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Okay, yeah, that was awful. I think in demos and lessons he does some horrid things to his tone to make the notes ear piercingly clear. Live and on his albums his tone is a lot better. To wit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ligr9aMFcQ Oh, man, I totally forgot Nuno Bettencourt too. Great...

EVH, circa Fair Warning; for "Unchained" alone Megadeth-era Marty Friedman, specifically on "Holy Wars"; I still think he gets great tone, but that was when I actually started to care what Megadeth produced musically. Hetfield/Hammett on "Trapped Under Ice"; the first time I heard it it just...

Effects loop, maybe? My delay pedal amplifies the slight pop between the channels making it much more pronounced. Zero pop when its bypassed.

I'm gonna guess it's not so much not getting pinch harmonics, but ones that can kill small birds and shatter ear drums. A tube screamer will get you there with ease, and still give you that wall of punishing sound.