“Good Sound”

There’s no simple answer to the question “what is good sound?” The best answer might be along the lines of “whatever is stylistically and artistically appropriate.” Good sound is subjective. One person’s ideal guitar sound may be another person’s worst nightmare – however that is often related to whether a sound is appropriate to the context it’s in, rather than the sound being simply “good” or “bad.” But bad sound certainly does exist! Poor quality sound sources, poor quality equipment, bad recording techniques, and poor mixing skills can all result in inappropriate, questionable, or just plain “wrong” sound!