The 8 Greatest Guitar Tones. EVER.

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[@zachogamer101]

Brooooo💖💖💖

[@sidiox7857]

Korg Miku into line 6 spider DuH... Such a classic and revolutionary tone.

[@jurajsromek2699]

Brian May´s Red Special

[@johntanner9787]

SRV

[@moptop5253]

Tony Iommi from Paranoid and George Harrison’s Rocky from Nowhere Man are my favorites

[@filux7329]

before watching off the top of my head: Eric Johnson (Cliffs) David Gilmour (Comfortably numb) John Mayer (Burning room) Mark Knopfler (Brothers in arms) Carlos Santana (Black magic woman) Brian May (Lazing on a sunday afternoon)

[@daneinholcz740]

Lol

[@daneinholcz740]

These are my favorites too

[@filux7329]

@@daneinholcz740 nice! but its really not that big of a coincidence they're all huge legends in my eyes

[@irishpotato5811]

Filux I’m so happy you brought up lazing on a Sunday afternoons guitar seriously the cutest guitar solo I’ve ever heard

[@adamgonzalez3580]

I love Tim’s tone

[@tomashudak3641]

1:55 burning room 4:27 purple haze 7:10 van Halen 9:12 battery 10:40 under the bridge 12:43 bohemian rhapsody 14:16 whole lotta love 15:47 for the love of god

[@kevfournier2998]

Eruption what...lol

[@charliestone4966]

You are a hero

[@thisisoj9113]

Thanks for the convenience you went out of your way to write this comment you are a legend

[@bunghole1968]

@@kevfournier2998 ?

[@DaveyBlade13]

No Pantera :,(

[@UnboundOdysseus]

Eric Johnson's live "Cliffs of Dover" tone from "Live from Austin Texas" (1988) has been scientifically proven to be the greatest guitar tone ever achieved by humanity and can never be surpassed, unless it's done by EJ himself. Don't get mad at me; it's science. Also, Eric Johnson is a superior being from another dimension so I suppose it's not a fair comparison.

[@paulcrosby7419]

Its empirical evidence backed up with nothing except facts

[@danielguinea2971]

You have some text that explains your argument? I'm truly interested

[@UnboundOdysseus]

@@danielguinea2971 N’ah man, it’s a joke (sort of).

[@grantbetz5310]

Yeah, I would have put Eric Johnson on the list too.

[@davidjorgensen877]

​@@danielguinea2971 I read that Eric had written it down, but his notes were absconded by the CIA and analyzed by top men, then crated up and shelved in a secret warehouse the size of Rhode Island, where they shall remain under national security protocols until humanity has evolved to the point we are worthy of such guitar-godly secrets. Should such a day ever come.

[@karlsn100]

Mark Knopfler "Money for Nothing" is a classic. I would easily recognize it over the last one played.

[@Ytrearneindre]

i love that wierd tone! instantly recognizable

[@tremoloman]

He simply uses a wah-wah pedal left on partially - that's how to get that tone. :)

[@zoeherriot]

@@tremoloman he doesn't even know how to get that tone. They were never able to reproduce the record tone. What was recorded was a the result of a mistake (due to a mic that fell over during the night before the recording). The cocked wah is a part of it - but not the only part of it.

[@kristopherkrahl1597]

...or over the first one played....

[@cgiunta6542]

Dude any strat with a tad of compression can do that it’s not special. His playing, very special. His tone, not so

[@toniweak]

Eric Johnsons lead tone in his live version of cliffs of dover

[@jumbojet2172]

Eric Johnson lead tone in anything

[@musicman_hd607]

i got pretty close to dead on using the tosin abassi plug in and fiddling with the lead amp

[@louispacetime1576]

100% came here to say this

[@deanclarke6953]

“Learning guitar? Wait don’t touch that skip button” Me: yeah no

[@eddrh3202]

Well yes but actually no

[@deanclarke6953]

@nicolas guzman lmao😂

[@bond6132]

Hahaha shit this is funny😂

[@kane6529]

KZbin premium is so worth IT! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ayandey137]

Thats hands down the most annoying ad I've ever seen, and I fucking have to see it almost everyday! Still not getting premium 😂

[@migueleespinosa2632]

Santana's lead tone...just touches my soul. Europa on Moonflower album .

[@nazmoking3171]

You can find it in Tone Cloud

[@RByrne]

You do a great job of avoiding the original riffs but still keeping the sound and making them sound great

[@tylergunther8219]

Remember kids: tone is stored in the wallet.

[@TonyNaber]

the realization you come to after a decade of playing guitar lol

[@chriskalifornia7333]

Tone comes from the fingers

[@chrisdee5032]

@@chriskalifornia7333 Yeah, after they've been in said wallet.

