Dokken - The Hunter (George Lynch Guitar Only)

[@TMoody]

To me this is the tone of what an electric rock n' roll guitar should sound like.

[@kevinsibert3160]

Lynch has always used polar opposite sounds for rhythm and leads. Very few from this era did that.

[@benjamingrant9100]

This album is an exemplary model of what the guitar tone should be. Absolutely perfect

[@TMoody]

Amen. @@benjamingrant9100

[@funkster007]

Man that tone was off the charts. This was the one Dokken album I couldn't stop listening to. George was on fire in those days.

[@robertgoble2491]

Here here!

[@adrionbaker3074]

Still on fire these days as well.

[@davidtimms3201]

George Lynch has always been one of my favorite players, and I loved his tone during this era. I had been playing about 10 years when Under Lock and Key came out. I loved his work on this and Tooth and Nail. I would listen to his riffing and solos to pick up on the nuances of his technique - pinch harmonics, squeals, vibrato, etc. and achieving tone. He was a major influence on me. Lynch is amazing.

[@sketchyold]

His tone and playing up to and including Wicked Sensation was among the best ever.

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

I could listen to this all day.amd I'm not even a guitar player but George was/is a killer guitarist !! He and Eddie Van Halen are legendary. Rest in peace Eddie. George will carry on.

[@sheogarathmad4183]

Please, make more from this album! This is one of the reasons why I had loved Dokken - this is tone of guitar by George. Heavy and clean - this is law, how the Heavy Metal sounds.

[@Ali_Shafai]

My favorite solo from George 🤘🏽♥️

[@BrandonGarcia-go5uc]

Agree. This and Will The Sun Rise!!!!!

[@selinagarcia1771]

The best tone for 80s. The chorus 👌

[@maxmenius9839]

George such an articulate, lyrical soloist. Brilliant!

[@donlynch8285]

This is the epitome of a rock guitar tone. Warren comes close but this one..... holy shit man. Absolute bonkers

[@manfredoliveras3196]

Tone, chops and technical know how, but feel, taste,structure and passion drive the music. The thing is that George have all. A classic.

[@sketchyold]

Now he plays mostly non-sense. It’s embarrassing watching recent videos of him jamming with other players. He’s not even playing in key. One where he’s playing with Frank Hannon comes to mind.

[@marcostroppa3338]

George Lynch at his best. Legend

[@scottdunn2178]

Ah, that purple '72 Marshall 100w Super Lead that Aspen Pittman from Groove Tubes loaned George was a killer sounding true "unicorn" amp.

[@totc6196]

Just a guess is it #39

[@scotabot7826]

Mr. Scary. Then, now and forever!!! Long live the 80's. So glad I was right in the middle of them!

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

Always appreciated the wall of sound Dokken’s albums had, that airy over the top live sound and the great tones coming from George. Great overall performances from all involved and the production.

[@jimjim7008]

The melody is out of this fucking world.

[@artmv1149]

A clinic in great tone.

[@poseidon3032]

One of the best of the era

[@lockstar169]

So I just heard that Leslie West from Mountain passed away. I heard George say that Leslie's playing had a huge impact on him. "There's a difference between Big and Loud" I heard Leslie say once. To me that's George all the way. He also said that he shared the same influences as most players his age but that he thought if he sounded like any of them, it would probably be Jeff Beck. The Hunter is a perfect showcase of that blend for me. This is heaven to listen to \m/

[@LEDZEP769]

Leslie's playing was "MOUNTAINESS"!!! RIP 👍🎸

[@redbrown4400]

I can see where he would tag Jeff Beck as his sound at the height of Dokken’s reign. I wish George would get a “hired gun” gig with someone relevant. Most kids today are unaware of his immense talent.

[@lockstar169]

@@redbrown4400 I've been thinking of who to hook him up with since I read your comment. You don't mean like Nuno Bettencourt-Rhianna hired gun gig do you? Surely George AND Nuno deserve better than that ;P

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

Leslie West was a monster player, I've heard him being cited as an influence for guys like Randy Rhoads and even Michael Schenker.

[@benjaminshelton3499]

To hear how amazing the echo on the solo is? Truly priceless

[@clearjet]

Fun fact... met George at his house at Usery Pass where he played Mr. Scary on his back patio. Dude is hilarious and laughs most about how he can't read a pixel of music and knows no theory. His axe is an extension of his soul and it just comes out. It's also why he made the studio parts "easy". If you listen, he has "Blackmore Syndrome" where every time he plays the solo, it is a bit different each time.

[@DanielLee-zq7li]

Perfect composition.. so idiomatic, creativity, musicality … incredible George

[@SgtThump]

Yes! Thank you! One of my favorite ‘80s guitar tones!

[@pawlpoche8736]

I love the pre chorus part with the clean on one side and the distortion on the other! amazing sound! I like this song that much more

[@superdave7241]

Cool to hear all of the layers of tracks-👍

[@guitarzan8671]

saw him at greasy luck in new bedford mass in 2017. played outta his mind. love his playing

[@BFahz]

His vibrato is unmatched! And he plays ever so slightly behind the beat, creating his famous tension!

