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Congrats to Dave for another nod to his talent. He is certainly my favorite rock Guitarist.

I'm not much for making lists, many people like to, and thats," ok." It is a passtime for some, from sportsmen to guns, or musicians.

I won't say that Dave's music will endure like the classical musicians of the ages, but it is good to see from my perspective, watching sounds, scenes, styles and the like come and go, Daves work have the staying power it has thus far.

Lastly, the,"timbre," is the secret of his tone, just like any other musician. Dave is a true Musician; as such, he HEARS what he wants in his head, and finds the means to get it. That is an Artist, while the Artisan' follows from behind, attempting to replicate what has been done. Dave would sound like Dave, in the kitchen with his Martin, every bit as much as he sounds like Dave with all the electronic enhacements.

Congradulations Dave!!!!

Just read this article. Kudos for Dave. Kurt Cobain got a nod, but Michael Schenker not. Of course these lists are just opinion, but several standouts were missing from the list. Allmans, Frank Marino & Robin Trower. Thankfully they didn't miss Brian May.

KK & Glenn Tipton's tone is arguably THE MOST copied tone in metal,( which came about as a mistake, one of em plugged into the treble input on the amp, & bam,there it was. The other of the team went, hey, what did you just do? they then discovered what had happenned, & to this day both of em plug in this way). Unleashed in the East has influenced Slayer, Venom & a thousand other wanna be's in their wake.

Schenker's live version of Rock Bottom should have gotten a nod methinks,( Steve Harris of Iron Maiden mentioned he thought it was awesome & that Schenker was simply the best there is).

Nuge's legendary Birdland tone on Stranglehold, & Ace Frehely's fat Les Paul-Marshall sound on ALIVE also left off. Same for Peter Frampton's wonderful live Les Paul tone.

Geting back to Dave, his tech is interviewed in in another Guitar mag about the legendary black strat. I'll put another post about it & the book.

P.S. Did you mean Titan of tone?

Well, since YOU brung it!!! I will freely admit Being in middle School in the 70's, Ace was on my personal fav's list of lead players!!!! SO, under estimated, was he!! Frampton was great, although not my big thing, giving credit!!!

Judas Priest? they were making new ground, for metal, no doubt!! YOU said Slayer, and to this day, ny favorite is STILL "haunting the Chaple," I listen to that, EVERY time I go to Iraq, it Rocks! Schenker? a good talent, but his tone kinda' runs together, but it's good, just the same

Just to be real; I'd STILL love to play with my teenage Hero; Keith Richards!!! one chunka-chunka? and you KNOW who's playin'.

If I wanted to LEARN something? Dave, ALL the way!!!

If I wanted to have a blast, and get crispy? Keith Richards, all the way LIFE, is FULL of choices. wow!

I bumped into Blackie Lawless a couple months ago & we chatted Ace. I mentioned I thought his leads on Alive were amongst the best stuff laid down in the 70's, he said; I agree. Ace had 3 humbuckers for fat tone. Dunno if he had 3 for the Alive album, but yes very underrated. He was not technically gifted, but he had what was more important, feel & style.

Let me go Rock & Roll is one of his best. Parasite another. Quirky offbeat notes one writer described his playing as.

Thin Lizzy's twin lead harmony another 70's highlite.

David obviously deserves to do pretty well with any list of guitarists ranked by tone! But, I sure hope they didn't miss Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult... that guy has amazing tone.

I agree with Dave being number one, but where is JIMMY PAGE on that list. He was very individual in his tone. He would use a wah pedal during solos, but he kept it on the high treble end, giving him a seething tone. He deserves props.

Oh yah, Buck Dharma, good point. I wonder if Martin Birch had something to do with that. He helped Iron Maiden quite a bit. Purple as well.

Boy, sure is slow round here, even Rol hasn't pitched his customary insult-personal attack.

Jimmy Page picked up alot of good ideas and recording chops being in studios long before he got his own thing going. I'm not one to go on and say every note he's thrown is magic, but many were.

I just can't enjoy 'Zepp now, not because of them, but FM rock radio beating in against my head for years, it ruined it for me.

His stuff most of the time wont run together. The firm may not have been a good move for him, but you know.

Jeff Beck anyone?

EC?

That was very good article, I bought Guitarist some time ago