Guitarists with Great/Bad tone - Page 2

atsonicpark · 08.05.2007, 06:57 AM

oh..

shittiest tone in the world (and no the band isn't better because of it): magik markers.

whorefrost · 08.05.2007, 07:28 AM

Loren Mazzacane Connors

LittlePuppetBoy · 08.06.2007, 01:48 PM

Andy Gill-Gang of Four
Bernard Sumner-Joy Division
Smashing Pumpkins guitar tones (except for some on Machina)
J Mascis
King Buzzo
My Bloody Valentine's guitar tones
Joey Santiago of the Pixies

pbradley · 08.06.2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

kurt cobain?! huh?

which is to say Steve Albini again

king_buzzo · 08.06.2007, 04:21 PM

Steve Albini, ofcourse... the man's like a total genious

tom verlaine (yeah everything is awesome and that clean sound is perfect but listen to little johnny jewel where he doesnt plug in an amp and listen to the beautifull sound created with almost nothing.
will and jim reid- fuzz gods
ron asheton-think 1969, no fun and many many more...
hendrix-he's just a pure genious when it comes to tone.
stever turner & mark arm- some more fuzz gods.
lou reed. ofcourse.
adam and jimmy (swervedriver) - perfect tone
keith richards!
t-boy and lee-man

and ofcourse:

J MASCIS

Bertrand · 08.07.2007, 03:26 AM

R S Howard, as stated above

fugazifan · 08.07.2007, 05:06 AM

marc ribot!!!!!!
nels cline!
and a lot of others mentioned here....

atsonicpark · 08.07.2007, 08:22 AM

oh, i just thought of my favorite

whoever the fuck was playing in captain beefheart's magic band (so, that's like 5 or 6 different guitar players.. and no i'm not counting the tragic band)

max · 08.07.2007, 10:05 AM

uh.

i can't really apply the good / bad tone - in guitar especially. there's tones - every tone can be useful to some purpose. some tones might not be fitting for a particular genre. in that case - i would classify that "wrong tone".

anyhow...
long list. i'll do it later.

Ono Soul · 08.09.2007, 12:11 PM

Ten of my personal favorites....

John Lennon (for his White Album-era tone)
George Harrison (of course I love some of his Beatle-era tones to but I especially love his post-Beatles slide tone)
Eric Clapton (especially the vintage stuff, from his much imitated "beano" tone with John Mayall on through his infamous "woman tone" with Cream and his early Strat tones in the seventies)
Keith Richards
Mick Taylor
Lou Reed
Sterling Morrison
Evan Dando
Thurston Moore
Lee Ranaldo

king_buzzo · 08.09.2007, 12:20 PM

^completely seconded

sellouteater · 08.09.2007, 12:22 PM

modest mouse live has really shitty guitar tone the treble is always was to high but they still have great live performances. Playing live seems to fuck up a lot of gutarist tone

GrungeMonkey · 08.09.2007, 03:53 PM

Jack White's guitar tone is awesome...

Pavement's guitars on Slanted and Enchanted sound awful. Great album though.

atsonicpark · 08.10.2007, 01:17 AM

I love the guitar tones on Slanted. Perfume-V sounds perfect. Jagged and distorted but strangely beautiful. Proof that Pavement could have easily been a great shoegaze band!

demonrail666 · 01.12.2009, 10:26 AM

It's never cool to bump your own thread, but seeing as how the 'fave riff' thread is starting to bleed into matters of tone, and cos this thread is over a year old and people's minds change about this kind of stuff ....
BUMP!

punkaspoo · 01.12.2009, 11:57 AM

ac/dc has a great tone

atsonicpark · 01.12.2009, 12:20 PM

I just basically want the cleanest tone possible. I'm usually not a fan of distortion. The best clean tone I've heard in a while is probably Suishou No Fune's.

