Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
- Thread starter The Owl
- Start date
Mr_X
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
SRV - almost everything too
brian may - er.....almost everything
slash - ain't life grand album
Jimmy page - same as the first 2
neil zaza - i'm alright(live), melodica
Daita Itoh( hope u guys heard of him) - his solo album
Tak Matsumoto - most of this stuff, lazy to list.
SRV - almost everything too
brian may - er.....almost everything
slash - ain't life grand album
Jimmy page - same as the first 2
neil zaza - i'm alright(live), melodica
Daita Itoh( hope u guys heard of him) - his solo album
Tak Matsumoto - most of this stuff, lazy to list.
bryvincent
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Mark Knopfler's 50s burst LP neck HB tone live with Tom Jones on "i feel like going home" from a video clip on the net not too long ago
Tak Matsumoto on his "hana" album
Slash
Gary Moore
Richie Sambora's 50s burst LP tone on "always" on the "Live in London" video
SRV
Eric Johnson
Warren Haynes
Duane Allman
Mark Knopfler's 50s burst LP neck HB tone live with Tom Jones on "i feel like going home" from a video clip on the net not too long ago
Tak Matsumoto on his "hana" album
Slash
Gary Moore
Richie Sambora's 50s burst LP tone on "always" on the "Live in London" video
SRV
Eric Johnson
Warren Haynes
Duane Allman
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Some of my favourite guitar tones are
Pete Townshend's live sound 1969-76.... From 69 to 73 he had used the SG Specials with the P90's thru a customized and heavily modded group of Hiwatt heads, a Supra Fuzz... Added to Pete sound thru the pa is Delay/tape echo in those days. Bobby Pridden used to man the echo machine for Pete's guitar sound... To this day when Pete plays with The Who Bobby is adding Delay sounds during solos and stuff. Pete used his SG's in a very cool way. He used the neck pick up for cleaner tones with the volume backed off to about 2 or 3.... Then on the bridge pickup he kept it flat out... With the flip of a switch he could change to a cleaner sound.. flip to the bridge and it is nicely overdriven.. add a fuzz box for solos and it is a great set up! Nice throaty sound! There is lots of audio examples of Petes SG live years.... Live At Leeds being the best. The 1971 Young Vic Concert on the 2nd disc to Who's Next Deluxe edtion is a fine example of that tone! The Young Vic show is a live rehearsal of a bunch of new songs so it is a little rough for a Who performance... Soon the band should release San Fran 71 i hope.... That show kicks butt! There is 4 tracks from San Fran 71 out offically and they sound amazing!
The mid 70's Townshend tone changed a fair bit in a way.... from 73-79 Pete had started using LP Deluxes and those guitars sounded a bit cleaner and brighter then his SG's did... By 75 Pete had added a Dyna Comp to his fuzz pedals as well as an EQ- Preamp thing sitting ontop of his Hiwatts as well as a reverb unit... If you really compair the recordings from 75/76 and the early 70's there is a big tone difference between them. The Hiwatts remained a part of that sound thru out but his other choices in gear made a difference!
I also love Hendrix's 1969-70 Live tones
Pages How The West Was Won sound is great
Toni Iommi's tone on the 1982 Live Album i like a lot!!!
Alex Lifeson's latest tones i like a lot. I love a lot of his sounds thru out Rush's years... The late 80's over done FX's Solid State amp years are still kind of cool in a way but i'm glad he found PRS's and some nice H&K tube amps again.
Kim Mitchell-This is another Canadian Artist.... His 1981 EP has some killer tones on it. A company called Wounded Bird has released this EP on cd in the USA......
I love 70's Genesis but the Seconds Out cd's i have always loved for the sound!
Tever Rabin's sounds on Yes's 90125 is a fav of mine also....
