Who Can I Sound Like With a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier?

Jack White's sound is strongly represented in this rig. The closest match comes from the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. This rig emphasises: raw, primal, lo-fi. The easiest upgrade path would be to add a ProCo RAT2 to close the remaining gap.

Running Gibson Les Paul Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier gets you further into Kim Thayil's world than most players expect. Shared sonic characteristics include: dark, oppressive, droning. The easiest upgrade path would be to add a ProCo RAT2 to close the remaining gap. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

Billy Corgan's sound is strongly represented in this rig. The foundation of the similarity is the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The resulting sound profile highlights: wall-of-sound, smashing-pumpkins, dense-layering. The largest remaining gap is a ProCo RAT2 to close the remaining gap.

The match with Zakk Wylde's tone is real, even if the rig isn't complete. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close. The foundation of the similarity is the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Notable tonal fingerprints include: pinch-harmonic, thick-humbucker, aggressive.

A listener familiar with Gary Moore's recordings would pick up on the similarity here. Key tonal traits include: singing-sustain, vibrato-heavy, irish-blues. The biggest reason for the match is the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The easiest upgrade path would be to add a Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer to close the remaining gap.

This rig shares more DNA with John Sykes's sound than it might first appear. The closest match comes from the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Shared sonic characteristics include: British-hard-rock, warm-lead, legato. To move even closer, consider adding a Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer to close the remaining gap.

Running Gibson Les Paul Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier gets you further into Steve Clark's world than most players expect. This rig emphasises: hard-rock, dual-guitar-harmony, british-crunch. The largest remaining gap is a Electro-Harmonix Small Clone to close the remaining gap. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

Adam Jones's tone is fundamentally about cinematic, drop-d, hypnotic. This setup delivers most of that. The biggest reason for the match is the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

The combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier gets you surprisingly close to Jerry Cantrell's sonic territory. This rig emphasises: grunge-metal, dark-harmonies, sludge-heavy. To move even closer, consider adding a Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah to close the remaining gap.

Dialled in correctly, this setup would make a lot of players think of Dave Navarro. The biggest reason for the match is the combination of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Key tonal traits include: gothic-atmosphere, cinematic, melodic-lead. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.