Joe Perry – How would you define good tone?
by Rhoy Pamparo on Feb.13, 2010, under Personal Thoughts
What a good question … and a great answer from Aerosmith’s long-time lead guitarist, Joe Perry!
Premier Guitar: … How would you define good tone?
Joe Perry: Good tone is what works for the song. Your tone forms the basis of each song. Basically, there is no bad tone, just bad uses of tone. What’s good for one song can be bad for others. I use lots of different tones depending on the material.
Truer words were never spoken!
Here’s the link to the full interview: Joe Perry On the Move
February 13th, 2010 on 10:44 am
I really like that too! There are times you hear a particular song and the tone is NOT what I would’ve chosen, but it defines that song. Thats what I am trying to go for, a tone that will define the song.
Nice thought for the day!
February 13th, 2010 on 10:56 pm
You know, when people say tone is subjective, I always think that it’s subjective to the listener. but after reading this, it made me realize that it is also subjective to the usage in a context of the song.