WhoFan
Some of my favourite guitar tones are
Pete Townshend's live sound 1969-76.... From 69 to 73 he had used the SG Specials with the P90's thru a customized and heavily modded group of Hiwatt heads, a Supra Fuzz... Added to Pete sound thru the pa is Delay/tape echo in those days. Bobby Pridden used to man the echo machine for Pete's guitar sound... To this day when Pete plays with The Who Bobby is adding Delay sounds during solos and stuff. Pete used his SG's in a very cool way. He used the neck pick up for cleaner tones with the volume backed off to about 2 or 3.... Then on the bridge pickup he kept it flat out... With the flip of a switch he could change to a cleaner sound.. flip to the bridge and it is nicely overdriven.. add a fuzz box for solos and it is a great set up! Nice throaty sound! There is lots of audio examples of Petes SG live years.... Live At Leeds being the best. The 1971 Young Vic Concert on the 2nd disc to Who's Next Deluxe edtion is a fine example of that tone! The Young Vic show is a live rehearsal of a bunch of new songs so it is a little rough for a Who performance... Soon the band should release San Fran 71 i hope.... That show kicks butt! There is 4 tracks from San Fran 71 out offically and they sound amazing!
The mid 70's Townshend tone changed a fair bit in a way.... from 73-79 Pete had started using LP Deluxes and those guitars sounded a bit cleaner and brighter then his SG's did... By 75 Pete had added a Dyna Comp to his fuzz pedals as well as an EQ- Preamp thing sitting ontop of his Hiwatts as well as a reverb unit... If you really compair the recordings from 75/76 and the early 70's there is a big tone difference between them. The Hiwatts remained a part of that sound thru out but his other choices in gear made a difference!
I also love Hendrix's 1969-70 Live tones
Pages How The West Was Won sound is great
Toni Iommi's tone on the 1982 Live Album i like a lot!!!
Alex Lifeson's latest tones i like a lot. I love a lot of his sounds thru out Rush's years... The late 80's over done FX's Solid State amp years are still kind of cool in a way but i'm glad he found PRS's and some nice H&K tube amps again.
Kim Mitchell-This is another Canadian Artist.... His 1981 EP has some killer tones on it. A company called Wounded Bird has released this EP on cd in the USA......
I love 70's Genesis but the Seconds Out cd's i have always loved for the sound!
Tever Rabin's sounds on Yes's 90125 is a fav of mine also....
WhoFan
shredaholic
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
mine! :burnout:
mine! :burnout:
Robbiedbee
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Adrian Smith's tone. Pretty much any era. The best is probably Brave New World/Dance of Death though.
Adrian Smith's tone. Pretty much any era. The best is probably Brave New World/Dance of Death though.
Robbiedbee
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Oh hell yes
JeffB said:check out clip 11
Oh hell yes
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Mick Ronson - "Cracked Actor"
James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders) - "Tattooed Love Boys"
Steve Jones - "God Save The Queen"
Steve Stevens - "Crank Call"
Billy Gibbons - "La Grange" & "Tush" (Does it get any better ?)
Eddie Van Halen - "DOA"
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) - "Loveless"
Robert Smith (The Cure) - "Lullaby" (I'm a sucker for "English" clean tones)
Andy Summers - "Driven To Tears" (The solo section is killer...)
Anything thing from any KILLING JOKE album...
Mick Ronson - "Cracked Actor"
James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders) - "Tattooed Love Boys"
Steve Jones - "God Save The Queen"
Steve Stevens - "Crank Call"
Billy Gibbons - "La Grange" & "Tush" (Does it get any better ?)
Eddie Van Halen - "DOA"
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) - "Loveless"
Robert Smith (The Cure) - "Lullaby" (I'm a sucker for "English" clean tones)
Andy Summers - "Driven To Tears" (The solo section is killer...)
Anything thing from any KILLING JOKE album...
Corbic
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Forgive my lack of much music knowledge, but heres what I think is the best tone ever.
Eric Clapton - Cream, mainly White Room, Crossroads, and Sunshine of Your Love. The Derek and the Dominos strat tone was great too, so was his tone up until he stopped using Blackie.
Jimi Hendrix - Everything, especially Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Little Wing, and the Star Spangled Banner.
SRV - Everything.
Jimmy Page - Dazed and Confused, basicly all of the Led Zeppelin albums, but Dazed and Confused especially...playing with a violin bow I think was an awesome idea.
Eddie Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, Eruption, and a ton of his other stuff.
Pete Townshend - His live tone from Woodstock and all his live and album work with his SG Special. The clean tone from The Kids Are Alrite as well.
D1ck Dale - Misirlou.
