Ranges of My Favorite Instruments

Modern Subs for Comping

Guitars to Consider

http://www.collingsguitars.com/electric-guitars/statesman-lc/

http://www.collingsguitars.com/electric-guitars/eastside-jazz-lc/
http://www.collingsguitars.com/electric-guitars/cl-jazz/
http://benedettoguitars.com/guitars/professional-series/bambino%e2%84%a2/
http://benedettoguitars.com/guitars/professional-series/bambino-deluxe%e2%84%a2/
http://benedettoguitars.com/guitars/flagship-series/bambino-elite%e2%84%a2/
http://guildguitars.com/g/m75-aristocrat/
http://guildguitars.com/g/ce-100d-capri/
http://guildguitars.com/g/t-50-slim/
http://www.hofner-guitars.com/guitars-basses/electric-guitars/archtop-jazz-guitars/hct-thin-president-sunburst.html
http://www.hofner-guitars.com/guitars-basses/electric-guitars/archtop-jazz-guitars/thin-president-ivory.html
http://www.hofner-guitars.com/guitars-basses/electric-guitars/verythin-guitars/verythin-single-cutaway-light-green.html
https://www.eastmanguitars.com/fv680cesb
https://www.eastmanguitars.com/archtops-ar605ce2-1
https://www.eastmanguitars.com/thinline-t146sm
https://www.duesenberg.de/de/guitars/imperial
https://www.duesenberg.de/de/guitars/gran-royale
https://www.duesenberg.de/de/guitars/starplayer-tv-dlx
http://www.godinguitars.com/godin5thavenue_39289.html
http://www.godinguitars.com/godin5thavenue_35069_35700_35052.html
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinpremierep90_39821_39499.html
http://www.prsguitars.com/privatestocksinglecutarchtop/
http://www.prsguitars.com/privatestockns15/
http://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/electrics/core/hollowbody_ii_2017
http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/build/acoustic/g9555-new-yorker-archtop-guitar-floating-pickup-semi-gloss-vintage-sunburst
http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/build/acoustic/g100bkce-synchromatic-archtop-single-cut-with-synchromatic-tailpiece-floating-pickup-flat-black
http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/build/hollow-body/g6120tfm-players-edition-nashville-hollow-body-with-string-thru-bigsby-filter-tron-pickups-tiger-flame-maple-orange-stain
http://www.theloar.com/products/archtop-guitars/thinbody-archtop-lh-301-t
http://www.theloar.com/products/archtop-guitars/thinbody-archtop-lh-302-t
http://www.theloar.com/products/archtop-guitars/lh306t
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Memphis/2014/ES-390.aspx
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Archtop/Gibson-Custom/Johnny-A-Signature.aspx
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Memphis/ES-Les-Paul-Gold-top-P-90-w-Bigsby-VOS.aspx

Killer Deal on a Benedetto Bambino

Tone is Everything

Tone is everything with guitar. Strings make a big difference with respect to the resonance and harmonic response of your guitar. For deep and full tones, bigger strings are better. This is especially true for solo guitar and chord melody or comping. Here are some string gauges used by D'Addario to give perspective. For solo guitar, these are the lightest to heaviest that I would ever use ever. The middle gauges are ideal. After all, guitar is a mid-range instrument.

Light Guage
.10 .13 .17 .25 .35 .45
Medium Guage
.11 .15 .19 .28 .37 .50
Heavy Guage
.12 .16 .20 .32 .42 .54
Jazz Medium Nickel Wound
.13 .17 .26 .36 .46 .56
Extra Heavy Guage
.12 .16 .20 .34 .46 .60
Baritone Light
.13 .17 .26 .36 .46 .62
Baritone Medium Guage
.14 .18. .26 .44 .56 .68
Guitar/Bass D'Addario
.24 .34 .44 .56 .72 .84
Bass VI Stock
.26 .35 .44 .56 .75 .95

Range of an Accordion

Range of a Clarinet

Range of a Saxophone

Range of a Harmonica (Key of C)

Range of a Viola

Range of a Violin

Range of a Cello

Range of a Banjo

Range of a Ukulele

Range of an Bass Guitar

4 String Electric Bass:

5 String Electric Bass

Range of a Double Bass

Range of a Guitar

Range of the mandolin

Some Substitutions