well... i like to think i have a quite nice tone... telecaster or SG into a very nice amp. im not 100% settled, but its nice.
the guy i live with, he in his own words has the perfect tone, he makes the sounds he wants... £99 stock plastic switch tele copy and a maverick something totally stock... thats not the problem, its the noise he makes, its like a fuzz that he plays so loud all i can hear is the sound reflecting and making a massive hum, i think ive found the problem..
bare in mind this guy trys to pass himself off as a producer...

note the:
Drive: 10
Bass: 0
Mid: 5
Treble: 10
this is just something that annoys me so much... no tallent at anything, but puts everyone else down in every way (as he claims to be a guitarist/bassist/singer/flautist/pianist/producrer/drummer but cant play one semi well at all)... my gf has a grade 8 singing and euphonium, and plays brass in competition bands and wins.. yet he feels he is in a position to tell her how to sing etc... when he sings totally out of his range and hits about 25% of the notes!!!
argh.. just annoys me so much.. had to rant a bit.