Slash - Appetite for Destruction, the almost Woman Tone of Sweet Child O' Mine.
Dennis Casey (Flogging Molly) - Amazing tone throughout all the Flogging Molly albums, a mix of an overdriven Tele into an Irish style all his own.
Thats all I remember for now.
Forgive my lack of much music knowledge, but heres what I think is the best tone ever.
Eric Clapton - Cream, mainly White Room, Crossroads, and Sunshine of Your Love. The Derek and the Dominos strat tone was great too, so was his tone up until he stopped using Blackie.
Jimi Hendrix - Everything, especially Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Little Wing, and the Star Spangled Banner.
SRV - Everything.
Jimmy Page - Dazed and Confused, basicly all of the Led Zeppelin albums, but Dazed and Confused especially...playing with a violin bow I think was an awesome idea.
Eddie Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, Eruption, and a ton of his other stuff.
Pete Townshend - His live tone from Woodstock and all his live and album work with his SG Special. The clean tone from The Kids Are Alrite as well.
D1ck Dale - Misirlou.
Slash - Appetite for Destruction, the almost Woman Tone of Sweet Child O' Mine.
Dennis Casey (Flogging Molly) - Amazing tone throughout all the Flogging Molly albums, a mix of an overdriven Tele into an Irish style all his own.
Thats all I remember for now.
idsnowdog
Imperator of Indignation
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Jerry Cantrell/Alice In Chains - Put You Down
Kim Thayil/Soundgarden - Loud Love, Drown Me In You
Wolf Hoffman/Accept - Dogs On Leads, Midnight Mover
Jake E Lee/Ozzy - Secret Loser, Now You See It Now You Don't
Vivian Campbell/Dio - Gypsy, Straight Through The Heart
Warren DiMartini/Ratt - Nobody Rides For Free
Toni Iommi/Sabbath - Hole In The Sky, Lonely Is The Word, Falling Of The Edge Of The World
Alex Lifeson/Rush - Limelight
Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned
George Lynch/Dokken - Lost Behind The Wall, Paris Is Burning, Slippin Away
Jonas Hansson/Silver Mountain - The entire "universe" album
Billy Duffy/The Cult - The entire "Electric" album
Megadeth - My Last Words, Good Morning/Black Friday
Dave Pritchard/Armored Saint - Chemical Euphoria, Book Of Blood
Metal Church - Beyond The Black
Michael Schenker - On And On, Rock My Nights Away, (Rock Bottom, Lights Out, I'm A Loser, Let It Roll) From Strangers In The Night
The Scorpions - The entire "Blackout" album
Ritchie Blackmore -Jealous Lover, Wasted Sunsets, Bad Girl, Stone Cold
Neil Young - No More, Country Home
Van Halen - Light Up The Sky, Out Of Love Again, House Of Pain
Jerry Cantrell/Alice In Chains - Put You Down
Kim Thayil/Soundgarden - Loud Love, Drown Me In You
Wolf Hoffman/Accept - Dogs On Leads, Midnight Mover
Jake E Lee/Ozzy - Secret Loser, Now You See It Now You Don't
Vivian Campbell/Dio - Gypsy, Straight Through The Heart
Warren DiMartini/Ratt - Nobody Rides For Free
Toni Iommi/Sabbath - Hole In The Sky, Lonely Is The Word, Falling Of The Edge Of The World
Alex Lifeson/Rush - Limelight
Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned
George Lynch/Dokken - Lost Behind The Wall, Paris Is Burning, Slippin Away
Jonas Hansson/Silver Mountain - The entire "universe" album
Billy Duffy/The Cult - The entire "Electric" album
Megadeth - My Last Words, Good Morning/Black Friday
Dave Pritchard/Armored Saint - Chemical Euphoria, Book Of Blood
Metal Church - Beyond The Black
Michael Schenker - On And On, Rock My Nights Away, (Rock Bottom, Lights Out, I'm A Loser, Let It Roll) From Strangers In The Night
The Scorpions - The entire "Blackout" album
Ritchie Blackmore -Jealous Lover, Wasted Sunsets, Bad Girl, Stone Cold
Neil Young - No More, Country Home
Van Halen - Light Up The Sky, Out Of Love Again, House Of Pain
Last edited:
ProgWok
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
My top 3:
1. Nuno Bettencourt on Rest in Peace (3 Sides to Every Story)
2. Michael Romeo on Dawn of a Million Souls (The Universal Migrator (Ayreon))
3. John Petrucci on - tough decision - Universal Mind (Liquid Tension Experiment 1)
And a whole lot more...
