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yarstruly 
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 Topic: best prog guitar tone on an album
Posted: February 01 2007 at 10:19 |
 The Whistler wrote:
What exactly is meant by "guitar tone?" |
The tone of the guitar is the way it "SOUNDS", not what is played on it.....
Gotta go with "Wish You Were Here" for a great warm guitar tone....Gilmour may not be my favorite player, but a real "tonemeister"....even live!
Conversely, Howe is my favorite player, but I agree his tone can be a bit harsh, or brittle, or tinny at times, especially when he uses a Telecaster.....(Think the solo on Soundchaser)
Perhaps the most signature guitar tone in rock is Brian May's....NO ONE sounds like him, because he uses (most of the time) the guitar that he and his father built together....
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el böthy
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 21:31 |
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I dont understand all the hype around Alex tone...some albums sound terrible, the guitars anyways...like the first three and Permanent Waves...thouse synth guitar sounds are awful
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"You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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chessman
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 17:26 |
Quite difficult, but I voted for Hemispheres. 
Alex's tone on that is great, though I think his tone on Caress Of Steel is even better! 
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MajesterX
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 21:02 |
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To add to the list-
Opeth- Ghost Reveries
Explosions in the Sky- The earth is not a cold dead place
Savatage- The Wake of Magellan
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el böthy
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 14:15 |
pantacruelgruel wrote:
- Rush - Hemispheres not really, Alex never hit it with the perfect sound for me
- Porcupine tree - Deadwing Oh yes!!! Definitly
- Pink Floyd - Dark SIde of the moon The best sound mr Gilmour ever had
- Gentle Giant - INterview No idea, havent heard it yet
- King Crimson - Red Yes! The heaviest guitar sound of the ´70, yet so sophisticated
- Yes - Fragile Here mr Howe plays so clean, with almoust no distortion...I agree
- Rush - 2112 no
- Pink Floyd - Wish you were Here A less...bombastic sound, less effects, its still very good
- Genesis - Nursery Cryme No, too dirty for it own sake
- Dream Theatre - any album ( I 'dont know them) I would say the sound is normally very good, specially in later albums
- Tool - Lateralus It works for them, but I woulnt put it in a top list
- Mahavisnu Orchestra - Bird of fire The perfect sound for Mahavishnu
- Queen - II May always has his personal sound, it doesnt change that much
- other - name it mmm...how about... the guitars in Opeth´s Blackwater park?
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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theBox
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 13:30 |
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oh, and what about Mezquita's "requerdos de mi tierra"??? I absolutely LOVE the guitar tone in that album!!!
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OpethGuitarist
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 13:18 |
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Steve Vai has always had the best guitar tone, end of discussion.
I don't care if you think his material is w**kery, or what not. The man creates tonal bliss and has always had the sweetest of vibrato's (for those in the know - guitar players - it's a circle vibrato that he basically invented to create a fuller sound)
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back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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Cygnus
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 13:11 |
pantacruelgruel wrote:
- Rush - Hemispheres
- Porcupine tree - Deadwing
- Pink Floyd - Dark SIde of the moon
- Gentle Giant - INterview
- King Crimson - Red
- Yes - Fragile
- Rush - 2112
- Pink Floyd - Wish you were Here
- Genesis - Nursery Cryme
- Dream Theatre - any album ( I 'dont know them)
- Tool - Lateralus
- Mahavisnu Orchestra - Bird of fire
- Queen - II
- other - name it
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I am so glad to see May because he's my fav guitarist and i think that from Procession to Seven Seas he's full of different ideas...Excellent guitar...
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eloii
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 11:02 |
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Shine on You Crazy Diamond, part II
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Heptade
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 09:14 |
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That's a tough one...
Most albums featuring Steve Hackett.
Gilmour on Meddle (particularly Echoes)
Andy Latimer doesn't even need good production, his tone is so good.
Mike Holmes' sound on Dark Matter is amazing...
Lifeson on Signals...
Ah, there are too many great prog guitar sounds on record.
Edited by Heptade - January 30 2007 at 09:14
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The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning
And all the rest is just bullsh*t
-Steve Kilbey
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Blacksword
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 08:45 |
Hemispheres - Rush from that list... Should have been a poll!  Also.. Rush - Moving Pictures Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings Camel - Moonmadness
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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chopper
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 07:40 |
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How about Nick Barrett on Pendragon's "Believe"? Great electric and acoustic tones throughout.
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theBox
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 04:16 |
Hm.... out of this list...
1.Yes- Fragile
2. PF - WYWH
3. Tool - Lateralus
4. Other - Anglagard - Hybris and Flower Kings - any of the albums up to space revolver
The "other" option calls for a VERY long list, but I dont have much time right now 
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Masque
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 02:56 |
I answered this question awhile ago but its gone my answer isn`t here ? I said Pink Floyd "The Wall" Comfortably Numb  Pink Floyd would not be in my top ten bands so thats saying something
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Forgotten Son
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 02:32 |
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 01:52 |
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Manuel Göttsching has a great tone. Just listen to his playing on the first side of Ash Ra Tempel's "Join Inn".
Edited by BaldFriede - January 30 2007 at 01:53
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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The Whistler
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 01:51 |
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What exactly is meant by "guitar tone?"
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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progismylife
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 01:50 |
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I'll go for Rush, both of them.
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 01:48 |
Forgotten Son wrote:
Other - Steve Rothery's tone on the albums from Clutching at Straws to Holidays in Eden.
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His tone on those early albums is suberb (Clutching at Straws in particular).
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Forgotten Son
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 01:45 |
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Other - Steve Rothery's tone on the albums from Clutching at Straws to Holidays in Eden.
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