Taller
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I blame Eric Johnson and his incredible ability to hear the difference in tone when he places a Tube Screamer facing north vs. south (tongue planted firmly in cheek, here) for the silly dialog that exists today regarding all things affecting tone, but really... (Heck, his first album was titled 'Tones'!)
I had my Ipod on shuffle yesterday and The Cars' 'Let the Good Times Roll' came on. I remember thinking when I first heard this song in the 70's what a great, in your face recorded tone that was coming from Ric Okasek's guitar. The same thought hit me when the tune came up on my Ipod - what a great recorded guitar tone!
I also seem to remember getting psyched when I first heard J.Y. Young's ripping solo on Styx's 'Renegade' back in '79 - again, at the time I thought, 'great recorded tone'.
The guitar sound on the intro to Billy Squier's 'Lonely is the Night' also got my attention. In fact, the solo in that song is the very first solo I learned way back then.
So, I'm not talking 'coolest riff you've heard' - this is about the TONE that made you first really perk up your ears, and the song whose tone really got your attention?
I had my Ipod on shuffle yesterday and The Cars' 'Let the Good Times Roll' came on. I remember thinking when I first heard this song in the 70's what a great, in your face recorded tone that was coming from Ric Okasek's guitar. The same thought hit me when the tune came up on my Ipod - what a great recorded guitar tone!
I also seem to remember getting psyched when I first heard J.Y. Young's ripping solo on Styx's 'Renegade' back in '79 - again, at the time I thought, 'great recorded tone'.
The guitar sound on the intro to Billy Squier's 'Lonely is the Night' also got my attention. In fact, the solo in that song is the very first solo I learned way back then.
So, I'm not talking 'coolest riff you've heard' - this is about the TONE that made you first really perk up your ears, and the song whose tone really got your attention?