The best place to start for a basic jazz guitar tone is with all dials at twelve o�clock (pointing straight up) and adjust by preference from there. For a smoother tone you will want more bass and you�ll want to lay off on the middle and treble. For a more prominent tone you will want to have a �... Playing slide on a standard guitar with low action and skinny strings isn�t the optimal way to enjoy the slide experience, however, making a guitar more slide friendly is a pretty easy process for anyone with even minimal DIY skills.
from Guitar World, August, 1994 "Death Lives", p. 54. Guitar World: How do you define death metal? Can you explain what makes it different from other extreme forms of metal such as thrash and speed?
Guitar playing can generally be condensed into two categories. Your technique and style, and your tone. In this article we�re going to be talking about tone, and the importance of refining it.
And the defining guitar tone of the last 40 years. The tones, the overtones, and the harmonics of that saturated sound changed guitar and the way people heard it. What was once a major no-no became exactly what people wanted.