Gear for gypsy jazz
Strings and gear I actually play for gypsy jazz. Amazon affiliate links: a small commission supports the free tools, at no extra cost to you.
- Savarez Argentine, loop end (light), The reference gypsy-jazz string: silver-plated wound, that authentic Django tone. Loop end for Selmer-style tailpiece guitars. Lighter gauge, softer feel, easy bends.
- Savarez Argentine, loop end (standard), The classic Argentine set in standard gauge: fuller tone and more volume for driving 'la pompe'. Loop end for Selmer-style tailpiece guitars.
- Savarez Argentine, ball end, The same Argentine tone with ball ends, for gypsy guitars whose bridge takes ball-end strings. Check your guitar's bridge/tailpiece before buying.
- Gypsy jazz picks, 1.14 mm, Thick, rigid picks for the punchy manouche attack and volume. 1.14 mm is a friendly entry into gypsy-jazz gauge, many players go thicker (2–3 mm) from here.
- D'Addario clip-on tuner, A clip-on headstock tuner that reads the guitar's vibration, so it stays dead accurate in a loud jam, never fooled by the room. Fast, discreet, clips on and stays.
- Insta360 X5, The 360 camera I film with: set it down, capture everything, reframe the shot in post. Perfect for hands-free playing POV and flexible angles.
What I wear
- Aspen Clothing, trousers, The pleated, made-to-measure trousers I wear every day, from Aspen. A gypsy-jazz lifestyle, on and off stage.
- Crockett & Jones, socks, The long socks I wear with the trousers, no bare ankle when seated with the guitar. From Crockett & Jones' socks collection.
- The French Tailor, shirts, Made-to-measure shirts I wear on and off stage, from The French Tailor.
- Carmina, wingtip oxfords, The shoes I wear, Carmina wingtip oxfords in boxcalf, handmade in Mallorca.