Sven.jungbeck9@gmail.com
Cheers
Wegen is dutch. It's a name, but also means roads in dutch
Hi Sven, thank you so much for your nice video. May I ask which model of Höfner Archtop that is? Is this still produced or is it an old model? Thank you!
It is an old one from the 50's
Great guitar. I play it on this album:
open.spotify.com/album/79CiBWIpa0yzLoPYyFSXMF?si=MGaCpGN0Swq3W50eL2Ivog&
@@SvenJungbeck Danke! Nach so einer Gitarre bin ich schon länger am Suchen. Sie müsste nicht mal alt sein, aber etwas Vergleichbares, das noch produziert wird, konnte ich noch nicht finden. Hast Du einen Tipp?
@@TheeMessia Music Beyer in Köln hat einige dieser Gitarren da!
13:55 Sven had the Acoustasonic before it was cool
Hi, I bought my first gypsy guitar on Amazon, an APC, I kept it for 3 days, the pump sound was really not suitable.
I sent it right back.
It's a pity because it was very comfortable to play with its very thin neck.
I tried a lot of guitars, even some very expensive ones at nearly 3000€...
I currently have 2 Saga Cigano, a GJ-15 and a GJ-0, I have to say that they are very suitable I spent a lot of time to find the right tuning for the GJ-0, I had to change the bridge and adapt it but it is now very pleasant to play with a very acceptable sound. The action is 3mm (0.11 inch? Sorry I'm French) on the 12th square.
I did a jam not long ago with a professional musician who had a french artisanal guitar, he tried my Cigano and found it very good. He told me that I could resell it for more than I bought it second hand.
But I didn't really understand which Fender amp you use?
Wegen picks are from Netherlands.
I've been using a Dunlop 477R507 for some time now, it's the one that suits me best at the moment, either pump or chorus. I also have a Weggen that I don't like, I have a casein and a Guzz S3 but the Dunlop is the one I like the most.
Hi,
Fender RP Junior! Don't get me wrong, I do not really recommend that APC, it's just my camping guitar 😅.
Sven Jungbeck do you mean Fender Pro Jr? I don’t think there’s such thing as an RP Junior amp
Hey Sven, i’ve bought an AER Compact 60 for little scene like bar, restaurant, very noisy environnement.. Do you think i could play with the audio technica without any feed-back problem?
Hard to say, in a small place it works, but a pickup is more present, when people are not only listening. Best thing is floating pickup. But it gives an more electronic sound.
All the best Sven
Hi Sven,
great vid. What are the full names of the microphones you're using in your volkert guitar?
AT 831 B,
Big Tone Pickup
@@SvenJungbeck Thanks!!
In the end, can I start off with my regular high end acoustic? Didn't answer that one :'(
Great Video, thanks!! But also, those killy picks look soooo cool. Brass inlays give them a nice weight too! Sound good, look great and all hand made too , what's not to love? :)
They are! And when you have money to burn so consider him for your next Gypsyjazz guitar too...
@@MennoJHvanderReijden absolutely! I have one and it's a beauty!
Hi Sven, I've come to gypsy jazz from bossa nova, so have a nylon-string parlor guitar. I play gypsy with my fingers, no pick at all (strictly rhythm). Just here in my house, but want to start playing out. The wonderful thing about nylon is how quiet it is, i can play in the middle of the night. And, I can slide my fingers all around, and play for hours, with virtually no soreness. How do you practice quietly? Do you ever use nylon? I'm just not sure my fingers would survive if I switched to steel.
Gypsy jazz guitar strings are super soft doesn’t feel like a normal steel string guitar
can i just use coin pick that i cut out with angle grinder since it's the most unbendable pick i currently possess? or dare i say it gonna sound too metallic and not warm enough?
I'm actually not a fan of coins. But Django actually played with a stud. Maybe you have one, that u don't need on the jacket any longer. 👌
I've aquired an Ibanez AFj81 full hollow, rosewood bridge, just 1 neck pickup. For jazz and what not, I'm using also a 3 mm jazz stubby pick, You think it'll do the trick?
Jes, I mean for the beginning you make no mistake, I didn't own a gypsy guitar for the first two years of practicing it. Then I purchased a saga gitane, which was not good.
Anyway, everything goes 😅
Great video do you recommend a Altamira m01 for first gypsy guitar?
Absolutely!
thank you!!!
Sven, on the archtop are you using regular acoustic strings or gypsy jazz type? thanks, tom
Gypsy type! 👍🏼👌🏻
Do you strike strings with lesser attack when you're through an amp, especially chords. A UK fan enquiring, keep it up bro.
Hi,
Actually not when playing this kind of music. Attack stays the same.
When I play temporary jazz or other styles, I strike softer and sometimes use different picks!
Warm regards, Sven
Hi Sven. I'm a guy from Finland new to your channel. I love your videos. I accidentally found your video (proper chords for All of me) and since then i've only watched your videos. Big help for me!! I've played guitar maybe for a year now... or 18 months and it's been a struggle in my mind about what genre i'd like to play. Finally maybe 2 months back i decided that gypsy jazz it is. So i'm a total beginner. I would really like to buy an electric guitar, hollow body Ibanez has been in my dreams :D So can you recommend a good option in Ibanez guitars for gypsy jazz? I would appreciate that. Of course to have an authentic gupsy jazz sound requires a gypsy jazz guitar but if there is an Ibanez in prize range of 600 - 1000 euros that sounds even ok for gypsy jazz i'd really like to buy that. Can you help me?
