1980s.E2.80.932000s Jazz guitar
by 1980s, radical experiments of 1970s-era fusion gave way more radio-friendly sounds of smooth jazz. guitarist pat metheny mixed sounds of blues, country, , “world” music, along rock , jazz, playing both flat-top acoustic guitar , electric guitar softer, more mellow tone sweetened shimmering effect known “chorusing . during 1980s, neo-traditional school of jazz sought reconnect past. in keeping such aesthetic, young guitarists of era sought clean , round tone, , played traditional hollow-body arch-top guitars without electronic effects, through vacuum tube amplifiers.
as players such bobby broom, peter bernstein, howard alden, russell malone, , mark whitfield revived sounds of traditional jazz guitar, there resurgence of archtop luthierie (guitar-making). 1990s many small independent luthiers began making archtop guitars. in 2000s, jazz guitar playing continues change. guitarists incorporate latin jazz influence, acid jazz-style dance club music uses samples wes montgomery, , guitarists such bill frisell continue defy categorization.
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