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07-31-2004, 02:05 AM
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For me, the ideal guitar tone is the one Carlos Santana gets out of his PRS guitars. The sound is just amazing, and and when he puts on just the slightest bit of distortion (Put Your Lights On), it just has this amazing texture and feel. I guess it's a good thing that PRS also makes some of the most gorgeous guitars around, just another thing to make me want one  (serious gas for a 513 Rosewood  )
What's your ideal tone?
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07-31-2004, 07:39 AM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | | I have several.
The Santana sound is definitely one of them. I have heard it called a 'Woman Tone' because it is comparable to a woman moaning.
A really drippy compressed distorion is good sometimes. Think the opening to 'Call Me the Breeze.'
Just a little drier than that: the rhythm guitar in 'Lunatic Fringe.'
Cleaner still: the Hendrix version of 'Little Wing.'
Cleaner with more mids and lows and a lot of tube reverb: 'Follow Your Bliss.'
Others. I'll think about it.
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07-31-2004, 08:29 AM
| | | A have a few. For starters, just about any tone Eric Johnson comes up with. 
A Strat or Tele, miked clean amp sound is a favorite of mine. Also going straight DI with a little reverb and chorus: very sparkley. The Rickenbacker 12-string sound is bliss.
I don't like super-heavy distortion, but a creamy overdrive is awesome. |
07-31-2004, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Austin, TX | | | For metal/rock: Scottie and Chris of Norma Jean. Raw, unpolished, brutal.
For that melodic/rock thing: the Borknagar crew on "Colossus"
For just a huge rock sound: CoC on "Congradulations Song." That's how a ton of molten rock sould sound.
Acoustic: Mark Collie's "In Time" or Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" just have amazing acoustic tone.
Classic Rock: CSNY - Ohio
Needs mentioning: Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth", Helmet's "Gigantor" (I kid you not)
Award to best overall rock sound: 36 Crazyfists' "Bitterness the Star"
Sorry I'm not up on my blues, punk (well, sorta, but not enough), funk, jazz and what not.
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07-31-2004, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Brendan punk (well, sorta, but not enough) | I don't think that matters, because I doubt it will be appropirate for this thread anyway. |
07-31-2004, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Joey3313 I don't think that matters, because I doubt it will be appropirate for this thread anyway. | In all honestly, I think a good punk sound is an Epiphone of some sort through a Crate Stack.
Crate has a bit of a bum rep, as they do make some guitar stuff that actually sounds okay.
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07-31-2004, 11:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon SK | | | I'm really addicted to the crunchy guitar on The Darkness cd. I wish I knew how they got that.
(If its just a Marshal on overdrive, let me know.)
For rock? Maybe Edge's chorused guitar on Joshua Tree.
(that's chorus, right? or reverb? I also don't know my guitar effects.) |
07-31-2004, 11:07 AM
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07-31-2004, 11:10 AM
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07-31-2004, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: California, United States | | | I really like most of the tones that Warren Haynes gets. Great vocalist too.
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07-31-2004, 11:16 AM
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07-31-2004, 11:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Poulsbo,Wa | | | David Gilmours guitar solo in "Comfortably Numb", anything by Phil Keaggy or Eric Johnson , any Steve Morse and any Allan Holdsworth. |
07-31-2004, 11:56 AM
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I love the acoustic tone of Sean Watkins (of Nickel Creek).
I also love a clean and compressed Tele or Strat...
Scofield always has killer tone too |
07-31-2004, 12:11 PM
| | | | I really Like Mike Sterns tone, very distinctive.
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07-31-2004, 12:12 PM
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07-31-2004, 02:32 PM
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Joe Satriani
Danny Gatton
Any tele or strat tone on the verge of distorting.
The Bass sound on "Heartbreaker" by Led Zepplin is pretty tough to beat.
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07-31-2004, 02:58 PM
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Jimmy Page w/telecaster & Les Paul: 1969-1971
Warren Haynes w/assortment of Gibsons: any time, any place  |
07-31-2004, 03:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mississippi , Gulfport | | | Brian May of Queen has monster tone.
Mick Ronson has beautiful tone.
Neil Young has that ideal tone for dirty garage rock .
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07-31-2004, 04:37 PM
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A few "honorable mentions":
Allan Holdsworth's tones on "Metal Fatigue"
Alex Lifeson on "Permanent Waves"
Scott Henderson on damn near everything
Pet peeve tones: Anyone using one of those atrocious "Pod" thingys. Guh.
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07-31-2004, 04:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denton, TX | | | Many different Santana songs.
Many different SRV songs.
Jimi - Little Wing.
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter.
ABB - Jessica and Southbound.
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