I like playing jazz on the electric. The best jazz sound seems to come from the Gibson 175 with a warm tube amp or a Polytone (like Joe Pass used to use). My 345 has a pretty warm sound and I'm anxious to get it back from the shop where it is being rewired to it's original stereo pickups. As I understand it, the 345 was the original "Lucille". The Varitone switch makes it more versatile than most. Jazz electric has an entirely different character than on an accoustic or a Django-styled Maccaferri (Selmer Modele).

Frank Hamilton