Songs with God Level Guitar Tone

[radtz]

especially amazing considering the lack of bridge . . . on a 23" scale guitar

I've owned that album since the 80s and I never noticed the bridge deficit until you just pointed it out!

 

[Dostradamas]

Bobby Gustafson

 

[Gimble]

 

[Swirling Snow]

First was Clapton with Mayall, then Beck, and I thought Page was okay sometimes. Jimi was good once he got his own studio. Duane!! And Rev. Gibbons. I think though, the greatest classic rock tone every recorded was Humble Pie's "Rockin' the Fillmore". It must be loud.

 

[trev333]

I'd need a longer strap and longer arms to play at dog level..

 

[posttoastie]

 

[bowman]

There are so many killer tones, but here are the first two I thought of:
The lead tone in the Black Crowes version of Hard To Handle, and the Strat tone in Dorina, by Dada. Both are masterful in tone and technique.

 

[posttoastie]

 

[aging_rocker]

Kossoff, LP into Marshall, no pedals.

 

[mercator]

The part starting at 5:15 has always stuck in my head.


edit to get the time right

 

[Frontier9]

My chase-worthy tones... both players with wonderful timing and feel and a beautiful sounding rig. Just drives me crazy - wanna sound like this. Or somewhere in the vicinity... county... state... time zone. Please!

The incredible Jennifer Turner:



And the understated playing and big and buzzy sound of Brian Blush:



My gods are not flashy. They sexy.

 

[mexicanyella]

James Gang—Funk #49 and Walk Away

Donnie Iris—Ah, Leah

Montrose—Rock Candy and Bad Motor Scooter

Phantom, Rocker & Slick—Men Without Shame

Honeymoon Suite—I got a New Girl Now

I seem to be skewing pretty distorted tonight. I like a bunch of cleaner stuff too...need to think on this

 

[Dismalhead]

Always loved the guitar tones on Running on Empty by Jackson Browne, good slide too. Not sure who the guitarist(s) were but the tone was magical. Warm and summery:

And this. Stained Class by Judas Priest. Beatiful guitar tones, IMO the best on any Priest album.

 

[johnnyASAT]

My chase-worthy tones... both players with wonderful timing and feel and a beautiful sounding rig. Just drives me crazy - wanna sound like this. Or somewhere in the vicinity... county... state... time zone. Please!

The incredible Jennifer Turner:



And the understated playing and big and buzzy sound of Brian Blush:



My gods are not flashy. They sexy.

Carnival was one of those songs that was childhood wallpaper for me so I never noticed the filthy (good) guitar tone until this thread.

Refreshments also a great sounding band.

 

[Double Stop]

As far as the greatest hard rock lead tone EVER..........



And then The Angus brothers Rhythm and lead tones, especially on the entire "Highway To Hell" album.

Oh, and anything Jeff Beck did!

 

[Rustbucket]

Some of Greenie’s best this one night:

 

[Alex_C]

Andy Timmons has one of the greatest guitar tones, imo. Pretty much anything he plays sounds incredible.

 

[MisterZ]

Killer Queen.

Pretty much the entire _Live At Leeds_ album.

Voodoo Chile. The long one.

Rockaway Beach.

 

[yegbert]

 

[Maguchi]

Mississippi Queen - Mountain