What are your top 5 "Grail" tones?
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Progbusters
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#4. the spanky bright rock tones on the neck pickup of Adachi Yuji's Stratocaster in Dead End
#4. the spanky bright rock tones on the neck pickup of Adachi Yuji's Stratocaster in Dead End
marcello252
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Oh, I fell in love too with this sound, 30 years ago:
Oh, I fell in love too with this sound, 30 years ago:
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Simon_F
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First ones that spring to mind...
Paul Kossoff on Free Live.
Peter Green & Danny Kirwan on the Fleetwood Mac Boston live recordings.
Michael Bruce & Glen Buxton on the early Alice Cooper albums, especially Love It To Death & Killer.
James Honeyman-Scott got some great tones on the first Pretenders album too!
First ones that spring to mind...
Paul Kossoff on Free Live.
Peter Green & Danny Kirwan on the Fleetwood Mac Boston live recordings.
Michael Bruce & Glen Buxton on the early Alice Cooper albums, especially Love It To Death & Killer.
James Honeyman-Scott got some great tones on the first Pretenders album too!
hydro
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Mine are mostly pretty conventional choices but here goes...
Billy Gibbons "Blue Jean Blues"
Jimmy Page tie between "Heartbreaker" and "Since I've Been Loving You"
Anything Albert Collins ever did
Tony Iommi "Snowblind"
Angus Young "Back in Black"
Mine are mostly pretty conventional choices but here goes...
Billy Gibbons "Blue Jean Blues"
Jimmy Page tie between "Heartbreaker" and "Since I've Been Loving You"
Anything Albert Collins ever did
Tony Iommi "Snowblind"
Angus Young "Back in Black"
Boogie Bill
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Good question!
Here's a variety of tones I love:
Malcolm Young's rhythm tones define "CRUNCH". And Angus has one of the best lead tones in rock.
For Strat, Hendrix of course. But look at what Eric did with it on his first solo album...totally funky. And I love his modern tones, like on "Forever Man". Robert Cray on "Strong Persuader". Stevie's cranked tones as in "Crossfire" juxtaposed with "Riviera Paradise" or "Little Wing". Another guys who brings the tone on a Strat is Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys, a very underrated player.
I love Santana, but sometimes his tone can be a little flubby on the bottom end. I like his playing on the duets with Rob Thomas and Michelle Branch.
I love my 335s, and I can get close to Larry Carlton's tone. Ah, if only I could play like that! And then B.B. King...different players and tones, but both definitive.
So many great LP players, but I'd have to single out Billy Gibbons. And I guess Don Fielder and Joe Walsh of the Eagles for their great clean and pushed tones. Kossoff.
Don Rich with Buck Owens had Tele tones to die for. R.I.P.
For jazz, I like Wes Montgomery, and George Benson's "Breezin' tones. Nick Colionne is good too. And for more fusion-type tone, I love Buzz Feiten. Yeah, THAT Buzz Feiten. Check out his work with keyboardist Neil Larsen.
And for great rock tone, Terry Kath of Chicago. "I'm A Man" and "25 or 6 to 4". Blistering.
Jim McGuinn and a Rickenbacker 360 12-string.
There are so many great acoustic players, hard to know where to start. Paul Simon, James Taylor, Stephen Stills for a few. A Martin guitar and a good engineer will get you there. I should also give kudos to Stills for his electric work. Check out his wah-wah work on C,S,N&Y's "Carry On/Questions" on the Deja Vu album.
As you can see, I have eclectic tastes.
Bill
Good question!
Here's a variety of tones I love:
Malcolm Young's rhythm tones define "CRUNCH". And Angus has one of the best lead tones in rock.
For Strat, Hendrix of course. But look at what Eric did with it on his first solo album...totally funky. And I love his modern tones, like on "Forever Man". Robert Cray on "Strong Persuader". Stevie's cranked tones as in "Crossfire" juxtaposed with "Riviera Paradise" or "Little Wing". Another guys who brings the tone on a Strat is Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys, a very underrated player.
I love Santana, but sometimes his tone can be a little flubby on the bottom end. I like his playing on the duets with Rob Thomas and Michelle Branch.
I love my 335s, and I can get close to Larry Carlton's tone. Ah, if only I could play like that! And then B.B. King...different players and tones, but both definitive.
So many great LP players, but I'd have to single out Billy Gibbons. And I guess Don Fielder and Joe Walsh of the Eagles for their great clean and pushed tones. Kossoff.
Don Rich with Buck Owens had Tele tones to die for. R.I.P.
For jazz, I like Wes Montgomery, and George Benson's "Breezin' tones. Nick Colionne is good too. And for more fusion-type tone, I love Buzz Feiten. Yeah, THAT Buzz Feiten. Check out his work with keyboardist Neil Larsen.
And for great rock tone, Terry Kath of Chicago. "I'm A Man" and "25 or 6 to 4". Blistering.
Jim McGuinn and a Rickenbacker 360 12-string.
There are so many great acoustic players, hard to know where to start. Paul Simon, James Taylor, Stephen Stills for a few. A Martin guitar and a good engineer will get you there. I should also give kudos to Stills for his electric work. Check out his wah-wah work on C,S,N&Y's "Carry On/Questions" on the Deja Vu album.
