Who has the best guitar tone? Classic rock to metal

[shredi knight]

John Petrucci (mostly early) & Marco Sfogli (yeah, they have pretty much the same tone, but.... )

 

[prsguitars1]

Cantrell
Petrucci
Story of the Year's "In the Wake of Determination" has some rocking guitar tone.
Pete Thorn
Element Eighty's "The Bear" Album rocks too.
Daughters of Mara

That's what came to me off the top of my head.

 

[fluff191]

Story of the Year's "In the Wake of Determination" has some rocking guitar tone.

I agree. But that was 2005.

The OP asked about the 90's.

 

[prsguitars1]

What guitarist from 1990-present has the best guitar tone.. Anything from classic rock to metal!!.. I would like to know what everyones opinion are in this..

My vote is Adam jones from TOOL. Something about his tone is amazing!!

 

[Mauler]

Petrucci
Vai between P&W and Fire Garden, if only he would go back to this sound again!
Satriani and whoever else played on Alice Cooper's Hey Stoopid album (Vai included)
Devin Townsend has probably the thickest tone, just layers of smooth sounding goodness.
Andy Timmons on Resolution (the most live sounding studio tone that I have ever heard)

 

[D-Nastee1]

Nuno!

 

[fluff191]

Ahh shit. Can I redo my answers then?

 

[Ah Via Musicom]

doug rappaport
frank hannon
john petrucci (I&W-Awake)
jerry cantrell
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gary moore
warren haynes
and a shit load more

 

[skoora]

Rich Ward "The Duke of Metal" on Stuck Mojo's Declaration of a Headhunter, that album hit me like a ton of bricks the first time it came on my stereo. I kept thinking, how in the heck is Rich's guitar sounding like that..but that's tone baby! Since then I keep seeing these new albums coming out where people say, listen to this tone, best ever...but nothing to me has topped that 1999 record.

+100. Rich's tone back then was unfuckingreal. My band opened for them on this tour and his tone was killing live. Just as good as the record.

Saw them in '94, I think, and to this day I remember it as one of the best live tones i've heard. Pretty sure it was a modded JMP 2203. Maybe by Soldano.