[@ehsansaeedi4124]

@@chrisdee5032 lmao

[@spee1dy]

I think how hard you strum also plays a part in tone , apart from decent amp and a sturdy reliable guitar 🏃🏻‍♂️

[@andybass3496]

I'm pretty shocked there wasn't a track to feature David Gilmour. He's got one of the most recognizable tones.

[@MisterCaco]

@Ivana Notyers wtf

[@centurionmusic11]

@Ivana Notyers Yeah dude fuck off. It's his opinion. Doesn't change the fact that he is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, with one of the most easily recognized guitar tones too.

[@YerZippersDown]

@@centurionmusic11 yeah but not really.. pretty generic tone if you ask someone who's not a fan boy. YOU might recognize it but a lot of people don't care anymore lol.

[@zman19960]

@@YerZippersDown so you’re telling me that you wouldn’t hear the first rake of notes in the comfortablely numb solo and not know it’s Dave?

[@Big_Wamu]

@Ivana Notyers lol so he has bad tone because he hurt your feelings?

[@pablohill4048]

I just bought a spark. I am soooo happy with it. It sounds so nice and clean. My old amp was very noisy and the distortion was like a over the top fuzz, horrible. It sounded ok when played clean and using bias fx2, but it still had some hum. The spark is silent and I’m using way less cables. I love it 💕

[@nickboardman676]

Just ordered mine this morning watching vids on them because I can’t wait. Lol

[@powellsa]

I'd love to hear someone nail the Boston Rockman tone. I don't know how many vids I've watched on "getting the Boston tone" but I have yet to see (hear?) anyone really nail it. And it still sounds AMAZING to this day.

[@adamziolkowski2549]

Yes yes yes!!!!

[@sierraflycaster]

I was very surprised Tom Scholz didn't make this video

[@FoardenotFord]

Great call, I came here to say this. Often overlooked and underrated guitar tone

[@charliebrown3082]

Gilmour, Pulse dvd tone, especially the time solo and Sorrow.

[@lukeabrahamsen-collins808]

I can disagree with this one. It was a little trebly but I mean it wasn’t awful. Oh well I mean we all have our opinions!

[@jordanspory7633]

I know someone who saw them on the Pulse tour and they said it was the loudest but clearest guitar tone they have ever heard

[@oskar5222]

agree!!

[@hulkenburgf1426]

The solo leading up to Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2 from Pt.1 on Pulse has an epic tone too.

[@luke-guitarist]

Pulse... Comfortably Numb... Live

[@ozr5557]

Eric Johnson’s tone is incredible, and one of the hardest to replicate

[@ogawasan5581]

truuuue

[@joseantonioaysa6488]

Naaaa is dimebag's

[@tomasvento]

Because his tone is almost all in his fingers

[@choko1184]

@@tomasvento The way he also just pays so much attention with his gear is astonishing

[@ogawasan5581]

@@tomasvento dude noo, yes , he's amazing and only Eric Johnson's sounds Like Eric Johnson ... but a big part of his sound is in the gear and tone he uses as well ... like every other legendary guitarist!

[@willisfritz4562]

Black Sabbath, Tony’s sound still holds up 50 years later

[@wesleythoman9873]

The police guitar tone from message in a bottle, Joe satriani has a very iconic tone as well, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Richie Blackmore, Marty Friedman on Rust in Peace... there's so many that I'd love to see.

[@BramMouse]

Mark Knopflers tone is the one I can always recognise. Even when I was listening to a Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan, I thought: "hmm this sounds familiar". After I googled the song it showed that Knopfler played guitar on that album :).

[@paulheidemusic]

I was literally just listening to the album and on "precious angel" I was like "wow that sounds exactly like Mark Knopfler!" I didn't know he really was on the album though

[@oskarterlecki5649]

Ofcoursee.

[@hickorymccay2994]

ew, d- dylan album

[@WinstonTexas829]

I was told by a famous guitar tech that Knopfler's live tone in the last 5 years is the best he ever heard in clean Fenderesque sounds, including that P90s guitar he uses.

[@RC32Smiths01]

The moment I saw this, I immediately thought of SRV's tones. Such a raw and strong tone that easily got me into Guitar!

[@ofosho2907]

Little Wing or Chitlins con Carne for me.

[@nolanshute2382]

@@ofosho2907 SRV's solo for Pride and Joy got me into playing Blues Rock, especially the double stops that he plays.

[@D.J.Octocool]

Yeah it's the most distinct tone I can Think of.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@ofosho2907 Nice!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@nolanshute2382 Pride and Joy is top 3 for me!

[@oldtea7049]

So grateful for the videos you make man! Makes me run n grab my guitar fiddle the day away.

[@Blake-od5mb]

Eddie’s tone for the balance album is so underrated. Amsterdam is a great example of how bad ass it was

[@theonlyredspecial]

Brian may surely has to have one of the most distinctive tones. The John mayer tone was beautiful. Great video.

