Your ultimate guitar tone

Regor · 03-03-2006, 03:51 PM

While f-ing around at band practice this past weekend, I started playing 'Through The Never' and my lead guitarist loved it. Then after a little discussion, turns out everyone in the band wants to cover it!

Now the hard part is getting into shape to play that song all downstrokes.

So I just plugged it in to start remembering how the song goes... and it just reminded me how much I love the Black Album's guitar tone! It's the reason I picked up guitar in the first place. And that opening riff is just a killer example of my perfect guitar tone.

So if you could only choose 1 guitar tone to sound like for the rest of your life, which would it be? What drives you to get that perfect sound?

Vince · 03-03-2006, 03:53 PM

Rhythm guitar tone is my obsession, I think I've proven that with all my damn annoying rhythm guitar threads

Metal Ken · 03-03-2006, 03:54 PM

For my ultimate rythm tone, please check out:
Testament- First Strike Still Deadly

noodles · 03-03-2006, 03:55 PM

Marty Friedman's lead tone on the song "Architecture of Aggression" sounds like he is tossing anvils off cliffs into sheets of steel. That first bend sounds absolutely huge!

Leon · 03-03-2006, 03:56 PM

Dream Theater's Voices.

Drew · 03-03-2006, 03:56 PM

John Petrucci's lead tone on the G3 tour. If I had to live with someone else's tone the rest of my life, that's the one that springs to mind that I could be pretty comfortable with.

giannifive · 03-03-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

John Petrucci's lead tone on the G3 tour. If I had to live with someone else's tone the rest of my life, that's the one that springs to mind that I could be pretty comfortable with.

+1

Either that or Vai's tone on Alien Love Secrets. It just sounds huge for rhythm and sweet for lead.

In terms of tone I can actually achieve with my gear

... I find myself recently going for lower gain with a compressor between guitar and amp. Still compressed but less "hairy" I guess you could call it.

Cancer · 03-03-2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

For my ultimate rythm tone, please check out:
Testament- First Strike Still Deadly

Yuck....How about the new Exoudus albums... Much better example of a modern Bay Area thrash tone (imo).

...Or Ty Tabor's tone.... not real heavy but very pleasing.

noodles · 03-03-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psyphre

How about Ty Tabor's tone.... not real heavy but very pleasing.

You must have read my mind, since I just jumped back in to add Ty's Rhythm tone on the Dogman CD. That is the heaviest he ever got, and man does it sound good.

Drew · 03-03-2006, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giannifive

+1

Either that or Vai's tone on Alien Love Secrets. It just sounds huge for rhythm and sweet for lead.

In terms of tone I can actually achieve with my gear

... I find myself recently going for lower gain with a compressor between guitar and amp. Still compressed but less "hairy" I guess you could call it.

That's probably #2 for me, too.

I'm really not a "Marshall" sort of guy, but you listen to "Die to Live" and you just get all choked up inside, the guitar sounds so perfect.

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03-03-2006, 03:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Regor God Bless Mike Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit Rawk City Posts: 3,681 Real Name: Mr.Luxury Yacht Main Seven: Ibz RG2127X (The Japanez) Rig: TriAxis/G-Force/2:90 Thanked: 55	Your ultimate guitar tone While f-ing around at band practice this past weekend, I started playing 'Through The Never' and my lead guitarist loved it. Then after a little discussion, turns out everyone in the band wants to cover it! Now the hard part is getting into shape to play that song all downstrokes. So I just plugged it in to start remembering how the song goes... and it just reminded me how much I love the Black Album's guitar tone! It's the reason I picked up guitar in the first place. And that opening riff is just a killer example of my perfect guitar tone. So if you could only choose 1 guitar tone to sound like for the rest of your life, which would it be? What drives you to get that perfect sound? *Metal... Nuff Said!!* NEXT SHOW: Summer Hiatus Website: www.justdefymetal.com MySpace: myspace.com/justdefymetal

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