Who Can I Sound Like With a PRS Custom 24 and Marshall Plexi?

The combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi gets you surprisingly close to Eddie Van Halen's sonic territory. Notable tonal fingerprints include: brown-sound, warm-crunch, explosive. To move even closer, consider adding a MXR Phase 90 to close the remaining gap.

This rig shares more DNA with Dave Mustaine's sound than it might first appear. The foundation of the similarity is the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. This rig emphasises: thrash, technical, aggressive. The largest remaining gap is a ProCo RAT2 to close the remaining gap.

The foundation is remarkably similar, even where the specific equipment differs from Marty Friedman's actual rig. The biggest reason for the match is the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. The resulting sound profile highlights: exotic-scales, vibrato-heavy, sustained-lead. The easiest upgrade path would be to add a TC Electronic Flashback 2 to close the remaining gap.

While not an exact recreation, this rig lands firmly in Joe Satriani's tonal neighbourhood. Several of the key ingredients are already in place. The biggest reason for the match is the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. Notable tonal fingerprints include: smooth, legato, singing.

The strongest overlap with Nuno Bettencourt's tone comes from the signal-chain foundation rather than any single piece of gear. The strongest contributor is the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. Shared sonic characteristics include: funk-influenced, tapping, explosive. The easiest upgrade path would be to add a Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah to close the remaining gap.

Jason Becker built their approach around neoclassical-shred and cacophony. The overall character of this setup reflects those same priorities. The largest overlap comes from the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. To move even closer, consider adding a TC Electronic Flashback 2 to close the remaining gap.

The combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi gets you surprisingly close to Buckethead's sonic territory. This rig emphasises: avant-garde, whammy-heavy, killswitch. The largest remaining gap is a TC Electronic Flashback 2 to close the remaining gap.

The standout component is the Guitar — it covers a lot of Paul Gilbert's core character on its own. Shared sonic characteristics include: alternate-picking, precise, melodic. The largest remaining gap is a Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer to close the remaining gap.

Among all possible matches, Tom Morello stands out because of how closely the tonal priorities align. Key tonal traits include: kill-switch, whammy-heavy, DJ-influenced. The foundation of the similarity is the combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi. The largest remaining gap is a Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby Wah to close the remaining gap.

The combination of Guitar and Marshall Plexi gets you surprisingly close to Scott Henderson's sonic territory. Key tonal traits include: jazz-rock-metal, aggressive-fusion, superstrat-precision. To move even closer, consider adding a Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer to close the remaining gap.