As you can see, I have eclectic tastes.
Bill
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Drunken Bowling
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Iron Maiden - Strange World
Aerosmith - Adam's Apple
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
Kiss - Love 'Em And Leave 'Em
Kiss - Rocket Ride (in particular Ace's lead tone in the solo at the very end of the song)
Eric Clapton/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Double Crossin Time lead tone.
After I posted, I realized I listed six.
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Iron Maiden - Strange World
Aerosmith - Adam's Apple
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
Kiss - Love 'Em And Leave 'Em
Kiss - Rocket Ride (in particular Ace's lead tone in the solo at the very end of the song)
Eric Clapton/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Double Crossin Time lead tone.
After I posted, I realized I listed six.
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Guitar Rod
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Eddie Van Halen - Beat It - A great solo that really fit the song and turned me on to the fast hammer on/off metal solo
Mark Knopfler - Money for Nothing - His finger picking style was so unique during that period of time
Eric Clapton (with an acknowledgement to Duane Allman) - Layla - Probably the major reason I bought a Strat 30 years ago and started playing
Boston - More Than a Feeling - That riff just makes me want to rock pose in bell-bottom jeans with a handlebar mustache!
Prince - Purple Rain - Great ethereal sound by an underrated guitarist (though Wendy played the iconic intro)
As you can guess, I came of age in the 80s. :9:
Live tones that made me take notice:
Keith Richards - His open tuning riffs may be simple, but they are catchy and raunchy as all get out
Lindsey Buckingham - Very underrated guitarist. His unique way of playing is mesmerizing watching live.
Pete Townshend - Is there anything better than a power chord at the tail end of windmill? NO!
Eddie Van Halen - Beat It - A great solo that really fit the song and turned me on to the fast hammer on/off metal solo
Mark Knopfler - Money for Nothing - His finger picking style was so unique during that period of time
Eric Clapton (with an acknowledgement to Duane Allman) - Layla - Probably the major reason I bought a Strat 30 years ago and started playing
Boston - More Than a Feeling - That riff just makes me want to rock pose in bell-bottom jeans with a handlebar mustache!
Prince - Purple Rain - Great ethereal sound by an underrated guitarist (though Wendy played the iconic intro)
As you can guess, I came of age in the 80s. :9:
Live tones that made me take notice:
Keith Richards - His open tuning riffs may be simple, but they are catchy and raunchy as all get out
Lindsey Buckingham - Very underrated guitarist. His unique way of playing is mesmerizing watching live.
Pete Townshend - Is there anything better than a power chord at the tail end of windmill? NO!
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CountFeedback
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Andy Summers - Omega Man
The Edge - New Years Day
Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms
Daniel Ash - The Light
Eddie Van Halen - Panama
because 5 isn't enough
Elliot Easton - Just What I needed
Dr Know (Bad Brains) - Sacred Love
Andy Summers - Omega Man
The Edge - New Years Day
Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms
Daniel Ash - The Light
Eddie Van Halen - Panama
because 5 isn't enough
Elliot Easton - Just What I needed
Dr Know (Bad Brains) - Sacred Love
Rand-O-Monium
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Great Fk'n Thread!
Still in my "process",but lots of greats in here.
Some I've never heard of,but that's OK,too!
Great Fk'n Thread!
Still in my "process",but lots of greats in here.
Some I've never heard of,but that's OK,too!
Progbusters
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#5 older akira takasaki
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IMENATOR
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Why I never heard this band before? This son is so cool I will start to listening this band today.
Why I never heard this band before? This son is so cool I will start to listening this band today.
CountFeedback
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more recent Geordi with Killing Joke
https://youtu.be/AgJLb0Vqr-s
more recent Geordi with Killing Joke
https://youtu.be/AgJLb0Vqr-s
Re: What are your top 5 "Grail" tones?
Aerosmith - the Live Bootleg version of Lord of the Thighs. Such a great jam on the outtro.
The Beatles - Paperback Writer. Love that over driven tone. Think I read it was by overloading the console, I can't really come that close to it.
The Cars - Moving in Stereo. Came out in 78 and pretty much announced how good pop music was going to be for the next several years.
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease. Fun fills fun tone.
AC/DC - Pre-Highway to Hell. This is the one - pure cream but bright and fresh at the same time.
Aerosmith - the Live Bootleg version of Lord of the Thighs. Such a great jam on the outtro.
The Beatles - Paperback Writer. Love that over driven tone. Think I read it was by overloading the console, I can't really come that close to it.
The Cars - Moving in Stereo. Came out in 78 and pretty much announced how good pop music was going to be for the next several years.
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease. Fun fills fun tone.
AC/DC - Pre-Highway to Hell. This is the one - pure cream but bright and fresh at the same time.
dd12939
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Re: What are your top 5 "Grail" tones?
This one came to mind for me too. The opening notes of the album hit me like a ton of bricks.
I've always loved Tony Iommi's completely over-the-top tone from this 1975 show in Asbury Park, NJ:
Zakk Wylde's tones on Pride & Glory are great.
This one came to mind for me too. The opening notes of the album hit me like a ton of bricks.
I've always loved Tony Iommi's completely over-the-top tone from this 1975 show in Asbury Park, NJ:
Zakk Wylde's tones on Pride & Glory are great.
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