My Top 5 Favorite Guitar Tones (And How To Get Them)

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When it comes to the guitar, it’s not just about the notes you play. Your tone can have a huge impact on the way your playing comes across. You can add ambience to create a relaxing atmosphere or add some overdrive to imply more aggression and attitude. Many of our favorite guitarists spend countless hours crafting the perfect tone for a guitar part. This involves choosing the right amplifier, guitar, pedals, effects, and even recording techniques.
In this video lesson, Ayla Tesler-Mabe digs into her five favorite guitar tones of all time and shows you how you can replicate those sounds yourself. This is more than just a history lesson, it’s also a great way for you to deepen your understanding and appreciation of guitar gear and the role it plays in your own playing.
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Chapters
0:00 - Hello, Internet!
0:45 - Turn Your Lights Down Low
3:21 - 20th Century Boy
7:53 - Just Kissed My Baby
11:54 - Voodoo Chile
16:40 - Crimson & Clover
21:31 - Final thoughts
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About Ayla Tesler-Mabe:
Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first KZfaq video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.
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@hysteriastyle 2 жыл бұрын

Your guitar collection are really wonderful. I keep learning a lot by watching your channel. Thanks for making it.

@andimachovec2719 2 жыл бұрын

Great that you included Turn the lights down low. Lot's of great guitar work to be found on all of the Bob Marley & the Wailers albums. Often overlooked by many people learning guitar.

@MakeLifeExtraordinary 2 жыл бұрын

Also, one of the best guitar tones/sounds is the chorus with a little bit of an edge on Def Leppard‘s Hysteria.

@jpizzleforizzle 2 жыл бұрын

The guitars were recorded using a Rockman for the entire album. No amps. Such an iconic sound.

@franksaldana6570 2 жыл бұрын

@@jpizzleforizzle I’ve been learning a lot of DL riffs recently and I’ve found a good way to replicate the tone is to use my blues driver with my jazz chorus and I dial the mids entirely off

@nicksimons7391 Жыл бұрын

this is such an awesome video, have wanted to get into tone for a while now but have always found finding the right place to start to be so intimidating and impenetrable. this video does such an awesome job simplifying the idea of signal flow and tone, i really appreciate the breadth of knowledge on display here. thanks ayla for another banger

@Miamiborne1969 2 жыл бұрын

This is cool, thanks for showing us how to achieve these tones!

@frankhurn9055 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video ... I really admire your positive attitude towards everything !!!

@scottenglert4083 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the cool tone overview, Ayla ! I say it every time but I love the look of your Texas Tea Strat - definitely a favorite color I've ever seen Fender put out...

@tmitz73 2 жыл бұрын

Watchin/listening to you play Voodoo Chile just made my day!!! Keep on Rockin' and stay groovy!!!

@onecorner2415 2 жыл бұрын

Love the editing style, it’s great

@hillers54 2 жыл бұрын

Useful info Ayla... Many thanks 🎸🎸🎸

@tysonshirey1 2 жыл бұрын

You got Good ears!! Appreciate your passion it’s contagious

@joebro77 2 жыл бұрын

hands down one of the best video on tone, thanks!

@yawn8974 2 жыл бұрын

Super informative and inspiring, thanks! The kind of video that makes me wanna go play guitar as soon as I'm done watching (which I'll be doing now)

@woodge4248 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video's always learn something from them✌

@neliort 2 жыл бұрын

Such great guitars being used!! So cool

@princet131 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@hesham8 2 жыл бұрын

Ayla, I just discovered this channel. You have a very approachable, chill, and fun vibe. Subscribed, thanks for the content!

@bennettmichaels4309 Жыл бұрын

So wonderful I found you're incredible teaching skills...you are awesome Ayla !! Cheers...

@tonepilot 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for taking the time to do this.

@cerclesvicieux 2 жыл бұрын

This is simply an exceptional video. I love your choice of songs. I'd really like to see more videos like thia about guitar tone. Tutorials are easy enough to find, but generating a great gutar tone are not. & I love, love, love your Tommy James tone.

@joerobbins5173 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation always nice when I can learn something thanks

@stevesaavedra3609 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ! You’re so very talented 💫

@brianmulhollem7618 2 жыл бұрын

Cool Video -- It's always fun to play around with effects and try and create something new and interesting to me.

@djjava303 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video- and use of the sonic air running out sound :) no pressure!

@johnzarr6590 2 жыл бұрын

Creative, talented & such zeal for teaching! May G - - bless you in all you do!

