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nofi

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favorite guitar tone
« on: June 17, 2008, 01:06:20 PM »
mine is supplied compliments of paul kossoff, leigh stevens, sam andrews, leslie west, henry vestine and robin trower to name a few. i'm quite fond of the gibson through a marshall tone with a few exceptions.
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 01:25:12 PM »
Dave Meniketti --Gibson thru '74 Marshall stack.
I agree with you again, nofi! Paul Kossoff RIP
Of course, Leslie West. Anuzza MONSTER axmon.
Gonna take a Nantucket Sleighride later today....

Also love Hendrix, SRV, KWS...Strats can sound damn good tooo
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 01:47:02 PM »
Let's see....

Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top.  Can't argue with the Rev.
Dick Dale
Tony Iommi
Robert Fripp - he's not as varied as some, but I do like where he sits
Todd Rundgren
Elliot Easton
The guy from The Toadies
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 01:50:23 PM »
Jeff Beck
Adrian Belew
Robert Fripp
Tom Morello
Steve Morse
Todd Rundgren
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 03:30:59 PM »
Randy Bachman with Guess Who and BTO
Dave Davies - Kinks (was listening to Low Budget the other day)
Scott Gorham/Brian Robertson - Thin Lizzy

I like a lot of the others mentioned too.
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 03:50:23 PM »
Johnny Winter
Buddy Guy
Joe Walsh
Warren Haynes
Roy Buchannan
Rory Gallager
Peter Green
...to name a few
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 04:25:10 PM »

 Rudolf Schenker from Scorpions. Brilliant player love his tone.
3 others, the guys from Big Country and the guy from The Fixx.

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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 04:37:55 PM »
I should probably add:

Angus Young
Pete Townshend
John Cipollina

Maybe I should just answer with my favorite guitar...    ;)
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 05:02:58 PM »
NOW THE GWEIMER'S GOT GOOD TASTE.BUT YA FORGOT MALCOLM YOUNG.
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 07:54:04 PM »
Quote from: SKATE RAT on June 17, 2008, 05:02:58 PM
NOW THE GWEIMER'S GOT GOOD TASTE.BUT YA FORGOT MALCOLM YOUNG.

Yeah, I like Malcolm, too, but he don't play no Gibson SG.    :thumbsup:
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 09:47:48 PM »
No love for the womenfolk? I'll add Susannah Hoffs, Kim Shattuck, Joan Jett and Corin Tucker.
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2008, 10:53:35 PM »
Warren Haynes
Roy Buchannan
Paul Kossoff
Peter Green
Jeff Beck
Duane Allman
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2008, 12:28:53 AM »
Stevie Ray Vaughan (there's nothing like a 013 gauge strung Strat)
Michael Schenker
Malcolm Young
Brian Setzer
Brian May
Eddie Van Halen (VH mk1)
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2008, 12:48:18 AM »
Duane Allman, of course! Doh!

...& Jimmy Page!!!

Again...LPs thru Marshalls!!
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Re: favorite guitar tone
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 03:09:31 AM »
I can't believe, no one has mentioned him yet: Herr Blackmore. He wrote the book on how a Strat has to sound in a hard rock setting.

I also liked Tommy Bolin's effects-drenched, yet totally original tone. Has Gilmour been mentioned? And Brian May? Frank Zappa?
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