My top 3:
1. Nuno Bettencourt on Rest in Peace (3 Sides to Every Story)
2. Michael Romeo on Dawn of a Million Souls (The Universal Migrator (Ayreon))
3. John Petrucci on - tough decision - Universal Mind (Liquid Tension Experiment 1)
And a whole lot more...
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Oh gods...overloading right now:smack:
Landau's various setups since he got out of the 80's
Most Jeff Beck...man that he makes that thing talk like no one else.
All old VH...this Dutch freak has some serious bada$$ sound on those old records, and Live from New Haven...wow
Dann Huff almost always dishes out sounds to die for, he is a tone all by himself.
Larry C...Mr golden lines..he makes everything from EMG's to P-90's sounds good.
David Gilmoure...Live at Pompeii, all that stuff when he played with his old guitars...awesome.
George Lynch...a true master of sounds and playing as well.
Hendrix..no need to say more.
Mr Gibbons...hehe Texas spice all full bloom.
Mark Knopfler on the old Dire Straits albums....so sweet, his new stuff on the soloalbums are very very good too.
AC-DC....a guitar, a cord, one cooking Marshall Plexi..best rocksound ever.
Keef is mighty badas$ too.
Chris Rea...awesome cleans, awesome slidesound.
And many many more.
Oh gods...overloading right now:smack:
Landau's various setups since he got out of the 80's
Most Jeff Beck...man that he makes that thing talk like no one else.
All old VH...this Dutch freak has some serious bada$$ sound on those old records, and Live from New Haven...wow
Dann Huff almost always dishes out sounds to die for, he is a tone all by himself.
Larry C...Mr golden lines..he makes everything from EMG's to P-90's sounds good.
David Gilmoure...Live at Pompeii, all that stuff when he played with his old guitars...awesome.
George Lynch...a true master of sounds and playing as well.
Hendrix..no need to say more.
Mr Gibbons...hehe Texas spice all full bloom.
Mark Knopfler on the old Dire Straits albums....so sweet, his new stuff on the soloalbums are very very good too.
AC-DC....a guitar, a cord, one cooking Marshall Plexi..best rocksound ever.
Keef is mighty badas$ too.
Chris Rea...awesome cleans, awesome slidesound.
And many many more.
A
aldu74
Guest
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
There's so many...
(In no particular order)
Van Halen - Anything from the Roth-era, especially Fair Warning.
Randy Rhoads - Tribute
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Anything!
Blues Saraceno - Plaid (the Blues Trem in action)
George Lynch (Dokken) - Back For The Attack
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
John Sykes (Whitesnake) - 1987
Prince - Purple Rain
Alex Skolnick (Testament) - Souls Of Black
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) - Pornograffiti
Michael Schenker - Anything!
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) - These Days
Frank Marino - Real Live
Yeah, I'm a child of the 80's, so what? :headbang:
There's so many...
(In no particular order)
Van Halen - Anything from the Roth-era, especially Fair Warning.
Randy Rhoads - Tribute
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Anything!
Blues Saraceno - Plaid (the Blues Trem in action)
George Lynch (Dokken) - Back For The Attack
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
John Sykes (Whitesnake) - 1987
Prince - Purple Rain
Alex Skolnick (Testament) - Souls Of Black
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) - Pornograffiti
Michael Schenker - Anything!
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) - These Days
Frank Marino - Real Live
Yeah, I'm a child of the 80's, so what? :headbang:
Last edited:
SOLO GUITAR STEWIE
New member
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
+1 to all that ...nice choices
Hot _Grits said:
+1 to all that ...nice choices
Frantic_Rock
FragleRockologist
Re: Your Favorite Guitar Tones EVER!
Yeah I'll second those sentiments!! All of my favorite Dire Straights songs by the way off the greatest hits album
Benjy_26 said:
Yeah I'll second those sentiments!! All of my favorite Dire Straights songs by the way off the greatest hits album