@ChaziChaz89 2 жыл бұрын

Ayla kicking ass like always. Awesome tones!

@honeychilerider 2 жыл бұрын

TURN YOUR LIGHTS DOWN LOW!!! One of my absolute favorite Marley songs (and I listen to a LOT of Marley) and I just played it for a group of 9 close friends the other night and not ONE of them knew it, I'm so happy to find that somebody else loves it.

@BreadSlocum 2 жыл бұрын

You have great taste in music. Similar to my own. Great playing and videos. Thanks for the inspiration!

@matteogiberti3297 2 жыл бұрын

Being both a crappy guitarist and not an expert of clean tones, this video is perfect for Me! BTW talking of guitar tones, I love the Eric Johnson lead one, but it's also one of the hardest to even get close to, at least for me and even owning a Strat...

@NationalGuitarAcademy 2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant video! Entertaining, inspiring and so helpful. Thank you Ayla!

@zakkwildner 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful your Fender! I really enjoyed the video! I use a Fender Corona California.

@RockCoversMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@hotwax5623 2 жыл бұрын

Please do some more guitar tones, love these!

@jamesford8701 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really into Rotem Sivan guitar tone. On I think it's "All we need" . He has a great raw tone through his Howard Robert's into a fender twin Reverb with just a slight touch with a Fishman guitar synth...it's soooo beautiful to me right now. Great video. Forgot all about C and C good catch.

@Stoffendous 2 жыл бұрын

Ayla I just love your videos. This was so cool I saved it to favorites :) Thanks!!

@joegar7002 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 ur lessons, and tips, ur accent its beautiful

@sujayanarula3913 2 жыл бұрын

I am so engrossed in your sweet way of talking I haven't heard much of the contents so I have to keep coming back to watch it, I don't have a electric Guitar as yet, I still wanted to listen to you 😄😍

@chrisatkins2531 2 жыл бұрын

thank you learned alot. love bell popping blues tone but also gain. 7 th fret to 9th d & G clean tube

@kevinb9050 2 жыл бұрын

Nice song choices and tones.

@isaacmcilvenna6441 2 жыл бұрын

She is just a beautiful person. Watching her stuff gives me confidence... insightful too! Thank you! I subbed, and so should erbody.

@mojo-hand4539 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite guitar tone of all time?: Daune Allman: Eat a Peach: Mountain Jam: 27:30 on... Sublime. BTW, you really nailed that Voodoo Chile tone! Just subbed & looking forward to more of your vids!

@MisterMasterShafter1 2 жыл бұрын

I've said it before - you're amazing. A prodigy. Your video editing is better and better too.

@hotbrakepads 2 жыл бұрын

That was a very good cover for Turn Your Lights Down Low. Would be really nice to see you play this fully or tutorial or tabs. Can’t find any that match how you played it. Awesome job 👍👍👍

@MG-vo7is 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@VonBluesman 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ayla, glad you did the funky Meters tune. New Orleans Jazz Fest is back after a 2 year Covid delay, it is the last week in April and the 1st week in May. Glad you did Hendrix too. Just curios, I wonder what that strat would look like with a aged white pearloid pickguard and knobs. Hey when I was a kid Crimson and Clover came on the radio and my Dad kept on trying to tune in the station. LOL 😂 I sure do miss him. Thanks. 👍🎸🙏😎✌️

@michaelhoward4173 2 жыл бұрын

My fav guitar tone sound is Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer. Soothes the soul

@thechamp9696 2 жыл бұрын

Love the funk tones!

@aaronsmart7305 2 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing inspiration

@markkinney5030 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty Les Paul you have. Also i like the ring you have on very pretty and i enjoy what you do thanks!

@jeffbriggs4268 2 жыл бұрын

Lately, I enjoy chicken pickers. In the past there were so many good tones from the late 60s through the 70s. Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs has some great ones. Jerry Garcia has lots of them throughout his career. I like the reverse delay from Jimi Hendrix's Castles Made of Sand. Thre were a lot of great tones from Steely Dan and Little Feat, too. Eric Clapton has some great tones, too

@robgroden 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see the Helix settings you used. Your tone sounds amazing

@freesk8 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I need a lot of help in this area!

@NickLandess 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, and thanks for the careful explanations of stuff. I don't really have any problems with the choices you made, and it's a good broad palette of sounds - I just feel it necessary to say because I loved it so much ... the best guitar tone I ever heard was Stevie Ray Vaughan live. Would be maybe interesting to compare it to the Hendrix tone you reviewed. Really good job, thanks.