[@jakedean8560]

pfp checks out

[@jimmygubbins]

@@jakedean8560 😂😂

[@allanwhittick2930]

Yup Brian may

[@aa-fu2jd]

Its distinct because he litterally made his guitar lol

[@user-ec6vp8kw3q]

@@aa-fu2jd And now he makes replicas of it that are awesome. Also you can buy the Burns Trisonics seperately they even make mini-trisonics that fit in a strat perfectly. Few shops sell loaded strat pickgaurds with all his wiring too so you can replicate it. His is sound comes from , coin (sixpence) as pick, chambered body, trisonic pickups, phase switches, treble booster, cranked AC30's and mulitple delays that send to different amps.

[@yaqoob764]

Sometimes I forget tyler is actually really good at guitar

[@theonlyredspecial]

I love his improvising and jam videos. I like how he doesn't always play at ludicrous speeds. Talented guy and deserves his success. Not a mad egomaniac either. Always comes across as a gentleman.

[@TheGamers-mc7zz]

How can you forget this?

[@abnerolson5923]

Wdym

[@allguitar3349]

Yeah he will do in a pinch....lol...he Jams for sure ..

[@eldenboi8354]

Well he did go to berkeley lol

[@LgSutterby]

I think Hetfield’s tone on “Sad But True” should be on this list. Rumor is he layered I think eight guitars and several different amps for the studio version to create that *immense* tone for the driving riff.

[@Will-lh4lh]

I always wondered how the mixer made the sound so BEEFY on that song It sounds absolutely great

[@rhyswalsh4483]

And a baritone was distorted on the low E hits

[@danielguinea2971]

And then I'm trying to recreate it with my metal zone xd

[@peaner083]

Don't get me wrong Sad But True is a monster of a song but in terms of someone's tone it should really be players/songs that aren't layered so much or have a ton of pedals too create it. Just my thoughts. Cool song though,might bust it out now actually haha

[@FilmFreak1011]

Hey Tyler, these tones are spot on! One thing I learned a few years ago with the whole lotta love riff (from Guitar Player Magazine Interview) is that Page bends the D on the fifth fret while also hybrid picking the open D string at the same time. Try it out, you'll never un hear it! Thanks for the great content.

[@patrickmacleod2415]

He hybrid picks that open D? I have always just strummed it.

[@reyvax2888]

Im sorry. This list cannot be called the best EVER without Eric Johnson tone.

[@adrian199856]

Ma man! Thanks for getting that out there

[@jbojoify]

Which guitarist here can Eric Johnson match with how iconic they are?

[@reyvax2888]

@@jbojoify anyone.

[@Bidwellz9]

@@reyvax2888 thats just fanboying.

[@reyvax2888]

@@Bidwellz9 its not fanboying, its having an opinion.

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

Finally, a list on tones of other players Fun fact: Hendrix didn't play a strat when recording Purple Haze. He played on a telecaster after breaking his strat's tuner(s) in the gig he played before going to the studio. This is why I stuck with telecaster. For the Bohemian Rhapsody tone cover, you could use you Paoletti triple P90(His Red Special has Burns tri-sonics which are really hot single coils) or any out-of-phase guitar you have. Oh, and Brian has a really light touch. His fretting is so soft he didn't need to refret after all these years of playing it.

[@travistotle]

I'm pretty sure he recorded most of his classic stuff on a GIBSON rather than a strat as well. I believe he only broke the strat out for performances, although he may have recorded some songs with it too.

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

@@travistotle Yeah, however, I firmly believed he used whatever was lying around, too. I could tell very little of "Are You Experienced?" was on a strat since his guitar(s) were under repair/maintenance. But Purple Haze is obviously on a Telecaster on the bridge position. There's just that tele snap in that riff.

[@bobcoleman9045]

Pretty sure purple haze was not recorded on a tele...

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

@@bobcoleman9045 nah, you can hear the recorded version's snappy bite when Jimi hit the blue note on the opening riff(and on the tritones in the first notes). Unless you play a tele, you can't get that bright bridge sound. I tried it on strats and on a Les Paul with a Wah on toe position, can't get closer to the recorded than on telecasters.

[@justinerickson5486]

I'm glad you brought up rare gear. I've been looking for a copy of my amp. The Fender Stage 100 DSP combo. It is an absolute beast that only ran for 2 years and I would absolutely love to have a second one

[@mattthedonian]

Slashes tone in Appetite For Destruction is pretty iconic

[@Dan-sb2fb]

for me, it’s slash’s intro to “get in the ring”. just this monstrous tubey tone that gives me goosebumps every time.

