Guitarists with the WORST tone

[varador]

Slayer leads aren't supposed to be anything but nasty and chaotic, cold and mean... I mean, what else can suit such aggressive music? Blues shred?

[Downfall]

Chris Impellitteri, his tone and his picking technique clash and sound absolutely terrible.

Slayer, rythym = excellent, lead = shite.

[varador]

Chuck Shuldiner's X2N br00tal scooped tone grates my nerves sometimes

[nhspike]

Eddies live tone on this tour
(at least the stuff I've seen on the web)

I'll let you know how it sounds live, should the May concert actually happen.

[Endrik]

The Satch comments are a bit unfair, at least as far as SWTA goes. Some of those solos were in fact ice pick harsh...but I think that's what he was going for (I mean one song was called "Ice 9" for crying out loud). On "Always With You, Always With Me", he had a beautiful, expressive tone. "Crushing Day" had a killer scooped crunchy rhythm tone that I often try to imitate.

I wouldn't say unfair... a lot of times he has a very annoying tone but the other hand I really like the tones he has on Engines Of Creation

[Endrik]

I agree with sonicsamurai (woah, is that possible ) too much wall of hi-gain buzz these days and very little actual tone

[NextInLine]

I think the youth tone has too much treble and the dead heart tone lacks clarity. I prefer cryptic writings and this godless endeavor.

I think the exact opposite, it's the 80s tone that's too trebly
And Dead Heart tone is more clear than the TGE tone to me, brutal and tight

[Reverend Timmy]

I hate to say it because I like his speed and articulation,but Nuno.Some of the solos on Pornograffitti are badass,but to me it sounds really thin and emotionless sometimes......................

[markD]

randy rhoads

[Spivonious]

The Satch comments are a bit unfair, at least as far as SWTA goes. Some of those solos were in fact ice pick harsh...but I think that's what he was going for (I mean one song was called "Ice 9" for crying out loud). On "Always With You, Always With Me", he had a beautiful, expressive tone. "Crushing Day" had a killer scooped crunchy rhythm tone that I often try to imitate.

I guess you could argue that he was going for certain tones, but everything on that album just sounds way too buzzy for my taste. But then again, so does the JSX!

Fantastic player though.

[JetFixxxer]

I couldn't hear it over that bloody snare....

+1
:ROTF:

[slash-ed]

The Satch comments are a bit unfair, at least as far as SWTA goes. Some of those solos were in fact ice pick harsh...but I think that's what he was going for (I mean one song was called "Ice 9" for crying out loud). On "Always With You, Always With Me", he had a beautiful, expressive tone. "Crushing Day" had a killer scooped crunchy rhythm tone that I often try to imitate.

Definite +1 for Always With You. Beautiful tone and phrasing combined in that song.

[levantin]

I guess I'm thinking the opposite, there are way more great tones out there right now.

My fav. guitar tones are Megadeth's Youthanasia and Nevermore's Dead Heart In a Dead World tones. which are both after "early" 90s

I think the youth tone has too much treble and the dead heart tone lacks clarity. I prefer cryptic writings and this godless endeavor.

[NextInLine]

My Vote Goes For:

Any New/current/young Metal Band

Too Much Krank And Esp Combos

Modern Tone Sucks Balls

In Fact Tone Since The Ealry 90s Sucks With A Few Exceptions

I guess I'm thinking the opposite, there are way more great tones out there right now.

My fav. guitar tones are Megadeth's Youthanasia and Nevermore's Dead Heart In a Dead World tones. which are both after "early" 90s

[jacksoncsplayer]

Sammy Hagar
Trower I love his playing but hos tone sucks (flame retardent suit on)
Malmsteen
JJ French
Prince
Vernon Reid