If you had to pick the best guitar tone you've ever heard......

Dominic

Poppa Chubby on Heart Attack and Vine live

Bidley

I rarely, if ever, think about guitar tone when I'm listening to music, but Hackett's on Firth of Fifth by Genesis is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0

GuyBoden

Sassafras

I forgot about Robert Quine. I loved his tone, he knew how to get the best from a Les Paul jnr or special, can't remember which.

IanSavage

May be about to 'out' myself as a dirty punk, but even though I'm not a fan of every single song that Social Distortion have ever recorded, Mike Ness's guitar sound is always spot-on. P90'd Goldtop -> SD1 -> Bassman; no fucking about, pure perfection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf3FOEL3KjE 

Evilmags

Dweezil Zappa on the ZPZ dvd.

Lifeson on Hemispheres.

Tony Iommi on volume four.

Hendrix on band of gypsies.

Rigsby

For me, this .........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVG7eQ1TcNo

exocet

@ICMB - I was at what was billed as the last performance by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. It was at the Hammersmith (whatever it's called now but for me will always be the Odeon). It was a one off I think - in early 00's.
Clarke was playing through what I think was a HRD - his tone on Rattlesnakes just sent shivers up my spine and got me back into guitar playing again.

Wolfetone

AuldReekie

proggy said:

Anything by Bill Nelson.

+1 for Bill Nelson,

Wolfetone

The solo from 1:22

stimpsonslostson

@Philly_Q and @Rigsby get a wisdom each. Surely the correct answer is Leslie West.

To prove the point: Mountain- Mississippi Queen.
You're welcome.

Kebabkid

I don't know if this up yet but Robben Ford's tone on the "Talk to your daughter" album. Thick, sweet and smooth.



Eric Johnson - Clean and dirty tones

Larry Carlton on "Kid Charlemagne"

For the LA AOR tones, Dann Huff, Steve Lukather, Tim Pierce and Michael Thompson

hubobulous

@Kebabkid - wisdom for Dann Huff. The tone on Time to Burn is stunning

CHRISB50

I don't normally like maple acoustics but this sounds beautiful. 

http://youtu.be/UPtbobbiBWI

I don't think Antoine Dufour playing it hurts either. 

dindude

Good shout on Robben Ford @Kebabkid I just couldn't pick which song but it would def come from the talk to your daughter era.

shaunm

Kebabkid;570771" said:

I don't know if this up yet but Robben Ford's tone on the "Talk to your daughter" album. Thick, sweet and smooth.







Eric Johnson - Clean and dirty tones



Larry Carlton on "Kid Charlemagne"



For the LA AOR tones, Dann Huff, Steve Lukather, Tim Pierce and Michael Thompson

Larry Carlton has said that solo was played 335 into an old 50's Fender Tweed.

impmann

Bidley;570279" said:

I rarely, if ever, think about guitar tone when I'm listening to music, but Hackett's on Firth of Fifth by Genesis is great.

Wiz there mate. Hackett is massively underrated and his contributions to Classic era Genesis was stunning.

dilbert

close2u said:

My first thought was something / anything by Mark Knopfler.

=D> Amen. 

dilbert

Wot, no Steve Rothery :-?