Guitarist with the best tone, worst tone.

gratefulmule · Post by **gratefulmule** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:23 pm

Duane Allman,Warren Haynes any of the Kings BB, Albert or Freddie, Mike Bloomfield,Tony Iommi you could go on and on.
Nice Thread

szukalski · Post by **szukalski** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:38 am

Has anybody mentioned Mr. Zappa? His lead tone was awesome, almost rude in it's cutting nature.
High gain, loads of mids/highs, an open wah pedal.. what more could you ask for to cut through the mix?

grolschie · Post by **grolschie** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:12 am

Vorbis wrote:Whats the best guitar tone you've heard on a song or instrumental?

I'll go first, Zakk Wylde, No more Tears, wins best tone.
Anything by satriani wins worst tone.

I couldn't disagree more. I used to love Zakk's No More Tears tone but after a break and then hearing it again it really sounds muddy. Way too much chorus before the distortion.

Satriani comes close for both best and worst tone depending on the what he is playing.

As I get older I seem to prefer the sound of a Gibson -> Cable -> cranked Marshall like Angus Young, etc.

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:22 am

That was his country/chorus/chicken picking phase... I like that a helluva a lot more than the stupid fixed wah/wah-wah/more wah phase he's stuck in now...

dc · Post by dc » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:13 pm

grolschie wrote:
Vorbis wrote:Whats the best guitar tone you've heard on a song or instrumental?

As I get older I seem to prefer the sound of a Gibson -> Cable -> cranked Marshall like Angus Young, etc.

Are you the Grolschie from the PCchips forum?

DarcyPerry · Post by **DarcyPerry** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:34 pm

Anyone who comes close to Buddy Guy live has my vote. This would of course include his emulators... Jimi H, Stevie V, Eric C (well, on a good day... ie. with Cream).

Darcy

Oh, yea, dig dem potatoes. Trample on dat vine!

Post by Bg » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:45 pm

Got to agree with you there, Buddy Guy was superb a few months ago in Auckland!

Terexgeek · Post by **Terexgeek** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:21 pm

DarcyPerry wrote:Anyone who comes close to Buddy Guy live has my vote. This would of course include his emulators... Jimi H, Stevie V, Eric C (well, on a good day... ie. with Cream).

Darcy

Oh, yea, dig dem potatoes. Trample on dat vine!

Kenny Burrell has the jazzy side of blues sorted, too dirty to be a straight jazz sound but it cleans up when he picks gently, great dynamics.

Besides, pentatonic riffola rocks...

willow13 · Post by **willow13** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:08 pm

Unfortunately the producer/engineer is the person who ends up defining a guitarist tone in the studio, thats before the masterer gets there hands on it.

And as all us guitarists know your NEVER really happy with your tone for more than a few weeks

anyway heres my 2 cents :

LP - Page (although I hate zep)
Fender - Gilmore
80's - warren demartini (Invaion of your privacy or Detonator)

My favourite tone all round is RANDY RHOADS "diary of a madman"

and of course my current tone for the next 12 days anyway

grolschie · Post by **grolschie** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:19 am

dc wrote:Are you the Grolschie from the PCchips forum?

Sure am. That site is dead now - and I need to update my website accordingly.

BTW, I heard Zakk's new re-make of No More Tears from his new album. Sooo freakin' terrible! The original was excellent. This new version totally sucks.

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:48 pm

willow13 wrote:80's - warren demartini (Invaion of your privacy or Detonator)

Yesssss. Cyber high five.

r4nd0m · Post by **r4nd0m** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:29 pm

Mike Oldfield
Lindsey Buckingham
Joe Satriani

Forgot to say "Best tones"

szukalski · Post by **szukalski** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:17 pm

Mark Knopfler - Portabello Belle Live, when he hits the bends in the solo the tone is liquid aural gold.

jimi · Post by **jimi** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:21 pm

Larry Graham...

Not only can he slap like a mo.fo. but he can sing, dance and have the coolest 'fro around at the same time.

He gets best tone and coolest man alive awards from me

POW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I

RobRoyMcCoy · Post by **RobRoyMcCoy** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:31 pm

I really get into the tones that Malcolm Young used on the Powerage album.

Can't think of a worst tone off the top of my head...

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