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Solo Tone
The Blue
David Gilmour
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Black Strat' (1969, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, 1971 Fender Strat single-coils middle/neck)
AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head (1974) into WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo speakers, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (On An Island sessions). Parallel amp setup with Hiwatt and Yamaha RA-200 for modulation. Settings estimated based on typical Gilmour studio rig for this era and genre.
Tone Character(9)
singing sustainoctave-up pitch bendsliquid, expressive lead tonemodulated, swirling ambiencesmooth, compressed attackclear note separationambient delay trailslush stereo modulationdynamic, touch-sensitive response
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of expressive bends (including octave-up Whammy pedal use), nuanced phrasing with delay/modulation, and dynamic sustain management, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Black Strat' (1969, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, 1971 Fender Strat single-coils middle/neck)
AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head (1974) into WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo speakers, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (On An Island sessions). Parallel amp setup with Hiwatt and Yamaha RA-200 for modulation. Settings estimated based on typical Gilmour studio rig for this era and genre.
Tone Character(9)
singing sustainoctave-up pitch bendsliquid, expressive lead tonemodulated, swirling ambiencesmooth, compressed attackclear note separationambient delay trailslush stereo modulationdynamic, touch-sensitive response
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of expressive bends (including octave-up Whammy pedal use), nuanced phrasing with delay/modulation, and dynamic sustain management, making it challenging for most intermediate players.