Duplicate Quote by James Hetfield

Nothing is as nice as plugging in your guitar and turning up the volume really loud, just seeing what kind of beautiful noise you…

— Carrie Brownstein

Can't stand it. Too many amps, too much volume, it's just flat-out ear assault. Speedy guitars leave me not feeling detached but physically upset.…

— Jeff Beck

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you…

— Ritchie Blackmore

It's really funny, I think to myself... I've got my same guitar and amp, it's just a bigger room now! Some things don't change.

— Brian Setzer

I learned a long time ago with guitars and amps or anything else, whatever band I'm in, I'm just going to sound like me…

— Pat Smear

If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the…

— Richard Betts

I could hear and feel music going on in me, and I couldn't get it out. You can always depend on a guitar.

— Don Johnson

A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound…

— James Hetfield

Yeah, nothing feels better than knowing that I can put a guitar in my hands at any time and rip - even when I'm…

— Dimebag Darrell

I think it's quite painfully obvious when someone's practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who's really laying down some stuff that just…

— Joe

Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than…

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

Don't be precious about anything-much less a certain guitar sound. There is always another interesting sound or effect just waiting to be discovered.

— Robin Guthrie