"Dancing about Architecture" terminology and description

[pjd3]

Hi everyone, while having a conversation right here at work with a fellow technician, I thought it might be fun to delve into many of the common (but highly cultivated) "Dancing about Architecture" terms that we use frequently to describe sound and tone, and why they might describe what they are meant to.
I'll kick off:

Bite: often described in guitar tones that highlight aggressive pick attack, likely a predominence of 2-4KHz. (based on chomping down into something hard and brittle and the feel or sound that might make).

Sparkle: A predominence of highs in the 4-6KHz region as found in Fenders - usually can only happen in clean amps (distortion corrodes true sparkle) (loose analogy to large amounts of small reflective points as in glitter)

Growl: A predominance of lower mid body coupled with a fair amout of distortion (Association with big scary animal that have big voice box's that subsequently have low formants that we call "growl" as in say, a Saint Bernard).

What are some of your favorite "Dance about Architecture" terms?

Best,
Phil D.

[xtian]

"Wooly" -- the almost gated distortion of a Tweed turned up to ten (think Neil Young Crazy Horse)

"Spanky" -- the visceral, face-slapping snap of a high-wattage CLEAN sound

"out of tune" -- whenever my bandmate plays his banjo

[WhopperPlate]

Knock/punch/cut: Concussive power that frightens millennials who only play modelers.

Mud: Smeared indistinct low mid congestion common with stoner rock and hobbyist amp builders

Sizzle: beehive buzz on top of notes that makes heavy metal guitarists and teenage boys wet.

Grind : centered midrange overdriven compression , popular with higher gain, necessary to hide poor technique.

Wood: percussive full bodied tone that apparently has only ever emanated from a vintage Marshall super lead with vintage celestion greenbacks

[R.G.]

Chug??

Grunt??

Insect-attracting??

Icepick??

Gargle??

What do you call it when the bagpipe player misses the beat on his entry? There has got to be a term for that.

[WhopperPlate]

Gargle??

What do you call it when the bagpipe player misses the beat on his entry? There has got to be a term for that.

gargle could be a dying electrolytic or vacuum tube. Garbled could be a synonym , or homonym for when there are just too many frequencies interacting with other instruments within a mix .

Bagpipes ; wooly garbled sizzly grind

[martin manning]

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Make a list of 100 words most commonly used by electric guitarists to describe the tone of an amplifier and describe them

ChatGPT
Certainly! Here's a list of 100 words commonly used by electric guitarists to describe the tone of an amplifier, along with their descriptions:

Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Crunchy - A tone with a slight crunch or grit, adding a touch of aggression and bite to the sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, creating a smooth and inviting sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy, saturated distortion that adds a vintage and textured character to the sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often with emphasis on both low and midrange frequencies.
Chimey - A tone that produces bell-like or chiming high frequencies, adding a shimmering quality to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a shimmering and lively sound.
Smooth - A tone with a balanced and even frequency response, lacking harshness or abrupt changes.
Punchy - A tone with a strong and dynamic attack, providing a powerful and impactful sound.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and textured character, adding aggression and rawness to the sound.
Glassy - A tone with a clear and transparent quality, producing bright and crystalline notes.
Twangy - A tone with a sharp and twangy sound, often associated with country or surf music.
Sizzling - A tone with a sizzling and vibrant quality, creating a lively and energetic sound.
Saturated - A tone with heavy distortion or overdrive, resulting in a fully saturated and intense sound.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Creamy - A tone with a smooth and velvety quality, characterized by warm and rich harmonics.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Balanced - A tone with even frequency distribution across the spectrum, resulting in a well-rounded sound.
Dirty - A tone with a gritty and dirty character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Cutting - A tone that easily cuts through the mix, with a sharp and penetrating sound.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit, sustain, and harmonic richness.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined character, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Mellow - A tone with a laid-back and relaxed quality, providing a smooth and gentle sound.
Shimmering - A tone with sparkling and vibrant overtones, creating a shimmering and ethereal sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy and saturated distortion, providing a warm and vintage texture to the sound.
Velvety - A tone with a smooth and luxurious quality, delivering a silky and seductive sound.
Rumbling - A tone with a deep and rumbling low-end, delivering a powerful and resonant sound.
Sustaining - A tone with long sustain, allowing notes to ring out and sustain for an extended period.
Chunky - A tone with a thick and chunky sound, often characterized by heavy low-end and tight midrange.
Shredding - A tone suitable for fast and virtuosic playing, with excellent note articulation and clarity.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, providing responsiveness to changes in playing technique.
Vintage - A tone that evokes the sound of classic, old-school amplifiers from the past, often characterized by warm and rich tones.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and unadulterated sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and even response, lacking harshness or abrupt transitions.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and edgy character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Thick - A tone with a dense and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a lively and sparkling sound.
Crunchy - A tone with a slightly distorted or overdriven edge, adding a gritty and aggressive quality to the sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, providing a smooth and inviting sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and rich character, often associated with powerful and resonant low-end frequencies.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, allowing for expressive and nuanced playing.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined quality, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit and sustain to the sound.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Crunchy - A tone with a slight crunch or grit, adding a touch of aggression and bite to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a lively and sparkling sound.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, creating a smooth and inviting sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy, saturated distortion that adds a vintage and textured character to the sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often with emphasis on both low and midrange frequencies.
Chimey - A tone that produces bell-like or chiming high frequencies, adding a shimmering quality to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a shimmering and lively sound.
Smooth - A tone with a balanced and even frequency response, lacking harshness or abrupt changes.
Punchy - A tone with a strong and dynamic attack, providing a powerful and impactful sound.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and textured character, adding aggression and rawness to the sound.
Glassy - A tone with a clear and transparent quality, producing bright and crystalline notes.
Twangy - A tone with a sharp and twangy sound, often associated with country or surf music.
Sizzling - A tone with a sizzling and vibrant quality, creating a lively and energetic sound.
Saturated - A tone with heavy distortion or overdrive, resulting in a fully saturated and intense sound.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Creamy - A tone with a smooth and velvety quality, characterized by warm and rich harmonics.
Balanced - A tone with even frequency distribution across the spectrum, resulting in a well-rounded sound.
Dirty - A tone with a gritty and dirty character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Cutting - A tone that easily cuts through the mix, with a sharp and penetrating sound.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit, sustain, and harmonic richness.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined character, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Mellow - A tone with a laid-back and relaxed quality, providing a smooth and gentle sound.
Shimmering - A tone with sparkling and vibrant overtones, creating a shimmering and ethereal sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy and saturated distortion, providing a warm and vintage texture to the sound.
Velvety - A tone with a smooth and luxurious quality, delivering a silky and seductive sound.
Rumbling - A tone with a deep and rumbling low-end, delivering a powerful and resonant sound.
Sustaining - A tone with long sustain, allowing notes to ring out and sustain for an extended period.
Chunky - A tone with a thick and chunky sound, often characterized by heavy low-end and tight midrange.
Shredding - A tone suitable for fast and virtuosic playing, with excellent note articulation and clarity.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, providing responsiveness to changes in playing technique.
Vintage - A tone that evokes the sound of classic, old-school amplifiers from the past, often characterized by warm and rich tones.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and unadulterated sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and even response, lacking harshness or abrupt transitions.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and edgy character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
These terms provide a wide range of descriptors for the tonal characteristics of amplifiers, allowing guitarists to communicate and achieve their desired sound.

Note there are a few repeats in there, and some terms are defined using other terms from the list.

[ViperDoc]

Lots of "using the word to define the word" in there, but very entertaining nonetheless! Hah!

Some I haven't seen in these lists:

Scoopy: A somewhat hollow sound that emphasizes more low and high frequencies with specifically lower or even absent mid-range gain. Scoopy.

Phasey: A nasal sound that results from frequency cancellation from two microphones or pickups that are out-of-phase with each other.

Tubey: That vanilla descriptor for a bloomy guitar sound that is decidedly NOT from a solid state circuit.

Bloomy: A guitar sound whose notes continue to open up even after being played.

Hairy: An overdriven sound that offers more complex high end tones. Like asymmetric square wave distortion.

Sh!tty: The sound that immediately makes you want to turn the radio off, like when you channel surf into Poison/C.C.DeVille. You're digging the last channel's song, singing along even as the fader goes down, turn the knob and uncontrollably emit, "F0ck!!!!" before instantly changing it to a more sufferable option like Justin Bieber.

And anything that ends with the "E" sound.

[dorrisant]

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Make a list of 100 words most commonly used by electric guitarists to describe the tone of an amplifier and describe them

ChatGPT
Certainly! Here's a list of 100 words commonly used by electric guitarists to describe the tone of an amplifier, along with their descriptions:

Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Crunchy - A tone with a slight crunch or grit, adding a touch of aggression and bite to the sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, creating a smooth and inviting sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy, saturated distortion that adds a vintage and textured character to the sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often with emphasis on both low and midrange frequencies.
Chimey - A tone that produces bell-like or chiming high frequencies, adding a shimmering quality to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a shimmering and lively sound.
Smooth - A tone with a balanced and even frequency response, lacking harshness or abrupt changes.
Punchy - A tone with a strong and dynamic attack, providing a powerful and impactful sound.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and textured character, adding aggression and rawness to the sound.
Glassy - A tone with a clear and transparent quality, producing bright and crystalline notes.
Twangy - A tone with a sharp and twangy sound, often associated with country or surf music.
Sizzling - A tone with a sizzling and vibrant quality, creating a lively and energetic sound.
Saturated - A tone with heavy distortion or overdrive, resulting in a fully saturated and intense sound.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Creamy - A tone with a smooth and velvety quality, characterized by warm and rich harmonics.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Balanced - A tone with even frequency distribution across the spectrum, resulting in a well-rounded sound.
Dirty - A tone with a gritty and dirty character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Cutting - A tone that easily cuts through the mix, with a sharp and penetrating sound.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit, sustain, and harmonic richness.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined character, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Mellow - A tone with a laid-back and relaxed quality, providing a smooth and gentle sound.
Shimmering - A tone with sparkling and vibrant overtones, creating a shimmering and ethereal sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy and saturated distortion, providing a warm and vintage texture to the sound.
Velvety - A tone with a smooth and luxurious quality, delivering a silky and seductive sound.
Rumbling - A tone with a deep and rumbling low-end, delivering a powerful and resonant sound.
Sustaining - A tone with long sustain, allowing notes to ring out and sustain for an extended period.
Chunky - A tone with a thick and chunky sound, often characterized by heavy low-end and tight midrange.
Shredding - A tone suitable for fast and virtuosic playing, with excellent note articulation and clarity.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, providing responsiveness to changes in playing technique.
Vintage - A tone that evokes the sound of classic, old-school amplifiers from the past, often characterized by warm and rich tones.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and unadulterated sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and even response, lacking harshness or abrupt transitions.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and edgy character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Thick - A tone with a dense and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a lively and sparkling sound.
Crunchy - A tone with a slightly distorted or overdriven edge, adding a gritty and aggressive quality to the sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, providing a smooth and inviting sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and rich character, often associated with powerful and resonant low-end frequencies.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, allowing for expressive and nuanced playing.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined quality, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit and sustain to the sound.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Crunchy - A tone with a slight crunch or grit, adding a touch of aggression and bite to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a lively and sparkling sound.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, creating a smooth and inviting sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Fat - A tone with a thick and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy, saturated distortion that adds a vintage and textured character to the sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often with emphasis on both low and midrange frequencies.
Chimey - A tone that produces bell-like or chiming high frequencies, adding a shimmering quality to the sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a shimmering and lively sound.
Smooth - A tone with a balanced and even frequency response, lacking harshness or abrupt changes.
Punchy - A tone with a strong and dynamic attack, providing a powerful and impactful sound.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and textured character, adding aggression and rawness to the sound.
Glassy - A tone with a clear and transparent quality, producing bright and crystalline notes.
Twangy - A tone with a sharp and twangy sound, often associated with country or surf music.
Sizzling - A tone with a sizzling and vibrant quality, creating a lively and energetic sound.
Saturated - A tone with heavy distortion or overdrive, resulting in a fully saturated and intense sound.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Creamy - A tone with a smooth and velvety quality, characterized by warm and rich harmonics.
Balanced - A tone with even frequency distribution across the spectrum, resulting in a well-rounded sound.
Dirty - A tone with a gritty and dirty character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Cutting - A tone that easily cuts through the mix, with a sharp and penetrating sound.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit, sustain, and harmonic richness.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined character, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Mellow - A tone with a laid-back and relaxed quality, providing a smooth and gentle sound.
Shimmering - A tone with sparkling and vibrant overtones, creating a shimmering and ethereal sound.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy and saturated distortion, providing a warm and vintage texture to the sound.
Velvety - A tone with a smooth and luxurious quality, delivering a silky and seductive sound.
Rumbling - A tone with a deep and rumbling low-end, delivering a powerful and resonant sound.
Sustaining - A tone with long sustain, allowing notes to ring out and sustain for an extended period.
Chunky - A tone with a thick and chunky sound, often characterized by heavy low-end and tight midrange.
Shredding - A tone suitable for fast and virtuosic playing, with excellent note articulation and clarity.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, providing responsiveness to changes in playing technique.
Vintage - A tone that evokes the sound of classic, old-school amplifiers from the past, often characterized by warm and rich tones.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and unadulterated sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and even response, lacking harshness or abrupt transitions.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and edgy character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
These terms provide a wide range of descriptors for the tonal characteristics of amplifiers, allowing guitarists to communicate and achieve their desired sound.

Note there are a few repeats in there, and some terms are defined using other terms from the list.

I think you broke the thread... Hahaha!

