Off the path Guitar Tone

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I read a lot about guitar tones along the lines of the traditional guitar heros and bands, but I was listening to music today and was reminded of a great song with a really good guitar tone.

So, what songs/bands/players do you consider to have a great tone, but are not considered a "guitar tone" worthy genre/song/artist?

My entry: Absolutely love the lead guitar tone here.

 
Ghostman said:
I read a lot about guitar tones along the lines of the traditional guitar heros and bands, but I was listening to music today and was reminded of a great song with a really good guitar tone.

So, what songs/bands/players do you consider to have a great tone, but are not considered a "guitar tone" worthy genre/song/artist?

My entry: Absolutely love the lead guitar tone here.

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Anytime I hear this I immediately think of the film White Water Summer with Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin. One of those 80s movies I grew up on with as a kid lol

As for Bruce Hornsby, I always kinda liked him for something totally different than my usual digs. He had a massively popular run near the mid to late 80s and then even popped up in the Grateful Dead at one point oddly enough.

His band The Range were very popular around here specifically due to their nearby proximity ( they were mostly from the Williamsburg/Hampton Roads area and the picture on this album cover is even from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel outside of Virginia Beach).
 
But to answer the question I clearly forgot to lol

Probably Elliot Randall of Steely Dan on " Reelin In The Years" for one, believe it or not. Really cool ultra compressed distorted guitar tone that came apparently just from a PAF loaded Strat into an Ampeg SVT and miked.

Another one outside of the normal names in tone I liked is James Young of Styx on Suite Madame Blue, specifically the solo once it heavys up. Kinda reminiscent of Stairway to Heaven with the soft acoustic opening then gets more rock by the end of things. The tone is very heavy and uncommon for anything Styx really lol though when Tommy Shaw showed up after, they did go more towards rock anyways.

And for one more, Tommy Girvin with Eddie Money on Shakin'. Very nice, fat sounding guitar
 
Additional Note:

We performed the song 'Carnival' in Bad Dog. In that song, i changed the male referenced phrase from "Where a wild-eyed misfit prophet - On a traffic island stopped - and he raved - of saving me," to a femaled oriented phrasing of " Where a wild-eyed misty starlet - just a traffic island harlot - and she raved - of saving me."

The song was a huge and unexpected hit with our venue goers.
 
One of my favorite tones comes from many songs of the Original Queens Ryche
Probably my favorite guitar duo
Degarmo/ wilten
But i really love don Felders tone on heavy metal
And pick any Buckethead for his lead tone
Also loved the lead tone in this aprilwine classic
So many
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Hold On Loosely

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Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line (Music & Lyrics)

Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line (Music & Lyrics)16 April 1947 -- 4 January 2011 RIP Gerry RaffertyI do not own this song or these lyrics.If you like my ...
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Clockworkmike said:
Anytime I hear this I immediately think of the film White Water Summer with Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin. One of those 80s movies I grew up on with as a kid lol

As for Bruce Hornsby, I always kinda liked him for something totally different than my usual digs. He had a massively popular run near the mid to late 80s and then even popped up in the Grateful Dead at one point oddly enough.

His band The Range were very popular around here specifically due to their nearby proximity ( they were mostly from the Williamsburg/Hampton Roads area and the picture on this album cover is even from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel outside of Virginia Beach).
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You'd laugh if you knew what movie we watched just a few short hours ago. :D

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Inspector #20 said:
Notice a Marshall Half-Stack in the background behind Turner in this video...skip to 4:02-4:04

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I'm a Natalie Merchant fan now but not so much 10,000 Maniacs back in the day, so I wasn't paying attention to her at the time this was released. But, This was the first single from her first solo album, and I bought the record immediately upon hearing this on the radio the first time. It's just a phenomenal piece of music.
 
gball said:
I'm a Natalie Merchant fan now but not so much 10,000 Maniacs back in the day, so I wasn't paying attention to her at the time this was released. But, This was the first single from her first solo album, and I bought the record immediately upon hearing this on the radio the first time. It's just a phenomenal piece of music.
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For a lady, Natalie is not a dancer. Lol
Great guitar though.
 
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