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I enjoyed that les_paul, for the southern rock bit though the perfect tone comes from The Allman Brothers for me.
This is the closest thing to that tone i hear in my head, and I honestly think its just Alex's playing. If you've never heard Testament before Listen to this. The Legacy is my favorite song, of all time. Both songs are live versions and different from the originals. Chills anybody?
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Listen to the background riff at about 0:41 and then the solo I can't seem to get that raw sound.
I got close to it once when I recorded the Mechanix video on Youtube.
I think it may have low gain setttings on the amp.
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Don't forget when you're trying to achieve a sound from a studio (or live) recording that a lot of the time, production plays a big role in shaping the sound and tone of the instruments. In fact the producer or live sound engineer has just as much control over the sound of the band as the players themselves do!
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I was told that turning Low, Mid and High down to zero created "the perfect tone" for a session musician I know. Sounds cool, but not really my form of a perfect tone.
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dunno about perfect but there are some beautiful tone-ists (past present)
i type achingly slowly.. so here are a few of the top o my brain bucket:
FZ, Frizz, Harrison, Townsend, Fripp, Tommy Emmanuel, Hedges, Tippets, Wess Montgomery, Lightnin' Hopkins, Paul Gilbert (solo), Andy Partridge AND Dave Gregory from XTC, Jimi, Gilmore, Hackett, Howe, Vai, Satch, (for what he does- Pattruci, Sonny Sharrok , James Blood Ulmer, Hound Dog Taylor, Doc Watson, Belew, Dave Edmunds, Paul Simon, Reeves Gabriel's, Grant Green, Albert King, Jeff beck, Tom Verlaine AND Richard Lloyd (Television), SRV, Eddie, FZ (again!@) etc etc etc etc
;~)
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agree re BB 100%
to continue w/ some more (now that i done gone and embrased myself)
Chet Atkins C.G.P., Albert Lee (see 'Sweet Little Lisa on Dave Edmund 'Repeat When Neccisary' Lp for jaw - dropping B-Bender-age) , Alvin Lee, Jim Hall, Page, Merle Travis, Andy Gill (Gang Of Four), Greg Ginn (Black Flag), Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), Nels Cline, Marc Ribot, Pat Travers ("flange-man"), Peter Frampton, Andy Summers, Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Buddy Guy, Albert Collin's (lol, capo on 24th fret in open Am) , Son House, etc etc..
mmm - this is kinda fun
(looks at time) *IKES!* student in 45min , must. write. tabs. now.
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i would call my tone perfect but i can NAIL some awsome tones. for my tone im close though im not happy
i can basiclly nail
led zep tone (live)
gary moore (the live tone for still got the blue)
randy rhoads (1980,1981 tones even though im not as good at his then the other 2)
david gilmour(kinda im close its good)
ac/dc
hendrix
lynyrd skynyrd (matters what song)
van halen
tones i just cant get
guns n roses ( i can get a really good tone that sounds good when i play their stuff but i cant nail slash's tone)
boston/tom scholz- i just cannot get his tone. just cant.
the who ( again matters what song)
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Personally I don't try to get other people's tone. I'll stumble onto Led Zep style tone once in a while but only if I'm messing around with bluesier stuff, or playing some slide. With my Les Paul I can get truly aw inspiring clean tone with the neck pup. I think it's an Alnico or something. BTW, EMB, please post a vid of the Van Halen tone you have? I truly have a very hard time believing that because I've looked all over for it and none had it quite right. Distorted and sharp, yes, but none really got the feedback or sustain right.
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kk i will, its a very trebly tone. its pretty close. i had it down a week or 2 ago so id have to re set everything. i broke my camera so i gotta w8 but when i do i will
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Cool. WAIT!!!! Before you are ready fo Eddie......you must soak your pickups in hot parafin wax!! lol. I wonder if that works as well as it's said to. Idk.
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are we talking pure tone or playing?
Gary Moore has great vibrato and i think that's what makes you want to cry more than his tone. Santana......well i've herd multiple people say vibrato wise santana is what not to do.
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After Santana started using Yamaha and PRS with Boogie amps he had so much sustain, he constantly has to roll down the volume every time he lets go of a note.
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@ EMB - Actually It's supposed to reduce that really whiny feedback. Not all of it, but enough to have when you want it. The wax soaks into the coils and makes them stop from shaking [coils shaking = feedback basically].