[@eduardosci1909]

Tks!

[@benstrout3231]

This isolated track is killer!! I had always noticed that crazy lick at 2:50, and wondered how he did it. I knew it was too clean and surgical to be his j/o vibrato but, despite being recorded decades before DAW, it could be said to sound like the same pick strike overlapping itself, as if cut'n'pasted onto a single ProTools track. Hearing the lead extracted from the song, I'm thinking that last lick was swapped in from another take. Lynch's unparalleled mastery at blending crunchy driving power, melodic swagger, and innovative technical pyro in both rhythm and lead parts is highlighted throughout Under Lock and Key, which is somewhere in the middle of the top ten hard rock albums of the decade. IMO

[@2204JCM]

The whole thing is an endless pile of punch-ins.

[@svogender]

@@2204JCM Yeah... It's actual better not hearing this.... I loved the album... So this is a little disappointing to hear..!!

[@bremzzi1281]

Not sure how he did it on the recording, but its easily achievable with a floating tremolo

[@jeffreyellman5016]

The beginning of the lick is him sliding up to the note multiple times really fast. It's similar to a style of vibrato that he's used where you slide your finger back and forth really fast between multiple frets. I recall reading that he got that vibrato technique from Warren DeMartini who you can see doing it in the solo section of the Round and Round video.

[@patricknoone171]

@@jeffreyellman5016 Warren got it from George. Warren used to watch George give people lessons

[@stallownedstallion825]

Heaven sent.

[@Chucky_Martinez]

This is my alarm clock

[@pierceandsonsauction]

Best period

[@vikingstorm32]

Man created GUITAR, God created Dokken

[@rolandmarckwort]

Classic, timeless stuff - legend

[@cathisanchez6548]

Fuck yea George...Mr. Scary is sounding on point my brother!

[@calebproductions5970]

Sounds similar to evh tone on 1977 Warner bros demos.marshall super lead just cranked.

[@herbcanter2114]

George insists on all MAPLE bodied guitars that's what gives him that really raw biting sound .

[@leonardoalano4572]

Esqueço dos meus problemas ouvindo essa Guitar.❤

[@rmp3648]

Hands down my fave Dokken song.

[@stevenguitars3717]

I was on a journey to figure out the tuning for this song as I'm trying to learn it. Well every where I've seen says half step down. This is not true. It definitely tuned a bit higher than Eb, not standard E, and lower than the halfway point between the two... and just a hair bit lower than that. I had to listen for a part of his playing in which was lasting long enough and I was familiar with in my progress and boom, was able to match my "Ab" string to his and tune the rest and bam, literally resonates with his guitar when I play over his :) Basically a sharped Eflat tuning lmao. Metal as fuck. Just leaving this here for my fellow players.

[@BFahz]

I think the whole album was this way - theory is they recorded originally in Eb BUT the tape machine was sped up just a touch in the mastering phase and raised the pitch a touch. I spent countless years playing to the recording a touch off!

[@we5xz-1902]

Anthemic!

[@onebadasian]

Man, with the budget back then, all the over lay tracks sound so good. Dont get me wrong, now sounds more natural with 2-3 tracks...

[@J24777]

Please do some more DOKKEN with George Lynch!! Especially Back for the Attack CD.

[@masque1313]

thanks for posting! this was great.

[@vatbat3972]

Thank you!!

[@deanphillips8270]

This will probably change the way I hear this song from now on.....I've listened to this a thousand times and never really heard that clean track 🤔

[@totigerus]

Me too! I blame the fact that I'm a drummer and not a guitarist. I'm listening to Rob Beach's isolated tracks on Winger's 17 right now, and the same phenomenon is happening there too.

[@jasonrackawack9369]

Same!

[@pawlpoche8736]

Same here amazing

[@herbcanter2114]

A solid maple bodied guitar is a HUGE key in getting this type of tone.

[@zikkicharade]

Kramer baretta reissue

[@masakiibara8573]

これは役に立ちます

[@NoriyaMatsumoto_e]

I am honored to help you😀

[@mikedixon8830]

Huge tone Jesus Christ George

[@robyman8446]

The best tone of the world....with the brown sound of course

[@scottdunn2178]

Aspen Pittman's purple '72 Marshall 100w Super Lead.

[@jesseparrish9198]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought George played Randall amps?

[@scottdunn2178]

@@jesseparrish9198 He used a Randall on Tooth And Nail, The Hunter is off of Under Lock And Key.

[@scottdunn2178]

@Adventures of Trucker186 Nope. I know George too, used to live down the street from him in Phoenix around '91-'92... and he mainly used Aspen Pittman's purple '72 Marshall Super Lead 100w for the majority of Under Lock And Key with the exception of some overdubs, etc. George did use basically a prototype Randall RG100ES on Tooth And Nail.

