David Gilmour Interview

pietersaayman

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/david-gilmour-/January-2009/92015

Came across this the other day. What I found really interesting is that he uses up to 3 delay pedals at once.

Banditman

Having used everything from a Fuzz Face into a Hiwatt, to a Boss Heavy Metal pedal into a Boogie into a Fender, you still wind up sounding like yourself.Well, this is what I’ve found, too [laughs].

How do you account for that?The sound you wind up with is the sound that is as close to the sound you hear in your head as you can get. And then it is the notes you choose to play, and how you play them, and that is entirely down to your own personal taste. One is constantly striving to get closer to this magical, perfect sound that is in one’s head.

To be honest, I don’t really know—or care—that much about these things, and I’m not exactly certain what I do use some of the time. I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat it: I could go into any music shop in any city, get exactly what I need, turn it on, and it would be great.

Great - and informative article on a man who's one of my three favourite guiatrists (and influences). The quotes above make a very good point. Sometimes we spend too much time trying to replicate via outside devices, rather than finding a way to get the sound in our heads out through the strings. That can only come from technique & the heart.

Riaan-Combrink

Thanks for the link, Pieter. I enjoyed it ?

Bob-Dubery

Banditman wrote: To be honest, I don’t really know—or care—that much about these things, and I’m not exactly certain what I do use some of the time. I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat it: I could go into any music shop in any city, get exactly what I need, turn it on, and it would be great.

I want to get Gilmour shopping in Bloemfontein. Or PE.

WantzChas

X-rated Bob wrote:
Banditman wrote: To be honest, I don’t really know—or care—that much about these things, and I’m not exactly certain what I do use some of the time. I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat it: I could go into any music shop in any city, get exactly what I need, turn it on, and it would be great.
I want to get Gilmour shopping in Bloemfontein. Or PE.

LOL. He'll wind up playing a Squire, or more probably another strat copy, through a Boss MetalZone plugged into a Roland Cube.