Tone

Help!I'maRock! said:
Mark recorded the Felt album with his LP, and most people think it's a tele when they hear it.
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I like the "tele" sound I get out of my McFeely 454 more than what comes out of my Suhr tele, which is one reason why I have no problem selling the Suhr.
 
Tig said:
Story checks out.

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I remember when Cool story bro was the hot thing at Guitar Jam...those were the glory days.
 
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Flamencology said:
Electronics shouldn't really enter into it.

Digitally, you can make virtually anything sound like a sea of chirping crickets, but nothing can make someone sound like Wes Montgomery.
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Hey what happened to Jim Hall? I need to remove my like now....NOT!
 
Modern Saint said:
Hey what happened to Jim Hall? I need to remove my like now....NOT!
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I love both... I think that Hall had the stronger discography because Wes died young and chased the cash to support his family by playing pop tunes.

But his sound is a little more inimitable, IMHO. Nobody ever has really been able to nail the sound of his octaves.
 
Flamencology said:
I love both... I think that Hall had the stronger discography because Wes died young and chased the cash to support his family by playing pop tunes.

But his sound is a little more inimitable, IMHO. Nobody ever has really been able to nail the sound of his octaves.
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Gotcha.

So what are your thoughts on Jimmy Raney's tone?
 
Much more interesting discussion than I anticipated. I braced myself for "tone wood" talk when I saw the thread title.

I think the mention of timbre is an important distinction, as opposed to timber.

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Certainly other factors comprise the actual sound you hear from the amp, but I agree that a player's personality can be heard no matter the gear (in most cases).
 
Again, you guys should check out Tone Poets; 23 guitarists playing the same 1933 Martin OM-45, using the exact same recording setup.

And then there's Tone Poems, which features Tony Rice playing 20+ different high-end guitars spanning about a century, and Tone Poems 2, with Martin Taylor doing the same thing.

It's a project that definitively substantiates the "tone is in the fingers" thesis.
 
Flamencology said:
Again, you guys should check out Tone Poets; 23 guitarists playing the same 1933 Martin OM-45, using the exact same recording setup.

And then there's Tone Poems, which features Tony Rice playing 20+ different high-end guitars.
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will check this out later, thanks.
 
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