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As quoted by Jerry Cantrell from article: http://www.jimdunlop.com/blog/dunlop-on-the-record-alice-in-chains-jerry-cantrell/

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I wonder how much of that is psychological. You hear Eddie, despite the gear, because you see Eddie playing, that kind of thing. Pianos don't have different tone depending on who plays them, but there's far less physical interaction with the sound-making parts of a piano. :shrug: Tone is in the squishy meat sacks!
 
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That reminds me of Ted Nugent doing the same thing. Boy was he pissed playing through EVH's gear and still sounding like Ted Nugent!

Tone is in the hands
 
Punchy said:
I wonder how much of that is psychological. You hear Eddie, despite the gear, because you see Eddie playing, that kind of thing. Pianos don't have different tone depending on who plays them, but there's far less physical interaction with the sound-making parts of a piano. :shrug: Tone is in the squishy meat sacks!
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What you're saying is true, to some extent (without getting into semantics about tone vs. timbre)...

But, really, at the same time, you could identify a great pianist in a blindfold test after 3 seconds, if you're very familiar with them.

Read about the records I referenced above.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
Tone is in the interaction between the player and the equipment. There are no one size fits all answers because there are too many angles to the argument.
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With most of the more experienced players that I know they can sit in on someone elses gear, tweak a couple of small adjustments to taste and then the way they physically play the guitar informs the rest of the sound. I liken it to having a sound in your minds ear that you are emulating.

The bassist in my original band has spent the majority of his life playing string bass in orchestras and jazz groups. His electric sound is somewhere between that and the whole Paul McCartney/James Jamerson vibe because that is where he hears his instrumental voice. You'l never hear him play a bright or "modern" sound like Flea. Its not his voice and its not in how he physically plays the bass.
 
Mark Wein said:
With most of the more experienced players that I know they can sit in on someone elses gear, tweak a couple of small adjustments to taste and then the way they physically play the guitar informs the rest of the sound. I liken it to having a sound in your minds ear that you are emulating.

The bassist in my original band has spent the majority of his life playing string bass in orchestras and jazz groups. His electric sound is somewhere between that and the whole Paul McCartney/James Jamerson vibe because that is where he hears his instrumental voice. You'l never hear him play a bright or "modern" sound like Flea. Its not his voice and its not in how he physically plays the bass.
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But then his tone will change win varying combinations of equipment. He can never not sound like himself because of approach, but those variations in the equipment are qualifiable tonal traits. Hence, no one answer.
 
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Help!I'maRock! said:
But then his tone will change win varying combinations of equipment. He can never not sound like himself because of approach, but those variations in the equipment are qualifiable tonal traits. Hence, no one answer.
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Absolutely. Thats part of a "strat won't sound like a Les Paul" component.
 
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