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We all keep harping on about tone on this forum but it's so **** subjective. So let's analyse TONE.
Qualifications to talk about TONE:
I've been playing the guitar for 30 odd years. I've had virtually every guitar you can think of and probably every amp (this was when vintage was cheap). I'm no slouch when it comes to banging a tune out and doing the odd widdle type solo. I've done thousands of gigs in all types of venues from concert halls to ****** Working Mans Clubs (Pennies from Heaven).
So what is TONE?
It has to be a guitarist?s ultimate goal, the holy grail of guitar playing. It?s like asking, ?What is Love?? There is no straight answer.
For me, the search for TONE is ongoing. If I stopped looking for TONE I might as well give up playing. TONE is what makes a good guitarist shine. If you don?t have good TONE you won?t shine.
Why won?t you shine Lee?
Because if the guitar sound you?re hearing behind you on stage or the sound emanating from the monitors at the recording studio doesn?t meet your liking, then you won?t be playing at 110% of your ability. Thus you won?t shine.
?That guy is a great player but he has a **** tone?
GOD I?ve heard this so many times. It doesn?t matter if his tone is **** to your ears. To him it may be audible ecstasy. If he?s having an off day you?ll know it because he?ll be fiddling with his amp knobs throughout the first set. If you don?t like what you?re hearing - walk out.
Waking up to TONE:
There comes a time for every guitar player when he notices TONE. I never wondered about TONE until I heard Steve Lukather play the solo on Hold the Line. That was the sound I wanted to hear coming out of my amp. That was the instant I switched the TONE knob on in my head.
So who did it for you, Hank Marvin, Wes Montgomery, Peter Green, Clapton, Page, Joe Perry, Carlton, EVH, Vai, and Satch? Oh and of course Mr. Hendrix.
Generally I guess making music is like painting or sculpting, if you?re good at it people will take notice. It?s an art form with lots of personal expression involved. I think it?s a combination of everything but mostly it?s about YOU. I know guys who can make any guitar plugged into any amp sing, and boy do those guys shine!
By the same token, I?ve heard players with top-notch kit make it sound like Bacon frying.
So, what?s your definition of TONE?
Qualifications to talk about TONE:
I've been playing the guitar for 30 odd years. I've had virtually every guitar you can think of and probably every amp (this was when vintage was cheap). I'm no slouch when it comes to banging a tune out and doing the odd widdle type solo. I've done thousands of gigs in all types of venues from concert halls to ****** Working Mans Clubs (Pennies from Heaven).
So what is TONE?
It has to be a guitarist?s ultimate goal, the holy grail of guitar playing. It?s like asking, ?What is Love?? There is no straight answer.
For me, the search for TONE is ongoing. If I stopped looking for TONE I might as well give up playing. TONE is what makes a good guitarist shine. If you don?t have good TONE you won?t shine.
Why won?t you shine Lee?
Because if the guitar sound you?re hearing behind you on stage or the sound emanating from the monitors at the recording studio doesn?t meet your liking, then you won?t be playing at 110% of your ability. Thus you won?t shine.
?That guy is a great player but he has a **** tone?
GOD I?ve heard this so many times. It doesn?t matter if his tone is **** to your ears. To him it may be audible ecstasy. If he?s having an off day you?ll know it because he?ll be fiddling with his amp knobs throughout the first set. If you don?t like what you?re hearing - walk out.
Waking up to TONE:
There comes a time for every guitar player when he notices TONE. I never wondered about TONE until I heard Steve Lukather play the solo on Hold the Line. That was the sound I wanted to hear coming out of my amp. That was the instant I switched the TONE knob on in my head.
So who did it for you, Hank Marvin, Wes Montgomery, Peter Green, Clapton, Page, Joe Perry, Carlton, EVH, Vai, and Satch? Oh and of course Mr. Hendrix.
Generally I guess making music is like painting or sculpting, if you?re good at it people will take notice. It?s an art form with lots of personal expression involved. I think it?s a combination of everything but mostly it?s about YOU. I know guys who can make any guitar plugged into any amp sing, and boy do those guys shine!
By the same token, I?ve heard players with top-notch kit make it sound like Bacon frying.
So, what?s your definition of TONE?