Texas King Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Which song would you nominate? It doesn't have to be a studio version. I'd pick this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I love Alex's tone most on Caress of Steel, PWaves and MP, and Snakes and Arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 the first 3 songs off p/g 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 la villa for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 the first 3 songs off p/g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 His tone on Exit...Stage Left is awesome. I really liked his tone on By-Tor from ATWAS. And his tone all across P/G is really consistent I think P/G takes the award for consistency in tone across all songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Really guys? I'd say his tones on Counterparts are pretty incredible - lots of different guitars on that one I believe. Played through a Peavey 5150. I'm thinking of Double Agent at the moment. Sounds like a Telecaster to me...just rich and pure sounding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Really guys? I'd say his tones on Counterparts are pretty incredible - lots of different guitars on that one I believe. Played through a Peavey 5150. I'm thinking of Double Agent at the moment. Sounds like a Telecaster to me...just rich and pure sounding. I'd bet he was playing a PRS or Les Paul on that track, not a Tele. He wasn't using a ton of gain on that song and he had some added high end which made it sound a little cleaner and brighter, but it doesn't have that Tele sound that "Vital Signs" or "Ghost Rider" have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 the first 3 songs off p/g For his best "effectsy" tone -- chorus and delay -- I'd go with this as well. "Afterimage" especially. "Between the Wheels" is great also. http://youtu.be/C2sq4duvQpAhttp://youtu.be/cj1eUnNOvpY As for my favorite raw tone, my first thought was "Working Man" from the debut, but decided on this one instead: http://youtu.be/R_MrtGW5svo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 The OP is asking for a single song, which makes it a little tricky for me, but I'd go with The Necromancer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoflife Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 The solo on Strip and Go Naked on Victor is so effing creamy. His tone on the whole record is great but that moment stands out the most to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 The solo on Strip and Go Naked on Victor is so effing creamy. His tone on the whole record is great but that moment stands out the most to me. Great solo and song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Really guys? I'd say his tones on Counterparts are pretty incredible - lots of different guitars on that one I believe. Played through a Peavey 5150. Yeah, this. It's what leapt out at me immediately first time on hearing Counterparts. I'd never heard his tone sooooo electrified and crunchy as it is on "Stick It Out". It makes the song what it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Really guys? I'd say his tones on Counterparts are pretty incredible - lots of different guitars on that one I believe. Played through a Peavey 5150. Yeah, this. It's what leapt out at me immediately first time on hearing Counterparts. I'd never heard his tone sooooo electrified and crunchy as it is on "Stick It Out".It makes the song what it is. I love Stick It Out's tone. One of the best, but not THE best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 For his best "effectsy" tone -- chorus and delay -- I'd go with this as well. "Afterimage" especially. "Between the Wheels" is great also. His solos on p/g sound different from his solos previously.He was actively trying to play slower, more melodically, and even with more chords. They're very emotionally expressive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 love the tone and dynamics on Red Barchetta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 love the tone and dynamics on Red BarchettaI've been playing that song on all manner of guitars for 25 years and have never gotten tired of doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 For his best "effectsy" tone -- chorus and delay -- I'd go with this as well. "Afterimage" especially. "Between the Wheels" is great also. His solos on p/g sound different from his solos previously.He was actively trying to play slower, more melodically, and even with more chords. They're very emotionally expressive. With solos, we heard hints of Alex's expressiveness on songs like La Villa and Different Strings, but I believe the peak of Alex's soloing prowess occurred on GUP-PoW-HYF. It's probably not a coincidence that those three albums were also the height of the band's keyboard era -- Alex was looking for ways for his guitar to stand out and his solos were one way to do that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 For his best "effectsy" tone -- chorus and delay -- I'd go with this as well. "Afterimage" especially. "Between the Wheels" is great also. His solos on p/g sound different from his solos previously.He was actively trying to play slower, more melodically, and even with more chords. They're very emotionally expressive. With solos, we heard hints of Alex's expressiveness on songs like La Villa and Different Strings, but I believe the peak of Alex's soloing prowess occurred on GUP-PoW-HYF. It's probably not a coincidence that those three albums were also the height of the band's keyboard era -- Alex was looking for ways for his guitar to stand out and his solos were one way to do that. Concur. Geddy's synths were encroaching on his territory ... and they upped his game. Overall, his guitar playing in the 1980s was more emotional and well-crafted than in the 1970s. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'd say Freewill is probably his very peak sound, but then again it could be Between The Wheels, or Driven, or 2112... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 The OP is asking for a single song, which makes it a little tricky for me, but I'd go with The Necromancer.I listened to that just yesterday and thought the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Really guys? I'd say his tones on Counterparts are pretty incredible - lots of different guitars on that one I believe. Played through a Peavey 5150. I'm thinking of Double Agent at the moment. Sounds like a Telecaster to me...just rich and pure sounding. This 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 ....Anything from ATAWS Love that Les Paul sound he created using Pyramid pickups...although I recall Alex saying he thought it sounded too heavy....oh well. What does he know? :P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I thought his echo-ey heavily processed tone on the ASOH video worked great for La Villa. Its still my favorite version of the song out of all of them including the original studio cut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I thought his echo-ey heavily processed tone on the ASOH video worked great for La Villa. Its still my favorite version of the song out of all of them including the original studio cut Starting at 7:09... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egIVlRxxqC4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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