[@didds8869]

I forgot how much I love that song! Always gets me so fucking amped up

[@NerkMineRaiste]

holy shit yes Slash his UYI is super cool and i never seen any1 copy it

[@JoshTaylor-xw5jg]

Recognizable: Santana. One note and you know it. Legendary: jimi hendrix fuzz tones

[@Nitsua_Atayha]

Mah philip sayce has those tones on point and nastier

[@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519]

Impossible to achieve: spirit in the sky

[@robertsnow3273]

Been thinking about ordering the amp this sealed the deal for me am ordering today !! Thanks for the great content

[@jhagenseker]

I love my spark. It nails so many tones. I have noticed, as have many others that everything is very bass/mid heavy but easily adjusted. I’m just happy that something so small can project so much with amazing bass response. So glad I bought this amp.

[@nazmoking3171]

Easiest way to adjust it is using the equalizer

[@hanscoppens4125]

remove front and muffle the bassport FIXED

[@mattcastleman6708]

You missed out on an opportunity to use, “the Gr8est guitar tones ever”

[@yuri.sa2]

You are a marketing legend!

[@wingshooter1967]

I purchased the spark after watching your videos on it and absolutely love it! Highly recommend! My 11 year old son loves it too and he already has two other amps a 10 watt and a 40

[@benmontey3438]

You changed my guitar journey and gave me the good future my guy, this amp is sick

[@bithichakraborty44]

You know what, Tyler? You're one of the reasons I play guitar. Your solo in the song 'Dread Machine' still leaves me, 'Hey, back up, what was that? Play it again........'. You just rock, man......

[@jakemiller1887]

im watching this instead of doing school...

[@aaz7206]

Me too

[@jackobrien112]

same lmao

[@luvittodeath7031]

Same

[@mikey6128]

history gets boring sometimes

[@The_JustJoshing]

Me too

[@microwavedchopstick8943]

For me, Mark Knopfler’s tones are the most recognizable sounds to bless my ears. I could recognize his playing and tone from a mile away

[@jaycue7641]

Here's a tone that I doubt anyone could ever replicate: Derek Trucks incredible slide and fingerpicking tone. Its is the most expressive and vocal guitar tone I've ever heard.

[@IniDim]

I. Couldn’t. Agree. More.

[@agent2face512]

Do you have an example? Id be interested!

[@umami0247]

Yes Derek is good but Duane Allman was better.

[@letzrok1016]

You read my mind Justin. He makes the most incredible sounds with his slide and playing.

[@jaycue7641]

@@umami0247 debatable.

[@SAM_5150]

The Greatest Guitar Tone Is the original EVH tone from those first albums

[@bujfvjg7222]

Funcadelic - Maggot Brain, Eddie Hazel's tone cut's through your soul like a hot knife through butter!

[@SAM_5150]

@@bujfvjg7222 I was talking about Eddie Van Halen

[@expocat11]

YESSSSSSSS

[@tysonhatch]

Blown away this wasn't easily number one. It's really hard to get. Many have spent their lives to no avail. Luckily Kemper exists and so do Top Jimi profiles. Closest I've heard or played through.

[@joseespinoza7777]

Truth be told his rig only sounds good when Eddie plays it otherwise people say it sounds like shit. Needless to say most tone is in your hands

[@ScottBeach99]

Outstanding. I’m sold!

[@MurkyWaterCentral]

I can’t have a favorite!! They are all great tones and greatest tones of all time!! Great job man you rock🤘

[@emocharmander8812]

SRV has the most recognizable tone to me all i need to do is hear one note

[@alethafox677]

Bends can be a musical equivalent of a fingerprint.

[@BanLandriel]

Santana for me, but I hated it.

[@bassementoo6577]

Aprove

[@caiusmadison2996]

Hendrix and SRV very easy to distinguish immediately. Some of the most recognizable tone for sure.

[@hugokappes4077]

Yep SRV and Santana

[@yiannissarr7102]

Where. Is. David. Gilmour. Otherwise nice choices 🤷‍♂️ Edit: HOW DO I HAVE THE MOST LIKES ON THIS SECTION

[@sammmartinn]

Ikr

[@abdurrahmanzulfikry9202]

That tone from Echoes live at Pompeii is beyond Awesome

[@thatjacksondude858]

Maybe he's leaving it open to a part 2

[@ogawasan5581]

ikr 2

[@iaminyourwalls107]

Yeah I suggested the Time solo

[@raulmuntean3506]

I am not a musician or guitar player but want to begin someplace so I am grateful for all your work inspiring people to love music. I am buying the spark of your link because of this video.

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Duane Allman on the Fillmore East record. I've never heard anybody get that much meat from a bridge pickup, but his low end is surprisingly tight. I've read that he was playing his guitar directly into an Ampeg bass head that had been modified. I don't know who worked on his amp, but I think the guy must have been a wizard.