I only add:

Chewy - Bridge of Sighs

[WhopperPlate]

I think you broke the thread... Hahaha!

If this is progress it’s boring …

[angelodp]

Singing

Glassy

[martin manning]

Of course ChatGPT is just regurgitating descriptions it found on the web. Sorting and eliminating duplicates cuts the original list of 100 by more than half. There are still multiples that are only slightly different.

Aggressive - A tone with a fierce and powerful character, delivering an intense and forceful sound.
Balanced - A tone with even frequency distribution across the spectrum, resulting in a well-rounded sound.
Biting - A tone with an aggressive and biting character, delivering a sharp and cutting sound.
Bright - A tone with pronounced high frequencies, delivering a lively and sparkling sound.
Chimey - A tone that produces bell-like or chiming high frequencies, adding a shimmering quality to the sound.
Chunky - A tone with a thick and chunky sound, often characterized by heavy low-end and tight midrange.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and pristine sound.
Clean - A tone that is free from distortion or overdrive, providing a clear and unadulterated sound.
Creamy - A tone with a smooth and velvety quality, characterized by warm and rich harmonics.
Crunchy - A tone with a slight crunch or grit, adding a touch of aggression and bite to the sound.
Crunchy - A tone with a slightly distorted or overdriven edge, adding a gritty and aggressive quality to the sound.
Cutting - A tone that easily cuts through the mix, with a sharp and penetrating sound.
Dirty - A tone with a gritty and dirty character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit and sustain to the sound.
Distorted - A tone with a significant amount of distortion, adding grit, sustain, and harmonic richness.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, allowing for expressive and nuanced playing.
Dynamic - A tone with a wide dynamic range, providing responsiveness to changes in playing technique.
Fat - A tone with a thick and full-bodied sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Fat - A tone with a thick and rich character, often associated with powerful and resonant low-end frequencies.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy and saturated distortion, providing a warm and vintage texture to the sound.
Fuzzy - A tone with a fuzzy, saturated distortion that adds a vintage and textured character to the sound.
Glassy - A tone with a clear and transparent quality, producing bright and crystalline notes.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and edgy character, often associated with distorted or overdriven sounds.
Gritty - A tone with a rough and textured character, adding aggression and rawness to the sound.
Mellow - A tone with a laid-back and relaxed quality, providing a smooth and gentle sound.
Punchy - A tone with a strong and dynamic attack, providing a powerful and impactful sound.
Raucous - A tone with a rowdy and wild character, often associated with aggressive and energetic playing.
Roaring - A tone that is powerful and intense, delivering a commanding and impactful sound.
Rumbling - A tone with a deep and rumbling low-end, delivering a powerful and resonant sound.
Saturated - A tone with heavy distortion or overdrive, resulting in a fully saturated and intense sound.
Shimmering - A tone with sparkling and vibrant overtones, creating a shimmering and ethereal sound.
Shredding - A tone suitable for fast and virtuosic playing, with excellent note articulation and clarity.
Sizzling - A tone with a sizzling and vibrant quality, creating a lively and energetic sound.
Smooth - A tone with a balanced and even frequency response, lacking harshness or abrupt changes.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and even response, lacking harshness or abrupt transitions.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined character, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Smooth - A tone with a polished and refined quality, lacking harshness or rough edges.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a lively and sparkling sound.
Sparkling - A tone with bright and vibrant high-end harmonics, creating a shimmering and lively sound.
Sustaining - A tone with long sustain, allowing notes to ring out and sustain for an extended period.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often characterized by a strong low-end presence.
Thick - A tone with a dense and substantial sound, often with emphasis on both low and midrange frequencies.
Twangy - A tone with a sharp and twangy sound, often associated with country or surf music.
Velvety - A tone with a smooth and luxurious quality, delivering a silky and seductive sound.
Vintage - A tone that evokes the sound of classic, old-school amplifiers from the past, often characterized by warm and rich tones.
Warm - A tone with emphasis on the lower frequencies, providing a smooth and inviting sound.

[johnnyreece]

This reminds me of a signature line from a member of a guitar building/refinishing forum I used to frequent...frequently: I freeze all the electronic parts of my guitars. It gives them a piquant, morsellated quality, with none of the unctuousness of more garrigue components.

[pjd3]

I made up a word one time - "Tinsely". Something to do with hashy sounding highs that brought memories of Christmas tree tinsel being thrashed around.

O boy, I see the word "hashy" in there too. Just can't seem to get away from it.

Phil D

[WhopperPlate]

Guitarists apparently have never heard of the term
Tinny. That one only gets used by sound techs apparently

[Reeltarded]

Dryness; denoting a certain flatness to the response with no detected peak. Smooth with dimension.