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

The tones Tony Iommi built in the studio share several important qualities with what this rig produces. The strongest contributor is the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The resulting sound profile highlights: dark, doom, heavy-riff. To move even closer, consider adding a TC Electronic Spark Booster to close the remaining gap.

The foundation is remarkably similar, even where the specific equipment differs from Neil Young's actual rig. The largest overlap comes from your Gibson SG Standard. This rig emphasises: raw, woolly, feedback. To move even closer, consider adding a Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer to close the remaining gap.

You're already working with the right core ingredients for Alex Hall's sound. The foundation of the similarity is your Gibson SG Standard. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

You're already working with the right core ingredients for Zakk Wylde's sound. The standout component is the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The resulting sound profile highlights: pinch-harmonic, thick-humbucker, aggressive. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

Dialled in correctly, this setup would make a lot of players think of John Sykes. The largest overlap comes from the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. This rig emphasises: British-hard-rock, warm-lead, legato. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

Running Gibson SG Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier gets you further into Steve Clark's world than most players expect. The resulting sound profile highlights: hard-rock, dual-guitar-harmony, british-crunch. To move even closer, consider adding a Electro-Harmonix Small Clone to close the remaining gap. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

This rig shares more DNA with Billy Corgan's sound than it might first appear. The standout component is the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. This rig emphasises: wall-of-sound, smashing-pumpkins, dense-layering. To move even closer, consider adding a ProCo RAT2 to close the remaining gap.

Adam Jones's sound is strongly represented in this rig. The closest match comes from the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. The resulting sound profile highlights: cinematic, drop-d, hypnotic. The largest remaining gap is a MXR M108S 10-Band EQ to close the remaining gap.

Running Gibson SG Standard into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier gets you further into Kim Thayil's world than most players expect. This rig emphasises: dark, oppressive, droning. The largest remaining gap is a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi to close the remaining gap. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close.

The match with Dave Navarro's tone is real, even if the rig isn't complete. Several important elements align — the overall character is recognisably close. The strongest contributor is the combination of Gibson SG Standard and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Notable tonal fingerprints include: gothic-atmosphere, cinematic, melodic-lead.