[@pantone369c]

All of the distorted guitars on Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese Dream."

[@jeprox8000]

Fucking thick tone

[@danielsgrunge]

It sounds fucking great but It's not that hard!

[@boolosboi7503]

At least I am not the only one.

[@meadish]

Lace sensor pickups, Big Muff Op Amp, Marshall JCM 900, and a broken preamp for a lap steel guitar. And layers upon layers of tracks. And two anal tone freaks - Billy and Butch Vig.

[@Otis-Isom]

Yes

[@jerrysparks8781]

I regard Jerry Cantrell’s tone as the best overall tone in rock. It’s so full, rich, heavy, and undeniably all his own. Particularly on What the Hell Have I.

[@present077]

Scanned the comments right away for Jerry Cantrell. Glad I didn't have to scroll too far.

[@andy91697]

@@present077 same here, Them Bones might have the heaviest guitar tone I’ve ever heard in my life

[@RealChadShofield]

Not my number one but definitely on the top of my list.

[@bryang4838]

@@AFullNelson Imagine not knowing who Jerry Cantrell is...

[@grungemetalhd1668]

I was gonna say! Finally someone who knows lol

[@jack41401]

How is this recorded? Using a mic, or through the USB connection? Ive been told that the USB connection is MONO only. This is supposed to be a stereo amp. Im getting the amp in a week. Ive also ordered a mini-stereo-male to 1/4" dual mono male plugs. In theory, plugging this cord in the headphone jack of the amp, and the two 1/4" inputs on my audio interface, should allow me to monitor and record in actual stereo. Does this seem like it will work OK?

[@seanholloway2158]

just missing David Gilmour, zakk wylde, and Dimebag. definitely 3 tones that are very recognizable from a single note

[@treysword1443]

I’m not the biggest evh fan but his tone was so recognizable and changed everything about tone in general

[@carterbroughton2830]

The tone on Duane Allman’s guitar in Layla is definitively the best and no one can convince me otherwise

[@Tjam1]

I agree

[@IniDim]

One of the greatest, absolutely. So rich.

[@peterwinters8587]

You mean the whiney slide guitar?

[@iamnoboddy]

What about SRV's version of vooddddoooo child ?

[@yonizis3651]

This one is good but strange

[@hellbentofficial9930]

For me it’s synyster gates, his clean tone in buried alive is absolutely amazing and recognizeable for me

[@keithfields1178]

You is da dude what found a fiddle grail of fun. Got one, and love it. Good vid, keep em comin. Enjoy your bits.

[@bradleyard4195]

Honorable mentions: Gilmour circa "Comfortably Numb" Alex Lifeson circa "Limelight" Dimebag Darrell

[@chrisakans]

Dimebag’s tone on 101 Proof is my fav. These honorable mentions should have been givens!

[@bradleyard4195]

@@chrisakans Those solid state Randall heads he was using then were ridiculous. Some of the best "metal" amps ever made.

[@jeepman047]

A Fulltone OCD is great for capturing that era of Alex Lifeson

[@bradleyard4195]

@@jeepman047 That doesn't make a lot of sense, as he was primarily using an MXR Distortion box into two Marshall Club and County combos for his dirty tone at the time. That would yield a much sharper tone than an overdrive, which is going to accentuate mids and lows. I could see using the OCD for getting his mid-70's tone, which in that era was mainly achieved with a cranked Fender Twin or Super, or a Marshall, and isn't exactly practical for home use. Later, he went through a slew of solid-state and tube amps (he was a noted endorser of both Gallien-Krueger and Dean Markley amps) before switching to H&K until the end of his career, when he issued his own line of Marshall Super Lead clones. The OCD would probably get you his tone in every era *except* Moving Pictures through probably Hold Your Fire.

[@davidschwartz3427]

Gilmour anything really. His solo work is incredible and proof how much an impact he has on anything he touches.

[@nivanaslts]

Gary Moores Still got the blues for you tone will always live in my head rent free

[@Miggy_65]

True

[@ALLMETAL1970]

That tone is impossible to replicate

[@gavinsnyder5627]

I can't even explain how relieved I was that Vai, especially for the love of god, made it on this list. The entire time watching prior to him being mentioned I was already saying, "If Vai's not on this list, it's crap". Glad you didn't disappoint. I love Vai's tone as well as his playing. He's a prime example of someone who thoroughly knows their craft and is distinguishable from others with subtle nuances, like general tone, vibrato, feel and phrasing. Thanks for the video. Lol.

[@klopol_]

For years and years I never listened to Vai before but knew who he was and his signature guitar (i didin't even knew he played the halo 2 theme song ! Played it so mucj). I saw the video of For the Love of God live with the orchestra and.... Jesus ****** christ that tone man... I can't get enough of it. Someone said an older live version was the best but i disagree, the one with the orchestra is just too great. The tender surrender one also.

