jabps
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Sorry bro, you gotta take some off that list as it goes beyond 1981 lol.Well you just said it...in the hands of EVH. Its his playing that is magical. That tone is great but not that special or holy grail as obsessed guitar nerds make it to be.
And off the top of my head as promised
AC/DC
ZZ Top
Robin Trower
Mick Ronson
Queensryche duo
Accept duo
Lynch
Ok you got me. Don't have 10 off the top of my head but you get my point. Funny because I'm pretty sure that list is all Marshall and with great players.
Now post '81 I'd agree some of Lynch's tones are up there and I'll give a shout to Accept as well, freaking Metal Heart those tones are freaking awesome. QR never did anything for me.
Pre '81 though that's tough list because Ed sorta set the standard. I mean all my faves during that era their tones just couldn't hold up. Hey kudo's you tried.
I'll say this, I'm sure some will disagree but growing up and learning to play in that era people really just didn't analyze guitar tones as much. I mean if you had a Marshall and an OD you were good to go. It really wasn't until people started realizing what Ed did where tone really really started to matter. By the time the LA thing hit everyone was chasing their own tone.
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