So aside from Trey/Jerry, whose tone do you try to emulate?

No Nice Guy · October 03, 2013, 11:16:59 PM

I recently fell in love with Tom Scholz' tone on Boston (Foreplay/Long Time and Smokin' especially). I also am starting to notice how I slightly try to get some Buckethead and Morello in there too.

Anyone you realized you were subconsciously imitating?

Edit: How could I forget Gilmour?

fulltone1989 · October 04, 2013, 08:35:06 AM

Quote from: No Nice Guy on October 03, 2013, 11:16:59 PM
I recently fell in love with Tom Scholz' tone on Boston (Foreplay/Long Time and Smokin' especially). I also am starting to notice how I slightly try to get some Buckethead and Morello in there too.

Anyone you realized you were subconsciously imitating?

Edit: How could I forget Gilmour?

I really like Scott Murawski (sp?) tone from Max Creek. Steve Kimock is another one of my favorites.

Scott uses an Ibanez Musician whenever I've seen MC but he has a Languedoc too!

Heady Jam Fan · October 04, 2013, 09:16:04 AM

When I switch in my rat for my ts9, flip to my bridge pickup and feed my preamp a bit more bass, I'm right in scofield territory.

When I use cleaner, sustainy leads, I hear kang in my head, as well as the sound I think the allman brothers always wanted.

For the most part I don't change my rig for different covers, just my playing style and it's convincing enough imo. A ts into a rat works great for heavy zeppelin tones.

fulltone1989 · October 04, 2013, 09:52:15 AM

Quote from: Heady Jam Fan on October 04, 2013, 09:16:04 AM
When I switch in my rat for my ts9, flip to my bridge pickup and feed my preamp a bit more bass, I'm right in scofield territory.

When I use cleaner, sustainy leads, I hear kang in my head, as well as the sound I think the allman brothers always wanted.

For the most part I don't change my rig for different covers, just my playing style and it's convincing enough imo. A ts into a rat works great for heavy zeppelin tones.

I found that by picking right next to the bridge is like Instant Scofield. I can hear the Billy May infomercial now.

TheSeeker · October 04, 2013, 03:01:31 PM

I'd like to find a happy medium b/w Trey, Zappa, and Gilmour...something I can call my own.

Deadicated Phan · October 04, 2013, 04:24:46 PM

Ive really been digging Chuck and Al of moe., playing and tone. I try to go for a mix of them, Trey and Jerry all rolled up into one tone burrito....

Hans Moleman · October 04, 2013, 06:28:59 PM

Derek Trucks it pretty incredible, hard to beat tonally I would say.

Happyorange27 · October 05, 2013, 09:27:23 AM

I find myself sounding like Neil Young as far as style; not necessarily in tone. A weird thing since I don't really listen to him much. Just some fundamental similarities.

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the_great_lemon · October 05, 2013, 02:25:42 PM

Just saw Dopapod last night, and they blew me away (they played Echoes in its entirety!!!)....trying to cop Rob's tone and feel along with Trey, Gilmour, Page, Hendrix....the list goes on and on and on and on

EDIT: Tame Impala has been one of my most recent listening obsessions. I'm not trying to cop the guitar playing in particular but I find their sound really interesting in today's cluttered Rock music market. Check them out!