Puh,
I don't really like Ibanez, but I had a good Ibanez Artist from the 70s which was worth roundabout 800 Euros. But I have to admit, that I do not now too many models of that brand. A better solution would probably be a hoyer or Höfner guitar.
Warm regards,
Sven
@@SvenJungbeck Thank you very much for the answer. Ok so i will leave the Ibanez in the rack :) I started to look through the Thomann's guitars and there's only one Höfner in jazz guitars. It is Höfner Thin President HCT-TP-SB. Would that be good and have a suitable (or even near to suitable) sound for gypsy swing/jazz?
What’s your dry finger technique
Which model is the Audio Techinca pickup??
I think AT 830B but I would have to check. Anyway, I don't use it a lot anymore on stage, I have a new "solution" the Tone Dexter by Audio Sprocket. This is a game changer!!!
@@SvenJungbeck Will check it out,Thanks!
Alright, it's a pre amp. You have the bigtone in the guitar?
@@kristianskaar7409 exactly, but without any pre Amps it sounds shit.
Before I bought the tone dexter, I used the Audio Technica to create the sound and the big tone to give a little power.
How do you know to pronounce de Dutch G so well?
I speak Dutch😊.... a little at least.
Multi talent!!!!
Wegen pics are Dutch
I thought so! Wasn't quite sure
@@SvenJungbeck the guy was working on pinball machines as far as I have heard and uses similar kind of plastic as used in these machines ..for less wear and tear ;-)
@@skullboy1967 I've made some picks out of Delrin. You can order it in sheets from McMaster-Carr in various thicknesses. It wears like iron and you don't get as much "chatter" as you would with bone. I wouldn't be surprised if they use it in pinball machines. That was an interesting bit of history by the way, thanks for posting it.
I just want to say that i think that no one should risk buying any instruments from A.P.C. Ive had a total of 3 of there insturments one way or another (mostly thanks to them often being dirt cheap on amazon) 2 of the 3 had major problems (bridge needing taken off and moved, frets in the wrong place etc) and all were of very poor construction compared to even the cheapest asian made instruments . The one that didnt have any major problems was a gyspy jazz style similar to the one in this video and for me it wasnt even worth the cheap price I got it for. I got rid of it as soon as could and got a Saga cigano GJ-15, it was about 3x the price but I would say it is far more than 3x the guitar. To be honest I would suggest just sticking with a western guitar before buying something like the A.P.C as I think its more likely to put you off the genre and these types of guitars than anything else.
You cannot be sure what kind of quality these super cheap guitars have. I was quite lucky, as I said I got it for 150, and it is enough to play on vacation trips, when sleeping in a tent and spend most of the day not caring about the safety of your guitar. My first Saga Gitane was worth 500 Bucks, and total crap.
This APC sounds awful, but it has the reaction and playing feel of a gypsy guitar, somehow. Whatever, in this video, I'm not saying this is a good guitar. It's my "camping" guitar, not more. If you want to have a proper gypsy guitar, 1200 to 1500 is better than spending 500 Euros for half baked things. But thank you very much for your opinion.
I think we can agree, that if one's wants to own a proper instrument, you better ask the luthier. They will take care for good quality and you support an important part of the music industry.
Best regards, Sven
Malmsteen uses the 1.5 Dunlop Delrin.-;)
Who makes the may guitar
@@hulkhogan503 Manuel May guitars
@@SvenJungbeck what model volkert is that??
do you use flatwound strings?
No!
Wegen is indeed a dutch product
When you finally break free from credit the cards make wonderful stiff picks. Personally I prefer Gibson medium. Ernie Ball super slinky strings for finger picking and so, yeah so far nine guitars all different. My favorite is my arch-top Epiphone masterbuilt classic
($900 cdn.)
I'm sorry to say I could not understand you when you (very quickly) mentioned the name of the guitars you use. Frankly that was the reason I clicked on your video... very disappointed you didn't put a link to their websites or put up a logo and "SPELL-OUT" their names... Yes it's an international world - but some of us have a hard time discerning what you are saying with your accent. Please post another video with the links and NAMES of the instruments.... that would be awesome for us old guys!! Thank you! I will honestly appreciate it.
Volkert guitars
May guitars
Höfner guitar with du Armand pickup from 1956
All German Builders, but at least Jürgen Volkert and Höfner guitars are worldwide known I think!
Warm regards,
Sven
Translation her All pigs 🤣🤣
Can´t be bent, fuckin´bent´! Ansonsten sehr informativ!
All sounds the same...Let's not forget django only had two fingers.i see gypsy jazz has the same hierarchy as rock and blues.you ain't any good till you play this or that!.yada yada.. No offence meant....
What's the point with the two fingers?
You mean the picks sound the same? Or the guitars?
Exactly right, just the same with the flamenco police if you dare deviate from the traditional rhythms etc! They didn't like Manitas de Plata in the 60s & 70s because he just played from the heart, but he was actually the best ever.
what is the exact model of the audiotechnica mic ?