What's the tone in your head?

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Bram576 said:
Slant guy here too. Shows I can hear myself, and for micing I throw it on the bottom. Works great.
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When I'm at home, I love the straight cabs with the intense 'punch' they give....but the last time I played out with one, I had to turn it up so damn loud the soundguy told me I didn't need the mic lol.
 
Pelican's drought and Carcass - anything from Necrotism and beyond.
 
The tone I've been trying to get is at 4:03 to 4:10. There are so many factors that go into the tone that I'm hearing that's its not easy to replicate it....especially since it doesn't sound like the tone on the actual record.
 
Pretty much starts here and gets cleaner and dirtier depending on what I’m playing. Basically a Gibson or Gretsch into a classic marshall turned up through the 709s and early 80’s is the sound in my head. Way too many artists who got the sound that works for me to list. Jailbreak is that sound that stands out to me, The sheer snap and bark it has. Clear but nasty. Very particular to the guitar, amp and speakers used. No other cranked Marshall sound quite like it.

 
thegame said:
Literally? A bunch of angry voices arguing with each other. I know what you're all thinking, "makes sense".
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In an interview Stevie Ray Vaughan mentioned his parents fighting or arguing when he was growing up and the tension it caused was a catalyst for how he and Jimmie play. After he said that, I can hear it in his playing.

I'm shooting for that combined with the tones of a D12 Cat on an acid trip.
 
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riffsfordaze said:
In an interview Stevie Ray Vaughan mentioned his parents fighting or arguing when he was growing up and the tension it caused was a catalyst for how he and Jimmie play. After he said that, I can hear it in his playing.
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I can't blame Stevie's parents for feeling that way. "You spent your college fund on a Dumble?!?"
 
skoora said:
Pretty much starts here and gets cleaner and dirtier depending on what I’m playing. Basically a Gibson or Gretsch into a classic marshall turned up through the 709s and early 80’s is the sound in my head. Way too many artists who got the sound that works for me to list. Jailbreak is that sound that stands out to me, The sheer snap and bark it has. Clear but nasty. Very particular to the guitar, amp and speakers used. No other cranked Marshall sound quite like it.

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I was just jamming out to that in my car the other day and the "sirens, fire'in" with the muted guitar just sounds so badass.
 
The devil on my shoulder sounds like Simone Simons and the angel sounds like Dani Filth. Sometimes with a wah.
 
Which time of the day?

On average it’s somewhere between Petrucci’s tone on Awake and Cantrell’s tones on Dirt.

Other times I just wanna rip off Gilmour and EJ tones.
 
I have more than one.

Agalloch's use of an Orange Rockerverb and a Marshall JCM 20000 has to be one of the best complimenting tones. Even in person it sounded fantastic. Orange added the thickness and the Marshall added the punch.

Mgła's gritty and dissonant use of the 6505 (an amp I usually don't get along with).

Dissection's old reverb laden Marshall tone though that could just be from well-written guitar parts that got me hooked but I still try to replicate it at home anyway.

In person, I like low mid amps, Diezel Hagen and Wizard MTL are probably my favorites.
 
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