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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 08/11/2006 : 13:29:34
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What is the most beautiful sound/tone escaping from a guitar that you ever heard, with or without stomp boxes?
For myself I really like to duplicate the following:
Peter Green�s tone when he was with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac
Robert Fripp in early King Crimson
Neil Young when he is rocking with Crazy Horse
And of course Jimi Hendrix and SRV
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 19:01:02
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Nice topic Goran, and I also dig Neil Young and Crazy Horse's guitar tone. Here are some of the guitar tones I like, and some I have tried to imitate. I say imitate cause I usually don't have enough to spend on what they actually use to get those tones. Anyways, here they are:
-Matt Pike of Sleep/High On Fire
-Fu Manchu from the IN SEARCH OF... album
-Josh Homme either with Kyuss (with the exception of the WRETCH album) or Queens of the Stone Age
-Blue Cheer's first 2 albums
-Ministry's PSALM 69
-Fireball Ministry's THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK
-Metallica MASTER OF PUPPETS
There are other tones I like, but these are the ones that I have either tried to emulate my sound after, or tones that I would like to think I sound like on a good day |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 19:21:31
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for the life of me, can't figure out how the edge got his shimmering tones on the Joshua Tree Album.
I know that there are 7 techs under the stage for him in concert, and the guy is a tone freak, but ...
FORGET THE LAYERING AND THE DELAY, SEE IF YOU CANT GET that tone folks.
AN EASY ONE IMHO pink floyed solo on "the wall". EVERY DECENT COVER BAND I'VE HEARD GETS THAT CLASSIC SOLO AND THE TONE down. |
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tomwest
Silver Member
United Kingdom
436 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 19:28:30
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| He used a memory man deluxe exclusively on the joshua tree. |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 21:12:49
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Ones that come to mind offhand:
Neil Young on "Powderfinger" (Rust Never Sleeps)
Alex Lifeson on "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" (All The World's A Stage), and on all of Rush's Farewell To Kings tour (1977-78)
Fast Eddie Clarke on Side Two of Bomber
Eric Johnson on "Cliffs Of Dover" (Ah Via Musicom)
Angus & Malcolm Young on Let There Be Rock
Eddie Van Halen on the first album
Robin Trower on Bridge Of Sighs
edit: I knew I'd forget someone -- Brian May, on "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the solo on "We Will Rock You"
edit: I also forgot Tony Iommi on Paranoid
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2006 : 23:23:06
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i love most of gilmours work his tone is always superb..jeff beck has some great sounds especially as he is the effects unit..!! a strat and a marshall dsl 50....unreal.. and pat metheny has some great tones as well..the solo from 'third wind' is one of my favs....and i think claptons tone is cool... the new cream stuff from last year was great i have it on dvd and claptons sound is fab.. really fat and full and stands out in the mix..... |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2006 : 03:01:35
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| Malcolm and Angus Young on any AC/DC album up to and including Back In Black. The earlier stuff (before Highway To Hell) has a great raw sound - real rock n roll sounding. Highway To Hell and Back in Black have especially nice guitar sounds I think. Just the right amount of gain (or was it pure volume?) and chunky sound. I kind of lost track of them after Back In Black though, so that's why the list ends there. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2006 : 07:56:31
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my all time favorite tone is George Thorogood. the big hollowbody Gibson and open G tuning both make for a HUGE tone.
others include
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul album. - the heaviest guitar sound ever
Metallica - One - actually the whole Justice album, but in "ONE" its the part right before all the open E palm mutes. 4:18 through the song i believe. blows your hair back
and anything by Hendrix, BB King, JLH, and Malmsteen.
i would also like to add that tone is half the player. gear ISNT everything. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2006 : 11:22:17
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Rich Williams sound on some older Kansas albums.
Steve Morse sound on The Introduction.
EVH on Van Halen's first album.
...and many, many more. |
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lazzrath
Bronze Member
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 08/16/2006 : 09:28:33
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This is really tough... I'm trying to find some more obscure fantastic tones.
Steve Lynch (Autograph) - Turn Up The Radio
Pete Lesperance - (Harem Scarem) - Saviors Never Cry
Brent Mason (Brent Mason) - Cayman Moon, Hot Wired, and Don't Try This At Home
David Bryson (Counting Crows) - Round Here
Larry Carlton (Larry Carlton) - On Solid Ground
John Jorgenson (Hellecasters) - Passion |
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 08/17/2006 : 02:41:04
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| Gilmour, SRV, EVH, AC/DC as already mentioned. I also like Slash from Appetite for Destruction. |
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diggum12
Silver Member
USA
282 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2006 : 22:49:37
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Man, for me, Danny Gatton had the most pure unadulterated tone for what he was playing: nothing but a Tele and a Fender Twin (serial #60!) Nothing sounds good on a Tele anymore after hearing him. He was the master of the Telecaster far beyond Albert Collins.
The new Andy Timmons CD is by far the most breathtaking tone I have heard in 15 years. The Boogie's he uses just drip with tone. |
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JazzManRoper
Copper Member
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 16:06:32
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Masters Of Tone (pretty general, but these guys are the best):
Tuck Andress (Gibson L5, fingerstyle)
George Benson (prototype smooth/jazz lead)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (prototype power blues)
Bela Fleck (pioneer of jazz banjo)
Carlos Santana (rock/latin master, "crying" guitar)
Stanley Jordan (piano-style guitar on the kneck)
Trey Anastasio (custom hollow-body sound) |
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diggum12
Silver Member
USA
282 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2006 : 22:15:07
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I like your choices, JazzManRoper. BTW, a guy I work with is Stanley Jordan's uncle.  |
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lazzrath
Bronze Member
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 09:35:30
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quote:
Originally posted by JazzManRoper
Masters Of Tone (pretty general, but these guys are the best):
Tuck Andress (Gibson L5, fingerstyle)
George Benson (prototype smooth/jazz lead)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (prototype power blues)
Bela Fleck (pioneer of jazz banjo)
Carlos Santana (rock/latin master, "crying" guitar)
Stanley Jordan (piano-style guitar on the kneck)
Trey Anastasio (custom hollow-body sound)
Honestly, I love all of your choices, except Santana. IMO, he has one of the worst sounds on the market today, further marred with predictable whiny "crying" solos. And that's all I've got to say about that.
But everyone else gets two thumbs up, especially Stanley Jordan. What an awesome dude! |
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lazzrath
Bronze Member
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 09:36:47
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| Another great guitar tone is Johnny A. Does anybody listen to him? |
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The ultimate guitar tone?
