Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

[bubbahotep2k3]

I am trying to put together a list of legendary heavy guitar tones in the history of heavy metal and albums that represent such tones.

For example, one such tone has got to be the mesa-boogie rectifier tone. But what CD do you think really exemplifies this tone? Perhaps Metallica's "And Justice for All?"

Another example would be the Marshall jcm tone, but what CD exemplifies this? Maybe Ozzy (Randy Rhoads) Diary of a Madman?

Additionally if you could recommend a seymour duncan pickup best to handle such a tone that would be great...

I realize people will differ on the choices for all of these categories, but any input will be helpful for me. THANKS in advance.

So what I need is a list like this:

Tone:-----Band:---------Representative CD:---Pickup:
----------------------------------------------------
Rectifier---Metallica------And Justice for All-----Emg 81
Marshall---Ozzy (Rhoads) Diary of a Madman----???

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

The rectifier didn´t even go into production until almost half a decade after AJFA, that was all Mark IVs.. a definite NO there....AJFA WAS the best example ever of how to hide a bass in the mix and scoop the mids out of guitars, though :laugh2:

I think the biggest problem is that there are too many great tones to be had from any Combo.... Alone my JCM can do anything grom Ozzy to Meshuggah if I have the right doodads in front of it..... I think many aren´t really going to be able to "define"! one specific tone that "defines" an amp

 

[pac112]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

wow ! forget the thread. look at that babe in your avatar!

 

[Sune]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

wow ! forget the thread. look at that babe in your avatar!

Horny bastard :dance:

 

[nepalnt21]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

wow ! forget the thread. look at that babe in your avatar!

+one million, eight hundred fifty six thousand four hundred and ninety two! that is a great avatar!

 

[bubbahotep2k3]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

thanx for the congrats on the avatar.... but could you guys please suggest some CDs that exemplify legendary heavy metal tones?

Peace,
Bubba

 

[Travis]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

Legendary heavy metal tones? Black Sabbath. Enough said.

 

[pac112]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

thanx for the congrats on the avatar.... but could you guys please suggest some CDs that exemplify legendary heavy metal tones?

Peace,
Bubba

not if you dun give us more pics! scott wouldnt expect pics of gals here in the pickup lounge.


just kiddin. :laugh2:

hmmmm.. well Metallica is a good place to start. i like the St. Anger tone. many pple will disagree, but who cares. check out their older albums too.

there are tons of bands out there really... slayer , BLS (pinch harmonics tone)..

 

[Guitarist]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

The rectifier didn´t even go into production until almost half a decade after AJFA, that was all Mark IVs..

Actually, Metallica didn't start using the Mark IV's until work on 'Metallica' came out. It was still strictly Mark IIC+'s pumping out juice.

 

[Imp]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

yeah, BLS is a pretty good pissed-off JCM 800 tone, but theres an SD-1 in there too..

i cant really think of any truly representative ones atm, weird..

tom

 

[Imp]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

wait - inflames - EMG 85/85 into a 5150... great example

tom

 

[jimmy]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

Dimebag Darrell: Modern Metal Tone: Seymour Duncan SH-13 or BL XL-500
Randall RG100 and Furman PQ-3.

Enough said.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

Here's Randy Rhodes setup according to Guitar Geek.

http://guitargeek.com/rigview/54/

Snowdog

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

i like the St. Anger tone.

Are you serious?

 

[pac112]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

Are you serious?

yes i am. the tone on the DVD studio practice. its different from the CD.

 

[saladin]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

Sepultura-Roots, there's your Dual Rectifier sounding it's best!

 

[bubbahotep2k3]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

thanks....more .... more ... more .... I am a tone junkie.....

 

[hans-jürgen]

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Err... (distracted by your avatar, too), does Jimmy Page qualify?

 

[ex-250]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

megadeth- rude awakening i think daves running a JMP-1 into a EL34 power amp....cant think of marshall's name for that poweramp though. anyway, this just defines damn good tone for me

 

[IcedEarth112]

Re: Pickups and Legendary Heavy Guitar Tones

yeah that avatar is quite distracting, i like the dimebag one myself