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Post subject: Getting the Gilmour 'tone'
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:15 am
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Hey all,

Just found these forums, really cool. I am back playing guitar after a 15 year break and having to re-learn everything which sucks. However I am enjoying it again and that is the main thing.

One of my favourite guitarists is David Gilmour and I really want to try and play his solos. I bought myself a new American Standard Strat and love it. I figured new guitar, might as well buy a new amp. So I threw away my Marshall MG series and bought a Hot Rod deluxe. It is the Ltd Edition one in orange and sounds awesome clean.

This therefore brings me to my question, does anyone have any good settings for this amp to get close to David's sound? I know it is as much him and his hands as anything so I am not expecting miracles! I am also using a Boss ME-50 multi effects pedal into the clean channel.

I know he uses Hi-Watt amps mostly but I also read he likes Fenders for smaller gigs.

Thanks in advance!


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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:52 am
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So you're after the holy grail PF :lol: I've been after the same thing for the past few years, I'm still looking. I'm hoping you get some more replies, and ultimately, better advice than I can offer you. You might want to take a look here though...

http://www.gilmourish.com/


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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:00 am
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Oh dear, I am guessing this is a question much like what is the meaning of life or what is in the suitcase in Pulp Fiction :lol:


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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:25 am
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I spent more money over the past 1 1/2 years trying to get that " SRV Sound " and couldn`t get it...know why ?...cause I can`t play like SRV. The main thing is that you have new and good gear to use. Concentrate on getting yourself back in shape, the Gilmore sound will come as you progress. But good luck in your quest and I hope someone here has the settings your looking for.
Welcome to the forum....

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:28 am
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Thanks, you talk a lot of sense :wink:


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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:30 am
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I hope so, I laid off for way too long myself and know what your going through. Enjoy your new Am. Strat, their great aren`t they.

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:49 am
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Pink_Floyd wrote:
Thanks, you talk a lot of sense :wink:


Unlike me :lol: :lol: :lol:


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LOL....I wouldn`t say that

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:15 am
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Ha ha, you BOTH talk sense :D

The AM Strat is very very nice, I love playing it, every time I walk past it I pick it up. I just hope it stays that way for a long time to come.


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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:46 am
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The hardest part of sounding like someone else is stealing their fingers :D

BTW ditto on the SRV/Gilmore things, spent lots of money and finally gave up.
Now just try to sound like myself :lol:

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:56 am
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I guess I am just trying to get something close to his sound. I am working on Comfortably Numb at the moment and I just can't seem to get the right overdriven tone for it. That and the fact I seem to be 'catching' other strings when playing bends.......

I bought a DVD with a guy playing the whole song and his solos are awesome. Before he bends he seems to hit other strings to add 'meat' to the sound, anyone seen this before?


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There are many informative video clips on Youtube, you may want to do a search there.

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Some of the equipment Gilmour uses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilm ... _equipment

Neat article about that piece
http://www.guitarworld.com/article/100_ ... id_gilmour

A lesson on trying to get it down.
http://www.freelicks.net/Comfortably_numb.htm

:) Thanks I was working on something else now I can't get that song out of my head :roll:

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Thanks for the info 8)


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