Jazz Guitars are cheap and always have been for the amount of workmanship that goes into them!
Most people are put off by the bigger body and tendency towards feedback, but if you don't only play Norwegian Death Metal, they can be a highly satisfying place to put any spare guitar cash you might have at the moment. Can I suggest the Gibson ES5 Reissue, no not the Switchmaster, the "other one"! The three control one.
Not only is it not strictly a "Jazz Guitar" as such, but rather an archtop, also it has a certain 1950's Rockabilly charm with the three P90's. Whilst never going to be worth as much as the Switchmaster version in either vintage 1950's or reissue versions, what you are getting is a Custom and Historic Guitar that is no longer made by Gibson, has bags of cool and sounds great through small valve amps. It has 3 count em THREE! P90's and that's never bad, plus a master tone control and gold hardware; plus you get to dance with the "big fat woman" when you hug that huge body against you.
On the money front values have hardened a little recently. I picked mine up in 2004 for £1750 and I have seen them (still) selling on Ebay and in the back of Guitar Magazines for £2300-£2500. So someone must be buying them, perhaps its all the Gretsch fans who are less than happy with what has been done to their favourite brand of guitars! Until next time fretters frailers and pickers!
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