What do you think of Alexi's guitar tone?

[clamchowder01]

Just wondering what people think about his guitar tone?

I think it sounds okay, but the thing i don't like is that it sounds kinda nasaly, thin? Is this kinda tone mostly from the guitar he plays ( The RR1, and the new esp?)

 

[Conti]

Alexi Plays an RR1?

 

[<-Warheart->]

I love it. Well, maybe not the current one when he's chugging away in Drop C but it sounded amazing on Tokyo Warhearts, that's for sure.

I do like Sixpounder and You're Better Off Dead's tone etc but I think since maybe the release of AYDY, it's not been as good. But imo, it's still better than most players.

 

[-Merrild-]

TW tone was the best tone he have ever had

 

[_Nazgul_]

His tone now sucks. Best tone was on Somethin Wild imo.

 

[<-Warheart->]

Something Wild was too thin, sloppy and watery sounding to me. On an actual album, I'd say HCDR because it's like FtR but heavier.

 

[j0tun]

Love the tone on TW also.

 

[_Nazgul_]

I liked the SW tone just fine. But don't forget that some parts of it were recorded with Ibanez with sucky pickups...one of this parts must be the melody in the In the shadows (sounds like a neck pickup to me) and it sounds muddy to me. On the other hand, the very last sweep in the In the nail sounds very good and clean to me. And that's the tone I think of when I think of the SW tone.

Don't get me wrong, TW and FTR and Hatebreeder tones are very good too!!

 

[skakruk666]

FTR sound no doubt!! But i also love the sound on SW and HCDR

 

[crawler64]

I liked the SW tone just fine. But don't forget that some parts of it were recorded with Ibanez with sucky pickups...one of this parts must be the melody in the In the shadows (sounds like a neck pickup to me) and it sounds muddy to me. On the other hand, the very last sweep in the In the nail sounds very good and clean to me. And that's the tone I think of when I think of the SW tone.

Don't get me wrong, TW and FTR and Hatebreeder tones are very good too!!

Although In the shadows melody at the end sounds "muddy", i like it , it fits perfectly in my opinion

 

[kenney3702]

Alexi used to play a custom shop RR1, just like Roope did. I think if Alexi went for an 81 in the bridge instead of an HZ-4 or whatever he plays he'd get a lot more low into his sound.

 

[_Nazgul_]

It was a custom RR not RR1. Not the same thing .

 

[kenney3702]

Meh, you know what I mean. The custom shop body was an RR1 exactly, beside the 24 frets/pickups.

 

[Conti]

Meh, you know what I mean. The custom shop body was an RR1 exactly, beside the 24 frets/pickups.

so because a guitar looks the same it is the same guitar?

 

[Deadbeat]

I like the tone on the new DVD.
With much gain

 

[Pђoenix]

FTR sound no doubt!! But i also love the sound on SW and HCDR

imo the FTR sound was weak and His best tones were on HB an HCDR

 

[FearTheReaper]

I like his drop C tone better than the drop D tone he used on aydy.I think if he switched back to drop C it would be better for the band

 

[Pђoenix]

if i remember right he used drop C throughout the AYDY album

 

[Plankcore]

Alexi's tone has sucked ever since AYDY. His HB tone was the best, but TW was great.

 

[kenney3702]

Conti:

He kept the Floyd, Inlays, Ebony Fingerboard, Maple Neck-Thru, Alder Body, same electronics other than using a single humbucker at the bridge and only using a volume knob for it (getting rid of the tone knob).

Edit: He got rid of the pick guard as well.

So yes, it's basically a custom version of the RR1.