Best Distorted Tone You've Ever Heard???

[Blood Tempest]

I just would like to hear what all of you have to say on the issue of the best distorted tone you've ever heard. Who was it? What band (if any)? If you know, what kind of amp and guitar was used?

For me, I have a close call between two tones. I think Patrik Jensen from The Haunted has the best distorted tone, specifically on rEVOLVEr, where he used a Peavey 5150 and either an ESP Viper Urban Camo or his custom ESP EX Urban Camo. IMO, fucking amazing tone.
(For the record, the tone on The Dead Eye is fucking killer too, but rEVOLVEr's seems to stand out to me more)

My second place goes to Jeff Loomis from Nevermore, specifically on This Godless Endeavor. I believe he recorded with a Schecter Hellraiser through a Mesa Dual Rectifier and/or Krankenstein.

Bjorn from In Flames is pretty up there on my list too.

What do you guys think?





Prime example of the best ever:
The Haunted - "No Compromise"

 

[Thomas]

John Petrucci on Dream Theater's Train of Thought. He used his Music Man signature models (and a PRS, I think) through a Mesa/Boogie Roadking. Absolutely immense rhythm tone right there.

 

[Drew]

I seem to remember a track Vai recorded for Inteview with a Vampire that had a really cool rhythm guitar tone, sounded vaguely marshally but crystal clear and smooth at the same time. I heard it once maybe 6 years ago though, so take this with a grain of salt.

I like a lot of Devin Townsend's Strapping Young Lad tones, on the heavier side of things - Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing has some great metal tones on it. And JP's live tone from his first G3 tour was to DIE for.

 

[Apophis]

yeah, Petrucci

 

[Edroz]

at the moment, Stephan Forte from Adagio. his rhythm and lead tone on the "Dominate" album is nearly perfection for me. his rhythm tone isn't overly gainy, but it just has this evil growl to it.

MySpace.com - Adagio - FR - Metal / Gothic / Progressive - www.myspace.com/adagioofficial

 

[Blood Tempest]

Gotta love Dev and Vai for sure!

 

[TimSE]

Devins tone on CITY
i think he was on the ESPs and Peavey 5150
but not 100%

 

[kristallin]

Billy Howerdel on the first A Perfect Circle album is definitely one of my faves, besides Vai and Hevy Devy. Plus, the lead line on Maria McKee's "Absolutely Barking Stars" which has that Mick Ronson-esque quality to it, great tone. Played by Ms McKee herself, AFAIK.

 

[Groff]

Metallica on the Load album.
Best tone i've ever heard.

 

[Clydefrog]

As mentioned, Petrucci on Train of Thought.

Jon Shaffer on Something Wicked.

 

[the xkill X]

Billy Howerdel on the first A Perfect Circle album

Me as well and Wes Borland Distortion tone i like and admire a lot.

as well as adam jones of tool

 

[TemjinStrife]

Jon Schaeffer on "The Blessed and the Damned" album.

Dethklok (Brendan Smalls, et. al.) in "Go Into the Water"

 

[Buzz762]

For me, it's gotta be Carlos Santana's lead tone.

 

[TimSE]

thinking about it, Petrucci's tone on Six Degrees had be going for a while

 

[Thomas]

Billy Howerdel on the first A Perfect Circle album is definitely one of my faves

I have always found that the sound of A Perfect Circle is more about brilliant production and not actual tone, and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Everything seems blended together smoothly, making it hard to focus on and analyze the sound of a particular instrument, for me.

 

[MrJack]

thinking about it, Petrucci's tone on Six Degrees had be going for a while

Also Stam1na's tone. If I remember correctly the latest album was a 5150, Dual Rectifier and a Stiletto for the solos.





And for anybody interested, the 4 subjects in the videos are the band members:
A= Pekka "Pexi" Olkkonen (lead guitar/backing vocals)
B= Kai-Pekka "Kaikka" Kangasmäki (bass/backing vocals)
C= Antti "Hyrde" Hyrynen (vocals/rhythm guitar)
D= Teppo "Kake" Velin (drums)

 

[The Dark Wolf]

Rhythm - Tie between LoG, especially on the 'Killadelphia' DVD, and Jeff Loomis, especially the 'This Godless Endeavor' album.


Lead - Hmm. Maybe EVH, circa Van Halen? Perhaps Reb Beach... anytime, really. But his tone on his solo album is particularly bad ass. I also dig Yng's tone on the G3 DVD, and on his Concerto. God. There's many lead guys who's lead tone I dig.


For low gain dirty shit, probably SRV. 'Texas Flood.' Brr. What tone!

 

[budda]

i really dont know.

 

[Blood Tempest]

i really dont know.

Oh c'mon, you know there's a tone in your mind that stands out.

 

[TemjinStrife]

Lead - Brian May, Tom Scholz, David Gilmour. Sustaining, liquidy "singing" stuff > snarl/crunch.