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whos your fave players tone?

kigcatkigcat Posts: 298
edited October 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
ok if you could get the tone of any player that you`ve ever heard who would it be? for me it`d be toss up between early dire straits era mark knopfler or stevie ray vaughan :)
I'm not saying stupidity should be a capital offence, but what say we take the safety labels off everything and let nature run it's course?
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Easily without question Hendrix's dirt with SRV's clean to dirty
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  • kigcatkigcat Posts: 298
    you sir are a man of taste ;) haha
    I'm not saying stupidity should be a capital offence, but what say we take the safety labels off everything and let nature run it's course?
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    I have so many favs, but in order to be fair I will put them in categories:

    Most consistant favorite Clean: Edge
    Favorite clean Strat tone: SRV
    Favorite Strat tone ball to the wall: Rory Gallegher
    Favorite Les Paul tone: Duane
    Favorite Les Paul blues tone: Bloomfield
    Favorite inconsistant strat tone: Jimi
    Favorite inconsitant Les Paul tone: Page

    There I feel better now, LOL
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i really don't know.

    there's this tone in "the shadowlands" by ryan adams. the solo. that's pretty much the perfect, rich clean. right on the edge of saturation.

    for heavier stuff. i think rich robinson (black crowes) sounds awesome all the time.
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    exhausted wrote:
    i really don't know.

    there's this tone in "the shadowlands" by ryan adams. the solo. that's pretty much the perfect, rich clean. right on the edge of saturation.

    for heavier stuff. i think rich robinson (black crowes) sounds awesome all the time.

    Adams is one of my favs. I really like his tone as well. He is a great song writer and very much underated IMO.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i don't know if it's ryan playing the solo. and i don't have the liner notes handy to check.

    but whoever it is, it's perfect.
  • kigcatkigcat Posts: 298
    do you mean that kinda creamy faded in strat tone solo? if so then yeah that is luscious!! its "Pure" strat tone to me sooo creamy :)
    I'm not saying stupidity should be a capital offence, but what say we take the safety labels off everything and let nature run it's course?
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    it sure sounds like a strat to me but i'm often wrong about these things. sounds like neck pup through a fender.

    sometimes, when my fingers bless me. i can achieve it.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,222
    i would have to say mike's tone this 2005 tour, its so amazing...listen to the solos in I Believe In Mircales....sounds so fucking sweet....i also like mikes copy of the hendrix "fuzz" sound i guess, for the National Anthem at that hockey thing he did

    but my other favorite is Page's tone from Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti!!
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    JofZ wrote:
    Adams is one of my favs. I really like his tone as well. He is a great song writer and very much underated IMO.

    i turned my dad on to adams when he visited a couple weeks ago. made him a mix cd.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Abrasive tone : Joey Santiago (The Pixies)

    perfect overall tone: Mike McCready

    Bizarre-abrasive: Johnny Greenwood

    Smooth : Robbie Gordon (The Doors) (i hope i got that name right..)

    Hendrix clean and dirty tones. everything he ever did. its beyond category.
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  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    Robby Krieger, but we won't hold it against you!
  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    I love Stevie's clean tone, but I've never tried to emulate it. I agree with the guys from the Black Crowes, they have awesome overdrived sounds.

    For my lead tone, my absolute favourite is Neal Schon on a Les Paul and friends CD playing a song called I Wanna Know You. Fantastic midranged blues rock.

    :)
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    Interesting choices, Greenwood is a great pick and Radiohead is one of the few bands creating new tones that I like.

    I am surprised no one has mentioned any of the Kings or Winter yet.
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    moster78 wrote:
    Robby Krieger, but we won't hold it against you!
    KRIEGER

    christ i knew that.

    been a weird day.. i'm not thinking strait..

    Neil Young has an amazing tone.
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  • HYLAHYLA Posts: 137
    Billy Corgan. Brought the octave to a new level.
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    HYLA wrote:
    Billy Corgan. Brought the octave to a new level.
    billy corgan is insane.

    long live the flender and big muffs :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
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  • armanHammerarmanHammer Posts: 471
    Clean Tone - Yellow Ledbetter, Little Wing (Stratocaster + probably a Fender reverb amp)

    Crunch - Stone's tone on "1/2 Full" ('52 tele + trentino amp)

    Overdrive - Santana (PRS + Trentino amp)
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  • HardtoImagineHardtoImagine Posts: 48
    the overdrive type sounds on Sonic Youth's "Sonic Nurse" are amazing
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    I obviously love McCready's tone.

    I'm also a huge fan of John Mayer. I really think he doesn't get nearly enough respect as a guitarist.
  • likepilateihaveadoglikepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    I was always partial to, in the most annoying, but good, tone category, Ian Mackaye, Fugazi, especially
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  • HardtoImagineHardtoImagine Posts: 48
    moster78 wrote:

    I'm also a huge fan of John Mayer. I really think he doesn't get nearly enough respect as a guitarist.

    yeah man have you seen him on the crossroads guitar festival dvd
    AMAZING. I didnt like him before i saw that though, i think its just his image that gets him some bad word
  • digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    edit: whoops...meant to make a new thread
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    HardtoImagine wrote:
    yeah man have you seen him on the crossroads guitar festival dvd
    AMAZING. I didnt like him before i saw that though, i think its just his image that gets him some bad word

    No, I didn't even realize there was a DVD of it. I know after it Clapton made some comment that he didn't realize that Mayer could play like that. I like the two songs he's put out as the John Mayer Trio, especially "Who Did You Think I Was?" Some sample lyrics that seem to be all about dispelling his image: "Am I the one who plays the quiet songs? Is he the one who turns the ladies on? Will I keep shining until my light is gone? Who did you think I was?"
  • HardtoImagineHardtoImagine Posts: 48
    moster78 wrote:
    No, I didn't even realize there was a DVD of it. I know after it Clapton made some comment that he didn't realize that Mayer could play like that. I like the two songs he's put out as the John Mayer Trio, especially "Who Did You Think I Was?" Some sample lyrics that seem to be all about dispelling his image: "Am I the one who plays the quiet songs? Is he the one who turns the ladies on? Will I keep shining until my light is gone? Who did you think I was?"

    sounds cool i will have to check it out
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Hendrix's tone during the 1970 US tour.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    John Mayer's shitty pop songs ruined his reputation completely.


    His good music is... well.. good.

    *bows*
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  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    John Mayer's shitty pop songs ruined his reputation completely.


    His good music is... well.. good.

    *bows*

    You should check out the stuff he's released on iTunes as the John Mayer Trio. Its pretty damn good.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    moster78 wrote:
    You should check out the stuff he's released on iTunes as the John Mayer Trio. Its pretty damn good.
    i know man.

    i saw him on the hurricane relief too (as the trio).

    he's great when he wants to be..
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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