Song Rig
Not You Again
John Scofield · Uberjam · 2002
Tone Overview
What Makes This Sound Unique
The Uberjam era Scofield — his most overtly funk and loop-based recording, where the guitar works within electronic loops and beats rather than a conventional jazz rhythm section. The tone is dirtier and more distorted than the Still Warm period, adding a raw edge appropriate to the electronic music context.
Signal Chain
- 1Ibanez AS200
- 2Mesa Boogie (more drive than Still Warm)
- 3Boss RE-20 Space Echo
- 4Wah pedal (Dunlop Cry Baby)
Amp Settings
More gain than the acoustic jazz period — Uberjam responds to the electronic production environment with a dirtier, more aggressive guitar tone. The wah adds the funk flavour appropriate to the dance music context.
Technique
How to Play It
Funk guitar over electronic loops — Sco adapts his jazz phrasing to loop-based accompaniment: shorter, more rhythmically punchy phrases that work with the electronic beat rather than the conversational flow of a jazz trio.
Budget Alternative
Achievable With
AS200 or ES-335 → Mesa Boogie at medium-high drive → wah pedal → Loop station → practice playing short, rhythmically decisive phrases over your own loop: 2–4 beat melodic cells rather than extended streaming bebop lines.
Your Gear
Adapt to My Amp
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