“For me, the amplifier is even more important than the guitar. And then the speakers are more important than the amplifier!”: Joe Perry on the evolution of electric guitar tone

Joe Perry.

Joe Perry is a gear hound. Always has been, always will be. At any given time – at home, in the studio, or onstage – the Aerosmith legend can be seen playing anything from a ’59 Les Paul to a mongrel Strat he assembled himself.

With that, Perry is open to plugging into any guitar amp. As he puts it: “There are no bad sounds, just sounds for different applications.”