Anybody that ever asks what the big deal was about Clapton should listen to this searing solo. Thanks mshivy!
I was going to mention Thin Lizzy, but ya beat me. Specifically, the dual attack of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Some of the best tones ever, and the notes they played weren't too shabby either.
Michael Bloomfield - Super Sessions and Live Adventures of with Al Kooper. Cranked through a Fender amp. Peter Green through a Fender amp is a close second. Do Goldtop p90s Lesters count? If so Bloomfield through his Gibson amp and 54 Les Paul on East West.
I can NEVER get enough of these tones! In a word....MONSTER! Just like honey baby! Thick and oh so sweeeeeet!
Be sure to listen to the original version, not the one remastered for CD release http://deege.free.fr/zztop/ (Scroll down for the history)
Yeah, I'm aware of that. I had just listened to one of the tracks while reading this thread, then saw the same track posted here from Youtube. I noticed right away that the Youtube version sounded much worse, thin and tinny.
What drew me to the Les Paul was Slash's tone and Randy Rhoads shredding the White custom. To me, Les Pauls sing the best with Low output vintage style PAF style pickups. Anything Dickey Betts
Ohhhhhhhhhhh I can't believe I missed this.... +1 on Dickey Betts, especially on At Fillmore East. I know, everybody, their dads and uncles are all about Duane and with good reasons, but to my ears, a good amount of Duane's Lester tones were almost all bridge pup harsh. Dickey would start his solos on the neck pup, play a verse and switch to the bridge. He did this from the beginning. You can hear it on "Don't Want You No More/Not My Cross To Bear" on their first album and all over At Fillmore East.