Horrible guitar tone used so well that it actually sounds good in context

[Esp Griffyn]

Came across this band on Spotify a couple nights ago. Not sure if this is the Boss HM-2, or a fuzz pedal of some sort, but either way...guitar tone that I'd otherwise think of as absolutely horrible, works well in context.

That tone is awesome, I love the old school Swedish buzzsaw tone, works very well on that chuggy style of death metal, though obviously it would not be so good on modern styles.

That band are just a shameless revival of "glory days" Entombed though.

 

[Konfyouzd]

I like the guitar tone... If it sounds good in context, to me that = good...

 

[Nats]

In this thread: Lots of death metal.

 

[-42-]

Dinosaur Jr.
Mudhoney.

Report back.

 

[Nats]

Mudhoney.

Yes! It just works.

 

[m3l-mrq3z]

I was honestly expecting something worse. It reminds me a bit of Meshuggah's tone.

 

[Randy]

Dime

/thread

 

[Sikthness]

 

[AbsentCurtis]

This guy has some great points on tone:

 

[Cnev]

This immediately came to mind. Sorry for not embedding. The album cover is pretty nasty and I couldn't find a video with any other visual.

Gnaw Their Tongues- The Atrocious Angel of Scatology


Gnaw Their Tongues - The Atrocious Angel of Scatology - YouTube

 

[Pedantic]

Shellac anyone?

 

[otisct20]

Vildhjarta? Vildhjarta.

 

[robotsatemygma]

One of the guitars on Cephalic Carnage's Conforming to Abnormality comes to mind, or Dimebag's tone... can of bees. Still good though.

 

[morrowcosom]

 

[Waelstrum]

I never particularly liked the rhythm tone that Cacophony used, but the music is too good for it to matter.

 

[TKtheproducer]

I think Korn is probably a good example of this. I don't know, maybe it's just me

 

[icos211]

Just a reiteration of a point made by morrowcosom:



I think that's all that must be said.

 

[Waelstrum]

Oh, and Portal.

 

[piggins411]

Jawbreaker

 

[Korbain]

type o negative, so much overdrive and dirtiness, but it works well for them