01.12.2009, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbradley

which is to say Steve Albini again

depends...
in utero: yes, great
nevermind: not really

01.12.2009, 01:53 PM

Ben Chasny
John Fahey
Tom Carter
Some Robert Fripp is quite rad

These are the ones I'm digging at the moment.

atsonicpark · 01.12.2009, 02:01 PM

On the subject of Fahey, anyone know what effect pedal he used on those last few albums? It's a weird echo. He used it on EVERY SONG. It sounds great.

08.05.2007, 06:57 AM	#21
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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	Andy Gill-Gang of Four Bernard Sumner-Joy Division Smashing Pumpkins guitar tones (except for some on Machina) J Mascis King Buzzo My Bloody Valentine's guitar tones Joey Santiago of the Pixies __________________
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	Steve Albini, ofcourse... the man's like a total genious tom verlaine (yeah everything is awesome and that clean sound is perfect but listen to little johnny jewel where he doesnt plug in an amp and listen to the beautifull sound created with almost nothing. will and jim reid- fuzz gods ron asheton-think 1969, no fun and many many more... hendrix-he's just a pure genious when it comes to tone. stever turner & mark arm- some more fuzz gods. lou reed. ofcourse. adam and jimmy (swervedriver) - perfect tone keith richards! t-boy and lee-man and ofcourse: J MASCIS
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Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,268	R S Howard, as stated above
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	oh, i just thought of my favorite whoever the fuck was playing in captain beefheart's magic band (so, that's like 5 or 6 different guitar players.. and no i'm not counting the tragic band) __________________
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max expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sardinia, italy Posts: 1,262	uh. i can't really apply the good / bad tone - in guitar especially. there's tones - every tone can be useful to some purpose. some tones might not be fitting for a particular genre. in that case - i would classify that "wrong tone". anyhow... long list. i'll do it later. __________________ A Dance Of Shadows - Kingdom Of Night
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08.09.2007, 12:11 PM	#30
Ono Soul little trouble girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 57	Ten of my personal favorites.... John Lennon (for his White Album-era tone) George Harrison (of course I love some of his Beatle-era tones to but I especially love his post-Beatles slide tone) Eric Clapton (especially the vintage stuff, from his much imitated "beano" tone with John Mayall on through his infamous "woman tone" with Cream and his early Strat tones in the seventies) Keith Richards Mick Taylor Lou Reed Sterling Morrison Evan Dando Thurston Moore Lee Ranaldo __________________ http://www.samsaunders.com http://www.myspace.com/samsaunders
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08.09.2007, 12:20 PM	#31
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	^completely seconded
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sellouteater the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: i am not going to tell you Posts: 962	modest mouse live has really shitty guitar tone the treble is always was to high but they still have great live performances. Playing live seems to fuck up a lot of gutarist tone __________________ S I T M F T J
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08.09.2007, 03:53 PM	#33
GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	Jack White's guitar tone is awesome... Pavement's guitars on Slanted and Enchanted sound awful. Great album though.
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08.10.2007, 01:17 AM	#34
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I love the guitar tones on Slanted. Perfume-V sounds perfect. Jagged and distorted but strangely beautiful. Proof that Pavement could have easily been a great shoegaze band! __________________
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01.12.2009, 10:26 AM	#35
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	It's never cool to bump your own thread, but seeing as how the 'fave riff' thread is starting to bleed into matters of tone, and cos this thread is over a year old and people's minds change about this kind of stuff .... BUMP!
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01.12.2009, 11:57 AM	#36
punkaspoo children of satan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 15-19 Posts: 247	ac/dc has a great tone __________________
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01.12.2009, 12:20 PM	#37
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I just basically want the cleanest tone possible. I'm usually not a fan of distortion. The best clean tone I've heard in a while is probably Suishou No Fune's. __________________
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01.12.2009, 01:53 PM	#39
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Ben Chasny John Fahey Tom Carter Some Robert Fripp is quite rad These are the ones I'm digging at the moment.
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01.12.2009, 02:01 PM	#40
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	On the subject of Fahey, anyone know what effect pedal he used on those last few albums? It's a weird echo. He used it on EVERY SONG. It sounds great. __________________
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