[@TheTacticalRedneckHD]

@@scottdunn2178 Pretty sure he used the RG80 on Tooth and Nail but I could be wrong

[@donlynch8285]

​@@scottdunn2178Apparently he used a Lee Jackson modded Marshall too during this album, confirmed by Lee himself. So tube screamer going into two marshalls and then two Laney heads....going into 4 cabinets, two in the main room (one marshall, one Laney) with 8 mics and the other two in a dead room (the Laney) and a tiled bathroom (Marshall 2 with a chorus in front) respectively with 6 mics. So total of 14 mics came back into a UREI 530 EQ and into a Fostex X15 4 track with the level maxed out recorded on a 3M 32 track. Top jimi says the speakers were a combination of G12H30s in the Laney cabs and G12M20s in the Marshalls

[@한창규-v4u]

Nice.Good.

[@midnighttornado22]

Dude, you need to do like every single Lynch guitar track from Under Lock & Key and Back for the Attack. This stuff is too good. lol 👏 Also, the entire Ozzy Ultimate Sin album. Jake E. Lee's guitar tracks on that were insane.

[@dnowitzki]

as amazing as the solo is, I like the riff behind it just as much

[@mackbellinger7246]

Sounds like the chorus has the same riff layered twice, plus sounds to be that clean tone layered on there too. consistently throughout every chorus

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Lynch had his own sound, his own style, his own way. Incredibly hard to be original in an era full of EVH, Blackmore, Rhoads, Schenker, Iommi etc wannabe's (most of which were phenomenal also but not totally original enough like George was). This tone here and his Lynch Mob 'Wicked Sensation' album (I believe that 1st Lynch Mob album was 1990/1991) are prime peak Lynch. Guitar grunt like a roaring tiger.

[@herbcanter2114]

Lay off the drugs man , nobody on planet earth past of present will ever come close to Van Halen's greatness . He was on a much much higher level than everybody else you mentioned and Lynch will admit that himself.

[@JackMcLeodJr]

@@herbcanter2114 How about you LAY INTO the drugs, me old mukka? LOL. Whilst I agree that King Edward is undisputed in being 'King Edward' where did I state anything other? Lynch himself I believe was a bigger Beck and Hendrix fan than all names I did mention, but again not relevant.

[@brianwaller2022]

It's not King Edward it's KING GEORGE!

[@JackMcLeodJr]

​@@brianwaller2022 George The Great.

[@brianwaller2022]

@@JackMcLeodJr YES INDEED!

[@kmcewenguitar]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dastardly_X]

🤟🏻 🌟 🤟

[@RobertJ890]

Man please do Unchain the Night,, KISS of Death and breaking the chains

[@copperheadh1052]

Now that's just fine. More please. !

[@Shawn72Chu]

He's using a Rockman

[@erockscott1184]

So many overdubs...this is what it takes a make a great record...lots of channels and tracks on a mixing board and great playing. 8 tracks on my recorder doesn't achieve this sound.

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

Amazing. How were the master tracks leaked? Did someone broke into the studio? Lol

[@NoriyaMatsumoto_e]

A multitrack file is included in some game software.

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

I see. That's cool. Everything sounds very crystal clear. That's some amazing guitar playing by Lynch. Thank you for uploading.

[@misterknightowlandco]

You can do this to any recording you have with eq. Certain instruments live in different frequency ranges. Cut out the frequency ranges of the instruments you don’t want and you can make your own isolated track.

[@UptempoMusicLessons]

@@misterknightowlandco Ah not quite. This is definitely a separated track.

[@LEDZEP769]

He is the only reason DOKKEN was successful. 👍🎸

[@RFXLR]

I would argue Jeff had a lot to do with it too

[@cristianpavez6832]

Wrong, in Dokken all members are very talented.

[@scotabot7826]

No!! I agree he was a big part, but Jeff and Don were the song writers and hit makers, as well as talented multi instrumentalist giants. You take the songs away, and all you have are great solos and riffing. Jeff Philson was/is as important as any member of the band. You take any of the members out, and they are no longer Dokken!! Facts!!!

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

Success is a GROUP effort. Regardless of who the band is, it's a shame when they break up because the professional chemistry is disrupted. Here in 2024, I still mourn the fact that the band disintegrated just as they were reaching their peak. I liken the heartache to a divorce. It was painful and still is. Don took the other guys for granted and it seemed that he didn't appreciate what a truly gifted group of musicians he had, backing him up.😢

[@chickenbeek]

god the reverb is ear rape solo'd but it sounded good in the mix back in the day.

[@smgrasser]

Great underrated tone. EVH was King but i didnt really like his tone. This and RR's tone has balls

[@williamwoods9567]

Underrated comment

[@herbcanter2114]

EVH 's tone is the holy grail what are you on drugs man LOL. 1978 Van Halen is STILL to this day the standard by which all guitar tones are measured against . Go listen to VH ISOLATED GUITAR TRACKS FOR MEAN STREET FOR EXAMPLE . Nothing will ever come close to beating that tone.

[@Scottocaster6668]

To me, Randy's tone sounds like it can cut through steel.

[@skippsspicylicks]

Amazing Tone Love this song!!