As a NON Jazz musician I bow to your greater knowledge on the topic when I was talking about the evolvement of the Guitar I refer to the actual instrument rather than just the Guitarist. I moved on the outside circle of Jazz guitars merely making the instruments and is some cases Making them to order in a specific style as in the one being played by Simon Jones? in an acoustic jam set duo with 80's pop legend Jane Kennaway?
with so many variations of midi guitar around I just wondered why Jazz failed to pick up on it as a Lead tool? or even use it to control Lights etc etc (says the man who last used it to trigger lights and pyro's on stage and to layers instruments into the guitar sound)?
I be a heathen called to the dark side ;)
