What's your favorite recorded guitar sound?

[brandondrury]

Hey dudes,

I was just curious what everyone's favorite recorded guitar sound was. Feel free to list your top 3 if that makes it easier.

Brandon

[lumpy]

Wes Mongomery-when he still played jazz and not the ofay pop

Frank Zappa-everything, no shit!

Neil Young-everything, even Reactor

Johhny Ramone-he approached guitar playing like chopping wood

Tony Iommi-riff factory

Chuck Berry-everything; The King of rock n roll!

Jimmy Page-before he discovered heroin

Lou Reed-speaking of heroin

Lump

[Andrew07]

Refused-"The Shape of Punk to Come". THE fucking most amazing tones on a cd. Ever.

[noGearslut]

I really like the jonny cash guitar-sound from his last 2 albums.

metal.. maybe dark tranquility - damage done, metallica - master of puppets (i like this totally clean distortin in the mix), from the newer albums maybe the last devil driver album.

its hard to tell.. I listen to the overall-mix and how instruments fits in there.. can you imagine a KORN guitarsound on a megadethalbum? no me too

[James Gillice]

This is a great topic!

Without a doubt my answer is U2 - The blaring alarm intro to Until the End of the World (before the drums kick in). It is so absolutely unlike anything I have heard before or since. How do you make a guitar sound like that? That sound transports you to another planet and prepares you for the sonic assault you are about to experience. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

[TAlderson]

I like The Edge, Santana, and Eric Clapton's guitar sounds. All of them have a sound that makes it so that even if you don't know a song, you can tell they're playing guitar.

-Tyler

[brandondrury]

I'm excited that almost all these posts have focused on the players fingers and not the recording tricks.

In my experience, the bands that talk about how Eric Clapton sounds (for example) vs how his guitar, amp, and pedals sound will sound better on his/her project. If you take an active responsibility for the way you sound in the room, even a crappy recording engineer should come out with something pretty good.

I was honestly expecting more talk of tones, but you guys are talking about players. Good job. That means you "get it".

Brandon

[rbrick]

Love Gary Moore's song "Still Got the Blues".

[Crandles]

Buckethead's live sound for the past couple of years
Pat Metheny's sound on his last album
Larry "Ler" LaLonde on all of Primus's albums expect Antipop

[Middleman]

I find Stephen Stills and Jim Messina styles intriguing. Popping telecaster strings is one of my favorites sounds. I go back aways...