Originally Posted by: Elliott JeffriesCan someone explain how you get tone from your fingers? I understand tremolo, legato and bends. Playing a song with feeling, that would be playing the notes and chords in a way that communicates. My understanding of tone was the type of guitar and amp being used.

No matter how much equipment you have and not matter how good that equipment is, if you are not playing with conviction at your fingertips, you will never have good tone.

I remember a few guys in the day when refrigerator sized racks of stuff were the rage and these few guys with all the gear and money sounded just kinda blah.

Play it like you mean and the tone will follow.

You've heard, probably, that a great player can play through anything and sound great. This is why. Play it like ya mean it and tone will follow. All the cool equipment, once you play it like you mean it, will enhance your sound.

The same goes for technique. No matter the scale or technique used, if the conviction ain't there, it falls flat.

Make sense?