Best Les Paul "tone" in a record?

edubayray · 03-03-2010, 11:00 AM

What do you think is the best Les Paul tone in a record?
I start with "The Best Of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" (59 raw power!)

captain amazing · 03-03-2010, 11:04 AM

zakk wylde's tone on no more tears.

BCRGreg · 03-03-2010, 11:12 AM

Any early ZZ top, to me.

Ayy Itss Daveee · 03-03-2010, 11:15 AM

November Rain

blakem · 03-03-2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Any early ZZ top, to me.

for sure... KILLER Tone!

blakem · 03-03-2010, 11:21 AM

The Lead guitar tone on Reo Speedwagons album High Infidelity... the lead guitar player Gary Richrath had a great tone with his Les Paul.

tw1st40 · 03-03-2010, 11:26 AM

If you haven't heard it, give it a listen.
For the impatient, skip to about 35 seconds

YouTube - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

***b-squared*** · 03-03-2010, 11:34 AM

Gary Richrath always had great tone, and I also liked Ace Frehley's classic tone on the KISS: ALIVE album.

Also, pretty much anything with Greenie on it.

BB

prs97 · 03-03-2010, 11:36 AM

Any track on the 1st Gov't Mule album.

59 reissue (one in std, one in Eb tuning) into a Soldano SLO-100. Doesn't get better than that to me.

Xavier_32 · 03-03-2010, 11:36 AM

I know that no one will agree with me, but this is the sound I currently strive for. Or, something similar, at least.

You Tube

Barker · 03-03-2010, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Any early ZZ top, to me.

I'm with you....

... definitely some of the best!

monty john · 03-03-2010, 11:49 AM

Early ZZ - Beano - Greeny

Gary Moore Still go the Blues tone

Warren Haynes with Les Paul Soldano (my dream amp btw)

Greg Martin Rufus Huff, smokin band smokin tone

Jimmy Page nuff said

Paul Kossoff the man and the vibrato

Dickey Betts, the Dickey lick (did i say that?) that hollow cleanish tone

Boleskinehouse · 03-03-2010, 11:49 AM

Never seen this before! Next!

The answer is: Too many to list.

DarthJeff · 03-03-2010, 11:52 AM

Mick Ralphs' tone on Bad Company is probably my favorite tone ever.

blakem · 03-03-2010, 11:55 AM

Randy Rhoads Tone on the entire "Tribute" Album... Rippin..

Bloody rocker · 03-03-2010, 12:30 PM

Ace frehley on KISS alive and early ZZ top.

rafazu41 · 03-03-2010, 12:39 PM

Jimmy Page on Since ive been loving you solo

Boritch · 03-03-2010, 01:32 PM

Duane Allman - Fillmore Concerts

nowayjose256 · 03-03-2010, 01:42 PM

For me Dave Meniketti from Y & T.
Great solo tone.

ehamady6 · 03-03-2010, 02:29 PM

Randy Rhoads -- Crazy Train. It might not be the "best" tone, but it's my favorite. Great player, distinctive tone.

dynabite · 03-03-2010, 02:30 PM

The Marshall Tucker Band - Ramblin' - Where We All Belong

LongBeach · 03-03-2010, 02:35 PM

ZZ Tops early albums.
Santana Abraxas (B.M.W.)
off the to of my head,

monty john · 03-03-2010, 02:56 PM

Black Tiger Y & T ---totally fortgot about Dave Meneketti......

BoxyBrown22 · 03-03-2010, 03:26 PM

Gimmie Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Only one I can think of, Allen's firebird sounds better normally.

cynic79 · 03-03-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Any early ZZ top, to me.

Hard to argue that.

cynic79 · 03-03-2010, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthJeff

Mick Ralphs' tone on Bad Company is probably my favorite tone ever.

I saw a recent concert they did on Palladia, and he still has a killer tone with a Les Paul. Howard Leese was no slouch either.

lp_junkie · 03-03-2010, 03:56 PM

Ace Frehley's Kiss Solo Album, he used a 59 Les Paul on most of that record, backed with a Stratocaster.

The opening song "Rip It Out" has a great LP sound.

It's the guitar he "accidentally" sold instead of pawned on a trip to Atlantic City in the 80's.

Tuya Customs · 03-03-2010, 04:12 PM

So many roads by Joe B, Since I've been lovin' you by Zep and just got back from baby's by ZZ top are my top 3

blakem · 03-03-2010, 04:38 PM

Ronnie Montrose MONTROSE "Rock Candy" album has KILLER Les Paul tone....

muddywinter · 03-03-2010, 04:43 PM

The Beano album
Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore

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