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Skarekrough
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Re: NEW Schecter guitars to come w/EMGs
My definition of "tone" is the two basic and core elements of a guitar and an amp working together without one over-powering the other. It's the combination of the two elements in very equal portions and the sound it creates.
Listen to Clapton in the BluesBreakers; you can hear both elements prominently of the 59' Les Paul and the Marshall amp combination.
To me that's what defines tone; both elements getting their digs in and working in tandem where both are just about equal to acheive a certain sound.
High-Gain, by my definition, isn't tone. It's the amp being overpowering and the other contributions not being nearly as noticable. Once you get past a certain point the difference in guitars and pickups is significantly less.
I wholly realize that other folks don't hold this as the same definition as I do but I stick to it. Some metal guys have a great and very distinctive sound...Zakk Wyle, Angus Young....you can pick them out at 100 yards with one eye shut. But to me it isn't "tone".
I don't expect this to be a popular thing but it's something I believe. I don't think any less of players but it's what I generally and personally classify "tone" as being.
If you don't agree with me then that's fine, I know it'll rub alot of people the wrong way. But I've given my reason as to what I believe "tone" to be comprised of and I take that for no one but myself; I don't especially care if anyone else agrees with me.
frigginalex said:
My definition of "tone" is the two basic and core elements of a guitar and an amp working together without one over-powering the other. It's the combination of the two elements in very equal portions and the sound it creates.
Listen to Clapton in the BluesBreakers; you can hear both elements prominently of the 59' Les Paul and the Marshall amp combination.
To me that's what defines tone; both elements getting their digs in and working in tandem where both are just about equal to acheive a certain sound.
High-Gain, by my definition, isn't tone. It's the amp being overpowering and the other contributions not being nearly as noticable. Once you get past a certain point the difference in guitars and pickups is significantly less.
I wholly realize that other folks don't hold this as the same definition as I do but I stick to it. Some metal guys have a great and very distinctive sound...Zakk Wyle, Angus Young....you can pick them out at 100 yards with one eye shut. But to me it isn't "tone".
I don't expect this to be a popular thing but it's something I believe. I don't think any less of players but it's what I generally and personally classify "tone" as being.
If you don't agree with me then that's fine, I know it'll rub alot of people the wrong way. But I've given my reason as to what I believe "tone" to be comprised of and I take that for no one but myself; I don't especially care if anyone else agrees with me.
