Best Jazz Guitars 2026

• Nut width43 mm (1.69")
• Scale648 mm (25.51")
• Frets20 frets
• BodyMaple body
• FingerboardLaurel fingerboard

This is a hollow body jazz guitar with a maple body, spruce top and two AlNiCo humbuckers. It has a slim 60s C neck and a 25.5 inch scale, so it suits you if you want a classic style guitar that comes with a gig bag ready to go.

• Nut width44 mm (1.73")
• Scale631 mm (24.84")
• Fingerboard radius406 mm (15.98")
• FingerboardRosewood fingerboard

You get a hollow body electric guitar with a Canadian wild cherry body, a maple set neck, and two Godin Kingpin P90 pickups. It suits you if you want a classic-style jazz guitar with a simple control layout and an adjustable bridge.

• Nut width43 mm (1.69")
• Scale628 mm (24.72")
• Frets20 frets
• BodyBasswood body

You get a hollow body electric guitar with two Classic Elite humbucker pickups, and each pickup has its own volume and tone knob. The basswood body, nyatoh neck and laurel fretboard with 20 frets come in a brown sunburst look. It suits you if you want a hollow body guitar with a simple set of controls and a 628 mm scale length.

• Scale628 mm (24.72")
• FingerboardEbony fingerboard

This is a natural-finished electric guitar with a spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, and two Super 58 Custom humbuckers. The ebony fingerboard with pearl and abalone blocks gives it a classy look, and a hardshell case comes with it. It suits you if you want a good-looking electric guitar that comes ready to carry and play right out of the box.

• Scale628 mm (24.72")
• BodySapele body
• FingerboardLaurel fingerboard

This is a jazz-style electric guitar with a sapele body and two Infinity R humbuckers. You get a 3-way switch to pick between pickup combinations. It suits you if you want a classic jazz look with a simple layout of one volume and one tone control.

• Nut width44 mm (1.73")
• Scale631 mm (24.84")
• Frets21 frets

This is an archtop electric guitar with a cutaway, two humbucker pickups, and a rosewood fretboard with 21 frets. The Graphtech nut and adjustable Tusq bridge give you room to set it up the way you like. It suits you if you want a classic archtop with a simple layout of controls.

• Nut width43 mm (1.69")
• Scale628 mm (24.72")
• FingerboardEbony fingerboard

This is a hollowbody electric guitar with two Ibanez Super 58 humbuckers, each with its own volume and tone control. You get a spruce top, a nyatoh and maple neck, and a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 20 medium frets. It suits you if you want a hollowbody guitar with a pair of humbuckers and a 628 mm scale length.

• Nut width43 mm (1.69")
• Scale628 mm (24.72")
• Frets22 frets

This is a Pat Metheny signature electric guitar with a maple body and a set-in mahogany neck. It has an ebony fretboard with abalone block inlays, one Silent 58 humbucker, and comes with a case. It suits you if you want a simple, single-pickup guitar with a natural finish and gold hardware.

• Nut width43 mm (1.69")
• Scale648 mm (25.51")
• Frets22 frets
• Neck profileC-shape neck
• FingerboardEbony fingerboard

The EXL1 Amber is a beautifully crafted instrument, really nailing that vintage jazz tone. That Seymour Duncan '59 gives it a fantastic growl, and the neck profile is seriously comfortable. This is an excellent choice for jazz, blues, and classic rock players seeking a premium-priced, hollowbody experience.