@kathreenmargaret1883 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. 🌷🙏🎶

@markrup6369 2 жыл бұрын

Hey. Great vid Ayla. So did you re-wire the button on an Ultra Strat to do the coil tapping? Obviously not a stock pickup either, right?

@halfabreadstick8633 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED I JUST GOT A MODELING AMP AND I WAS WONDERING HOW TO DIAL IN A GREAT TONE

@yuanyuanzeng6442 2 жыл бұрын

Moody Blues "bumble bee" fuzz is a great tone. Similar to the Guess Who on some of their songs too. E bow and the 10cc Gizmotron are interesting effects too.

@57RickH 2 жыл бұрын

Nice call - one of my favorite guitar sounds as well (“The Story In Your Eyes” is a great example)

@bee-toh3300 2 жыл бұрын

Really good..... Good tone...

@psm241108 2 жыл бұрын

Marc Bolan’s amp was a HH mosfet 100 watt transistor 2x12 British made combo amp, the same ones used by Wilco Johnson in Doctor Feelgood.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite guitar tone is Brian May’s red special, absolutely rich and very well balanced.

@mr5811 2 жыл бұрын

the color on that strat is super cool

@edwardmarks4293 2 жыл бұрын

A partially cocked Wah is one key to Mick Ronson's tone. Check out all of the Aladdin Sane LP.

@Zulumann25 2 жыл бұрын

The "Brown Sound" definitely 1 of my favs......EVH R.I.P.

@spider5001 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I love phaser. I’m gonna try to jam to that bob marley song🙂 have you tried the Strymon deco? You can get all those cool tape effects on your board🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@vernonvalentino2724 2 жыл бұрын

Nice emulations! We can save the modeled versus real hardware debate for later. One of my all time favorites is the tape flange during Jimi's solo at the end of Axis Bold as Love. BTW, I don't think the tempo of Crimson and Clover is 168 bpm, more like 80 ish. Keep up the good work.

@alexcorona 2 жыл бұрын

Best guitar teacher on the net! 🙌

@adylp7818 2 жыл бұрын

Your Jimi tone is awesome 🤩

@facelog0138 2 жыл бұрын

Hi awesome video luv it But which programm do you use on your laptop?

@raphaelbernard7954 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Wes Montgomery's tone ? And the effect his thumb had on it? Great presentation will be looking and liking your back catalogue. Thanks.

@rodrigooliveira5170 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice guitar

@KingArthurBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

great choice with 20th century boy. love T. Rex so much

@richardlynch5632 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if Bolan was inspired by Fripps 21st Century Schizoid Man from King Crimsons Court of the Crimson King...? Great album cover😉😎👍 Crimson (again?) And Clover along with Pictures of Matchstick Men were intros to cool tremolo for me as well 😎👍 Wonderful video. Great information...Thank you Ayla😎👍❤🖖

@benmaguire4098 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ayla .. Another Gr8 lesson .. I was not a Marc Bolan Fan But I was forced to the Song "Listen to Life's a Gas " of one of Marc's album's My schoolfriend had access to his older sisters Stereo & He insisted I listen over & over until I agreed it was a good song. .. On the Recording of Jimi in his Electric Ladyland studio .. I have watched so many interviews & seen so many Still's B&W shots of him .. it is difficult to be sure of much except they were using good Herb's lol .. But there is a picture of Jimi sitting in the main Live room & he is sitting on the floor next to a Bassman & I believe he was double tracking with himself ?? Eddie Kramer had Mike's all over & it's true Jimi played a lot of the stuff in the mixing Desk room & my favoutite story from someone who was there is that Jimi played a part that was then going to be played back in reverse & to the amazement of all he seemed to have planned the part perfectly so that when he laid down the next part over the Backwards playing tape he Got it right 1st take as if he knew exactly how it would sound ?? Genius or Luck / Talent... But what fun it must have been to be there & be a part of it all . Dave Mason who played the acoustic guitar part in " Watchtower " seem's to have some of the best & informed memories of the sessions I urge you to try & find them .. Anyway Big love to you & all the crew & the Band etc To Guitar learners young & old .. I have bought a really Light Strat ' affinity series & I have a small multi Fx ( won't name ) That seem's to have a strange mind of it's own .. But it allows me to play with Headphones on when I cannot sleep ( still Bed bound a lot of Back pain ) But Never give up .. Right ? & I still have fun . I wish I had the Set up Line 6 stuff .. But I will have to save up for that . Stay safe & Well you are always cool .. From the Forest where spring is beginning to show . Cheers

@MKLS 2 жыл бұрын

Ayla, your playing absolutetly blows my mind each time! I'd love to have you join my next World Wide Shred Collab!! 🥳🔥🎸🙌

@gioknows 2 жыл бұрын

I really need to get a better amp. Loved the video. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.

