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.
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.