Space Pup Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 In your opinion which cd's (or albums for us older folks) do you think have the best sounding guitars on them. I'm not including leads, riffs, or songs, just the tone of the guitars. Some of my favorites are. Cat Scrath Fever - Ted Nugent British Steel - Judas Priest Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin Electric Rendezvous - Al Di Meola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 More recently, I think American Idiot has some great guitar tones. The playing isn't real fancy but the studio production is a masterpiece IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 turbonegro- apocalypse dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Lots of great tones out there. For hard rock, I always liked Def Leppard's second album, "High N Dry." The Scorpion's "Blackout" is another great sounding album. Guess I'm a sucker for the Gibson/Marshall tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 The Scorpion's "Blackout" is another great sounding album. +1 on that. I love "Phoenix" where Jabs is throwing licks into all the breaks between vocals. What a great' date=' crankin' Marshall tone that is! Other favorite recorded tones for me... [b']UFO's mid 70s albums with Michael Schenker[/b] - the lead break in "Out in the Street" slays me every time Thin Lizzy with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson - "Cowboy Song" is the reference rhythm tone for me ZZ Top's Fangango album - the live side is a fat slab of Les Paul goodness Humble Pie with Peter Frampton - the live tones on the Fillmore Album Jeff Beck Group - Truth baby! Some Strat-o-licious favorites too... Taste - Listen to Rory Gallagher and you'll see where Brian May got his love of the Vox AC30 (true story) Deep Purple - Blackmore's clean yet rockin' tones on Machine Head ("Lazy" for example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar slinger Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Paranoid album rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (solo on Time especially) Any David Gilmour really ZZ-Top - Antenna album. Although Fandago as mentioned is excellent! Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Step Larry Carlton - Fire Wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Jeez, Surf! Talk about open ended questions How about Kansas: "Masque" Heart: "Dreamboat Annie" ZZ Top's "Tres Hombres" Kiss: "ALIVE" Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Pronounced" Iron Maiden: "Powerslave" Evanescence: "Fallen" O_so_many_more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswithesg Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 grateful dead - self titled first album grateful dead - europe '72 canned heat - hooker n' heat allman bros. - fillmore east little feat - live hempstead 74 derek trucks - out of the madness clutch - clutch the list goes on and on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allen Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Tres Hombres, for sure. Gotta love that rich, awesome tone. And the singin'. Old Billy really knew how to belt 'em out back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live Marillion Clutching at Straws Joe Bonamassa Live from No Where In Particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allen Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Oh, yeah. And I gotta say, Rory Gallagher LIVE! If you aren't familiar with Rory, just go to youtube and check out anything he put out. WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Tres Hombres' date=' for sure. Gotta love that rich, awesome tone. And the singin'. Old Billy really knew how to belt 'em out back then.[/quote']+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I always love the tone of Hotel California - Eagles Not to mention the all time tone monster LP "Boston" Specially the 1st one but the others as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allen Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Here's what I'm talking about when it comes to Rory. Great tone, great voice, great energy. It's ROCK AND ROLL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Iron Maiden... and thats about it. The rest of them sound way better live that in the studio... only maiden sounds better in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I also would say "Blackout" is one of my favorites, other Scorpions stuff is great too. Accept has some great classic metal tones on "Balls to the Wall" and "Metal Heart". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Joe Bonamassa Live from No Where In Particular I was just going to add this one - I'm listening to it right now and his tone is smooth and sweet. I'm not sure what type of amp he's playing but it sounds like a Dumble or Dumble type clone - Two Rocks or Fuchs perhaps? You guys need to really check this CD out. It's one thing to get nice tone in the studio where engineers and producers can manipulate the sound, but live is the true test (of course mastering does some magic to the sound too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Invasion of Your Privacy... RATT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I was just going to add this one - I'm listening to it right now and his tone is smooth and sweet. I'm not sure what type of amp he's playing but it sounds like a Dumble or Dumble type clone - Two Rocks or Fuchs perhaps? You guys need to really check this CD out. It's one thing to get nice tone in the studio where engineers and producers can manipulate the sound' date=' but live is the true test (of course mastering does some magic to the sound too).[/quote'] It's a Dumble Overdrive Special Clone by Van Weelden. He also uses a Marshall Silver Jubilee. A Catagory 5 1968 Super Lead Clone and a 100 Watt Two Rock Custom Reverb. I've seen him up close in concert and his tone is the real deal. By the way, Bonamassa owns two identical set ups; one for the States and a 220 volt rig for Europe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2yHFbT63ug&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 led zeppelin - bbc sessions is pretty much amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Chet Atkins/ Mark Knoufler made a CD several years ago and it maybe one of the best recordings I've listened too. Also Saxuallity by Cindy Dufler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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