Jazz Lofi

How I Made This Lofi Jazz Music

For this session, I wanted everything to feel unhurried and textural. I played my Ibanez AF95FM hollow-body guitar, strung with pure nickel roundwound 9s. I like playing light gauge at gigs and it makes legato easy. The pure nickel strings are a bit more warm and vintage sounding.

In my signal chain I used a JHS Hall Reverb, using the modulation switch to add a bit of a chorus effect. I set the decay time short, kept the tone damped, and dialed the mix slightly more wet than dry to keep things deep and lush.

I also used a Donner White Tape Delay (cheap but good), which added a soft analog echo. Subtle enough to blend into the space without clouding the notes. I also used a compressor to gently even out the transients and keep everything smooth.

From there, I ran into a Quilter 101 Reverb amp head, which gave the tone clarity and a warm response even at low volume.

Each track is a live improvisation based on an original melody and chord changes. I played slowly and let the sound evolve between notes breathe. That pacing helped the lofi jazz atmosphere emerge organically, giving space for reverb tails, delay trails, and tone textures to interact naturally.