IronFlippy
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CKY has quite a destructive sound, but it's not as powerful as AC/DC's. Lots of distortion can sometimes give you a harsher sound, but the power that I hear from AC/DC is unmatched.
Nick The Man
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i cannot believe that AC\DC got the most votes.... wow!
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Unsprung
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What about Iron Maiden?
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Unsprung
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I decided to vote for Sepultra 'cause it's radio button was closer to the "Vote Now" button. I do like 'em, as well, so it's not like my vote was THAT arbitrary. 
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Henri Devill
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Leslie West..
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werners
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blues explosion ft john spencer
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lovegoodsoul73
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This is about tone, right?
I'm one of those that voted for Angus & Malcolm. If it's tone, those guys carried some serious weight. Since we're giving opinions, a dangerous guitar sound doesn't necessarily mean "Chainsaw-On-Steroids". Gary Moore, Elliot Randall, Jeff Baxter, Warren Haynes, Joe Satriani...these guys come to mind when you mention big, dangerous sounds.
Well, that's my opinion anyway. And the cat that mentioned Ani diFranco and acoustics was dead on, too.
-jimbo the opinionated
I'm one of those that voted for Angus & Malcolm. If it's tone, those guys carried some serious weight. Since we're giving opinions, a dangerous guitar sound doesn't necessarily mean "Chainsaw-On-Steroids". Gary Moore, Elliot Randall, Jeff Baxter, Warren Haynes, Joe Satriani...these guys come to mind when you mention big, dangerous sounds.
Well, that's my opinion anyway. And the cat that mentioned Ani diFranco and acoustics was dead on, too.
-jimbo the opinionated
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Zed10R
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Ohhh man. I gotta post to this one. AC/DC is, in my opinion probably one of the weak EST of all the poll choices. Iron Maiden?? Van Halen?? 
Come on peeps!! Think HEAVINESS adn BRUTALITY!! Obviously the originator of this thread was after a metal tone, not a rock and roll tone - WAY different animals.
my submissions are: Meshuggah, Fear Factory, and Strapping Young Lad. Check 'em out if you don't know who they are. All three bands have VICIOUS guitar tones.
Come on peeps!! Think HEAVINESS adn BRUTALITY!! Obviously the originator of this thread was after a metal tone, not a rock and roll tone - WAY different animals.my submissions are: Meshuggah, Fear Factory, and Strapping Young Lad. Check 'em out if you don't know who they are. All three bands have VICIOUS guitar tones.
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5150 Musician
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AC/DC? Most dangerous guitar sound? LOL! I don't think so my friends. They do have great guitar tone, but please... dangerous? I am not a huge Metallica fan, however, their Black Album (in my opinion) has quite a "dangerous" guitar sound. I mean, Sad But True - the tone of that rythm is just brutal.
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boingoman
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Stand ten feet in front of a Marshall plexi at volume, with just an SG plugged into it, and any questions about big and dangerous will be answered. Any modern hi-gain rig would be crying for mercy after the first note.
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Zed10R
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boingoman said:
I gotta disagree. My enthusiasm for this disagreement cannot be propertly understood via writen text in a post.
No way. Absolutly NO WAY. The snarl, growl, low end (GUITAR low end), tight response, impact, and harmonic depth of the Marshall Plexi is just simply lacking. There are MUCH better choices for a dangerous guitar sound. Or I could be misunderstanding. That's possible. If one is after a dangerous tone and that it - nothing betond that - not threatening, not fierce, then you are right. Marshall does a great job at sounding dangerous.....
scottboyher
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1. Biggest most dangerous guitar sound = PANTERA (Reinventing the Steel)
2. Biggest most dangerous guitar sound = KORN (Untouchables)
Don't make me have to tell you again...
2. Biggest most dangerous guitar sound = KORN (Untouchables)
Don't make me have to tell you again...
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Henri Devill
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I think most of the "dangerous guitar tone" is in the hands and the content of the player..Its the attitude and not the gear per say to a certain point!If you listen to say..Phantom,Rocker and Slick{later 80's}on the one "hit" they had.. Earl slick had a "danerous" sound on it! Its about ripping into the instr. with a "tude"..Even on Bowie's "David Live" Slick had that sound on "Cracked Actor"!Any fool can plug into a Dual Recto{including me} and get a illigitimate/Faux dangerous guitar sound..Its about content IMHO..Attitude is 90% of it all to me anyways...You can't mail it in with gear ..at least I never could,but I suck 
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boingoman
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Zed10R said:If one is after a dangerous tone and that it - nothing betond that - not threatening, not fierce, then you are right. Marshall does a great job at sounding dangerous.....
Threatening and fierce seem to me to have more to do with how much distortion you use, the style of music, and note choice than the actual sound of the amp.
As far as harmonic content, I find the clean channels on a lot of modern amps to be sorely lacking, a very sterile one-dimensional sound. I haven't played anything by Bogner or H&K, but for me, modern Marshall, Boogie rectifer, and 5150 heads just sound bad clean. No life at all, no character, no rich harmonic content. Plug in guitar, watch tone vanish.
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Henri Devill
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boingoman said:
Ditto!
True enough..A old Bassman is dangerous in the hands of a good player
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Unsprung
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Henri Devill said:
What about with a Fender Reverb tank?
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metalj
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too many threads to read, but has anyone mentioned............ SPINAL TAP !!!!!!!! ????
they are pretty dangerous, especially when they put their amps at 11 "when you need that extra push over the cliff", "most blokes are at 10", "one louder"
sorry if this has already been mentioned.
they are pretty dangerous, especially when they put their amps at 11 "when you need that extra push over the cliff", "most blokes are at 10", "one louder"
sorry if this has already been mentioned.
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Zed10R
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boingoman said:
I agree with your thoughts on a clean sound, but if you play an "A" chord on Marshall, Boogie, H&K, and 5150, all set to the same levels of gain eq and volume, with the same guitar, each amp will add it's own charecter to that sound. To my ears, the sound goes from METAL!!! dangerous to rock n roll kinda risky in this order:
H&K, 5150, Mesa, Marshall. I don't know about Bogner.
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dawg2k5
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Where is Black Sabbath?
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Zed10R
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Carcass!! Heartwork cd....or Swansong....
oh MAN I wish I could find the emoticon that expresses out of control laughter. I am at work trying really hard not to bust a nut here. AC/DC being "leagues above the other choices musically" is the funniest thing I have heard in months. I understand that most members of this board consider Led Zep and AC/DC the epitome of heavy guitar driven music, and I don't wish to insult anyone. But come on. To find the "best" of anything, you need to look beyond the mainstream. I agree that AC/DC has the "best" mainstream, commercially accepted rock and roll guitar sound. But that wasn't the question.
My vote is for Carcass. If anyone cares enough to hear truly amazing guitar playing, tone, and overall heavy sound, check out Heatwork or Swansong.
Emeric said:
oh MAN I wish I could find the emoticon that expresses out of control laughter. I am at work trying really hard not to bust a nut here. AC/DC being "leagues above the other choices musically" is the funniest thing I have heard in months. I understand that most members of this board consider Led Zep and AC/DC the epitome of heavy guitar driven music, and I don't wish to insult anyone. But come on. To find the "best" of anything, you need to look beyond the mainstream. I agree that AC/DC has the "best" mainstream, commercially accepted rock and roll guitar sound. But that wasn't the question.My vote is for Carcass. If anyone cares enough to hear truly amazing guitar playing, tone, and overall heavy sound, check out Heatwork or Swansong.