@patricklow5652 2 жыл бұрын

Until I saw this video, I had no idea that Ottawa is the Algonquin word for envelope filter. Boy, I learn something new from Ayla every time.

@mdowney14 2 жыл бұрын

It’d be cool to learn more about how you figured out *which* amps and pedals to use. That seems like the hardest part to me.

@geomiezzi 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!! the almost unknown version of voodoo chile

@stevefriederichsen1345 2 жыл бұрын

For Hendrix I found using the "Hendrix" string gauges made a huge difference in the bass notes.

@MakeLifeExtraordinary 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, that Hall & Oates sounding wah/ phaser is incredible. Would go well with Sara Smile.

@GoldTop57 2 жыл бұрын

Great job on the Hendrix tone

@teacherdsmusicatbp7276 2 жыл бұрын

Hello ayla. Love your soft spoken voice 😁

@damonhines8187 2 жыл бұрын

Nice stuff, kiddo! Another inspiration to pick the thing up again! I'll take it, thank you and Happy Earth Day. Sorry about the mess. ;>)

@SalvadorEguiarteDG 2 жыл бұрын

Dann Huff guitar tone in Michael W. Smith, “Secret Ambition” is legendary to me

@brunomillalaf8553 2 жыл бұрын

Love her vibe 😎 very tubular

@russpennekamp5149 2 жыл бұрын

I'd have to say that my all-time favorite guitar tone is the "Boston" guitar tone.

@kentonhammond8938 2 жыл бұрын

They did have a unique tone, he was an M.I.T. Graduate & virtually came up with his own tone. It was a great one at the time, but the only problem with Boston was that if you heard the first album, you heard them all. They never really changed after that, in my humble opinion, they just stayed the same.

@rabidscoobydoo 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Scholz is such a kickass guitarist

@Freempg 2 жыл бұрын

Your T-Rex tone is awesome. One of your contemporaries, TheDooo, has an exceptional, distinct tone.

@pinewaves 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ayla. For some reason, I've always loved the fuzz tone that you hear in two songs: Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum, and Think for Yourself by The Beatles. What would you recommend to emulate those sounds? You'll know what I mean when you listen to these tracks.

@andimachovec2719 2 жыл бұрын

The fuzz sound in Think For Yourself is great indeed. And it is a very underrated gem in the Beatles catalog of course.

@stevetamv68 2 жыл бұрын

If you ask many contemporary guitarists of today, they would all say one basic thing about tone... Nuno put it best when he was finally in the presence of Eddie, who handed him his guitar to play THAT tone... The Guitar, the Effects, The Amps, and the DNA was all in his hands... He HAD that perfect tone in front of him... Soooo, when he started to play, he was totally devastated... Instead of sounding like the most iconic TONE of all time, Nuno 'only' sounded like himself... It`s all in the fingers!!!

@ultrahighgain412 2 жыл бұрын

Another testament to the greatness of Edward.

@jtfritchie 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Don’t suppose that you could tell us about that GORGEOUS Les Paul of yours…

@CentaurusRelax314 2 жыл бұрын

That Strat reminds me of the _Wagon Queen Family Truckster._ Metallic pea green.

@rossi6113 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from England Ayla. Your smile is beautiful. Love the channel. x

@b-real754 2 жыл бұрын

Great tone! What are the specs and color of this guitar

@timwhitlock3500 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable demo but what's up with the 90 degree plug in a Strat?

@dexterxyz339 2 жыл бұрын

i really like the tone of your voice..

@whssy 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ayla of the calming voice.

@Mr.5hady 2 жыл бұрын

We need Ayla videos about amplifiers. Can you plz?😄

@bobkrause0103 2 жыл бұрын

Always your the best and beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

@MrSandRune 2 жыл бұрын

I got a aby-pedal SwitchBlade+.Since I have weakest MG 100hfx and Code 100h.Novice,1000 times difficult.Together creates pro Roland sounds on 280W HarleyBenton.BLUFF musicgame.Tuned the amplifier,automatically plays.Could played 100 year on aby-pedal bluff,pro.