Members bullhead Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 i guess it's a good tone if you like overly-processed and compressed to hell guitar sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members code_blue Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by bullhead i guess it's a good tone if you like overly-processed and compressed to hell guitar sounds. You have to give them credit for the vocals though, good singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddastrat Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by bullhead i guess it's a good tone if you like overly-processed and compressed to hell guitar sounds. It's super nasally too. It was unique and totally their own tone of course. In a cover band, I used to cock the wah in the middle and everyone used to say it sounded like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddastrat Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 And back then I think Brian May had the best lead tone ever! He had that singy tube amp midrange. Boston made their Marshalls sound more like solid state amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by buddastrat It's super nasally too. It was unique and totally their own tone of course. In a cover band, I used to cock the wah in the middle and everyone used to say it sounded like it. Yep,its pretty easy to get really close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 I like the guitar tone on Boston's first album. A great classic rock tone with good growling mids and a lot of warmth IMO. I think some of you amp forum people are very picky about tone. I read comments like "over-processed" and "nasally". I've read in other amp forum posts where guys didn't like Eric Johnsons tone. It's all about "Splawn" and "Diezel", and "Voodoo mods" and "THD" and "Krank sucks" You know what tone I hate? (not that anyone really cares). I hate John Fruciante's tone! Thin, piercing cleans, nasty muddy distortion from boutique fuzz pedals... I don't like that. And I hate when guys play blues with a Les Paul on the neck pickup through a Fender amp with mild overdrive. I don't like that. But I like Tom Sholz guitar tone on Boston's first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 When I think of tone here's a few that come to mind. Mick Taylor-----CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING Terry Kath------25 OR 6 TO 4 Elvin Bishop----FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Jackyl------------DOWN ON ME Billy Rev---------BLUE JEAN BLUES Duane Allman--STATESBORO BLUES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead When I think of tone here's a few that come to mind.Mick Taylor-----CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKINGTerry Kath------25 OR 6 TO 4Elvin Bishop----FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVEJackyl------------DOWN ON MEBilly Rev---------BLUE JEAN BLUESDuane Allman--STATESBORO BLUES Those are good ones. Also:Aerosmith - -----walk this wayMolly Hatchet - -Dreams I'll never seeJudas Priest ----Screaming For Veangance CDGeorge Harrison - Something I can't think of anymore right away but I'll list one of my favorite bass tones of all time:Skynrd - Gimme 3 Steps. I don't like that song but the bass tone on there is AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members code_blue Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Slash If it hasn't been said already. It probably has, I'm lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadRonald Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ckreon Posted May 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 see to me, its not nasally, as some of you has mentioned, but really smooth, and vocal like. I am speaking of their first album, which is by far the best IMO - I just think they really nailed their sound, you know sometimes leads sound out of place a bit, or forced, but not theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RonniePentatonic Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by lamppost Yeah but all that rockman stuff isnt made anymore. The Rockman company went out of buisness. Its not really a #1 priority or anything to nail it...i prefer my own sound:thu: .Yeah, ive got one of the old rockman rackmount stereo chorus/delays. By far my favorite peice of gear...I got it a couple years ago off ebay and its been in everyone of my rigs since. I think MXR bought the technology or something. The MXR Smart Gate is essentially the Rockman Noise Gate unit in a stomp box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spar Posted July 7, 2006 Members Share Posted July 7, 2006 Originally posted by cousin itt Really? I've never heard that before. You betcha. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members savoldi Posted July 7, 2006 Members Share Posted July 7, 2006 Originally posted by ckreon i mean seriously...wow.for what they do, it doesn't get better. That tone is WAY too processed for me. I like my sonic fundamentals a lot more fundamental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spar Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by Randy Van Sykes My friend has a Rockman (direct unit)...I used an Ibanez distortion pedal with it for more gain and it was almost the exact Boston tone.I think the CD Hysteria by Def Leppard used Rockmans as well... Def Leppard did use the Rockman Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by ckreon i mean seriously...wow.for what they do, it doesn't get better. No thank you. I had to grow up with it. Don't care for it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fab Amp Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by ckreon i mean seriously...wow.for what they do, it doesn't get better. Yep:thu: It's the only tone that I like that I can't just build yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loghead Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 .....Boston????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stratotone Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Here's a clip I did with a distortion generator and a fairly lame backing track (backing had drums and bass only, I did all guitars)http://members.cox.net/vhpete/PeaceOfRockman.mp3 Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Originally posted by Stratotone Here's a clip I did with a distortion generator and a fairly lame backing track (backing had drums and bass only, I did all guitars)http://members.cox.net/vhpete/PeaceOfRockman.mp3Pete very cool, nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stratotone Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thanks man! lots of guitars on that track! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hell Bites Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Man, has anyone noticed a recent increase in threads with titles like "most heavy band," "best tone ever" etc?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thomasmiranda Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead When I think of tone here's a few that come to mind.Mick Taylor-----CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING +1000000 If you pan that song all the way to one direction you can hear it perfectly I've always thought that was the best clean ever Can someone give me an idea of the gear he is most likely using there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funk#49 Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Originally posted by dcooper830 I like the guitar tone on Boston's first album. A great classic rock tone with good growling mids and a lot of warmth IMO. I think some of you amp forum people are very picky about tone. I read comments like "over-processed" and "nasally". I've read in other amp forum posts where guys didn't like Eric Johnsons tone. It's all about "Splawn" and "Diezel", and "Voodoo mods" and "THD" and "Krank sucks" You know what tone I hate? (not that anyone really cares). I hate John Fruciante's tone! Thin, piercing cleans, nasty muddy distortion from boutique fuzz pedals... I don't like that. And I hate when guys play blues with a Les Paul on the neck pickup through a Fender amp with mild overdrive. I don't like that. But I like Tom Sholz guitar tone on Boston's first album. Amen!If you don't like Boston's tone on their first album, I'm sorry, you don't know rock. If I remember correctly, that album is STILL the number 1 all time selling debut album!That is still one of my all time favorite albums. That album really started me on wanting to learn to play (Iknow, I'm old - LOL).Opinions are opinions, but come on, are some of you slamming Boston's tone just to be different?It's like that Shallow Hal movie where Jason Alexander sees that super, super, super hot chick as a dog because one of her toes was longer than the next one.Boston rocked!I also love Aerosmith's first album, that "raw" guitar/amp tone was just too cool. I also enjoy hearing some of the studio "realness" in the tracks like someone laughing or a cough in the distance, etc. Just makes me invision them in the studio sippin' on some brews, smoking (whatever ) having a rockin' time and the reels are recording. If that makes any sense at all.And yea, another vote for "Can't you hear me knockin' ", of course, someone will chime in with "that tone sucked too". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdwill2u Posted July 13, 2006 Members Share Posted July 13, 2006 Is this one of those I don't like "enter guitarist's name" threads?Tom Scholtzhad a great tone, IMO. Definetly a signature sound...It can get old and give ear fatugue to me if I listen to loud or too long, but I think his tone and sound are very special and when his first album came out I had never heard a sound some big and full and unique.Oh, and Page was sloppy, Hendix had no ear for tone, and The Beatles were mediocre.: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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