[@gavinsnyder5627]

@@klopol_ I honestly don't typically like such a thick tone for the most part. But for whatever reason with Vai it works for me. His tone is almost muddy sounding, but it has a warmth to it that just works for his style perfectly. Idk, another player playing a different kind of music with his tone would ironically sound like crap probably. 🤷‍♂️

[@ExpatZ266]

Great sounds!

[@itaybenlavan6873]

I was expecting to hear Eric Jhonson's silky-smooth lead tone. One of the best guitar tones ever.

[@redmoon4694]

Brian Mays tone in “I Want it All” is pretty darn amazing imo

[@richardstevens9605]

Late to the party on this but the Peppers and Vai tones... shazzza! Well done

[@robertgrimsted877]

Amazing guitar playing mate

[@tuckerloral2034]

You can’t tell me that Eric Johnson’s tone isn’t the most immediately recognizable thing you’ve heard. His distortion sounds are unlike any other. No one comes close.

[@rickc2102]

I could tell you, but I don't care.

[@Kuz929]

Tom Scholz from Boston's first album has to be up there. Defined the metal/rock tone of the entire 1980s

[@johnnyRandomadness]

70s

[@Kuz929]

@@johnnyRandomadness Boston was 70s, but his sound went on to be greatly influential to the 80s guitar tones

[@roryconley9763]

In the years of watching this channel, I can’t recall one time Boston was mentioned. So sad

[@BERRYHILLDO75]

You’re a great guitarist! Enjoyed listening

[@boblomax4371]

Randy Rhoads on Mr Crowley, makes the hairs on my sack stand up.

[@bigjakeplays633]

Especially the isolated track.

[@boblomax4371]

@@bigjakeplays633 Agreed, plus live from Blizzard Of Ozz Tour - absolute monster.

[@christhembones8244]

Van Halen’s Balance album has incredible tone and underrated in general.

[@orgasmicdave]

He brought back his old Marshall’s for that album

[@FRANKIEonWCin240p]

Fuck yes, best tone EVH ever played with.

[@TxRattPack]

@@orgasmicdave Not sure where you heard that but Eddie did an interview years ago and he said he used the same Marshal head for every album.

[@orgasmicdave]

@@TxRattPack hed been using a soldano from 91-93

[@big_tuna8]

So true

[@michaelluczak3019]

I really like that tone you nail starting around 13:15......through the sounds you get through the silver PRS. My compliments!. I'd like to hear what some of that sounds like with some slide techniques preferably with a glass slide. Sometimes it's tough to discern what I'm hearing through my low end Samsung phone....but this sounds really good now! I've been playing a long time and have always loved the sound of a Strat.....or PRS......through a Fender Deluxe Reverb Amp.... or a Dr. Z Amp. My next favorite tonal reference is an ES 335 clean. I've been leaning that direction for several years now. The older I get the more I like to change up what I dial in depending on what style music I am playing. You're getting some nice sounds on this clip. Again my compliments! Great job! Keep up the good work!

[@perinatalcares]

Robin Trower first album twice removed from yesterday. I fell in love in ‘71

[@dylanphelan3010]

I love Alex Lifesons tone. His chords sound so full and massive

[@numetalinkin]

I think that has more to do with the amazing open chords he uses

[@johnnybrown9581]

Lifeson basically had the same tone up until the 80’s when they started getting more synth-driven. Before it was kind of a classic rock type tone, but then it became a really nice studio overdrive. I like all eras of his tone. It always fit the music.

[@moonsofjupiter]

100%. For me, his tones from 1980-81 Moving Pictures (such beautiful darkness) and Signals affected me the most. You can hear his sound evolve from the superb Permanent Waves album to more diverse paths. Tech and sound quality was just beginning to take grand leaps at that moment and he used it very well. Moving Pictures made my mind think of music differently and Alex's sound pulled me in. Such dynamics and control.

[@mw5150g]

AC/DC for those about to rock album tone, it's fat, hard, man love it

[@tomwozniak1000]

I feel like that tone is so over looked and its my favorite aswell

[@dropdead8886]

It is a very respective tone, but easy to replicate

[@sporketernal5479]

That’s what she said!

[@odboys3108]

@@sporketernal5479 lol

[@AnthonyMeyer]

The clarity in the back in black album is insane

[@NorskGamer1]

Yes do a part 2. This was amazing

[@neilkorsgaard7710]

Thank you for a great video. You mentioned that you were using your monitor speakers. When I tried to play through the included DAW, I had too much delay for it to be used when playing. Would you mind please telling me how you playing with the spark from your computer speakers?

