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Original message:510 days 18 hours 44 minutes ago
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guitarist who have produced the best tone

my favs are as follows
gary rossington
billy gibbons
john fogerty
srv

who are your votes?

please keep in mind that persanol taste is everything when it comes to tone. tech skill and song choice are not really a factor here.
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Reply:510 days 17 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: BLOODLETTING
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Gilmour.
Satch.
Petrucci.
Vai.
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Reply:510 days 2 hours 40 minutes ago
Member: johnny cox
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Gotta go with Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
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Plug in, turn up and spank the plank
Reply:510 days 2 hours 33 minutes ago
Member: Richey
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I know I am in the minority here but I just can't help myelf...

Mark Tremonti - Human Clay album
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Reply:509 days 21 hours 57 minutes ago
Member: charles
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Brian May

although its nothing like my tone
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Reply:509 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002
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I'm going to delineate different tones, and the guitarist (and song) who shows that ideal the best:

Clean tone: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Riviera Paradise, Lenny

"Crunchy" clean tone: Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love, Little Wing

Rhythm tone: Paul Gilbert - Green Tinted Sixties Mind (the sound he gets when he plays the chords instead of the lead stuff)

Lead tone: Steve Vai - Bad Horsie

Metal tone: Godsmack - Awake

Shred tone: Paul Gilbert - Scarified (really his lead tone is pretty much the same in all of his songs...)
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Reply:509 days 15 hours 55 minutes ago
Member: bluburnsorange22
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Kurt Cobain and Steve Vai
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Reply:488 days 9 hours 58 minutes ago
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I'm with shanejohnson2002 in his idea but steve vai also uses some great clean and cruncy tones
and for hard rock rhythm i have to say the tone in Long Live Rock&Roll Cover By Steel Dragon
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Reply:488 days 8 hours 34 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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Eric Johnson
Steve Morse
John Petrucci
Chris Poland
Marty Freidman
Joe Bonamassa
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Michael Schenker (When not annihilated)
Eddie Van Halen
Alex Lifeson
Dan Donegan
Kurt Coain
Queens of The Stoneage guys...
Chet Atkins
Arlen Roth
Danny Gatton
Tommy Emmanuel
Thom Bresh

There's so many who's tone I like...
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Reply:488 days 1 hours 52 minutes ago
Member: Evil Kitty
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To me a great tone is one where you can identify the artist immediately. Vai, Zakk Wylde and Eddie Van Halen come to mind as does Reeves Gabrels in his Bowie era (his tone has changed since reverting back to a Les Paul - not to say he still isn't amazing).
Going older I would say John Lennon, Brian May and Jimmy Page (studio tones).
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Reply:486 days 15 hours 52 minutes ago
Member: Dorian Bakx
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Clean: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Passages: John Petrucci
Rhythm: Michael Romeo
Leads: Yngwie, Romeo, Petrucci.
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Reply:471 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: frank frank
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Van Halen's tone on the first album was phenominal.
SRV on Little wing.
Billy Gibbons had alot of great tones.
The first "Boston" album.
Robert Cray "Time makes two"
Just to name a few.
Reply:459 days 1 hours 39 minutes ago
Member: DannyG
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My 2 cents:
Robben Ford
Larry Carlton
Joe Bonamassa
Derek Trucks
Sonny Landreth
E.J.

All have killer tone
Reply:459 days 1 hours 21 minutes ago
Member: G_Barber
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Dave Murray has a pretty awesome lead tone. As far as rhythm goes, in terms of metal, I would say Scott Ian.
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Reply:451 days 2 hours 18 minutes ago
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Warren Haynes's earlier tone
Billy Gibbons
Stevie Ray Vaughn's clean tone
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Jimmy Page
Mike Campbell
Brad Paisley
Hendrix
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Reply:394 days 22 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: DannyG