[@WilhelmWilder]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel like the bohemian rhapsody tone wasn't that close. It wasn't "sharp" and clear enough imo. It sounded more like a synth

[@SoupVat]

Sounded a little to fat to me

[@kueller917]

It could have been better. I also think it's hard to replicate the out-of-phase sound in pedals.

[@cammcgregor9605]

Was thinking the same thing

[@RuudClaessen]

Yep, it was too fat. I do like the screaming harmonics of this tone, that was quite similar. Maybe a single coil would've sounded better.

[@WilhelmWilder]

@@RuudClaessen I think it has something to do with not really being out of phase.

[@kevinbahri5251]

Slash and Izzy on Appetite have just unbeatable tones

[@seventysevenlee]

I had the caps lock ready to rumble if I didn't see this comment in here somewhere...

[@Tyrannosaurine]

Thanks for giving Izzy some props too! Seriously underrated guitarist.

[@tszfungshin5971]

@@Tyrannosaurine Izzy Stradlin, James Hetfield, Malcom Young. Imo the top3 best rhythm guitarists of all time.

[@dr.bridges1771]

Very cool video man! 👍 I'm actually very curious about the synth sound that plays in between each segment. What did you use for that?

[@silverman169]

Hearing Under the Bridge for the first time introduced me to the idea of a clean tone (even though it not that clean), especially when 90s grunge was my intro to rock music with layers of thick distortion.

[@georgetowle8903]

Most recognizable is voodoo child (slight return). Money for nothing comes in second

[@mikey6128]

The brown sound for me is the most recognizable

[@_primemover_38]

Before watching: Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom album John Mayer - Continuum album David Gilmour - Mother Talk Talk - New Grass Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien Rush - Limelight Frank Zappa - Black Napkins

[@Redhotlugnut]

Yeah the 'Black Napkins' tone was pretty great. Lifeson had an original style and definitely an original tone. P&W was a crazy album and yeah some great tone. The intro to 'The Animal' was mind blowing as a 16 year old picked it up the day after seeing him live w Whitesnake and the day after his 30th birthday. The tone on 'Sisters' is great as well. Ballerina? And yeah Eric Johnson, don't need to talk about that, amazing. John Mayer yup. David Gilmour, yup. I don't know who Talk Talk is lol. Radiohead very original tone, always trying new things. Nice list!

[@_primemover_38]

@@Redhotlugnut Thanks man!! Wow, you saw Vai with Whitesnake...what an experience. I had tickets to see him a few years back but came down with the flu prior to it, such a shame. Also definitely check out Talk Talk, great band that ended so abruptly. They had a couple hits in the 80’s.

[@JamesGreenier]

Revolution by the Beatles. That acid rock distortion. I heard that and wanted that tone ever since.

[@davidvassar3651]

I still love your content keep it up :D

[@cesarefrancescoriggi]

The most recognizable tone ever is Tony Iommy's. There's no doubt

[@HellbillyHalloween]

No it’s the Eddie Van Halen tone

[@WhiteCranK]

Tim Henson's Blood Moon tone

[@martinsepul392]

No

[@patroba3392]

John Frusciante's tone is heavily recognizable

[@haydenmartin440]

Recognizable, not most recognizable. Also incredibly easy to attain, heavy overdrive and heavy distortion, I've been doing it for years with just a Fulltone GT-500

[@alexisvega7733]

Brian May plays with a coin, not a pick. That would’ve made it sound even more spot on.

[@livewire2759]

Even with a coin, his light touch, his actual Red Special guitar and his amps... you still won't sound like Brian May. You might get close, but that tone is impossible to replicate.

[@Josh-by8er]

He uses old British half pences. Insanely hard to find them now, as we stopped making half pences in the 80s

[@gnosticmom2805]

Except his lame attempt never came close to Brian's sound. Spot on? In your dreams!

[@augustopeloso]

@@gnosticmom2805 He doesn't even know Brian used to change the phase of his 3 pickups, so every time he goes up in the scale it's a slightly different tone.

[@jca111]

@@Josh-by8er Nope he uses an old six pence that stopped being made because of decimalisation in the early 70s. It's similar in size to the current 5p and has a serrated edge. The old 6 pence is still available for next to nothing on ebay. You can get a bag of 50 delivered for about £5. That makes them cheaper that plectrums.

[@chainsawkarate]

All your vids must make me wanna pick up my guitar. Thanks man!

[@techsupport7381]

omg, that showcase of the last tone was sickkkkkkkk. I want the spark amp, but I know i'm some years away from sounding like you lol

[@dominolexington9435]

My personal favorite is Jeff Beck's tone on "Cause We Ended As Lovers"

[@TheCjbowman]

EVH "brown sound" has to be the most iconic - inspired and changed electric guitar tones on a whole new level. 🤘

[@Powdered_Water7]

Out of the gate, I've got to go with... Yngwie - Especially on the Rising Force album, Trilogy album, Odyssey album & the Fire and Ice album. That polished, round powerfully clean tone, with the singing sustain and vibrato. Yngwie's guitar tone at times,, sounds more violin like,, than it does an electric guitar. Alot of guitarist can play fast, but Yngwie can play fast and still maintain that fluidity in his playing,, that is so distinctive to his sound/tone. How could he not be on everybody's list..? Brian May - That beautiful, vocal like singing sustain. Simply, one of the most beautiful tones ever. Eric Johnson - Very smooth, not very percussive strokes on the strings. His tone sounds like it has quite alot of 'gain' in it. Very violin like tone. Gary Moore - His tone had depth, and like others on my list, his tone had such a wonderfully warm,, singing tone. Used feedback to achieve alot of his tone. SRV - Played larger gauge strings, and was able to get that powerful crunch, and yet retained such a brilliant tone also. What can I say, the guy could make his damn guitar talk..!

[@MrClassicmetal]

Yngwie's tone on the Inspirations album was pretty awesome, especially in the Mistreated cover. That opening riff really grabs your attention! Moore's tone was fantastic, quite possibly the best sounding Les Paul tone. And his Strat tone was unbelievably thick too. Apparently he liked big strings too, as in wound G strings.

[@StevenShults]

i bought one of those after a previous video of yours. Yes, "worth the price of admission." Your playing is kind of kickass. Nice list of 8, too.

[@CopettiMusic]

For anyone curious, Jimmy Page’s Whole Lotta Love tone came from a Les Paul into a Vox “Super Beatle” and a Rickenbacker cabinet, he recently said this in a interview to promote his book

[@tgh4v0c48]

My fav tone is called the “lil Wayne” sounds very good

[@madcrasher1419]

U can't beat lil Wayne's guitar solos, better than slash

[@WILDWILL53]

Your trolling

[@Sticknub]

@@WILDWILL53 no you

[@wolfinsheepsclothing842]

I'm sorry, but this joke is so old. It's not even remotely funny anymore.

[@springbloom5940]

This is a meme, isnt it?

[@hellishmovie]

Great video! Thanks! You used different guitars. Can I get all these different sounds exactly from the one same guitar (a Strat) ?

[@bradleysmith4974]

I came here hoping for Brian May tone and you delivered! So many in the Tone Cloud, thanks for parsing it out. Subscribed! Another tone that may be awesome to highlight is Billy Duffy's "The Cult" tone from She sells Sanctuary from his Gretsch White Falcon!

[@colliscrafton]

Sleep's "Dopesmoker" Front to back nothing but epic, fuzzy riffs.

[@kowskull_]

Hell yeah! Another Sleep fan!

[@colliscrafton]

@@kowskull_ matt pike is god.

[@michaelprosser8706]

Can confirm Pike is god

[@HVNTERTN]

Yeah, absolutely a crushing tone.

[@nickbarthram1112]

The solos in Dopesmoker never get enough love, especially the one about 40 minutes in

[@dodowdr3]

Robby Krieger's Roadhouse Blues tone is incredible, especially during the solo

[@ryansheehan9462]

You have some great tones on this list. The one not on the list that comes to my mind immediately is “Soulshine” by the Allman Brothers

[@juliodefreitas157]

Absolutely awesome 👍

[@ratbenchlive171]

Honesty I love the Ride The Lightning Metallica tone, I prefer the actual album as well compared to Master of Puppets

[@johnnyRandomadness]

The sound of that album would not have ever been if the pitch didn't get accidentally sharpened during the mastering lol.

[@glados2870]

@@johnnyRandomadness they tuned their guitars to a higher hertz than usual

[@mack7235]

same

[@EdEddnEddyMercury]

That tone is definitely more recognizable and the album has some great songs but puppets still rules imo

[@jacobfranz2594]

@@glados2870 for what I heard, the record was spun faster to make the guitar tones tighter which increased the pitch of the guitar during mastering

[@evanbingham]

Underrated tone alert: Sonic Youth’s Teenage Riot clean tone is one of the best ever!

[@hippyhobo6285]

Sonic Youth is really should be considered revolutionary between using effects, alternate and experimental tunings, and more

[@MrBeauChat]

@@hippyhobo6285 i think they ARE considered revolutionary

[@hippyhobo6285]

@@MrBeauChat I haven't heard them be considered as so when put next to guys like Tom Morello or Eddie Van Halen but I can agree with you for sure, they're definitely one of the most influential artists in alternative genres

[@shaygreenhorn2756]

It may be four months late, but I heard that song for the first time just two days ago, loved it and it went into my playlist immediately, at the start of this video I went into my playlist to see which songs I would choose before I saw his choices, and this song was instinctively the first that I searched for.